Editing Buster Mathis (section)

==Professional boxing record==
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|align="center" colspan=8|'''30 Wins''' (21 knockouts, 9 decisions), '''4 Losses''' (2 knockouts, 2 decisions)<ref name=boxrec>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7001&cat=boxer|title=BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Result'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Record'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Opponent'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Type'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Round'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Date'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Location'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes'''
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|{{no2}}Loss
|30–4
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Ron Lyle]]
|KO
|2
|29 Sep 1972
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Denver Coliseum]], [[Denver, Colorado]]
|align=left|{{small|Mathis knocked out at 2:58 of the second round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|30–3
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Humphrey McBride
|TKO
|3
|5 Sep 1972
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|align=left|{{small|'''World Super Heavyweight Title'''. Referee stopped the bout at 1:34 of the third round.}}
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|{{no2}}Loss
|29–3
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Muhammad Ali]]
|UD
|12
|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis|17 Nov 1971]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Astrodome]], [[Houston, Texas]]
|align=left|{{small|'''[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] NABF Heavyweight Title'''.}}
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|{{no2}}Loss
|29–2
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Jerry Quarry]]
|UD
|12
|24 Mar 1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|29–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} [[George Chuvalo]]
|UD
|12
|3 Feb 1969
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|28–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} J.J. Woody
|TKO
|6
|26 Sep 1968
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the sixth round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|27–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Dick Wipperman
|UD
|10
|16 Sep 1968
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[County Stadium]], [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|26–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Amos Lincoln
|SD
|10
|5 Sep 1968
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Olympic Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles, California]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|25–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} J.J. Beattie
|TKO
|7
|25 Jul 1968
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Met Center]], [[Bloomington, Minnesota]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|24–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} M.J. Turnbow
|TKO
|7
|30 Apr 1968
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Miami Beach Auditorium]], [[Miami Beach, Florida]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the seventh round.}}
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|{{no2}}Loss
|23–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Joe Frazier]]
|TKO
|11
|4 Mar 1968
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
|align=left|{{small|'''[[NYSAC]] World Heavyweight Title'''. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the 11th round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gerry de Bruyn
|KO
|1
|26 Dec 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Frolundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
|align=left|{{small|Bruyn knocked out at 0:36 of the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfUQGwjJk6Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WfUQGwjJk6Q| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=SYND 27 12 67 35 Second Heavyweight Boxing Match Between Buster Mathis and Gerry de Bruyn |last=AP Archive|date=24 July 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Peru}} Roberto Davila
|TKO
|7
|18 Nov 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Johanneshov]], [[Stockholm]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Ron Marsh
|TKO
|4
|18 Sep 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the fourth round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Wayne Heath
|KO
|5
|2 Aug 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]], [[Los Angeles, California]]
|align=left|{{small|Heath knocked out at 1:16 of the fifth round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Sonny S.D. Moore
|TKO
|5
|23 May 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Saint Louis, Missouri]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:09 of the fifth round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Ed "Baker Boy" Hurley
|KO
|1
|12 May 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Waban Thomas
|KO
|1
|6 Feb 1967
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Astrodome]], [[Houston, Texas]]
|align=left|{{small|Thomas knocked out at 2:23 of the first round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} E.S. Andrews
|KO
|2
|17 Nov 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Portland Exposition Building]], [[Portland, Maine]]
|align=left|{{small|Andrews knocked out at 2:10 of the second round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} Johnny Barazza
|KO
|1
|2 Nov 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Civic Center]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Earl Averette
|TKO
|3
|28 Sep 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Cambria County War Memorial Arena]], [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Bob Stallings
|SD
|10
|15 Sep 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Armory (military)|Armory]], [[Akron, Ohio]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Mert Brownfield
|KO
|1
|29 Aug 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Cobo Arena]], [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} Charley E. Chase
|UD
|6
|28 Jul 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Portland Exposition Building]], [[Portland, Maine]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Everett Copeland
|KO
|2
|23 Jun 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
|align=left|{{small|Copeland knocked out at 2:27 of the second round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Tom Swift
|KO
|1
|16 Jun 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Portland Exposition Building]], [[Portland, Maine]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Charley Polite
|PTS
|6
|16 Feb 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Westchester County Center]], [[White Plains, New York]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Mike Bruce
|TKO
|5
|19 Jan 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Westchester County Center]], [[White Plains, New York]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Chuck Wepner]]
|TKO
|3
|7 Jan 1966
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the third round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Charlie Lee
|PTS
|6
|15 Dec 1965
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Westchester County Center]], [[White Plains, New York]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} Bob Stallings
|UD
|6
|23 Sep 1965
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1960|size=23px}} [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} Bob Maynard
|PTS
|4
|30 Aug 1965
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} [[Paul Sauve Arena]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} Johnny Shore
|TKO
|2
|28 Aug 1965
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} [[Rock Island, Quebec]]
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} Bob Maynard
|TKO
|2
|28 Jun 1965
|align=left|{{flagicon|Canada|size=23px}} [[Paul Sauve Arena]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
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