Have Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo ever fought each other?

Yes. Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo met once on February 3, 1969, and Buster Mathis won by UD.

Who has the better record, Mathis or Chuvalo?

Buster Mathis is 30-4 and George Chuvalo is 73-18-2. Buster Mathis has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Mathis or Chuvalo?

Buster Mathis has 21 knockout wins and George Chuvalo has 64. George Chuvalo has more.

Do Mathis and Chuvalo have any common opponents?

Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo share 7 common opponents: Muhammad Ali, Charley Chase and Mike Bruce (and 4 others). George Chuvalo fared better against 2 of them.

Who is bigger, Mathis or Chuvalo?

Buster Mathis is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. George Chuvalo also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis and 93 bouts tracked for George Chuvalo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buster Mathis vs George Chuvalo — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Buster Mathis (30-4) and George Chuvalo (73-18-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 7 common opponents.

Mathis

Wins21 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws35 tracked bouts

Chuvalo

Wins64 KO · 88%

Losses

Draws93 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mathis leads 1–0

Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo have met 1 time; Mathis leads 1–0.
Met	1969Feb 3	Series
Buster MathisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
George ChuvaloFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDChuvalo vs Mathis	1Meeting

Chuvalo vs Mathis · Feb 3, 1969

The Numbers

Mathis 3 · Chuvalo 3 of 6 measurable rows

MathisEdge = longer wingChuvalo

Record: 30-4 (edge)73-18-2
Win %0–100%: 88.2% (edge)
79.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 64: 21
64 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 70%
87.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 71%
88% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.8: 4.8 (edge)
4.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93: 35
93

† 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+3″: Buster Mathis: 6′3″ (edge); George Chuvalo: 6′0″
Reach+6″: Buster Mathis: 76″; George Chuvalo: 82″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Buster Mathis: Died aged 52; George Chuvalo: Died aged 89
Stance: Buster Mathis: Orthodox; George Chuvalo: Orthodox

Buster Mathis left, George Chuvalo 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%

George Chuvalo73 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

64 by KO/TKO 88%9 on the cards 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Mathis 35, George Chuvalo 93 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Mathis better on 1 · Chuvalo better on 2 · even on 47 shared · Buster Mathis better on 1 · George Chuvalo better on 2 · even on 4

MathisBuster Mathis

Opponent

ChuvaloGeorge Chuvalo

Buster Mathis
Loss, UD
1971Nov 1971
AliMuhammad AliUnited Kingdom 56–5Mathis betterBuster Mathis better — 0–1 to 0–2
George Chuvalo
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1972May 1972
Loss, UD
1966Mar 1966
Buster Mathis
Win, UD
1966Jul 1966
ChaseCharley ChaseEvenEven — 1–0 both
George Chuvalo
Win, TKO 6
1972Jan 1972
Buster Mathis
Win, TKO
1966Jan 1966
BruceMike BruceEvenEven — 1–0 both
George Chuvalo
Win, KO 2
1970Aug 1970
Buster Mathis
Loss, UD
1969Mar 1969
QuarryJerry QuarryUnited States 53–9–4Chuvalo betterGeorge Chuvalo better — 1–0 to 0–1
George Chuvalo
Win, KO 7
1969Dec 1969
Buster Mathis
Win, UD
1968Sep 1968
WippermanDick WippermanChuvalo betterGeorge Chuvalo better — 2–0 to 1–0
George Chuvalo
2–0 against
Win, TKO 3
1967Feb 1967
Win, TKO 5
1966Oct 1966
Buster Mathis
Win, TKO
1968Apr 1968
TurnbowMel TurnbowEvenEven — 1–0 both
George Chuvalo
Win, KO 7
1966Aug 1966
Buster Mathis
Loss, TKO 11
1968Mar 1968
FrazierJoe FrazierUnited States 32–4–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
George Chuvalo
Loss, TKO 4
1967Jul 1967

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

George Chuvalo has won seven straight, the most recent against George Jerome. Chuvalo last boxed on Dec 11, 1978.WWWWW

Ventura Sep 1973Boswell Oct 1973Felstein Mar 1977McLeay Dec 1977Jerome Dec 19784.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo ever fought each other?: Yes. Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo met once on February 3, 1969, and Buster Mathis won by UD.
Who has the better record, Mathis or Chuvalo?: Buster Mathis is 30-4 and George Chuvalo is 73-18-2. Buster Mathis has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Mathis or Chuvalo?: Buster Mathis has 21 knockout wins and George Chuvalo has 64. George Chuvalo has more.
Do Mathis and Chuvalo have any common opponents?: Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo share 7 common opponents: Muhammad Ali, Charley Chase and Mike Bruce (and 4 others). George Chuvalo fared better against 2 of them.
Who is bigger, Mathis or Chuvalo?: Buster Mathis is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. George Chuvalo also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathis and Chuvalo?: This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis and 93 bouts tracked for George Chuvalo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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