Having already been on quite a journey – from prison to the light-heavyweight title, from obscurity to fame, from a stint in crime to the life of a devout Muslim – Dwight Muhammad Qawi undertook another journey on July 27th, 1985.… read full article “Qawi Vs. Crous – When “The Camden Buzzsaw” Met The South African Star”
There have been some great fights in the cruiserweight division over the 40 years since the weight class was born. For some, the James Toney-Vasilly Jirov fight ranks as the best ever at cruiser, for others, it’s the incredible war between O’Neil Bell and Jean Marc Mormeck.… read full article “Evander Holyfield Vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi – Still The Greatest Cruiserweight Fight In Boxing History”
Dwight Muhamamd Qawi was at his best, his most relentless, his most effective, as a light-heavyweight, yet Qawi, all 5’7″ of him, was also a darn fine cruiserweight. The man born Dwight Braxton could be as mean as a junkyard dog as a 190 pounder (this the 1980s limit for the cruiserweight division).… read full article “Dwight Muhammad Qawi Vs. Leon Spinks – “The Camden Buzzsaw” At His Meanest”