Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born Edward Dean Gregory; April 30, 1952) is the former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. He is currently a boxing trainer.[1]

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Statistics
Real nameEddie Mustafa Muhammad
(born Edward Dean Gregory)
Nickname(s)Flame
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1952-04-30) April 30, 1952
Brooklyn, New York City,
New York, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights59
Wins50
Wins by KO39
Losses8
Draws1

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.

Film appearances
  • Raging Bull (1980) - Billy Fox - Fox Fight
  • Hope for the Broken Contender (2008) - 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
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.
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