Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Career, Record, Stats
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (Camden Buzzsaw) is a 71-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 20 years, 7 months, and 6 days, Qawi amassed a record of 41-11-1, which includes 25 wins via KO, 6 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2004.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi's Boxing Career
Dwight Muhammad Qawi was born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. on January 5, 1953. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on April 19, 1978 against Leonard Langley. The fight ended in a draw.
Qawi became a world champion fight at the age of 28 after 17 professional fights. He challenged Matthew Saad Muhammad for the WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles and stopped the champion in the 10th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles.
He then went on to successfully win the cruiserweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Qawi's last fight was an unanimous decision loss to Tony LaRosa at age 45, on November 25, 1998.
Some of Dwight Muhammad Qawi's best fights have been against Matthew Saad Muhammad (HOFer), Leon Spinks, and Eddie Davis. For a complete list of Qawi's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Dwight Muhammad Qawi".
Qawi has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Dwight Muhammad Qawi Losses".
Dwight Muhammad Qawi's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Nov 25, 1998 | 45 |  Tony LaRosa | loss | UD 8 |
52 | Jun 27, 1997 | 44 | Tyrone Demby | win | TKO 2 |
51 | May 08, 1997 | 44 | Earl Clark | win | UD 6 |
50 | Oct 13, 1992 | 39 | 
Nate Miller 29 20-3 | loss | UD 10 |
49 | Jul 18, 1992 | 39 | Dave Fiddler | win | TKO 2 |
48 | May 08, 1992 | 39 | Arthur Williams | loss | UD 10 |
47 | Apr 07, 1992 | 39 | Ric Lainhart | win | TKO 1 |
46 | Nov 07, 1991 | 38 | Ricky Parkey | win | RTD 8 |
45 | Jul 23, 1991 | 38 | Eddie Taylor | win | RTD 4 |
44 | Jun 11, 1991 | 38 | James Salerno | win | UD 10 |
43 | Apr 20, 1991 | 38 | Tommy Richardson | win | KO 1 |
42 | Mar 02, 1991 | 38 | Bert Gravley | win | TKO 3 |
41 | Mar 16, 1990 | 37 | Mike Hunter | loss | UD 12 |
40 | Nov 27, 1989 | 36 | Robert Daniels | loss | SD 12 |
39 | May 22, 1989 | 36 | Everett Martin | win | UD 10 |
38 | Apr 18, 1989 | 36 | Andre McCall | win | UD 12 |
37 | Feb 15, 1989 | 36 | Tyrone Booze | win | MD 10 |
36 | Nov 23, 1988 | 35 | Olian Alexander | win | TKO 3 |
35 | Mar 19, 1988 | 35 | 
George Foreman 39 52-2 | loss | TKO 7 |
34 | Dec 05, 1987 | 34 | 
Evander Holyfield 25 16-0 | loss | KO 4 |
33 | Aug 15, 1987 | 34 | Lee Roy Murphy | win | TKO 6 |
32 | May 15, 1987 | 34 | 
Ossie Ocasio 31 20-4-1 | loss | MD 10 |
31 | Feb 06, 1987 | 34 | Narcisco Maldonado | win | TKO 4 |
30 | Jul 12, 1986 | 33 |
Evander Holyfield 23 11-0 | loss | SD 15 |
29 | Mar 22, 1986 | 33 | 
Leon Spinks 32 17-4-2 | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Jan 08, 1986 | 33 | Rick Enis | win | KO 1 |
27 | Jul 27, 1985 | 32 | Piet Crous | win | KO 11 |
26 | Feb 27, 1985 | 32 | Michael Greer | win | UD 10 |
25 | Dec 12, 1984 | 31 | Stanley Ross | win | UD 10 |
24 | Mar 21, 1984 | 31 | Pat Cuillo | win | UD 10 |
23 | Sep 17, 1983 | 30 | Johnny Davis | win | SD 10 |
22 | Mar 18, 1983 | 30 | 
Michael Spinks 26 22-0 | loss | UD 15 |
21 | Nov 20, 1982 | 29 | 
Eddie Davis 31 23-2-1 | win | TKO 11 |
20 | Aug 07, 1982 | 29 | 
Matthew Saad Muhammad 28 32-4-2 | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Mar 21, 1982 | 29 | Jerry Martin | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Dec 19, 1981 | 28 |
Matthew Saad Muhammad 27 31-3-2 | win | TKO 10 |
17 | Sep 05, 1981 | 28 | James Scott | win | UD 10 |
16 | May 31, 1981 | 28 | Mike Rossman | win | KO 7 |
15 | Mar 05, 1981 | 28 | Al Bolden | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jan 08, 1981 | 28 | Johnny Davis | win | MD 10 |
13 | Nov 06, 1980 | 27 | Tony Mesoraca | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Aug 14, 1980 | 27 | Rick Jester | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Jun 05, 1980 | 27 | Charles Smith | win | TKO 4 |
10 | May 08, 1980 | 27 | Leonard Langley | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Mar 29, 1980 | 27 | Cornell Chavis | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Feb 04, 1980 | 27 | Theunis Kok | win | KO 10 |
7 | Nov 14, 1979 | 26 | Johnny Wilburn | win | UD 8 |
6 | Sep 26, 1979 | 26 | Donald Biff Cline | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Jul 03, 1979 | 26 | Louis Butler | win | PTS 8 |
4 | May 25, 1979 | 26 | Louis Butler | win | UD 6 |
3 | Nov 02, 1978 | 25 | Johnny Davis | loss | SD 6 |
2 | Jun 03, 1978 | 25 | Lou Benson Jr. | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Apr 19, 1978 | 25 | Leonard Langley | draw | PTS 6 |