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Buster Mathis

2518 KOs

21 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

27

rounds

115

KO %

72%

KO wins

18

KO losses

1

career

1965–1972

debut

1965-06-28

last fight

1972-09-29

Profile

alias

Senior

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 3″ / 191cm

reach

76″ / 193cm

nationality

USA

origin

Sledge Mississippi USA

city / state / zip

Grand Rapids, Michigan

dob

1943-06-11

age

83

Latest news

Hand in Glove: UConn Surgeon Brings Healing Hands to Boxing

2015-09-08 · UConn Today

After famed boxer Mike Tyson defeated Buster Mathis in the third round of a 1995 bout, the former heavyweight champion of the world waited for the referee to call the match, then hugged his contender. Just a few feet away, Tyson's ringside doctor…

BUSTER MATHIS JR: "BOXING HAS REALLY WENT GLOBAL...BOXING IS STILL BIG"

2011-12-18 · Fight Hype

By Percy Crawford | December 19, 2011 "Today's boxing, I mean, the heavyweights went downhill and there are no superstars no more. They got the Pacquiao and Mayweather fight out there, but after that, that's it. A lot of people talk about Manny…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

12 0 0

L-KO

Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10 · 263 / 216 lbs · 2:58

Humphrey McBride

21 0 0

W-TKO

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

3 of 10 · 280 / 260 lbs · 1:34

28 2 2

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

12 of 12 · 235 / 196 lbs

Judges: Tony Castellano 1-10 | Jack Gordon 1-10

Referee: Johnny Colan (2-9)

31 10 1

W-UD

County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

10 of 10 · 225 / 218 lbs

Judges: Harold Ulmer 98-89 | Ray Jackson 99-87

Referee: Paul Konnor (99-91)

37 8 2

W-SD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

10 of 10 · 221 / 210 lbs

Judges: George Latka 11-0 | Joey Olmos 4-5

Referee: Dick Young (9-1)

James J. Beattie

26 2 0

W-TKO

Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

7 of 10 · 227 / 245 lbs

Referee: Tom Driscoll

19 6 2

W-KO

Frolundaborg, Gothenburg, Sweden

1 of 10 · 244 / 198 lbs · 0:36

21 1 0

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

4 of 10 · 240 / 186 lbs · 1:13

Referee: Herbie Kronowitz

9 5 0

W-KO

Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA

5 of 10 · 245 / 221 lbs · 1:16

Referee: George Latka

17 20 2

W-TKO

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

5 of 10 · 245 / 197 lbs · 2:09

8 5 0

W-KO

Detroit, Michigan, USA

1 of 10 · 241 / 201 lbs

13 9 0

W-KO

Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA

1 of 6 · 242 / 207 lbs · 2:23

3 9 0

W-KO

Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, USA

2 of 6 · 2:10

Johnny Barrazza

7 8 0

W-KO

Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

1 of 6

0 0 0

W-TKO

War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

3 of 6 · 250 / 193 lbs

12 4 0

W-SD

Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA

10 of 10

Mert Brownfield

7 4 0

W-KO

Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA

1 of 10 · 240 / 211 lbs

Referee: Tom Briscoe

12 4 1

W-UD

Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, USA

6 of 6 · 245 / 198 lbs

Everett Copeland

3 5 3

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 240 / 221 lbs · 2:27

0 1 0

W-KO

Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, USA

1 of 10 · 245 / 202 lbs

5 1 0

W-TKO

Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA

5 of 10 · 266 / 205 lbs

Referee: Harold Valan

4 1 2

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

3 of 6 · 268 / 217 lbs · 1:58

1 3 1

W-PTS

Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA

6 of 6 · 272 / 215 lbs

7 3 0

W-UD

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

6 of 6 · 273 / 208 lbs

1 3 0

W-PTS

Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

4 of 4

0 0 0

W-TKO

Rock Island, Quebec, Canada

2 of 6 · 285 / 242 lbs · 2:45

1 2 0

W-TKO

Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2 of 6 · 300 / 252 lbs

Referee: Rosario Baillargeon