Eddie Mustafa Muhammad - Revision history

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	'''Managers:''' Jack Singer, Joe Scorcia, [[Gil Clancy]], Ben Muhammad~~<br>~~		*'''Managers:''' Jack Singer, Joe Scorcia, [[Gil Clancy]], Ben Muhammad
	'''Trainers:''' [[Chickie Ferrera]], [[Jim (Slim) Robinson]], [[Archie Moore]], [[Al Braverman]]		*'''Trainers:''' [[Chickie Ferrera]], [[Jim (Slim) Robinson]], [[Archie Moore]], [[Al Braverman]]

	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	Trained by Al Fischetti at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.<br>		Trained by Al Fischetti at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.<br>
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	'''Managers:''' Jack Singer, Joe Scorcia, [[Gil Clancy]], Ben Muhammad<br>		'''Managers:''' Jack Singer, Joe Scorcia, [[Gil Clancy]], Ben Muhammad<br>
	'''Trainers:''' [[Chickie Ferrera]], [[Jim (Slim) Robinson]], [[Archie Moore]], [[Al Braverman]]		'''Trainers:''' [[Chickie Ferrera]], [[Jim (Slim) Robinson]], [[Archie Moore]], [[Al Braverman]]
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	~~'''Eddie Mustafa Muhammad''' became a Muslim in the early 1970s and changed his name from Eddie Gregory after he won the [[WBA]] light heavyweight title in 1980.~~

	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	Trained by Al Fischetti at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.<br>		Trained by Al Fischetti at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.<br>
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	"This is my legacy, the union," said Muhammad. "When they can no longer fight and no longer hear the roar of the crowd, the fighters will still have their medical and health benefits."		"This is my legacy, the union," said Muhammad. "When they can no longer fight and no longer hear the roar of the crowd, the fighters will still have their medical and health benefits."

			== Notes ==
			*Eddie Mustafa Muhammad became a Muslim in the early 1970s.
			*He changed his name from Eddie Gregory after he won the [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight Title in 1980.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	'''~~Manager~~:''' [[Ben Muhammad]]<br>		'''Managers:''' Jack Singer, Joe Scorcia, [[Gil Clancy]], Ben Muhammad<br>
	~~<br clear=all>~~		'''Trainers:''' [[Chickie Ferrera]], [[Jim (Slim) Robinson]], [[Archie Moore]], [[Al Braverman]]
	*After winning the [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight title, he changed his name from Eddie Gregory to '''~~Eddie Mustafa Muhammad~~''', ~~in deference to the Islamic faith he had recently come to embrace.~~
	*Portrayed [[~~Billy Fox~~]] ~~in ''~~[[~~Raging Bull~~]]~~''.~~
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			'''Eddie Mustafa Muhammad''' became a Muslim in the early 1970s and changed his name from Eddie Gregory after he won the [[WBA]] light heavyweight title in 1980.

	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	Trained at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.		Trained by Al Fischetti at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.<br>
	*Amateur Achievements:		*1971 New York [[Golden Gloves]] Welterweight Champion, defeating [[Vito Antuofermo]] on points in the final.
	**1971 New York Golden Gloves Champion ~~(147 lbs)~~, defeating [[Vito Antuofermo]]		*1972 New York Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion, defeating [[Patrick Maloney]] on points in the final.
	**1972 New York Golden Gloves Champion ~~(147 lbs)~~, defeating [[Patrick Maloney]]		*1972 U.S. [[Olympics\|Olympic]] welterweight alternate.<br>Results from the U.S. Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas:
	**1972 U.S. [[Olympics\|Olympic]] alternate		**Quarterfinal: Defeated Lamar Jackson on points.
			**Semifinal: Defeated [[Clint Jackson]] on points.
			**Final: Lost to [[Jesse Valdez]] on points.

			==Professional Career==
			*Nicknamed "Flame" by his first manager, Jack Singer, who owned a restaurant called The Flame. Singer told Muhammad, "Your hands are fast and that's the way we cook the steaks, so we’ll call you Flame."
			*Fought [[Víctor Emilio Galíndez\|Victor Galindez]] for the WBA light heavyweight title on November 20, 1977, and lost by a close 15-round unanimous decision.
			*Defeated [[Marvin Johnson]] by an 11th-round TKO to win the WBA light heavyweight title on March 31, 1980.
			*Scheduled to meet [[WBC]] light heavyweight champion [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]], whom he defeated in 1977 by a 10-round split decision, in a unification fight at [[Madison Square Garden]] on February 23, 1981, on a card billed as "This Is It." The card was also going to include [[Gerry Cooney]] vs. [[Ken Norton]], WBA welterweight champion [[Thomas Hearns]] vs. [[Wilfred Benitez]] and WBC super bantamweight champion [[Wilfredo Gomez]] vs. [[Mike Ayala]]. The show fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)\|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement.
			*Lost to heavyweight [[Renaldo Snipes]] by a 10-round split decision on [[Renaldo Snipes vs. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad\|May 17, 1981]]. Muhammad had hoped to challenge WBC heavyweight champion [[Larry Holmes]], but he returned to the light heavyweight division after losing to Snipes.
			*Lost the WBA light heavyweight title to [[Michael Spinks]] by a 15-round unanimous decision on [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad vs. Michael Spinks\|July 18, 1981]].
			*Scheduled to fight a rematch against Michael Spinks for the undisputed light heavyweight title on July 15, 1983, but he failed to make weight. Muhammad weighed 2½ pounds over the 175-pound light heavyweight limit at the official weigh-in on the morning of the fight. He was given two hours to lose the extra weight, but he declined to do so and accused Spinks' people of fixing the scales. "I know I was 175," he said. "I know my body." The boxers agreed to go ahead with the fight, but it was downgraded to a 10-round non-title bout and purses were significantly trimmed: Spinks' purse went from $1 million to $500,000, and Muhammad's was cut from $250,000 to $100,000. However, Spinks later reconsidered. Four hours before he was to enter the ring, Spinks pulled out of the fight. "Why should I sacrifice my dignity for this man?" he said. For his refusal to at least try to lose the extra weight, representatives from the WBA and WBC said Muhammad, who was ranked No. 1 by both organizations, would be removed from the light heavyweight rankings completely.
			*Fought [[Slobodan Kacar]] for the vacant [[IBF]] light heavyweight title on December 21, 1985, and lost by a 15-round split decision.
			*Inducted into the [[New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1999, the [[New York State Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2013 and the [[Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2015.
			*Retired with a record of 3-3 (3 knockouts) in world title fights.
			*Retired with a record of 4-3 (1 knockout) against current and future world champions.
			**Won against Matthew Saad Muhammad, Marvin Johnson, [[Tyrone Booze]], [[Ricky Parkey]].
			**Lost against Victor Galindez, Michael Spinks, Slobodan Kacar.

	== Training Career ==		== Training Career ==
	After retiring as a boxer, Muhammad become a trainer. He has worked with the following boxers of note:		After retiring as a boxer, Muhammad become a trainer. He has worked with the following boxers of note:
			*[[Chris Avalos]]
	*[[Iran Barkley]]		*[[Iran Barkley]]
	*[[Michael Bentt]]		*[[Michael Bentt]]
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	*[[Chad Dawson]]		*[[Chad Dawson]]
	*[[Joan Guzman]]		*[[Joan Guzman]]
			*[[Said El Harrak]]
			*[[Badou Jack]]
			*[[Hasim Rahman]]
	*[[Danny Romero]]		*[[Danny Romero]]
	*[[Ishe Smith]]		*[[Ishe Smith]]
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	*[[James Toney]]		*[[James Toney]]
	*[[Paul Vaden]]		*[[Paul Vaden]]
	*[[~~Chris Avalos]]~~		*[[Zab Judah]]
	*[[Said El Harrak]]
	* Zab Judah

	== Union Work ==		== Union Work ==
	Muhammad ~~has spent~~ a ~~lot of time organizing his boxing~~ union, the Joint Association of Boxers (JAB)~~, which~~ is affiliated with the Teamsters ~~Union~~. ~~He has signed up more than 2~~,~~000 fighters~~. "~~Every organization has~~ a ~~union except~~ the ~~fighters~~,~~" Muhammad says~~. "This is my legacy, the union. When they can no longer fight and no longer hear the roar of the crowd, the fighters will still have their medical and health benefits."		Muhammad founded a union for professional boxers called the Joint Association of Boxers (JAB) in 2003. It is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

			"Every other sport is organized, now the boxers will be organized," said James P. Hoffa, Teamsters general president. "Boxers need health insurance. Boxers need pensions. Boxers need to get a fair share of the proceeds of their labor."

			More than 2,000 boxers had signed up by 2008.

			"This is my legacy, the union," said Muhammad. "When they can no longer fight and no longer hear the roar of the crowd, the fighters will still have their medical and health benefits."

	"~~Career inside the ring helped~~ Muhammad ~~prepare for life outside of it~~" ~~article~~: [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?id=3332690]		==External Links==
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19810205&id=D4JbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElENAAAAIBAJ&pg=5363,2366362&hl=en "MAPS Out Of Boxing" Associated Press, February 5, 1981]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19830714&id=QlksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rc4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298,3803827&hl=en "Overweight Muhammad Causes Spinks To Cancel" Associated Press, July 14, 1983]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/16/sports/title-bout-is-called-off-challenger-overweight.html "Title Bout Called Off; Challenger Overweight" by Michael Katz, The New York Times, July 16, 1983]
			*[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boxers-want-the-union-label/ "Boxers Want The Union Label" by Francie Grace, Associated Press, May 13, 2003]
			*[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?id=3332690 "Career inside the ring helped Muhammad prepare for life outside of it" by Royce Feour, ESPN.com, April 7, 2008]
			*[http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/where-are-they-now-eddie-mustafa-muhammad/ "Where Are They Now? Eddie Mustafa Muhammad" by Shawn M. Murphy, Boxing Insider, July 17, 2008]

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	== Union Work ==		== Union Work ==

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	'''Manager:''' [[Ben Muhammad]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Ben Muhammad]]<br>
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	* After winning the [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight title, he changed his name from Eddie Gregory to '''Eddie Mustafa Muhammad''', in deference to the Islamic faith he had recently come to embrace.		*After winning the [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight title, he changed his name from Eddie Gregory to '''Eddie Mustafa Muhammad''', in deference to the Islamic faith he had recently come to embrace.
	* Portrayed [[Billy Fox]] in ''[[Raging Bull]]''.		*Portrayed [[Billy Fox]] in ''[[Raging Bull]]''.
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	Trained at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.		Trained at the Police Athletic League Howard Houses in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York.
	* Amateur Achievements:		*Amateur Achievements:
	** 1971 New York Golden Gloves Champion (147 lbs), defeating [[Vito Antuofermo]]		**1971 New York Golden Gloves Champion (147 lbs), defeating [[Vito Antuofermo]]
	** 1972 New York Golden Gloves Champion (147 lbs), defeating [[Patrick Maloney]]		**1972 New York Golden Gloves Champion (147 lbs), defeating [[Patrick Maloney]]
	** 1972 U.S. [[Olympics\|Olympic]] alternate		**1972 U.S. [[Olympics\|Olympic]] alternate

	== Training Career ==		== Training Career ==
	After retiring as a boxer, Muhammad become a trainer. He has worked with the following boxers of note:		After retiring as a boxer, Muhammad become a trainer. He has worked with the following boxers of note:
	* [[Iran Barkley]]		*[[Iran Barkley]]
	* [[Michael Bentt]]		*[[Michael Bentt]]
	* [[Carl Daniels]]		*[[Carl Daniels]]
	* [[Chad Dawson]]		*[[Chad Dawson]]
	* [[Joan Guzman]]		*[[Joan Guzman]]
	* [[Danny Romero]]		*[[Danny Romero]]
	* [[Ishe Smith]]		*[[Ishe Smith]]
	* [[Johnny Tapia]]		*[[Johnny Tapia]]
	* [[James Toney]]		*[[James Toney]]
	* [[Paul Vaden]]		*[[Paul Vaden]]
			*[[Chris Avalos]]
			*[[Said El Harrak]]

	== Union Work ==		== Union Work ==

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			'''Manager:''' [[Ben Muhammad]]<br>
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	* After winning the [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight title, he changed his name from Eddie Gregory to '''Eddie Mustafa Muhammad''', in deference to the Islamic faith he had recently come to embrace.		* After winning the [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight title, he changed his name from Eddie Gregory to '''Eddie Mustafa Muhammad''', in deference to the Islamic faith he had recently come to embrace.