Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
c. 1981
Born	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born Edward Dean Gregory) (1952-04-30) April 30, 1952 (age 73) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Flame
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	50
Wins by KO	39
Losses	8
Draws	1

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born Edward Dean Gregory; April 30, 1952) is an American former professional boxer who held the WBA (WBA) light heavyweight title. He has since worked as a boxing trainer, ^[1] and as an occasional actor.

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 three more bouts.

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.

Film appearances

• Raging Bull (1980) - Billy Fox - Fox Fight
• Body and Soul (1981) - himself
• Hope for the Broken Contender (2008) - Himself

Professional boxing record

50 Wins (39 knockouts, 11 decisions), 8 Losses (1 knockout, 7 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	50–8–1	Arthel Lawhorne	TKO	3	21/10/1988	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the third round.
Win	50–7–1	Melvin Epps	UD	10	24/03/1988	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	49–7–1	"Rob" Roy Davidson	TKO	7	04/02/1988	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the seventh round.
Loss	48–7–1	Slobodan Kacar	SD	15	21/12/1985	Pesaro, Marche, Italy	IBF World Light Heavyweight Title. 141–144, 143–145, 145–143
Win	48–6–1	Elvis Parks	KO	1	22/08/1985	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Win	47–6–1	Ricky Parkey	UD	10	18/06/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	6–3, 6–3, 7–2
Win	46–6–1	Rick Myers	TKO	4	03/04/1985	Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Win	45–6–1	Oscar Holman	TKO	7	21/03/1985	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Win	44–6–1	Tyrone Booze	UD	10	08/02/1985	New York City, U.S.	6–4, 6–4, 9–1
Win	43–6–1	Andy "Cap" Russell	KO	1	29/06/1984	Grayon, Cayman Islands
Win	42–6–1	Jerry Celestine	UD	10	22/01/1983	Stateline, Nevada, U.S.	97–93, 98–92, 97–95
Win	41–6–1	Lottie Mwale	KO	4	02/10/1982	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Mwale knocked out at 1:47 of the fourth round.
Win	40–6–1	Pablo Paul Ramos	UD	10	07/08/1982	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	39–6–1	Michael Hardin	TKO	8	11/12/1981	Nassau, Bahamas	Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the eighth round.
Loss	38–6–1	Michael Spinks	UD	15	18/07/1981	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBA World Light Heavyweight Title
Loss	38–5–1	Renaldo Snipes	SD	10	17/05/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	2–7, 1–9, 5–3
Win	38–4–1	Rudy Koopmans	RTD	3	28/11/1980	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained WBA World Light Heavyweight Title
Win	37–4–1	Jerry Martin	TKO	10	20/07/1980	McAfee, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained WBA World Light Heavyweight Title
Win	36–4–1	Marvin Johnson	TKO	11	31/03/1980	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.	Won WBA World Light Heavyweight Title
Win	35–4–1	Kid Samson	KO	4	28/11/1979	Hauppauge, New York, U.S.
Win	34–4–1	Johnny Wilburn	KO	1	31/08/1979	Shirley, New York, U.S.
Win	33–4–1	Fred "Flintstone" Brown	TKO	3	16/07/1979	New York City, U.S.
Win	32–4–1	Dave Lee Royster	KO	5	10/07/1979	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Royster knocked out at 2:54 of the fifth round.
Win	31–4–1	Pat Cuillo	UD	10	26/02/1979	New York City, U.S.
Win	30–4–1	David Conteh	TKO	8	26/01/1979	New York City, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:26 of the eighth round.
Loss	29–4–1	James "Great" Scott	UD	12	12/10/1978	Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	29–3–1	James "Mason" Dixon	KO	1	06/09/1978	White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	28–3–1	Chuck Warfield	KO	1	16/08/1978	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	Warfield knocked out at 1:18 of the first round.
Win	27–3–1	Ed "Savage" Turner	KO	4	14/06/1978	White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	26–3–1	Ray "Fast Eddy" Elson	TKO	2	02/06/1978	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	25–3–1	Nat Gates	KO	7	14/04/1978	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Win	24–3–1	Ba Sounkalo	PTS	10	22/03/1978	Bamako, Mali
Win	23–3–1	Jesse Burnett	TKO	10	15/02/1978	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the tenth round.
Loss	22–3–1	Victor Galindez	UD	15	20/11/1977	Turin, Piedmont, Italy	WBA World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	22–2–1	"Fast" Eddie Phillips	TKO	4	16/09/1977	Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Win	21–2–1	Matthew Saad Muhammad	SD	10	11/03/1977	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	20–2–1	Johnny Wilburn	KO	3	18/01/1977	Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S.
Win	19–2–1	Frank Davila	KO	2	29/10/1976	Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S.
Win	18–2–1	Jimmy "Sugar Demon" Owens	TKO	10	01/10/1976	Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S.
Win	17–2–1	Lee Barber	KO	4	14/07/1976	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Barber knocked out at 1:00 of the fourth round.
Win	16–2–1	Otis Gordon	KO	4	28/06/1976	Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S.
Win	15–2–1	DC Walker	TKO	6	29/04/1976	Kingston, New York, U.S.
Win	14–2–1	Hildo Silva	KO	7	08/03/1976	New York City, U.S.	Silva knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round.
Loss	13–2–1	Bennie Briscoe	UD	10	18/08/1975	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	44–46, 42–49, 44–46
Win	13–1–1	Lenny Harden	TKO	10	16/06/1975	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the tenth round.
Win	12–1–1	Don Cobbs	KO	6	28/04/1975	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Cobbs knocked out at 1:58 of the sixth round.
Win	11–1–1	Steven "Flasher" Smith	KO	4	14/01/1975	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Smith knocked out at 1:28 of the fourth round.
Win	10–1–1	Mario Rosa	KO	8	25/11/1974	New York City, U.S.	Rosa knocked out at 2:58 of the eighth round.
Win	9–1–1	Eugene "Cyclone" Hart	KO	4	26/08/1974	New York City, U.S.	Hart knocked out at 0:51 of the fourth round.
Draw	8–1–1	Nessim Max Cohen	PTS	10	10/05/1974	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Win	8–1	Willie "Macho" Classen	PTS	8	08/04/1974	New York City, U.S.
Loss	7–1	Radames Cabrera	UD	10	03/12/1973	New York City, U.S.
Win	7–0	Elwood Townsend	KO	1	24/09/1973	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	6–0	Jose Anglada	PTS	8	09/07/1973	New York City, U.S.
Win	5–0	Willie "The Flail" Wilson	PTS	6	17/05/1973	North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	4–0	Percy Halsey	KO	1	01/02/1973	North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	3–0	Pete Pagan	KO	3	29/09/1972	Sunnyside, Queens, New York, U.S.
Win	2–0	Jose Pagan Rivera	KO	1	16/09/1972	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	1–0	Dave "Sugar" Wyatt	KO	4	15/09/1972	New York City, U.S.

Preceded by Marvin Johnson

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion 31 March 1980–18 July 1981

Succeeded by Michael Spinks

References

1. 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Eddie Mustafa Muhammad from BoxRec (registration required)