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Buster Mathis vs James J Beattie — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buster Mathis

James J Beattie

Buster Mathis (30-4) and James J Beattie (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Mathis

30

Wins21 KO · 70%

4

Losses

0

Draws35 tracked bouts

Beattie

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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 James J Beattie have met 1 time; Mathis leads 1–0.

Buster Mathis and James J Beattie have met 1 time; Mathis leads 1–0.
Met1968Jul 25Series
Buster MathisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James J BeattieFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Mathis 5 · Beattie 1 of 6 measurable rows
MathisBeattie
Record†
30-4 (edge)1-3
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 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
4.8 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
35
4

† 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″
James J Beattie: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buster Mathis: 76″
James J Beattie: No reach on file
Agenot held
Buster Mathis: Died aged 52
James J Beattie: No date of birth
Stance
Buster Mathis: Orthodox
James J Beattie: Not recorded

Buster Mathis left, James J Beattie 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

Buster Mathis: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

James J Beattie1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

James J Beattie: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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, James J Beattie 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

James J Beattie last boxed on Jul 14, 1979 — 17,267 days ago. Beattie had lost three straight, after one straight win.WLLL

McNeeley Mar 1965Mathis Jul 1968LeDoux Feb 1979Jones Jul 19790.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buster Mathis and James J Beattie ever fought each other?
Yes. Buster Mathis and James J Beattie met once on July 25, 1968, and Buster Mathis won by TKO.
The meeting

WJul 25, 1968 · Mathis · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mathis or Beattie?
Buster Mathis is 30-4 and James J Beattie is 1-3 across the 4 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.
Records · win %

Mathis30–488.2%

Beattie1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mathis or Beattie?
Buster Mathis has 21 knockout wins and James J Beattie has 1. Buster Mathis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mathis2170%

Beattie1

The Numbers ↓
Do Mathis and Beattie have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buster Mathis and James J Beattie have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathis and Beattie?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis and 4 bouts tracked for James J Beattie. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mathis35bouts

Beattie4bouts

How They Win ↓

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