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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Buster_MathisBuster Mathis - Wikipedia

    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 ...

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 1995/09/08 › obituariesBuster Mathis, Heavyweight Fighter, Dies at 51 - The New York ...

    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...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Buster_Mathis_JrBuster Mathis Jr. - Wikipedia

    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 ...

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  6. tss.ib.tv › boxing › featured-boxing-articles-boxing25 Years Ago Today, Buster Mathis, the Dancing Bear, Took ...

    Sep 6, 2020 · September 6, 2020. By. Bernard Fernandez. Sept. 6 marks the 25 th anniversary of the death of former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis, who was 51 when he took his earthly 10-count in 1995. Although he never was a world champion, Buster, the dancing bear of a contender who came closer to making it all the way to the top than anyone of his ...

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  7. boxrec.com › en › box-proBoxRec: Buster Mathis

    Buster Mathis was a heavyweight boxer from the USA who fought from 1965 to 1972. He had 34 bouts, 21 wins, 12 losses, and 70% knockout ratio. See his career highlights, opponents, and results on BoxRec.

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  9. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1995/09/08-spBuster Mathis, Former Ali Opponent, Dies at 51 - Los Angeles ...

    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...

  10. boxrec.com › en › box-proBoxRec: Buster Mathis Jr

    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.

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