Buster Mathis (30-4, 21) was born in Sledge, Mississippi, U.S. on June 11, 1943. At the age of 22 years on June 28, 1965, he made his professional boxing debut against Bob Maynard, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Mathis' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Ron Lyle at age 29 on September 29, 1972. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Buster Mathis' best fights have been against George Chuvalo and Muhammad Ali.
Mathis has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Sep 29, 1972 29 years, 3 months 30-4 (21) | 31 years, 7 months 16-0 (14) | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
33 | Sep 5, 1972 29 years, 2 months 30-3 (21) | Humphrey McBride | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
32  | Nov 17, 1971 28 years, 5 months 29-3 (20) | 29 years, 10 months 32-1 (26) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Mar 24, 1969 25 years, 9 months 29-2 (20) | 23 years, 10 months 30-2-4 (18) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
30  | Feb 3, 1969 25 years, 7 months 29-1 (20) | 31 years, 4 months 53-14-2 (45) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Sep 26, 1968 25 years, 3 months 28-1 (20) | J.J. Woody | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Sep 16, 1968 25 years, 3 months 27-1 (19) | Dick Wipperman | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Sep 5, 1968 25 years, 2 months 26-1 (19) | Amos Lincoln | 10 | SD | WIN | |
26 | Jul 25, 1968 25 years, 1 months 25-1 (19) | J.J. Beattie | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Apr 30, 1968 24 years, 10 months 24-1 (18) | M.J. Turnbow | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
24  | Mar 4, 1968 24 years, 8 months 23-1 (17) | 24 years, 1 months 19-0 (17) | HW | 11 | TKO | LOSS |
23 | Dec 26, 1967 24 years, 6 months 23-0 (17) | Gerry de Bruyn | 1 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Nov 18, 1967 24 years, 5 months 22-0 (16) | Roberto Davila | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Sep 18, 1967 24 years, 3 months 21-0 (15) | Ron Marsh | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 2, 1967 24 years, 1 months 20-0 (14) | Wayne Heath | 5 | KO | WIN | |
19 | May 23, 1967 23 years, 11 months 19-0 (13) | Sonny S.D. Moore | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | May 12, 1967 23 years, 11 months 18-0 (12) | Ed Hurley | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Feb 6, 1967 23 years, 7 months 17-0 (11) | Waban Thomas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Nov 17, 1966 23 years, 5 months 16-0 (10) | E.S. Andrews | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Nov 2, 1966 23 years, 4 months 15-0 (9) | Johnny Barazza | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Sep 28, 1966 23 years, 3 months 14-0 (8) | Earl Averette | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 15, 1966 23 years, 3 months 13-0 (7) | Bob Stallings | 10 | SD | WIN | |
12 | Aug 29, 1966 23 years, 2 months 12-0 (7) | Mert Brownfield | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jul 28, 1966 23 years, 1 months 11-0 (6) | Charley E. Chase | 6 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jun 23, 1966 23 years 10-0 (6) | Everett Copeland | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 16, 1966 23 years 9-0 (5) | Tom Swift | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 16, 1966 22 years, 8 months 8-0 (4) | Charley Polite | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Jan 19, 1966 22 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | Mike Bruce | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
6  | Jan 7, 1966 22 years, 6 months 6-0 (3) | 26 years, 10 months 4-1-2 (1) | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 15, 1965 22 years, 6 months 5-0 (2) | Charlie Lee | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Sep 23, 1965 22 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Bob Stallings | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 30, 1965 22 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Bob Maynard | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Aug 28, 1965 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Johnny Shore | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 28, 1965 22 years 1-0 (1) | Bob Maynard | 2 | TKO | WIN |
