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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nov 28, 2020 · Ali knocked Mathis down twice in the eleventh round and twice again in the final round but refused to move in for a knockout out of compassion for Mathis. Ali had joked before the fight that...
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 […]
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…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.
