On November 25, 1998, a 45-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (41-10-1, 25 KOs) and Tony LaRosa met in the ring.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 29 days.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi lost to Tony LaRosa via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 41-11-1.
On October 13, 1992, a 39-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (39-9-1, 24 KOs) and a 29-year-old Nate Miller (20-3, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days. Miller was on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 19 days.
Nate Miller defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Miller improves his record to 21-3, while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 39-10-1.
On May 8, 1992, a 39-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (38-8-1, 23 KOs) and Arthur Williams met in the ring.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 1 day.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi lost to Arthur Williams via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 38-9-1.
On March 16, 1990, a 37-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (32-7-1, 18 KOs) and Mike Hunter met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi lost to Mike Hunter via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 32-8-1.
On November 27, 1989, 36-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (32-6-1, 18 KOs) and Robert Daniels fought for the vacant WBA cruiserweight title.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi was defending his cruiserweight titles and, fighting for the cruiserweight WBA titles against Robert Daniels and lost via split decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 32-7-1.
On March 19, 1988, a 35-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (28-5-1, 17 KOs) and a 39-year-old George Foreman (52-2, 49 KOs) met in the ring.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Foreman was on a 7-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 14 days.
George Foreman stopped Dwight Muhammad Qawi via TKO in the 7th round. Foreman improves his record to 53-2 (50 KOs), while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 28-6-1.
On December 5, 1987, Dwight Muhammad Qawi and Evander Holyfield met again in a rematch.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Holyfield was on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Evander Holyfield stopped Dwight Muhammad Qawi via KO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 17-0 (13 KOs), while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 28-5-1.
On May 15, 1987, a 34-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (27-3-1, 16 KOs) and a 31-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Ossie Ocasio (20-4-1, 11 KOs) met in the ring.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days. Ocasio was on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 22 days.
Ossie Ocasio defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Ocasio improves his record to 21-4-1, while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 27-4-1.
On July 12, 1986, the 33-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Dwight Muhammad Qawi (26-2-1, 15 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Evander Holyfield (11-0, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Holyfield was on a 11-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 14 days.
Evander Holyfield defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via split decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Holyfield improves his record to 12-0, while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 26-3-1.
On March 18, 1983, the 30-year-old WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight champion, Dwight Muhammad Qawi (19-1-1, 12 KOs), and the 26-year-old WBA light-heavyweight champion Michael Spinks (22-0, 16 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days. Spinks was on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months.
Michael Spinks defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision and wins the WBC, The Ring, and WBA light-heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion. Spinks improves his record to 23-0, while Qawi adds a loss to his record at 19-2-1.
On November 2, 1978, a 25-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1-0-1, 0 KOs) and Johnny Davis met in the ring.
Qawi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 30 days.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi lost to Johnny Davis via split decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 1-1-1.