Matthew Saad Muhammad (Miracle Matthew) was an American professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 2 months, and 7 days, Muhammad amassed a record of 39-16-3, which includes 29 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1998.
Matthew Saad Muhammad was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on August 5, 1954. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on January 14, 1974 against Billy Early. Muhammad defeated Early via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Muhammad became a world champion at the age of 24 after 27 professional fights. He challenged Marvin Johnson for the WBC light-heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 8th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the The Ring light-heavyweight world title as well.
Muhammad's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Jason Waller at age 37, on March 21, 1992.
Some of Matthew Saad Muhammad's best fights were against Marvin Johnson, John Conteh, and Marvin Camel. For a complete list of Muhammad's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Matthew Saad Muhammad".
Muhammad has 16 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Matthew Saad Muhammad Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Mar 21, 1992 | 37 | Jason Waller | loss | KO 2 |
57 | Oct 29, 1991 | 37 | Andrew Maynard | loss | TKO 3 |
56 | Oct 05, 1991 | 37 | Michael Green | loss | PTS 8 |
55 | Aug 15, 1991 | 37 | Govoner Chavers | win | KO 1 |
54 | May 09, 1991 | 36 | Anton Josipovic | loss | PTS 8 |
53 | Feb 26, 1991 | 36 | Ed Mack | loss | UD 8 |
52 | Feb 16, 1990 | 35 | Markus Bott | loss | TKO 3 |
51 | Oct 24, 1989 | 35 | Kevin Wagstaff | draw | MD 8 |
50 | Oct 21, 1988 | 34 | Frankie Swindell | loss | TKO 1 |
49 | Apr 08, 1988 | 33 | Lee Harris | win | KO 1 |
48 | Dec 04, 1987 | 33 | Bobby Thomas | win | UD 10 |
47 | Jun 26, 1987 | 32 | James Coakley | win | KO 3 |
46 | Jan 30, 1987 | 32 | Pat Strachan | loss | UD 10 |
45 | Nov 16, 1986 | 32 | Tomas Polo Ruiz | win | UD 10 |
44 | Feb 21, 1986 | 31 | Uriah Grant | loss | UD 10 |
43 | Jan 10, 1986 | 31 | Chris Wells | win | TKO 6 |
42 | Feb 11, 1984 | 29 | Willie Edwards | loss | TKO 11 |
41 | Sep 09, 1983 | 29 | Larry Davis | win | TKO 10 |
40 | Mar 23, 1983 | 28 | Eric Winbush | loss | TKO 3 |
39 | Aug 07, 1982 | 28 |
Dwight Muhammad Qawi 29 17-1-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
38 | Apr 17, 1982 | 27 | Pete McIntyre | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Dec 19, 1981 | 27 |
Dwight Muhammad Qawi 28 15-1-1 | loss | TKO 10 |
36 | Sep 26, 1981 | 27 | Jerry Martin | win | TKO 11 |
35 | Apr 25, 1981 | 26 | Murray Sutherland | win | KO 9 |
34 | Feb 28, 1981 | 26 | Vonzell Johnson | win | TKO 11 |
33 | Nov 28, 1980 | 26 | Lottie Mwale | win | KO 4 |
32 | Jul 13, 1980 | 25 | Yaqui Lopez | win | TKO 14 |
31 | May 11, 1980 | 25 | Louis Pergaud | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Mar 29, 1980 | 25 |
John Conteh 28 33-3-1 | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Aug 18, 1979 | 25 |
John Conteh 28 33-2-1 | win | UD 15 |
28 | Apr 22, 1979 | 24 |
Marvin Johnson 25 22-2 | win | TKO 8 |
27 | Oct 24, 1978 | 24 | Yaqui Lopez | win | TKO 11 |
26 | Aug 16, 1978 | 24 | Fred Bright | win | TKO 8 |
25 | Jun 19, 1978 | 23 | Dale Grant | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Feb 10, 1978 | 23 | Richie Kates | win | TKO 6 |
23 | Nov 01, 1977 | 23 | Dave Lee Royster | win | UD 10 |
22 | Sep 17, 1977 | 23 | Billy Douglas | win | TKO 6 |
21 | Jul 26, 1977 | 22 |
Marvin Johnson 23 15-0 | win | TKO 12 |
20 | Jun 23, 1977 | 22 | Ed Turner | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Apr 21, 1977 | 22 | Joe Maye | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Mar 11, 1977 | 22 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | loss | SD 10 |
17 | Dec 03, 1976 | 22 | Mate Parlov | draw | PTS 10 |
16 | Oct 23, 1976 | 22 |
Marvin Camel 24 16-1 | loss | MD 10 |
15 | Sep 15, 1976 | 22 | Bobby Walker | win | TKO 4 |
14 | Jul 17, 1976 | 21 |
Marvin Camel 24 14-0 | win | SD 10 |
13 | May 21, 1976 | 21 | Mate Parlov | win | PTS 8 |
12 | Feb 13, 1976 | 21 | Harold Carter | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Oct 21, 1975 | 21 | Wayne McGee | draw | PTS 6 |
10 | Jul 24, 1975 | 20 | Roosevelt Brown | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Feb 25, 1975 | 20 | Vandell Woods | win | KO 6 |
8 | Dec 10, 1974 | 20 | Wayne McGee | loss | PTS 6 |
7 | Oct 22, 1974 | 20 | Joe Middleton | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Sep 10, 1974 | 20 | Lloyd Richardson | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Jul 15, 1974 | 19 | Joe Jones | win | KO 3 |
4 | May 22, 1974 | 19 | Joe Middleton | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Mar 11, 1974 | 19 | Roy Ingram | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Feb 25, 1974 | 19 | Mukeba Apolosa | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Jan 14, 1974 | 19 | Billy Early | win | TKO 2 |