He took an aggressive path to the top and after just 18 pro fights he was saddled with three losses and two draws. Each setback, though, came against quality opposition. His losses were to future champions Marvin Camel and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and one of the draws came against another future champ, Mate Parlov. In , in just his 21st pro fight, Matthew knocked out veteran Marvin Johnson in the 12th round to win the NABF light heavyweight crown.
By , he was ready to challenge for the world title and the WBC champion was his old nemesis, Marvin Johnson. They met on April 22nd in Johnson's hometown of Indianapolis and the showdown was a classic.
Bleeding from cuts above both eyes, Matthew scored an eighth-round knockout to win the title. Shortly after becoming champion, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Matthew Saad Muhammad. Saad Muhammad was an action fighter who displayed tremendous recuperative powers in the ring. He was often hurt, but rarely stopped. Shortly afterward, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Matthew Saad Muhammad. Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer.
Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Matthew Saad Muhammad celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year. He retained the world title with a round decision. Muhammad retained the crown with a knockout in round four in the second bout. Saad Muhammad entered with a rematch against Qawi within his sights, and he defeated Pete McIntyre by a knockout in round two.
The second time around, Qawi won by a knockout in round six. Matthew Saad Muhammad Birthday Countdown 0 0 0.
His mother died when he was an infant. Let's check it out! Please check the article again after few days. Who is Matthew Saad Muhammad dating? You may help us to build the dating records for Matthew Saad Muhammad! You may read full biography about Matthew Saad Muhammad from Wikipedia. He was taken in by his aunt, but was soon abandoned. When he was found by police on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, he was taken to the Catholic Social Services, where the nuns gave him the first name Matthew, after the saint, and the last name Franklin, after the parkway on which he was found.
I ran as fast as I could. I was 5 years old and I was running for my life. Saad Muhammad's bout with Lopez was named "Fight of the Year" by Ring Magazine , and the eighth round of that fight was named the eighth greatest of all time. In the epic title defense against Lopez, The Philadelphia Inquirer said Saad Muhammad absorbed roughly 70 straight punches without returning a blow.
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