# Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

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, 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 byMarvin Johnson | WBA Light Heavyweight Champion 31 March 1980–18 July 1981 | Succeeded byMichael Spinks |