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Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
(Edward Lee Gregory)
(the "Flame")

BORN   April 30 1952; Brooklyn, New York
HEIGHT.. 6-0 1/2
WEIGHT 158-201 3/4 lbs
MANAGER Gil Clancy, Ben Muhammad

 

Mustafa [Gregory] was a fighter with great potential but never quite reached the level of performance he was capable of attaining; He was a good boxer, a good hitter and a good taker

Herb Goldman ranked Eddie as the #15 All-Time Light Heavyweight
 

*** AMATEUR BOUT ***
1971
        Vito Antuofermo           New York, NY                        W  3
           -Gregory (Muhammad) won the New York Golden Gloves 
            147 Pound Championship

1972
        Patrick Maloney           New York, NY                        W  3
           -Gregory (Muhammad) won the New York Golden Gloves 
            147 Pound Championship
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1972
Sep 15 Dave Wyatt                 New York, NY                       KO  4
Sep 16 Jose Pagon                 Boston, Ma                         KO  1
Sep 29 Pete Pagon                 New York, NY                       KO  3

1973
Feb  1 Percy Hayles               North Bergen, NJ                   KO  1
May 17 Billy Wilson               North Bergen, NJ                    W  6
Jul  9 Jose Anglada               New York, NY                        W  8
Sep 24 Elwood Townsend            Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  1
Dec  3 Radames Cabrera            New York, NY                        L 10

1974
Apr  8 William Classen            New York, NY                        W  8
May 10 Nessim "Max" Cohen         Marseille, France                   D 10
Aug 26 Eugene "Sugar" Hart        New York, NY                       KO  4
Nov 25 Mario Rosa                 New York, NY                       KO  8

1975
Jan 14 Steve Smith                Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  4
Apr 28 Don Cobbs                  Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  2
Jun 16 Len Harden                 Philadelphia, Pa                   KO 10
Aug 18 Bennie Briscoe             Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10

1976
Mar  8 Hildo Silva                New York, NY                       KO  7
Apr 29 Dino Walker                Kingston, NY                       KO  6
Jun 28 Otis Gordon                New York, NY                       KO  4
Jul 14 Lee Barber                 Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  4
Oct  1 Jimmy Owens                New York, NY                       TK 10
Oct 29 Frank Davila               New York, NY                       KO  2

1977
Jan 18 John Wilburn               New York, NY                       KO  3
Mar 11 Matthew Franklin           Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
          -This man was "Matthew Saad Muhammad"
Sep 16 Eddie Phillips             Wilmington, De                     KO  4
Oct 19 Victor Galindez            Turin, Italy                        L 15
          -WBA Light-Heavyweight Championship of the World

1978
Feb 15 Jesse Burnett              Las Vegas, Nv                      TK 10
Mar 12 Ba Sounkalo                Bamako, Mali                        W 10
Apr 14 Nat Gates                  Fort Lauderdale, Fl                KO  6
Jun  2 Ray Elson                  Jersey City, NJ                    KO  2
Jun 14 Ed Turner                  White Plains, NY                   KO  4
Aug 18 Chuck Warfield             Newark, NJ                         KO  1
Sep  6 James Dixon                White Plains, NY                   KO  1
Oct 13 James Scott                Rahway, NJ                          L 12

1979
Jan 26 David Conteh               New York, NY                       TK  8
Feb 26 Pat Cuillo                 New York, NY                        W 10
Jul 10 Lee Royster                Atlantic City, NJ                  KO  5
Jul 16 Fred Brown                 New York, NY                       TK  3
Aug 31 Johnny Wilburn             Long Island, NY                    KO  1
Nov 28 Kid Samson                 Hauppauge, NJ                      TK  4

1980
Mar 31 Marvin Johnson             Knoxville, Tn                      TK 11
          -WBA Light-Heavyweight Championship of the World

            -Gregory played the role of Billy Fox in the film, Raging Bull

            -Gregory changed his name to "Eddie Mustafa Muhammad"

Jul 20 Jerry Martin               McAfee, NJ                         TK  5
          -WBA Light-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov  8 Rudy Koopmans              Los Angeles, Ca                    TK  4
          -WBA Light-Heavyweight Championship of the World

1981
May 17 Renaldo Snipes             Atlantic City, NJ                   L 10
Jul 18 Michael Spinks             Atlantic City, NJ                   L 15
          -WBA Light-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 11 Michael Hardin             Nassau, Bahamas                    TK  8

1982
Aug  7 Pablo Ramos                Philadelphia, Pa                  ` W 10
Oct  2 Lottie Mwale               Las Vegas, Nv                      KO  4

1983
Jan 22 Jerry Celestine            Stateline, Nv                       W 10

1984
Jun 29 Andy Russell               Grayon, Cayman Islands             KO  1

1985
Feb  9 Tyrone Booze               New York, NY                        W 10
Mar 21 Oscar Holman               Detroit, Mi                        TK  7
Apr  3 Ricky Meyers               Galveston, Tx                      TK  4
Jun 18 Ricky Parkey               Atlantic City, NJ                   W 10
Aug 22 Elvis Parks                Detroit, Mi                        KO  1
Dec 21 Slobodan Kacar             Pesaro, Italy                       L 15
          -IBF Light-Heavyweight Championship of the World

1988
Feb  4 "Prince" Ray Davidson      Newark, NJ                         TK  7
Mar 24 Marvin Epps                Newark, NJ                          W 10
Oct 21 Arthel Lawhorne            Newark, NJ                         LK  3

Record courtesy of Matt Tegen, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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