Have Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese ever fought each other?

Yes. Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese have met 2 times and Lou Savarese leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Jr. or Savarese?

Buster Mathis, Jr. is 21-2 and Lou Savarese is 46-7. Buster Mathis, Jr. has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Savarese?

Buster Mathis, Jr. has 7 knockout wins and Lou Savarese has 38. Lou Savarese has more.

Do Jr. and Savarese have any common opponents?

Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese share 4 common opponents: Mike Tyson, Lyle McDowell and Mike Faulkner (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Jr. or Savarese?

Lou Savarese is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 13 cm above the other. Lou Savarese also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Savarese?

This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis, Jr. and 54 bouts tracked for Lou Savarese. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buster Mathis, Jr. vs Lou Savarese — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Lou Savarese

Buster Mathis, Jr. (21-2) and Lou Savarese (46-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Jr.

Wins7 KO · 33%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Savarese

Wins38 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws54 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Savarese leads 2–0

Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese have met 2 times; Savarese leads 2–0.
Met	1996Jan 11	1996Nov 1	Series
Buster Mathis, Jr.Fighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Lou SavareseFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	TKOR7Savarese vs Mathis Jr.	TKOMathis Jr. vs Savarese	2Meetings

The Numbers

Jr. 3 · Savarese 3 of 6 measurable rows

Jr.Edge = longer wingSavarese

Record: 21-2 (edge)46-7
Win %0–100%: 91.3% (edge)
86.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 7
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 33.33%
82.61% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 33%
83% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.5: 5.5 (edge)
3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 27
54

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+5″: Buster Mathis, Jr.: 6′0″; Lou Savarese: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+5″: Buster Mathis, Jr.: 75″; Lou Savarese: 80″ (edge)
Age5 yrs apart: Buster Mathis, Jr.: 56; Lou Savarese: 61
Stance: Buster Mathis, Jr.: Orthodox; Lou Savarese: Not recorded

Buster Mathis, Jr. left, Lou Savarese right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Buster Mathis, Jr.21 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

7 by KO/TKO 33%14 on the cards 67%

Lou Savarese47 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

39 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 15%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Mathis, Jr. 27, Lou Savarese 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · even on 44 shared · even on 4

Jr.Buster Mathis, Jr.

Opponent

SavareseLou Savarese

Buster Mathis, Jr.
Loss, KO 3
1995Dec 1995
TysonMike TysonUnited States 50–7 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Lou Savarese
Loss, TKO 1
2000Jun 2000
Buster Mathis, Jr.
Win, TKO
1994Nov 1994
McDowellLyle McDowellEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lou Savarese
Win, TKO 2
1996Jan 1996
Buster Mathis, Jr.
Win, UD
1994Oct 1994
FaulknerMike FaulknerEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lou Savarese
Win, DQ 5
1991Nov 1991
Buster Mathis, Jr.
Win, UD
1993Aug 1993
YoungMark YoungEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lou Savarese
Win, UD
1991Jul 1991

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Buster Mathis, Jr. last boxed on Nov 1, 1996 — 10,949 days ago. Jr. had lost the most recent, to Lou Savarese.LLWNCL

Tyson Dec 1995Savarese Jan 1996Smith Feb 1996Sullivan Apr 1996Savarese Nov 19965.5 tracked bouts per year

Lou Savarese last boxed on Jun 30, 2007 — 7,056 days ago. Savarese had won three in a row before losing a decision to Evander Holyfield.LWWWL

Nolan May 2004Rhode Mar 2006Fulton Jan 2007Hicks Apr 2007Holyfield Jun 20073 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese ever fought each other?: Yes. Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese have met 2 times and Lou Savarese leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Jr. or Savarese?: Buster Mathis, Jr. is 21-2 and Lou Savarese is 46-7. Buster Mathis, Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Savarese?: Buster Mathis, Jr. has 7 knockout wins and Lou Savarese has 38. Lou Savarese has more.
Do Jr. and Savarese have any common opponents?: Buster Mathis, Jr. and Lou Savarese share 4 common opponents: Mike Tyson, Lyle McDowell and Mike Faulkner (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Jr. or Savarese?: Lou Savarese is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 13 cm above the other. Lou Savarese also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Savarese?: This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis, Jr. and 54 bouts tracked for Lou Savarese. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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