Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born April 30, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY as Edward Lee Gregory) is a retired American boxer and former WBA light heavyweight champion.[1]
Amateur career
Boxing under his birth name, Eddie Gregory, Muhammad won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Gregory won both the 1971 and the 1972 New York Golden Gloves 147 lb Open Championships. Gregory defeated future Middleweight Champion Vito Antuofermo in the 1971 finals and in 1972 defeated Patrick Maloney of the Leatherpushers Athletic Club to win the Championship. Gregory trained at the Police Athletic Leagues Howard Houses in Brooklyn, New York.
Professional career
Known as "Flame", Muhammad turned pro in 1972 and in 1977 challenged WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Víctor Galíndez but lost a unanimous decision. He got a second shot at the title against Marvin Johnson in 1980, and won via an 11th round TKO to take the belt. He defended the belt twice in 1980 and lost a non-title bout against Renaldo Snipes in 1981. Later in 1981 he would lose his title as well in a defense against Michael Spinks via unanimous decision. After losing the belt, Muhammad fought mainly club level fighters before landing another shot at a title in 1985, the Vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title, pitted against Slobodan Kacar. Kacar won a narrow split decision and Muhammad retired after the bout.
Muhammad made a brief comeback in 1988, but hung up the gloves for good later that year after losing via TKO to journeyman Arthel Lawhorne.
He also appeared in two motion pictures: the 1980 film Raging Bull, playing the role of Billy Fox; and Leon Isaac Kennedy's 1981 version of Body and Soul, where he portrayed himself.
Professional boxing record
| 50 Wins (39 knockouts, 11 decisions), 8 Losses (1 knockout, 6 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 19-13-2 |  Arthel Lawhorne |
TKO | 3 | 21/10/1988 |  Newark, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-17-1 | Melvin Epps |
UD | 10 | 24/03/1988 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | "Rob" Roy Davidson | TKO | 7 | 04/02/1988 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the seventh round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 20-0 |  Slobodan Kacar |
SD | 15 | 21/12/1985 |  Pesaro, Marche, Italy |
IBF World Light Heavyweight Title. 141-144, 143-145, 145-143. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-9-1 | Elvis Parks |
KO | 1 | 22/08/1985 |  Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-3 | Ricky Parkey |
UD | 10 | 18/06/1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
6-3, 6-3, 7-2. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-9-1 | Rick Myers |
TKO | 4 | 03/04/1985 |  Galveston, Texas, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-3-1 | Oscar Holman |
TKO | 7 | 21/03/1985 | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-2-2 | Tyrone Booze |
UD | 10 | 08/02/1985 |  New York City, United States |
6-4, 6-4, 9-1. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-13 |  Andy "Cap" Russell |
KO | 1 | 29/06/1984 |  Grayon, Cayman Islands |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-8-1 | Jerry Celestine |
UD | 10 | 22/01/1983 |  Stateline, Nevada, United States |
97-93, 98-92, 97-95. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-1 |  Lottie Mwale |
KO | 4 | 02/10/1982 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Mwale knocked out at 1:47 of the fourth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-3-1 | Pablo Paul Ramos |
UD | 10 | 07/08/1982 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-6-2 | Michael Hardin |
TKO | 8 | 11/12/1981 | Nassau, Bahamas |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the eighth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-0 | Michael "Jinx" Spinks |
UD | 15 | 18/07/1981 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. 138-146, 140-144, 139-145. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 20-0 | Renaldo Snipes |
SD | 10 | 17/05/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
2-7, 1-9, 5-3. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34-0-2 |  Rudy Koopmans |
RTD | 3 | 28/11/1980 |  Los Angeles, California, United States |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Rudy retired at 3:00 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-1 | Jerry "Bull" Martin |
TKO | 10 | 20/07/1980 | McAfee, New Jersey, United States |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the tenth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-3 | Marvin Johnson |
TKO | 11 | 31/03/1980 |  Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the 11th round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-13-1 | Kid Samson |
KO | 4 | 28/11/1979 | Hauppauge, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-4 | Johnny Wilburn |
KO | 1 | 31/08/1979 | Shirley, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-7-1 | Fred "Flintstone" Brown |
TKO | 3 | 16/07/1979 | New York City, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-13-1 | Dave Lee Royster |
KO | 5 | 10/07/1979 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Royster knocked out at 2:54 of the fifth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-2 | Pat Cuillo |
UD | 10 | 26/02/1979 | New York City, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-3-1 | David Conteh |
TKO | 8 | 26/01/1979 | New York City, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:26 of the eighth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 12-0-1 | James "Great" Scott |
UD | 12 | 12/10/1978 | Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-9-1 | James "Mason" Dixon |
KO | 1 | 06/09/1978 | White Plains, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-11 | Chuck Warfield |
KO | 1 | 16/08/1978 | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
Warfield knocked out at 1:18 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-13-1 | Ed "Savage" Turner |
KO | 4 | 14/06/1978 | White Plains, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-3 | Ray "Fast Eddy" Elson |
TKO | 2 | 02/06/1978 | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-12-3 | Nat Gates |
KO | 7 | 14/04/1978 |  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-8-2 |  Ba Sounkalo |
PTS | 10 | 22/03/1978 | Bamako, Mali |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-4-1 | Jesse Burnett |
TKO | 10 | 15/02/1978 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 47-6-4 |  Victor Galindez |
UD | 15 | 20/11/1977 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy |
WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-6 | "Fast" Eddie Phillips |
TKO | 4 | 16/09/1977 |  Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-2-2 | Matthew Saad Muhammad |
SD | 10 | 11/03/1977 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-1 | Johnny Wilburn |
KO | 3 | 18/01/1977 | Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-35-4 | Frank Davila |
KO | 2 | 29/10/1976 | Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-6-1 | Jimmy "Sugar Demon" Owens |
TKO | 10 | 01/10/1976 | Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-3-1 | Lee Barber |
KO | 4 | 14/07/1976 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Barber knocked out at 1:00 of the fourth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-4 | Otis Gordon |
KO | 4 | 28/06/1976 | Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-6 | DC Walker |
TKO | 6 | 29/04/1976 | Kingston, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34-8-5 | Hildo Silva |
KO | 7 | 08/03/1976 | New York City, United States |
Silva knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 51-14-2 | Bennie Briscoe |
SD | 10 | 18/08/1975 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
44-46, 42-49, 44-46. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-4 | Lenny Harden |
TKO | 10 | 16/06/1975 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the tenth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-14-1 | Don Cobbs |
KO | 6 | 28/04/1975 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Cobbs knocked out at 1:58 of the sixth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-4 | Steven "Flasher" Smith |
KO | 4 | 14/01/1975 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Smith knocked out at 1:28 of the fourth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-4 | Mario Rosa |
KO | 8 | 25/11/1974 | New York City, United States |
Rosa knocked out at 2:58 of the eighth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-4 | Eugene "Cyclone" Hart |
KO | 4 | 26/08/1974 | New York City, United States |
Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round. |
| Draw | 32-9-8 |  Nessim Max Cohen |
PTS | 10 | 10/05/1974 | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-1-1 | Willie "Macho" Classen |
PTS | 8 | 08/04/1974 | New York City, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15-1 | Radames Cabrera |
UD | 10 | 03/12/1973 | New York City, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-6-2 | Elwood Townsend |
KO | 1 | 24/09/1973 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-11 |  Jose Anglada |
PTS | 8 | 09/07/1973 | New York City, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-2-2 | Willie "The Flail" Wilson |
PTS | 6 | 17/05/1973 | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Percy Halsey |
KO | 1 | 01/02/1973 | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Pete Pagan |
KO | 3 | 29/09/1972 | Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-47-7 | Jose Pagan Rivera |
KO | 1 | 16/09/1972 |  Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-41-2 | Dave "Sugar" Wyatt |
KO | 4 | 15/09/1972 | New York City, United States |
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Religion
He is a Muslim and practices the faith.
| Preceded by Marvin Johnson |
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion 31 March 1980–18 July 1981 |
Succeeded by Michael Spinks |
References
- ↑ Roberts, James B.; Skutt, Alexander G. (2006). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book. McBooks Press. p. 616. ISBN 9781590131213. Retrieved 13 October 2014.