Editing Buster Mathis (section)

{{Short description|American boxer (1943–1995)}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name = Buster Mathis
|realname = Buster Mathis
|image = Buster Mathis 1967.jpg
| caption = Mathis (right) in Sweden in 1967 
|nickname =
|height = {{convert|6|ft|3|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|reach = {{convert|76|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
|weight = [[Heavyweight]]
|birth_date = {{birth date|1943|6|11|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Sledge, Mississippi]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1995|9|6|1943|6|11|mf=y}}
|death_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], U.S.
|style = [[orthodox (boxing)|Orthodox]]
|total = 34
|wins = 30
|KO = 21
|losses = 4
|draws = 0
}}
'''Buster Mathis''' (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=B9|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/08/obituaries/buster-mathis-heavyweight-fighter-dies-at-51.html|title=Buster Mathis, Heavyweight Fighter, Dies at 51|author=Frank Litsky|date=September 8, 1995}}</ref>) was an American boxer who competed from 1965 to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buster Mathis {{!}} American boxer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Buster-Mathis |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> He was a top contender throughout his career, beating other top contenders including [[George Chuvalo]] and [[Chuck Wepner]].<ref name="Buster Mathis Jr: Record & Stats">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Buster Mathis Jr: Record & Stats |url=https://www.martialbot.com/boxing/b/buster-mathis-jr.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.martialbot.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MATHIS, BUSTER-GEORGE CHUVALO WIRE PHOTO (1969) |url=https://www.josportsinc.com/products/mathis-buster-george-chuvalo-wire-photo-1969 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=JO Sports Inc. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All of Chuck Wepner's Losses |url=https://www.martialbot.com/boxing/c/chuck-wepner/losses.html#:~:text=Chuck%20Wepner%20loses%20to%20Buster,of%204-1-2. |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.martialbot.com}}</ref> He fought Heavyweight greats such as [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Joe Frazier]], [[Jerry Quarry]] and [[Ron Lyle]];<ref name="Buster Mathis Jr: Record & Stats"/><ref>{{Citation |title=Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis |date=2023-05-06 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Ali_vs._Buster_Mathis&oldid=1153481156 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frazier vs Mathis Boxing Stats |url=https://boxstat.co/bout/367321/joe-frazier-vs-buster-mathis |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=boxstat.co |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Buster Mathis Jr.'s Best Fights |url=https://www.martialbot.com/boxing/b/buster-mathis-jr/best-fights.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.martialbot.com}}</ref> he also notably beat Joe Frazier as an amateur to qualify for the Olympics but was later replaced due to a hand injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moyle |first=Clay |date=2007-07-30 |title=Joe Frazier (1944-2011) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/frazier-joe-1944/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Frazier {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joe-Frazier |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>