Search results
Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995 [1]) was an American boxer who competed from 1965 to 1972. [2] He was a top contender throughout his career, beating other top contenders including George Chuvalo and Chuck Wepner. [3] [4] [5] He fought Heavyweight greats such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Jerry Quarry and Ron Lyle; [6] [7] [8 ...
Sep 8, 1995 · Buster Mathis, an oversized heavyweight boxer who lost a championship bout to Joe Frazier in 1968 and a comeback fight to Muhammad Ali in 1971, died Wednesday. He was 51. His wife, Joan, found...
Mathis Jr. was the son of Buster Mathis, a heavyweight boxer from the 1960s. The senior Mathis had been invited to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and was a contender with fights against champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Mathis Jr. was a heavy man and took up boxing because he was bullied as a child until the age of 14, and also for the benefit ...
Sep 8, 1995 · From Staff and Wire Reports. Buster Mathis, a heavyweight boxer who lost to Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali before retiring in 1972, died in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday at 51.He had been in poor...
W-UD. event bout wiki. ref: Toby Gibson Dave Moretti 95-90 Davey Pearl 94-90 Glenn Trowbridge 95-90. Smith was floored twice and Mathis had three points deducted for low blows. 1994-12-03. Garing Lane. 12 12 1. Harlingen Garden, Harlingen. W-TKO.
Buster Mathis. Mathis was knocked down twice in the 11th, and twice more in the 12th. Mathis was knocked down in the 2nd round. Referee Tony Perez had Mathis in front. Turnbow was knocked down once in the seventh round. Heath was knocked down twice in the 3rd round, and once in the 3rd round. Wepner was knocked down in the 1st.
In Joe Frazier. …in the Olympic trials to Buster Mathis in 1964 and made it to the Tokyo Olympic Games as a replacement boxer only when Mathis injured his hand. He won the gold medal in his weight division and then began his professional career in August 1965.
Related searches
