Have Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland ever fought each other?

Yes. Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland met once on June 23, 1966, and Buster Mathis won by KO.

Who has the better record, Mathis or Copeland?

Buster Mathis is 30-4 and Everett Copeland is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buster Mathis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Mathis or Copeland?

Buster Mathis has 21 knockout wins and Everett Copeland has 1. Buster Mathis has more.

Do Mathis and Copeland have any common opponents?

Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland share 1 common opponent: Chuck Wepner. Buster Mathis fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathis and Copeland?

This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis and 8 bouts tracked for Everett Copeland. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buster Mathis vs Everett Copeland — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Buster Mathis

Everett Copeland

Buster Mathis (30-4) and Everett Copeland (1-5-2 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Mathis

Wins21 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws35 tracked bouts

Copeland

Tracked record

1–5–2

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Mathis leads 1–0

Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland have met 1 time; Mathis leads 1–0.
Met	1966Jun 23	Series
Buster MathisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Everett CopelandFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOMathis vs Copeland	1Meeting

Mathis vs Copeland · Jun 23, 1966

The Numbers

Mathis 5 · Copeland 1 of 6 measurable rows

MathisEdge = longer wingCopeland

Record^†: 30-4 (edge)1-5-2
Win %0–100%: 88.2% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 70%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 71%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.8: 4.8 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35: 35
8

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held: Buster Mathis: 6′3″; Everett Copeland: No height on file
Reachnot held: Buster Mathis: 76″; Everett Copeland: No reach on file
Agenot held: Buster Mathis: Died aged 52; Everett Copeland: No date of birth
Stance: Buster Mathis: Orthodox; Everett Copeland: Not recorded

Buster Mathis left, Everett Copeland 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 Mathis31 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

Everett Copeland1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Mathis 35, Everett Copeland 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Mathis better on 11 shared · Buster Mathis better on 1

MathisBuster Mathis

Opponent

CopelandEverett Copeland

Buster Mathis
2–0 against
Win, TKO 3
1966Jan 1966
Win, TKO
1966Jan 1966
WepnerChuck WepnerUnited States 36–14–2 · HeavyweightMathis betterBuster Mathis better — 2–0 to 0–0–2
Everett Copeland
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1965Mar 1965
Draw, SD
1964Oct 1964

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 had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Ron Lyle. Mathis last boxed on Sep 29, 1972.WLLWL

Chuvalo Feb 1969Quarry Mar 1969Ali Nov 1971McBride Sep 1972Lyle Sep 19724.8 tracked bouts per year

Everett Copeland last boxed on Apr 25, 1968 — 21,359 days ago. Copeland had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Piccoli Oct 1965Mathis Jun 1966Corletti Nov 1967Ramos Mar 1968Kirkman Apr 19681.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland ever fought each other?: Yes. Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland met once on June 23, 1966, and Buster Mathis won by KO.
Who has the better record, Mathis or Copeland?: Buster Mathis is 30-4 and Everett Copeland is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buster Mathis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Mathis or Copeland?: Buster Mathis has 21 knockout wins and Everett Copeland has 1. Buster Mathis has more.
Do Mathis and Copeland have any common opponents?: Buster Mathis and Everett Copeland share 1 common opponent: Chuck Wepner. Buster Mathis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathis and Copeland?: This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis and 8 bouts tracked for Everett Copeland. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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