Ever heard of this guy ? Dwight Muhammad Qawi

SMH.... This makes me a little sad.

One of the better fighters from the 80s. His height would throw you off and his story of not having any amateur fights is just amazing. Can't judge him on that Foreman fight

yeh he was only about 5'7" No, he was 5′ 5½, yet he was a borderline ATG Light Heavyweight, thus proving how idiotic all the people are who confuse height with size.

One of my favorite fighters of the 80's. I think he did not even have an amateur background yet was he very good.

Interestingly, I thought Eddie Davis found it much easier to tag Qawi than greats like Spinks and Holyfield (first fight) did. The Eddie Davis fight was a great watch.Despite the aggression he always showed in the ring,Qawi was always very controlled and composed.After he hurt Davis very early in the fight,he seemed to lose all composure and spent the rest of the fight simply pursuing a stoppage. I don't think he really had the same type of respect for Davis's punching power like he did have for Spinks and Holyfield,either.

Interestingly, I thought Eddie Davis found it much easier to tag Qawi than greats like Spinks and Holyfield (first fight) did. The Eddie Davis fight was a great watch.Despite the aggression he always showed in the ring,Qawi was always very controlled and composed.After he hurt Davis very early in the fight,he seemed to lose all composure and spent the rest of the fight simply pursuing a stoppage. I don't think he really had the same type of respect for Davis's punching power like he did have for Spinks and Holyfield,either.

This is the clip that immediately pops up in my head whenever I think of Qawi's fight with Leon Spinks.Qawi looked like such a mean and malicious bastard while utterly destroying him with ease - and just laughed at him while doing so. I shudder to think of what he would have done to someone like Pascal two months ago.

I've never seen a single fighter that enjoyed really hurting and beating up an opponent like he did.Perhaps he didn't,but that's the impression I always got from him.He not only beat the crap out of Leon Spinks,he completely embarrassed and clowned him while doing so.Was the first man to give Matthew Saad Muhammad such a tremendous beating that Saad was incapable of performing one of his usual Rocky-like comeback's.Very much responsible for ending the career of Saad as a world class fighter. Yeah, The Camden Buzzsaw was quite the sadist in there. He and Terry Norris are maybe the two fighters who appeared to enjoy brutalizing opponents more than anyone else I've seen. Dwight had a great sense of distance and timing when slipping those shots. During one sequence in the first Holyfield fight, he's within range and slips about a dozen straight shots. Interestingly, I thought Eddie Davis found it much easier to tag Qawi than greats like Spinks and Holyfield (first fight) did.

I always thought he was a more refined version of Frazier as well, he went straight to Fraziers gym when he got out of prison and learned from him and Bennie Briscoe for quite some time, he took their styles and improved upon them by a lot, can only imagine what he would of been like if he started earlier and had more experience, he seems like the kind that someone could say 'was born to fight'. I've never seen a single fighter that enjoyed really hurting and beating up an opponent like he did.Perhaps he didn't,but that's the impression I always got from him.He not only beat the crap out of Leon Spinks, he completely embarrassed and clowned him while doing so

Yes,he was truly an excellent fighter as a light heavyweight and a cruiserweight.One of the best technically and defensively sound pressure fighters of recent memory.A fighter that really knew how to use his lack of height as a great advantage in his favour.Had a good jab,could counter punch effectively,and was a commited body puncher.Usually compared to Joe Frazier,but in truth,a much more complete and versatile fighter than Frazier ever was. I've never seen a single fighter that enjoyed really hurting and beating up an opponent like he did.Perhaps he didn't,but that's the impression I always got from him.He not only beat the crap out of Leon Spinks,he completely embarrassed and clowned him while doing so.Was the first man to give Matthew Saad Muhammad such a tremendous beating that Saad was incapable of performing one of his usual Rocky-like comeback's.Very much responsible for ending the career of Saad as a world class fighter.

Yes,he was truly an excellent fighter as a light heavyweight and a cruiserweight.One of the best technically and defensively sound pressure fighters of recent memory.A fighter that really knew how to use his lack of height as a great advantage in his favour.Had a good jab,could counter punch effectively,and was a commited body puncher.Usually compared to Joe Frazier,but in truth,a much more complete and versatile fighter than Frazier ever was. I've never seen a single fighter that enjoyed really hurting and beating up an opponent like he did.Perhaps he didn't,but that's the impression I always got from him.He not only beat the crap out of Leon Spinks,he completely embarrassed and clowned him while doing so.Was the first man to give Matthew Saad Muhammad such a tremendous beating that Saad was incapable of performing one of his usual Rocky-like comeback's.Very much responsible for ending the career of Saad as a world class fighter.

of course I've got him in one of my boxing books..he use to be pretty good.

very good fighter..............watch his war with headbutt holyfield,what a fight that was

No offense, but I had to laugh at the thread title. :lol1: Yes, I know who he is...and so do many people on this board. Boxing didn't just start a couple of years ago.... lighten up, not everyone starts off knowing the entire history of boxing. Qawi was a great fighter, one of the best light heavyweights around. only lost to Mike Spinks in his prime. had a very good cruiserweight run, gave Holyfield hell in the first fight. his fight with Foreman is one of the biggest size differentials youll see. yet he still did pretty damn well, all things considered. courageous guy. prime example of how being short can work to your advantage in boxing,.

No offense, but I had to laugh at the thread title. :lol1: Yes, I know who he is...and so do many people on this board. Boxing didn't just start a couple of years ago.... It's better to ask about a fighter than it is to live in ignorance and ignore one of the better Light-Heavyweights of the last 20 or 30 years.

Good fighter. It'd have been great to see how far he could have gone with a little bit more eperience and some amateur credentials. However, he had a style that was suited for the AMs and he had a style that was bound to make for a relatively short career. Best fights were against Evander Holyfiend at Cruiserwieght, Matthew Saad Muhammad at Light-Heavyweight. He also had a strong showing agaisnt an undefeated Michael Spinks. Legit champion in two divisions. HOF. Great fighter.

No offense, but I had to laugh at the thread title. :lol1: Yes, I know who he is...and so do many people on this board. Boxing didn't just start a couple of years ago....

Yup awesome fighter very underrated, had very good defensive skills watch his first fight with Holyfield its one of my favourites of all-time, he wasn't really any good at heavyweight so don't judge him on the Foreman fight.

yeh he was only about 5'7"