Sport & Note

Buster Mathis

Male

Heavyweight, USA, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Born: June 11, 1943, Sledge, Mississippi, USA
Died: September 6, 1995
Height: 6ft 3in, mt 1,90
Weight: 240-245-256 lbs

(father of Buster Mathis Jr)

as an amateur:
1964 US National Heavyweight champion
1964 Mathis beat Joe Frazier in the Olympic Trials but broke
his right middle finger and had to withdraw from the U.S. Olympic team

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1959
- Feb. 7	Ralph Loeschner	Grand Rapids, Michigan	LPTS 3
1960-1961 No activity recorded
1962
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Western Michigan Golden Gloves Heavyweight Novice winner
+ Feb. 7	Claude Cooper	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 10	Fred Van Noller	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WKO 1
+ Feb. 10	John Ficeli	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WTKO 1
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Michigan State Golden Gloves Heavyweight Novice winner
+ Feb. 17	Askold Smits	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WTKO 3
+ Feb. 17	Bobby Evans	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WKO 1
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions Heavyweight 2nd place
+ Feb. 27	Ivory Beau	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 28	Charles Singleton	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 7	James J. Beattie	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
- Mar. 7	Bennie Black	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
1963 No results recorded
1964
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Western Michigan Golden Gloves Heavyweight winner
+ Feb. 5	Fred Scott	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 8	Paul Kowalczyk	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WTKO 1
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Michigan State Golden Gloves Heavyweight 2nd place
- Feb. 15	Wilbert Elbert	Grand Rapids, Michigan	LPTS 3
Mathis, in loss to Elbert, twisted his knee in the first round and was severly hampered afterwards
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Michigan State AAU Heavyweight winner
+ Mar. 24	William Williamson	Grand Rapids, Michigan	WPTS 3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States National Championships Heavyweight winner
+ Apr. 8	Gene Hamilton	Las Vegas, Nevada	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 9	Wes Walker	Las Vegas, Nevada	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 10	Jim Hall	Las Vegas, Nevada	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 10	Al Wilson	Las Vegas, Nevada	WPTS 3
Flushing, New York, US Olympic Trials Heavyweight winner
+ May 18	Richard Pettigrew	Flushing, New York	WPTS 3
+ May 19	Tyrone Hollins	Flushing, New York	WPTS 3
+ May 20	Joe Frazier	Flushing, New York	WPTS 3
Detroit, Michigan, Olympic Fund bouts
+ Aug. 5	William Williamson	Detroit, Michigan	WTKO 3
Fight scheduled as an exhibition
+ Sept. 5	Mike Mercredi	Toronto, Canada	WTKO 1
Hamilton AF Base, California, US Olympic Elimination Bouts Heavyweight winner
+ Sept. 18	Joe Frazier	Hamilton AF Base, California	WPTS 3
Mathis, in second victory over Frazier, broke his right middle finger and was removed from the U.S. Olympic team

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1965
+ June 28	Bob Maynard	Montreal, Canada	TKO 2
+ Aug. 28	Johnny Shore	Rock Island, Canada	TKO 2
+ Aug. 30	Gerald Couturier	Montreal, Canada	W 4
+ Sept. 23	Bob Stallings	Grand Rapids, USA	W 6
+ Dec. 15	Charlie Lee	White Plains, USA	W 6
1966
+ Jan. 7	Chuck Wepner	New York, USA	TKO 3
+ Jan. 19	Mike Bruce	White Plains, USA	KO 5
+ Feb. 16	Charley Polite	White Plains, USA	W 6
+ June 16	Tom Swift	Portland, USA	KO 1
+ June 23	Everett Copeland	New York, USA	KO 2
+ July 28	Charley Chase	Portland, USA	W 6
+ Aug. 29	Mert Brownfield	Detroit, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 15	Bob Stallings	Akron, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 28	Earl Averette	Johnstown, USA	KO 3
+ Nov. 2	Johnny Barrazza	Grand Rapids, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 17	Ed Sonny Andrews	Portland, USA	KO 2
1967
+ Feb. 6	Waban Thomas	Houston, USA	KO 1
+ May 12	Ed Hurley	Detroit, USA	KO 1
+ May 23	Sonny Moore	Saint Louis, USA	TKO 5
+ Aug. 2	Wayne Heath	Los Angeles, USA	KO 5
+ Sept. 18	Ron Marsh	New York, USA	TKO 4
+ Nov. 18	Roberto Davila	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO 7
+ Dec. 26	Gerry de Bruyn	Gothenburg, Sweden	KO 1
1968
- Mar. 4	Joe Frazier	New York, USA	TKO by 11
(For vacant NYSAC World Heavyweight Title)
+ Apr. 30	Mel Turnbow	Miami Beach, USA	TKO 7
+ July 25	James J. Beattie	Bloomington, USA	TKO 7
+ Sept. 5	Amos Lincoln	Los Angeles, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 16	Dick Wipperman	Milwaukee, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 26	James J Woody	New York, USA	TKO 6
1969
+ Feb. 3	George Chuvalo	New York, USA	W 12
- Mar. 24	Jerry Quarry	New York, USA	L 12
1970 Inactive
1971
- Nov. 17	Muhammad Ali	Houston, USA	L 12
(For NABF Heavyweight Title)
1972
+ Sept. 5	Humphrey McBride	Oklahoma City, USA	TKO 3
- Sept. 29	Ron Lyle	Denver, USA	KO by 2

Summary

Total bouts: 34, Won: 30 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0