I wasnt dealt a good hand, but Im doing OK, he told me. An example of his kindness came before the Ali fight. Also, at 263 pounds for that fight, his ongoing war with weight appeared to be a battle he was destined from birth to lose, and, well, lose big. Yet go back three decades and Mathis was a brilliant heavyweight prospect. Man, I dont know. The judges had it 100-90, 98-91, and 98-92. Mathis health problems began after his weight rose as high as 550 pounds.As a national amateur champion and later a heavyweight contender, he frequently weighed more than 260 pounds. This was too one-sided an affair to be mentioned as a fight of the year contender, but it had everything. Buster served a tour of duty in South Korea before his honorable discharge from the Army in 1997. Relatives and emergency workers tried to revive him, but a hospital spokeswoman said he arrived in full cardiac arrest. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. After entering boxing as a teenager, he got to his eventual highs thanks to one man. Mathis cried for days and put on 70 pounds. And the 64 Olympics, thats another big regret. He graduated Leon High School and was a member of the National Guard for approximately 7. While a national amateur champion and later a heavyweight contender, he frequently weighed more than 260 pounds. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. While career records in amateur boxing are approximations and invariably inflated, this made it an historic day for amateur boxing in the land of the free. I just wanted to change my life, Bus said in the lead-up to his Aug. 13, 1994, bout with Riddick Bowe in Atlantic City, which ended as a no-contest when Bowe, who was winning easily, made the mistake of hitting his opponent when he was down on one knee. "Food was my weakness, my downfall," he said. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Signup today! It wasnt natural for me. For five years, he had been slowed by high blood pressure and diabetes, and he later suffered two strokes and kidney failure. Anyone can read what you share. Try again. Weve updated the security on the site. (50 years old). Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. "I've had 25 years of teaching from this man, so I've just got to put everything to work." Family members linked to this person will appear here. From Staff and Wire Reports Buster Mathis, a heavyweight boxer who lost to Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali before retiring in 1972, died in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday at 51.He had been in poor. Hawaiian Open winner John Morse shot a 70, and Fred Couples shot 71. Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel 1502 NW Fort Sill Blvd, Lawton, OK 73507. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buster_Mathis_Jr.&oldid=1134912512, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 12:24. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. If regional politics can be placed to one side there is room in the imagination for a Pradabsri-Yudai, Niyomtrong-Ginjiro showdown. Mr. Mathis fought twice in 1972, then retired with a 30-4 record. Vysotsky was 8-2 against U.S. opponents in bouts contested on American soil, twice avenging a loss to Jimmy Clark and TKOing Tony Tubbs, a future U.S. national amateur champion. Zhang, who had a 22-pound weight advantage (278 vs. 256) but a roll of flab around his midsection, had knocked out 19 of his previous opponents while building a 24-1-1 record. It saw a weak start from a favoured son who rallied violently in a fight that seemed poised on a knifes edge, who then took control of the affair with superior technical boxing matched to the violence of the early rounds bound up in a vicious, measured body-attack. Then Jerry Quarry outpointed him and he retired. I had made the team, I was going to Tokyo. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson Added: 15 Feb 2012 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 85026292 He finally quit for good in September 1972 when Ron Lyle, one of the biggest- punching fighters of his generation, knocked him out in two rounds. Joyce, who had stopped 14 of his previous 15 opponents, was the busier fighter. At one time, Buster Mathis Sr . Senior Boxing Writer. "For some people it's booze or drugs. Not many people know this, but he was starting to lose his eyesight, too. Buster served a tour of duty in South Korea before his honorable discharge from the Army in 1997. "He would find that thing inside you that motivated you to do the right things," the younger Mathis said. Buster is survived by two daughters: Kaitlyn and Courtney; three sons: Colin; Chase, and Chance; siblings: Dan; Stoney and wife Lynette; Toby; Cynthia, and his father, Roger Gail Mathis. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. 25 Years Ago Today, Buster Mathis, the Dancing Bear, Took His Earthly 10-Count Published 3 years ago on September 6, 2020 By Bernard Fernandez Sept. 6 marks the 25 th anniversary of the death of former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis, who was 51 when he took his earthly 10-count in 1995. Later, his weight ballooned to 370. He was the third of four brothers, Danny, Stoney, Buster, and Toby. He was comfortable with it. As a national amateur champion and later a heavyweight contender, he frequently weighed more than 260 pounds. Former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis died Wednesday after being found unconscious at his home in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mathis was 51. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Yudai had Mendez running and holding as early as the second, one hoped in keeping with a plan that saw him rally late given that apart from some lefts to the body, Yudais offence was in the main still under wraps. So many boxers are nice guys out of the ring. Donald Hawes, and Deacon Mike officiating. The senior Mathis had been invited to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and was a contender with fights against champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Ive seen what being too big for too long has done to my father. However, he was injured and was unable to compete there. And in Madison Square Garden, New York, in March 1968, Frazier knocked out Mathis in the 11th round to begin the reign that eventually brought him to the marvellous 15-round points win over Ali in 1971. Murray Goodman, a longtime boxing publicist, once summed up Mathis's career this way: "He got there before he was ready, and the confusion of too many teachers, too much glory and a mad pace to nowhere resulted in setbacks that shouldn't have occurred.". He was a sitting duck for vicious left hands to the body and Ginjiro took full advantage, ripping into him and ripping him to the canvas not once, but twice. It was something of a relief then when Yudai landed a whipping left to the body and Mendez took a crouch and stubbornly refused to abandon it until the referee had said ten. It is hard to say whether Mendez had been capable of beating the count, of course, and it was impressive to see Yudai feint him back into the corner right-handed before unleashing the final punch but it did look like most of the finishing blow was captured on Mendezs defences. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. After a good effort bobbing and weaving out of the way of Bowe's best shots, Mathis began to fall behind and took a knee in the fourth. Mathis admitted he was stunned to learn that his son, Buster Jnr, wanted to be a fighter. His son, Buster Mathis Jr., is to fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in Las Vegas on Nov. 4. Buster was born July 15, 1971 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Roger and Sharon (McDaniel) Mathis. He will presumably be re-matched with Daniel Valladares, in a rerun of their fight from January, abandoned after a clash of heads; Yudai meanwhile will presumably be matched with Panya Pradabsri, for whom Mendez was a late substitute. Rodman has a year left on a contract that pays him $2.5 million a season. The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page. Here are 22 essential L.A. spots for every tourist, Column: We cant afford another writers strike. of Grand Rapids, Michigan was the best amateur heavyweight in the world. There were people around me who kept saying that Cus would ruin my life, that I should be more independent. In a match billed for the WBC interim lightweight title, Mikaela Mayer rebounded from the first loss of her career with a unanimous decision over hard-trying Lucy Wildheart who took the fight on 24-hours notice, replacing former two-time 140-pound titlist Christina Linardatou who failed her medical exam for reasons that were not disclosed. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. "All the kids picked on me," he once said, "but I was too scared to fight. Buster was preceded in death by his mother and wife. NBA players turned out in large numbers to complete voting on the proposed union decertification, with opposing sides in the dispute optimistic about winning. Ginjiro, who has broken into the top five with this showing, is now impossible to ignore. That's the way he wanted it. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Likely not all that far. Box-am Box-pro All Bouts division: heavy status: inactive bouts: 34: rounds: 177 KOs: 61.76% career: 1965-1972 . He was the third of four brothers, Danny, Stoney, Buster, and Toby. . Mike Tyson's boxing career In 1994 Mathis again contested the USBA belt (stripped from Hunter), this time winning an impressive 12-round decision over ex-Olympic champion Tyrell Biggs (27-7). Vysotsky was the only boxer to defeat Teofilo Stevenson twice and the only man to knock out the Cuban icon, a three-time Olympic gold medalist widely considered the best amateur heavyweight of all time. I figured I was going to be big, too, because thats just the way it is. The Boston Celtics and the NBA will not stop Dominique Wilkins from playing next season in Greece, where he has signed for two years for a reported $8 million, the Boston Globe reported. Frazier took his . Certain accusations have been made. She was from Cut and Shoot, Texas. Roger Gail Mathis, 78, of Lawton, passed away peacefully after battling cancer for eight months on Friday, March 31, 2023, surrounded by family. All Rights Reserved.Funeral Home Website by Batesville | Funeral Planning and Grief Resources. I was so weak, I couldnt break an egg. Buster Mathis is the father of Buster Mathis Jr. Career Review. You know how it is in high school. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). If nature has decreed that an aspiring boxer is never going to snag a Calvin Klein underwear commercial, so be it. But you cant change the facts. Two strokes left him with limited motor control on his left side and forced him to use a walker. His son, Buster Mathis Jr., said he would go through with a Nov. 4 bout in Las Vegas, Nev., against Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion. He fought back hard off the ropes despite Ginjiro continuing to target his body with severe punishment. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 - September 6, 1995 [1]) was an American boxer. But even when he tipped the scale in the high 220s and low 230s, Buster always appeared to be much heavier than he should have been. Mathis had high blood pressure and diabetes, and two strokes had left him with limited motor control on his left side and forced him to use a walker. Buster was born July 15, 1971 in Lawton, to Roger and Sharon (McDaniel) Mathis. First to the ring was Ginjiro (pictured on the right), resplendent in gold gloves and trim, followed closely by Rene Mark Cuarto who appeared grim but confident. Ginjiro Shigeoka, now 9-0, took out Rene Mark Cuarto (The Philippines, now 21-4-2) with Yudai Shigeoka , now 7-0, scoring his victory over late substitute Wilfredo Mendez (Puerto Rico, now 18-3). Oops, something didn't work. He was also a quality performer in one of the greatest eras the heavyweight division has ever seen. The most difficult task in boxing is to place minimumweight at the centre of the fistic world; it can only be hoped that the powers that be dont pass up such a rare opportunity. She was a member of the Waltrip High School Imperial Guards drill team in Houston, Texas. Cuarto, who had no quit in him, and made this fight every bit as much as Ginjiro, was waved off by the referee in the ninth round. This was the third no contest in Mathis Jr.'s relatively brief career. Buster Mathis is single and has no children at this time. Sopchoppy, - Hoyle Lincoln "Buster" Mathis, Sr., age 85, died at home with his loving family on August 29, 2018. Low 64F. I was never champion, but I guess everybody cant get to be champion. On March 4, 1968, Buster Mathis with a record of 23-0, took on old amateur rival Joe Frazier, with a record of 19-0. Failed to delete flower. His wife, Joan, found him unconscious at home and he was pronounced dead at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he lived since boyhood. You may also light a candle in honor of Lawson Mathis or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. Buster will be a void thats something you never get over but we will have to try to get through. I remember getting down as low as 229 pounds for one fight (in 1968, against Jim Beattie), recalled Buster in May 1989, when I first interviewed him. But Frazier, more polished than hed been in 1964 and always a lights-out puncher, stopped his much larger opponent in 11 rounds. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Receive the most recent obituaries from The Lawton Constitution every Morning in you E-mail. Please enter your email and password to sign in. April 25, 2022 thesweetscience.com All rights reserved. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. BBBofC middleweight champion Denzel Bentley (18-2-1, 15 KOs) needed only 45 seconds to eliminate Scotlands Kieran Chopper Smith (18-2). Muhammad Ali was stripped of the world heavyweight crown in 1967 because of his refusal to be drafted for the Vietnam War and the boxing world argued over who should be his successor. Defending champion Nick Price and Lee Janzen, a three-time winner this season, were among those at 72. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Birthplace: East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Hometown: Grand. Through the third and the fourth it felt as though the epic sweep of the violently contested sections were up for grabs among wild exchanges, but when he laid down his jab, Ginjiro dominated and seemed always just in control enough that he bagged these rounds. Im not complaining. He put on a brave front for the kids (in addition to Buster Jr., Mathis was working with 20 or so other young fighters). It had been Buster Sr.s dream to stick around long enough to help guide his son to a place higher on the heavyweight ladder than hed been able to attain. For a long time I didnt think about being big, because there are a lot of big people on my dads side of the family. His other defeat came at the hands of Greg Page. "It was hard," Mathis said. A roofer by trade, Noakes hails from Maidstone, County Kent, and has been called The Maidstone Golovkin. Ive had a pretty good life. Clark, a 20-year-old political science major at Pennsylvanias West Chester State College, got off the deck to TKO Vysotsky whose face was a bloody mask when the match was stopped in the third round. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Food is my weakness, my downfall. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. "He said, `Bus, when I die, just go on - but nothing changes,' " he recalled. Bowe knocked Mathis out while he was on the mat, yet instead of being disqualified, referee Arthur Mercante Sr. and New Jersey commission boss Larry Hazzard agreed to void the contest. Buster Mathis Jr Boxing Record May 11, 2015 Name: Buster Mathis Jr. When people called me names and told me I couldnt do this or couldnt do that, it only made me more determined to prove them wrong.. "I think the fear of death in boxing is different. He graduated Leon High School and was a member of the National Guards for. He was 51. Resend Activation Email. There was a problem getting your location. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday at Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Rapids. In a 1971 comeback, he lost a nontitle decision to Mr. Ali. Try again later. Higher wind gusts possible.. Windy and partly cloudy early. You may also light a candle in honor of Lawson Mathis or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. Copyright 2017 - 23 Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. "When I looked up," Mathis . Then, one day I woke up and I was a big boy.". To encourage voting, the NBA offered to pay transportation costs for players to vote at any of the 47 sites across the country and in Puerto Rico. But its not only that. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. For some people its booze or drugs. While in the Army, Buster earned the following awards, National Defense Service Medal, Army Lapel Button, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar. Don Reagan Buster Mathis - Don Reagan Buster, 79, of Mathis, Texas, passed away on November 26, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. After the sudden passing of his wife Dana in 2020, Buster moved back to Lawton to be closer to his family. Las Vegas Review-Journal sportswriter Frank DellApa described his style as that of a Frankenstein-like robot fighting machine, betraying an ingestion of the stereotype that would shape the Ivan Drago character in the fourth installment of the Rocky franchise. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. People dont accept you when you are fat. Cuarto stayed close, and Ginjiro welcomed him; the two were so close that they could comfortably tap gloves, Ginjiros southpaw right in direct weave with Cuartos orthodox left. The U.S national amateur champion in 1964, Mathis beat Joe Frazier in the Olympic Trials that year but broke a hand. High 81F. Charles "Buster" Matheney (August 2, 1956 - September 25, 2000) was an American basketball player who played four years for the University of Utah, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1978 NBA Draft. I might have been big, but I learned how to run on my toes. But he suffered from diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, and his already precarious health would continue to worsen; two strokes left him with limited motor control on his left side and forced him to use a walker. The Americans have won 30 of the 34 previous meetings, including a lopsided 19-5 victory two years ago in the United States. 1 talking about this. His death comes less than two months before his son, Buster Mathis Jr., is to fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. I used to be really, really good. Man, did I have to work hard to get down to 230, 235 pounds. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. . Got knocked out. Ten days after the Tyson fight Mathis Jr.'s trainer and long time friend Joey Fariello died, and Mathis Jr. quickly lost his spark for the sport. Mr. Mathis' health problems began after he ballooned to as much as 550 pounds after retirement. All Cus ever did was look out for me. Memorial service with military honors for Lawson Buster Mathis will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 2, 2022 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. So I made myself fast. Noakes, who advanced to 11-0, has won all of his pro fights by stoppage. His patience was finally rewarded in the fifth, however, Mendez over-reaching with the left, a punch Yudai slipped to deliver a pair of beautiful, hard, narrow left hands to drop Mendez on his backside. Would it have happened for me if I had gone instead? I think the record shows that, Mathis told me for a story I did for the Philadelphia Daily News when he was training Buster Jr. for a run at the sort of ring glory that had always seemed to be just beyond the fathers grasp. Published by McFarland, the book can be ordered directly from the publisher or via Amazon. We won't share it with anyone else. With his wife Joan and baby son Buster Jnr, Mathis lived on what was left of his ring earnings, then came back and fought Ali in November 1971. The referee, Katsuhiko Nakamura, was called to action again in the seventh, rightly issuing a stern warning to Cuarto who locked and then held Ginjiro in a guillotine. "The problem," admitted Mathis's trainer, Joey Fariello, "is Buster fires BBs and Tyson fires bombs." And in the third round Tyson unloaded one from the right side, an uppercut that landed squarely on Mathis's cheek and did all the damage. Woods, 19, the two-time U.S. Defending champion Nick Price and Lee Janzen, a three-time winner this season, were among those at 72. The best he could do in the fourth was beckon Mendez in before shipping the best punch of the round (a straight to the head) although he bagged this round along with the other three simply by out-sniping his man. For me, its always been food.. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Buster Mathis (85026292)? See the article in its original context from. Also like his father, he was acutely aware of his genetic predisposition to pack on pounds at an alarming rate. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. He understood the Bible more than anyone ever realized." So what happens? Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. July 15, 1971 - Write your message of sympathy today. Mathis Jr. turned pro in 1991 and quickly put together 12 wins. This account has been disabled. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. By virtue of his shocking, seventh-round stoppage of IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua on June 1, 2019, in Madison Square Garden, Andy Ruiz Jr., another noticeably plump practitioner of the pugilistic arts, likely laid claim to the unofficial designation of patron saint of fat heavyweights that long before had been conferred upon Mathis, a legendary chow hound who once had dubbed himself a world champion eater.. Add to your scrapbook. In 1993 he challenged Mike 'The Bounty' Hunter (23-3) for his USBA heavyweight belt. He qualified for a spot in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. When he worked on the loading dock of the Interstate Trucking Company after his retirement from boxing, Mathis was known as the Human Forklift because of his size and strength. Hunter won a close decision over Mathis. Buster Wilson (199? In 1968, after Ali had been stripped of the world title for refusing Army induction, Mathis fought Frazier in Madison Square Garden for the New York State version of the world title. Thanks for your help! But Zhang, a southpaw who trains in Paterson, New Jersey, landed punches that were more damaging. He was the third of four brothers, Danny, Stoney, Buster, and Toby. "He always said that he wasn't afraid of dying," said his wife, Joan Mathis. Rodman has a year left on a contract that pays him $2.5 million a season. He was a small heavyweight by modern standards, standing five-foot-11 and customarily weighing about 212 pounds, and he was a notorious bleeder, a penchant that kept him off the 1976 Russian Olympic team. I looked pretty good, but I didnt feel good. Would you like to receive our daily news from The Lawton Constitution? Tragically, the coach died as soon as Tyson broke onto the scene, but his legacy lives on through the fighter. How did Buster Mathis die cause of death? After turning pro, he would go on to win a piece of the world title which he lost to the aforementioned Tubbs.). NBA players turned out in large numbers to complete voting on the proposed union decertification, with opposing sides in the dispute optimistic about winning. 2023 question: Does a finally healthy Matthew Stafford equal a healthy Rams offense? But then nobody ever could say that Buster Mathis was starving. She fed me soul food -- real good steak, corn bread, potatoes. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. But then I broke my hand in training, and they replaced me with Joe Frazier. There was an error processing your request. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Mathis was found unconscious by his wife at their home. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. The 1975 lid-lifter at Madison Square Garden attracted a crowd of more than 10,000 who got into the swing of things during the playing of the Russian national anthem. The Shigeoka brothers Yudai and Ginjiro have both delivered on the biggest nights of their careers in Tokyo, and as per last weeks preview, in impressive fashion. An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com. I'd be a fighter instead of getting a job." Create a password that only you will remember. Buster Mathis, an oversized heavyweight boxer who lost a championship bout to Joe Frazier in 1968 and a comeback fight to Muhammad Ali in 1971, died Wednesday. Waite had a one-shot lead over several players, among them Bill Glasson and Andrew Magee. For the loser, Mathis, there was only more of the treadmill. Get the latest breaking news from The Lawton Constitution. He was voted football and track and field State Champion in 1964. His record entering his first match with Jimmy Clark was 82-5 with 72 knockouts per a story in Newsday, but that record was manufactured from thin air. This was Tyson's second fight since being released from prison earlier in the year. Mathis retired at the age of 26 with a 21-2 (7 KO's) record, and 3 no contests. Would you like to offer Lawson Mathiss loved ones a condolence message? 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