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Buster Drayton

バスター・ドレイトン　/　ばすたー・どれいとん

American boxer

March 2, 1954 – November 20, 2022　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania
boxer

My Take

What draws me to Moses Buster Drayton is the grind behind the title. A Philadelphia fighter who turned pro in 1978 and didn't claim the IBF light middleweight crown until 1986, beating Carlos Santos for a vacant belt, then defending it twice before losing to Matthew Hilton. That arc reads like classic Philly boxing: patient, hard-nosed, earned the slow way. I have more respect for a man who fights his way into an empty chair than one handed a shot. He passed in 2022, but I'd file him among the unglamorous craftsmen who made that city's gym culture legendary.

Overview

Moses Buster Drayton (March 2, 1952 – November 20, 2022) was an American boxer who won the IBF world title at light middleweight (154lb). Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the vacant IBF light middleweight title with a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton the following year.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Buster Drayton
Name (Japanese): バスター・ドレイトン
Reading: ばすたー・どれいとん
Born: March 2, 1954 – November 20, 2022
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Horse
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

IBF World Junior Middleweight Champion

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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