Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis
Boxing competition
Date | November 17, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Astrodome, Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | NABF heavyweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ali won via 12th round UD |
Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis was a professional boxing match contested on November 17, 1971, for the NABF championship.
Background
Ali joked before the fight that "I'm going to do to Buster what the Indians did to Custer". One of the fight posters promoting the match said "Be there when the Mountain comes to Muhammad".[1][2]
The fight
Ali dominated the fight throughout and won easily on points. Ali knocked Mathis down twice in the eleventh round and twice again in the final round but refused to move in for a knockout out of compassion for Mathis. [3][4][5][6]
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:[7]
Broadcasting
Country | Broadcaster |
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Philippines | ABS-CBN |
United Kingdom | ITV |
United States | ABC |
References
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 241–2. ISBN 9780671688929.
- ^ "ALI BIG FAVORITE TO DEFEAT MATHIS". The New York Times. 17 November 1971. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 192.
- ^ "GOT TO LOOK GOOD TO ALLAH". Sports Illustrated. 29 November 1971. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Mathis Was Hit by a Buss and Then by Ali". The New York Times. 18 November 1971. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Winner Didn't 'Have Heart to Hurt Him'". The New York Times. 18 November 1971. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by | Muhammad Ali's bouts 17 November 1971 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by vs. Jerry Quarry | Buster Mathis's bouts 17 November 1971 | Succeeded by vs. Humphrey McBride |
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