On November 27, 1987, 36-year-old Eddie Davis (34-5-1, 20 KOs) and 27-year-old Donny Lalonde (29-2, 24 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title.
Davis came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day. Lalonde was on a 10-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
Donny Lalonde made very easy work of Eddie Davis, stopping Davis via TKO in the 2nd. Lalonde improves his record to 30-2 (25 KOs), while Davis adds a loss to his record at 34-6-1.
On April 21, 1985, a 33-year-old Eddie Davis (29-4-1, 19 KOs) and a 31-year-old Marvin Johnson (38-5, 30 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Davis came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days. Johnson was on a 11-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 4 days.
In the rematch, Marvin Johnson stopped Eddie Davis via TKO in the 5th round. Johnson improves his record to 39-5 (31 KOs), while Davis adds a loss to his record at 29-5-1.
On February 25, 1984, a 32-year-old Eddie Davis (27-3-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring title held by 27-year-old Michael Spinks (24-0, 17 KOs).
Davis came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 12 days. Spinks was on a 24-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months.
Michael Spinks defeated Eddie Davis via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion. Spinks improves his record to 25-0, while Davis adds a loss to his record at 27-4-1.
On November 20, 1982, a 31-year-old Eddie Davis (23-2-1, 15 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring title held by 29-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (18-1-1, 11 KOs).
Davis came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days. Qawi was on a 17-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi stopped Eddie Davis via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring light-heavyweight titles. Qawi improves his record to 19-1-1 (12 KOs), while Davis adds a loss to his record at 23-3-1.
On September 27, 1980, a 28-year-old Eddie Davis (16-1-1, 9 KOs) and Pete McIntyre met in the ring.
Davis came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 2 days.
Eddie Davis lost to Pete McIntyre via KO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 16-2-1.
On April 3, 1978, a 26-year-old Eddie Davis (10-0-1, 5 KOs) and a 23-year-old Marvin Johnson (18-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Davis came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 7 days. Johnson was on a 3-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Marvin Johnson stopped Eddie Davis via TKO in the 7th round. Johnson improves his record to 19-1 (16 KOs), while Davis adds a loss to his record at 10-1-1.