Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born Dwight Braxton; January 5, 1953) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1998. He was a world champion...
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Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi, billed as "The Brawl for it All", was a professional boxing match contested on March 18, 1983 for the Undisputed...
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Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs. Evander Holyfield, billed as "Pandemonium" was a professional boxing match contested on July 12, 1986 for the WBA Junior Heavyweight...
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football player Dwight Qawi, American boxer Dwight White, American football player Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago footballer Dwight (The Walking Dead)...
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Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi II was a professional boxing match contested on December 5, 1987 for the WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles. On...
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was knocked out by Pete McIntyre. He lost in his first title fight to Dwight Qawi. Subsequently, he fought twice more for the world title, but lost to...
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Michael Spinks (section Spinks vs Qawi)
Spinks went undefeated in his first 31 professional fights, beating Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Marvin Johnson and Eddie Davis en route...
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sanctioning bodies in 1990, and would defeat many notable boxers like Dwight Qawi, Pinklon Thomas, Tyrell Biggs, Oliver McCall, Jimmy Thunder, and Alexander...
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2024. Other notable champions in the division have been Bobby Czyz, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Tomasz Adamek, Virgil Hill, Al Cole, Orlin Norris, James Toney,...
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third round), and the WBA cruiserweight title in 1986 (losing to Dwight Muhammad Qawi by TKO in the sixth round). As an amateur, Spinks won numerous medals...
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1979. He scored notable wins against Former Cruiserweight Champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi as well as beating Top Heavyweight Contender Jimmy Young and Heavyweight...
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Hearns vs. Roberto Durán, Julio César Chávez vs. Ruben Castillo, Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad and Salvador Sánchez vs. Wilfredo Gómez...
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being Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born as Eddie Gregory), and Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born as Dwight Braxton). Saad Muhammad confirmed this in interviews following...
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Prince Charles Williams, Fernando Vargas, Choo Choo Brown, Nate Miller, Dwight Qawi, Gary Hinton, Bernard Hopkins, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Jeff Chandler,...
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YouTube Meldrick Taylor (2nd pro fight) vs. Dwight Pratchett - 1/20/1985 = Boxing on YouTube Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs Evander Holyfield I on YouTube Mike Tyson...
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long career, 22 years, 5 months, 9 days after his first against Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA cruiserweight title in July 1986. Confirmed bouts: "Nikolay...
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faced in post-championship status was the upstart Dwight Braxton (today known as Dwight Muhammad Qawi), who defeated him in seven rounds in May 1981.[citation...
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to retain a world boxing title in 35 years. He lost the title to Dwight Muhammad Qawi via TKO the following year; he was knocked down twice in the 11th...
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recognizable boxing figures, such as the former two time world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi (whom he also managed), Roy Jones Jr. title challenger Tony Thornton...
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winning his first world championship the following year, defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA title. Holyfield then went on to defeat Ricky Parkey...
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Larry Hazzard (section Spinks vs. Qawi match)
Fame member, Dwight Muhammad Qawi (then known by his birth-name of "Dwight Braxton") and the then-still incarcerated, James Scott. Qawi, as Braxton, won...
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Holyfield wins his first world title with a 15-round decision against Dwight Qawi for the WBA Junior Heavyweight crown live from Atlanta. July 26 Mike...
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Holyfield, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Johnny DuPlooy, Bert Cooper, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, and Henry Tillman. In 1990 he lost to Nate Miller for the North...
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vacant WBA cruiserweight title by defeating a badly faded 36-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi in France. He defended the title twice before losing the title to...
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Arthur Abraham (2008), Bernard Hopkins (2002), Felix Trinidad (1995), Dwight Qawi (1997), Jose Torres (2003), Paul Spadafora (2003), Scott LeDoux (1994)...
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memorable moments of Lewis’ career include the night former boxing champ Dwight Muhammad Qawi changed his mind at the last second on taking a fight Lewis had set...
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of that fight former WBA cruiserweight champions Ossie Ocasio and Dwight Muhammad Qawi would meet to determine who would be the IBF's number 1 contender...
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and cruiserweight world champion, as well as future hall-of-famer Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who was dwarfed by Foreman and had never fought in the heavyweight...
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Retrieved 2022-07-04. "Dwight Muhammad Qawi". www.ibhof.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14. "The Camden Buzzsaw: Dwight Muhammad Qawi". THE FIGHT SITE. 2020-09-04...
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professional career since a controversial ruled knockdown against Dwight Muhammad Qawi during the eighth round of their 1983 encounter. Spinks took a count...
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