Ever heard of this guy ? Dwight Muhammad Qawi

[*Boss*]

Dude was pretty small but fought a light hvy , cw and hvy.

[IronDanHamza]

Dwight Muhammad Qawi???

......Nope....Doesn't ring a bell.

[Larry the boss]

thats who holyfield won the cruisweight title against

[NChristo]

Legend, one of my favourite boxers, pretty much all of his fights were wars but the one with Holyfield is one of the greatest ever.

Seriously talented considering that he started boxing pro at 25 with 0 amateur experience and went on to be one of the top figures in an extremely strong LHW era.

How could you not of heard of him ?.

[Pac-KO]

yeh he was only about 5'7"

[RubenSonny]

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.

[CubanGuyNYC]

No offense, but I had to laugh at the thread title.

Yes, I know who he is...and so do many people on this board. Boxing didn't just start a couple of years ago....

[THe TRiNiTY]

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.

[THe TRiNiTY]

No offense, but I had to laugh at the thread title.

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.

[Steak]

No offense, but I had to laugh at the thread title.

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,.