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Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995) was an American boxer who competed from 1965 to 1972. He was a top contender throughout his career, beating other top contenders including George Chuvalo and Chuck Wepner.
Buster Mathis Jr. (born March 25, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. He held the regional IBF-USBA Heavyweight title, winning the belt in 1994, making two successful defenses until losing to Lou Savarese in 1996.
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.
Sep 8, 1995 · 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 health for years.
Sep 6, 2020 · Sept. 6 marks the 25th 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 […]
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr., billed as Presumption of Innocence, was a professional boxing match contested on December 16, 1995.
Mar 7, 2014 · Buster Mathis. Name: Buster Mathis. Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Birthplace: Sledge, Mississippi, USA. Died: 1995-09-06 (Age:52) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 191cm. Reach: 193cm. Pro Boxer: Record.
Pro debut for Mathis. ©BoxRec is the official record keeper for 410 sports authorities worldwide, it is not under direct control of any single authority. Data may be incomplete/inaccurate.
Quarry, with a history of lying back and waiting for his opponent to come to him, stormed out from the opening bell and unleashed a two-listed attack on the Mathis to gain an impressive 12-round unanimous decision and place himself in line for Joe Frazier’s five-state heavyweight championship.
Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 - September 6, 1995) was a boxer who had a very successful career as an amateur heavyweight boxer. He qualified for a spot in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. However, he was injured and was unable to compete there.
