Dwight Muhammad Qawi
"The Camden Buzzsaw"
- Born
- 1953
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1978–1998
A relentless pressure fighter in two divisions.
Titles & Honours
- World Light Heavyweight Champion
- World Cruiserweight Champion
Career Timeline
1978–1998- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Leonard Langley · D PTS
- Signature fight
vs Matthew Saad Muhammad
W TKO · Playboy Hotel and Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Rick Enis · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Tony LaRosa · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-04-19 | D | Leonard Langley | PTS | 6 | D.C. Armory , Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1978-06-03 | W | Lou Benson Jr. | PTS | 6 | Civic Center , Baltimore , Maryland, U.S. |
| 1978-11-02 | L | Johnny Davis | SD | 6 | Audubon Ballroom , New York City, U.S. |
| 1979-05-25 | W | Louis Butler | UD | 6 | Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1979-07-03 | W | Louis Butler | PTS | 8 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1979-09-26 | W | Donald Biff Cline | TKO | 1 | Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1979-11-14 | W | Johnny Wilburn | UD | 8 | Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1980-02-04 | W | Theunis Kok | KO | 10 | Kings Park Stadium , Durban , South Africa |
| 1980-03-29 | W | Cornell Chavis | TKO | 1 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1980-05-08 | W | Leonard Langley | TKO | 2 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1980-06-05 | W | Charles Smith | TKO | 4 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1980-08-14 | W | Rick Jester | TKO | 3 | International Amphitheatre , Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1980-11-06 | W | Tony Mesoraca | TKO | 6 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1981-01-08 | W | Johnny Davis | MD | 10 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1981-03-05 | W | Al Bolden | UD | 10 | Pennsylvania Hall , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1981-05-31 | W | Mike Rossman | KO | 7 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1981-09-05 | W | James Scott | UD | 10 | Rahway State Prison , Woodbridge, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1981-12-19 | W | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO | 10 | Playboy Hotel and Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1982-03-21 | W | Jerry Martin | TKO | 6 | Showboat Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1982-08-07 | W | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO | 6 | Spectrum , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1982-11-20 | W | Eddie Davis | TKO | 11 | Convention Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1983-03-18 | L | Michael Spinks | UD | 15 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1983-09-17 | W | Johnny Davis | SD | 10 | Sands , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1984-03-21 | W | Pat Cuillo | UD | 10 | Broadway by the Bay Theater , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1984-12-12 | W | Stanley Ross | UD | 10 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1985-02-27 | W | Michael Greer | UD | 10 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1985-07-27 | W | Piet Crous | KO | 11 | Superbowl, Sun City , South Africa |
| 1986-01-08 | W | Rick Enis | KO | 1 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1986-03-22 | W | Leon Spinks | TKO | 6 | Lawlor Events Center , Reno, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1986-07-12 | L | Evander Holyfield | SD | 15 | Omni Coliseum , Atlanta , Georgia, U.S. |
| 1987-02-06 | W | Narcisco Maldonado | TKO | 4 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1987-05-15 | L | Ossie Ocasio | MD | 10 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1987-08-15 | W | Lee Roy Murphy | TKO | 6 | Parking du Nouveau Port, Saint-Tropez , France |
| 1987-12-05 | L | Evander Holyfield | KO | 4 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1988-03-19 | L | George Foreman | TKO | 7 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1988-11-23 | W | Olian Alexander | TKO | 3 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1989-02-15 | W | Tyrone Booze | MD | 10 | Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1989-04-18 | W | Andre McCall | UD | 12 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
| 1989-05-22 | W | Everett Martin | UD | 10 | Circus Maximus Showroom , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1989-11-27 | L | Robert Daniels | SD | 12 | Pavillon Baltard, Nogent-le-Phaye , France |
| 1990-03-16 | L | Mike Hunter | UD | 12 | Essex County College , Newark, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1991-03-02 | W | Bert Gravley | TKO | 3 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1991-04-20 | W | Tommy Richardson | KO | 1 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1991-06-11 | W | James Salerno | UD | 10 | Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium , Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 1991-07-23 | W | Eddie Taylor | RTD | 4 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1991-11-07 | W | Ricky Parkey | RTD | 8 | Grand Hyatt , Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1992-04-07 | W | Ric Lainhart | TKO | 1 | Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1992-05-08 | L | Arthur Williams | UD | 10 | Riviera , Winchester, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1992-07-18 | W | Dave Fiddler | TKO | 2 | The Mirage , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1992-10-13 | L | Nate Miller | UD | 10 | The Blue Horizon , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1997-05-08 | W | Earl Clark | UD | 6 | Boys and Girls Club, Paterson, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1997-06-27 | W | Tyrone Demby | TKO | 2 | Tropicana Casino & Resort , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1998-11-25 | L | Tony LaRosa | UD | 8 | Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois , U.S. |
Showing 53 of 53 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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