On November 1, 1996, a 26-year-old Buster Mathis Jr. (21-1, 7 KOs) and a 31-year-old Lou Savarese (35-0, 29 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Mathis Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days. Savarese was on a 35-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 12 days.
Lou Savarese stopped Buster Mathis Jr via TKO in the 7th round. Savarese improves his record to 36-0 (30 KOs), while Mathis Jr. adds a loss to his record at 21-2.
On December 16, 1995, a 25-year-old Buster Mathis Jr. (20-0, 6 KOs) and a 29-year-old Mike Tyson (42-1, 36 KOs) met in the ring.
Mathis Jr. came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Tyson was on a 5-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Buster Mathis Jr. via KO in the 3rd round. Tyson improves his record to 43-1 (37 KOs), while Mathis Jr. adds a loss to his record at 20-1.