@@RichtheFightHistorian also good to search for their fights, not having known about them until this. We know the big names but there's decades of scrapping. The intro was seeing him punching a fellow boxer from behind, who was wounded. Not nice. The Refs were pretty awful not stopping fights as they turned into a assault. There's a limit, still in the ring it must feel differently to watching it on tv.
@@seltaeb3302 Health is much more concern these days but the sport is also a concern , remember everybody there is there for the fight, including the cameras which you are watching. It can be hard to judge what is reasonable in a fight , they are always different
Eddie bought a Triumph TR8 from me at Ladd Motors in Lebanon, PA in 1980. I showed him how to drive a stick. He was training at Deer Lake (Muhamad All's camp). I met Ali also. I still have the paperwork. Years later I saw him again in Atlantic City and we chatted in the elevator. I followed his career for many years.
Another TV hero...Man, I miss those days. Fighters fought each other based on the idea that you weren't better than someone until you beat them, and they wanted to be the best, so they fought each other. Zero losses generally meant you ducked fights. It still does.
Thanks so much for making this Rich. A couple things not mentioned: 1. There was talk of a unification bout between Eddie and Matthew Saad in 1981, when both were champion. But the promoter didn't come through with the cash. After that, both were too good of friends, and didn't want to fight. Matthew calling Eddie a "brother" (not just slang). 2. Eddie wanted to give James Scott a rematch, but the WBA refused. Scott said he was hoping to fight Saad Muhammad. It never happened with Scott in prison. 3. The failed rematch with Spinks was more complex than you listed (though I can't blame you, boring details). Eddie had been very careful leading up to the weigh in, weighing himself often in the days before, making sure he'd make the weight. So his team was shocked when he came in over the weight. Burt Sugar put two 20lb bags of sugar on the scale and they weighed 41 lbs. Granted, that isn't accurate weight, but he felt something was wrong and another scale should be used. The promoters refused and threw Burt out. Eddie then directly met with Michael, and the two agreed to waive the weight, and just have the fight be a 12 or 10 round non-title fight. The TV network said they would be fine with that. Everything seemed possible. But at the last minute, Butch Lewis nixed the idea, which made Eddie livid. Even Spinks seemed disappointed. Shame later in life it appears Lewis screwed Spinks as well. 3. Eddie is known to get along great with everyone, including fighters he had wars with. Eddie and Matthew Saad were friends for life. After James Scott got out of prison Eddie reached out to him.
True I watched both of them train in Santa Monica. They both fought tune-ups in Los Angeles. I believe the promoter was Harold Smith he embezzled millions from W;F. Bank.
Hey Rich, thanks for keeping your promise you're awesome Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was a great boxer in the 14th round when he was fighting Victor Galendez they both look like they were fresh as if it was the third round the great condition in those days the great talent, the great desire, skill, you could have talent but skills a different ball game in that Golden era all the light heavyweights were very skillful, thank you this is the best boxing channel on RUclips you're the man, the champion Rich the Fight Historian 🥊
@@RichtheFightHistorian Yaqui Lopez = fabulous stamina. OTOH, I saw Mike Rossman judging a wet t-shirt contest in Daytona Beach subsequent to his upset of Galindez. Thought to myself, 'You should be getting ready for the re-match. I know Galindez is.'
Always knew Eddie Muhammad as a good trainer and a personable guy. Did know he was once world LHW champ. So this documentary is a good highlighting his boxing career.
As a 58 year old lifelong boxing fan, I appreciate your great content Eddie Gregory was an enigma and a great fighter. He had a great technical approach to the sport along with great power. There was something flawed there though. Hence, his loss loss against Galindez. He should have wiped the floor against him.
Rich, these productions which you make are solid gold. Extremely interesting and informational, while the visuals, the storytelling and the background music are heartfelt to the fighter. I love it.
To win a title in that era was some achievement and to hold on to it for any length of time near impossible. They fought so often with such hard opposition. tough tough men
The "Mr. Watson" mentioned and shown in the early segment (Black man wearing glasses) was my father. I remember him taking my siblings and myself to Philly when Eddie had a bout there. Also to Gleason's gym in NY back in the day. Eddie and my oldest brother grew up and hung back in "The Ville" (Brownsville), Brooklyn. Thank you for mentioning his name for my father was a prominent fixture in the early stages of Eddie Mustafa's boxing career. By the way, keep up with the documentaries, they are gems to us fans of the sport.
What a fantastic documentary once again here The Mwale KO is a classic. Mwale, always obliging as a spectacular KO victim a la his Saad Muhammad KO loss. A shame that Boxing History is becoming so diluted, that, as I have said before, modern day fans probably have no idea who many of the fighters that RTFH covers in his doco’s We do though so we are the lucky ones
No surprise Rich, you killed it again. I was an Eddie MM fan growing up because he was a Brooklyn guy that was tough as nails. I like how these old boxing stories remind me of dudes like Victor Galindo who I had forgotten about. Victor was a beast as well. No disrespect to fighters today like an Andre Ward who to me is a throw back but dudes like Eddie MM & Victor were built Different.
A great education Rich. Through you I'm expanding my boxing knowledge as I'm encountering fighters I've discovered through your other video's popping up in this video 💪🙏👍
This documentaries are next level thank you. You can make a lot of documentaries about boxers in this weight division during this era (galindez, Marvin Johnson, Dwight Muhammad Quawi and many others). Great job sir.
I just loved Eddie Mustapha Muhammad‘s fights!! He was a sensational TV pleaser, regardless of what the people said about him. Nothing like the 70s boxing on TV!!! 🥊🥊
This brings back some great memories. I used to occasionally compete in fights at Howard Houses. I knew Al Fischetti and fought and beat one of Eddie's brothers in a match and remember being congratulated for a great fight by Muhammad. I was fighting for the Staten Island PAL at that time. I liked Eddie Mustafa Muhammed a lot and remember him being at a few of the PAL matches as a spectator. His presence made those events very special for me. He was very respected in the community. I thought that he was a great boxer. Very sound technique. I remember the Spinks fight. I remember feeling that the fight should have been stopped but felt that Eddie proved himself to be a true warrior because he stayed in there. Thanks for another great video Rich! I really appreciate what you do!
Wow! Just a scintillating " Box-U- drama"! As usual, you cut to the marrow & meat, the person & persona, the blood & the sweat! Triumph & tragedy. I'm always anticipating, looking forward to the next release! Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant Rich. What an excellent upload, with great footage. I didn't know of Eddie Gregory until I saw the Marvin Johnson fight, a short while after it happened. I've seen it a couple of times since. Wow.! Great narration buddy, concise & very informative. I didn't know he'd fought Mathew Franklin until now. A man with a crazy back story before becoming Saad Muhammad .Have you done an upload on him? If so I'd love to see it.! Great stuff brother. Bless up 👊
Eddie "Gregory" Mustafa Muhammad was a great LHW. He came along at a time when the LHW division was so interesting. It was the closest division to the phone booth warfare of lighter divisions, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Galindez, Lopez, James Scott, Marvin Johnson and eventually Spinks and Qawi. Slim Johnson was one of the best trainers out there and he did not focus on footwork. He knew Eddie was so gifted at movement, he only struggled releasing his hands. He broke his knuckles more then once which I am sure made him more hesitant. I hate it when fighters go up and try and come back down... his 30 lb jump to HW ruined his reign.. .... Jones Jr lost his invincibility for the same reason. The man has more knowledge in that head then most....I am glad he is still in the sport. Rich, I can't thank you enough for this... Your the "GOAT" of boxing history
Back in the late '70's when I used to watch his fights, wasn't he associated with the Philadelphia clubs or trainers in some way? I've always assumed that he transplanted from BK to Phil. for some reason...
Im going to start sharing your vids with all fight fans I know. This has been the best series on boxing docs. My favorites are still the "Big" John Tate and Tex Cobb. They're all good.
In 1998 I went into Brownsville. I was a fan of Eddie and knew there had been a large mural of him painted on a brick wall there. Brownsville wasn't nearly as dangerous then as it was twenty years earlier, but it was still pretty run down. I went there around 11am, on a week-day. Probably safest time for a young white guy. I never felt threatened, but I never found the mural, or what may have been left of it. During the fighter bio leading into the Spinks fight they had a short video clip of it. Someone out there has to have this short video ABC did of Eddie, with the mural. I'd love to see it again.
Rich I just wanted to say. I am only 20 so obviously a lot of these fighters are way before my time but my dad is 66 and grew up watching a lot of these guys and always tells me stories about the great fighters of his day. He actually met Pinklon Thomas in Vegas back in the 80s which is pretty cool. So because of that I really appreciate the work you do that much more👍👍👍
Your channel drifted onto my radar on YT and I quickly became a fan & sub. If there is a better boxing history channel on YT you'll have to prove it because your channel is truly the best I've seen. Excellent in every way, especially your great voice and commentary. Thanx and keep up the good work. Fan for life. Stay on the jab!
Excellent biography of Eddie, thanks for this Rich! But what really blew me away was the shot of Eddie's title belt at 33:15. I always assumed that particular belt was unique to Marvin Hagler, but evidently it was issued to other WBA champions of the early '80s.
I hated Michael, (to borrow from Braxton/Qawi) "Stinks-Spinks" as a pro, but I loved him and all of '76 US Olympic Boxing Team. Michael Spinks had a "Sissified" awkward style and wasn't entertaining to watch. I really wanted both Qawi and Holmes to walk him down knock him into the cheap seats.
Though very different as fighters, I always llnk Eddie Mustafa and Jimmy Young in my mind. Two guys, not really flamboyant, but with great skills, superb defense, and surprisingly good power. A pleasure to watch them thinking and fighting in the ring.
Proud and arrogant in equal measure, Mustafa Muhammad really was his own man. A champion in the LWs golden era, that's nothing to be laughed at. A very underrated boxer and crisp, neat puncher (ala Mike Dokes). Great video Rich...have you got a video on (possibly) the hardest working man in LW history Marvin Johnson? Michael Spinks would be a good one as well, he had an interesting relationship with his manager as well as with his brother.
@ 9:44 I literally yelled out loud HOLY SH*T on my lunch break, scared my boss and got a verbal warning!!! 😂🤣😂 totally worth it!!! Respect Rich, one of the best so far!!!
Issue is he would coast through rounds without throwing punches. Also struggling to make weight. Excellent body puncher who fought in the light heavyweight golden age
Just now re-watching this. Fantastic profile. EMM was a murderous puncher...when he punched. He was a victim of his own prodigious gifts and skills. I think he felt like he was so superior to his opponents he could KO or dominate them anytime he wanted. The problem that dogged him through his career is he didn't understand he needed to demonstrate that to judges and fans consistently through a fight. In the 2 fights where he came in motivated and in shape, against Marvin Johnson and Jerry Martin, he destroyed them. Later, his enormous self confidence seeped into his training where he felt he didn't need to be in peak condition to win and that's where it finally caught up to him. His fights against heavyweights were awful and the way he showed up for the fights with James Scott and Spinks was a disgrace. You can see the very obvious difference in how his body looked in the Martin fight in contrast to the Spinks fight in spite of his weight being 175 lbs. For Martin, he was ripped. For Spinks he looked soft. One of many fighters where you can say if he took the sport more seriously, he would have dominated for a very long time.
There was a PAL boxing gym in the basement of one of the buildings in the Howard Housing projects in Brownsville Brooklyn N Y he trained there and won 2 NYC golden gloves championships Vic Torres
Deciphering through a boxer's career and disseminating the relevant parts for a 30 minute video documentary is no easy task, yet you're depictions are similar to my own. Eddie was a good boxer who's shortcomings centered around his cautious and unassuming style. Yet to his credit, he was an excellent boxer who had talent, skill, and was a student of the sweet science. His ability to weather a storm and remain lethal were big assets against Rosa and Marvin Johnson. He would go on to win the LHW title and hold it for a year, losing it to Michael Spinks. IMO the majority of his eight losses were to boxers who were a tad better than him. Nothing to be ashamed of, these boxers were also very talented
These documentaries are a real treat for boxing fans. Thank you for the effort and time you put into these!
My pleasure, william629, thanks.
@@RichtheFightHistorian also good to search for their fights, not having known about them until this. We know the big names but there's decades of scrapping. The intro was seeing him punching a fellow boxer from behind, who was wounded. Not nice. The Refs were pretty awful not stopping fights as they turned into a assault. There's a limit, still in the ring it must feel differently to watching it on tv.
@@seltaeb3302 Health is much more concern these days but the sport is also a concern , remember everybody there is there for the fight, including the cameras which you are watching. It can be hard to judge what is reasonable in a fight , they are always different
Muhammad also played Ray Robinson in "Raging Bull" if memory serves correctly. @@RichtheFightHistorian
@@kakonis He played Billy Fox.
Eddie was one of the most underrated body punchers of all time .
He threw body punches from HELL
the youtube 'underrated' fetish straight out the blocks.
@@jamescarr4662 🤡
Shut up! No he wasn't
He was a beast. His title winning fight with Marvis Johnson was hard to watch because Eddie gave him such
a beating. It was a surgical murder.
Eddie bought a Triumph TR8 from me at Ladd Motors in Lebanon, PA in 1980. I showed him how to drive a stick. He was training at Deer Lake (Muhamad All's camp). I met Ali also. I still have the paperwork. Years later I saw him again in Atlantic City and we chatted in the elevator. I followed his career for many years.
Another TV hero...Man, I miss those days. Fighters fought each other based on the idea that you weren't better than someone until you beat them, and they wanted to be the best, so they fought each other. Zero losses generally meant you ducked fights. It still does.
I was with you till thee end. Zero losses doesn’t always mean you ducked stop it.
@@elifoster4367
YesItDoes. YOU stop it.
Man that Marvin Johnson ko was something else. I watched that live.
Eddie was part of a golden age of light heavyweight greats!
Thanks so much for making this Rich. A couple things not mentioned:
1. There was talk of a unification bout between Eddie and Matthew Saad in 1981, when both were champion. But the promoter didn't come through with the cash. After that, both were too good of friends, and didn't want to fight. Matthew calling Eddie a "brother" (not just slang).
2. Eddie wanted to give James Scott a rematch, but the WBA refused. Scott said he was hoping to fight Saad Muhammad. It never happened with Scott in prison.
3. The failed rematch with Spinks was more complex than you listed (though I can't blame you, boring details). Eddie had been very careful leading up to the weigh in, weighing himself often in the days before, making sure he'd make the weight. So his team was shocked when he came in over the weight. Burt Sugar put two 20lb bags of sugar on the scale and they weighed 41 lbs. Granted, that isn't accurate weight, but he felt something was wrong and another scale should be used. The promoters refused and threw Burt out. Eddie then directly met with Michael, and the two agreed to waive the weight, and just have the fight be a 12 or 10 round non-title fight. The TV network said they would be fine with that. Everything seemed possible. But at the last minute, Butch Lewis nixed the idea, which made Eddie livid. Even Spinks seemed disappointed. Shame later in life it appears Lewis screwed Spinks as well.
3. Eddie is known to get along great with everyone, including fighters he had wars with. Eddie and Matthew Saad were friends for life. After James Scott got out of prison Eddie reached out to him.
True I watched both of them train in Santa Monica. They both fought tune-ups in Los Angeles. I believe the promoter was Harold Smith he embezzled millions from W;F. Bank.
Your lying 🤥
@@troytaylor4996 ??
@@troytaylor4996
Zip it.
Lewis was always suspicious.
Hey Rich, thanks for keeping your promise you're awesome Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was a great boxer in the 14th round when he was fighting Victor Galendez they both look like they were fresh as if it was the third round the great condition in those days the great talent, the great desire, skill, you could have talent but skills a different ball game in that Golden era all the light heavyweights were very skillful, thank you this is the best boxing channel on RUclips you're the man, the champion Rich the Fight Historian 🥊
Thank you, Manuel. I agree on your assessment of the conditioning of those fighters of yesteryear.
@@RichtheFightHistorian Yaqui Lopez = fabulous stamina. OTOH, I saw Mike Rossman judging a wet t-shirt contest in Daytona Beach subsequent to his upset of Galindez. Thought to myself, 'You should be getting ready for the re-match. I know Galindez is.'
@@michaelbabb1923 Back to work on some tomorrow, had to take a few days off for another project.
It was a very competitive period in the light heavyweight division. A lot of really good fights when I was a kid. Many on Saturday afternoons.
Always knew Eddie Muhammad as a good trainer and a personable guy. Did know he was once world LHW champ. So this documentary is a good highlighting his boxing career.
I'm so glad his came to a happy and respectable end, unlike the many who often become tragic figures in this brutal sport.
As a 58 year old lifelong boxing fan, I appreciate your great content Eddie Gregory was an enigma and a great fighter. He had a great technical approach to the sport along with great power. There was something flawed there though. Hence, his loss loss against Galindez. He should have wiped the floor against him.
Thanks, J Cole. I have Galindez coming up soon.
Can't wait to get the chance to watch another one of your DOCUMENTARIES! I always thought Eddie was as good of a fighter as he is a "cool dude"👍👊
Rich, these productions which you make are solid gold. Extremely interesting and informational, while the visuals, the storytelling and the background music are heartfelt to the fighter. I love it.
Hey thanks, Robert.
"I beat up four cops, small stuff like that"
My favorite quote in this video lol
Eddie was one of the best! Great story about overcoming long odds and perseverance.
To win a title in that era was some achievement and to hold on to it for any length of time near impossible. They fought so often with such hard opposition. tough tough men
Eddie was a great boxer/puncher. It's good to see him doing so well as a trainer. Thanks for another epic job telling the story.
Thank you, whitehurstcomic.
Nobody ever calls the 1970's "the Greatest Era of Light Heavyweights," but it was.
Bob Foster was a dangerous man!!!
Thanks for bringing back good memories of great figthers of the past.
The "Mr. Watson" mentioned and shown in the early segment (Black man wearing glasses) was my father. I remember him taking my siblings and myself to Philly when Eddie had a bout there. Also to Gleason's gym in NY back in the day. Eddie and my oldest brother grew up and hung back in "The Ville" (Brownsville), Brooklyn. Thank you for mentioning his name for my father was a prominent fixture in the early stages of Eddie Mustafa's boxing career. By the way, keep up with the documentaries, they are gems to us fans of the sport.
Thanks so much, Ty.
What a fantastic documentary once again here
The Mwale KO is a classic. Mwale, always obliging as a spectacular KO victim a la his Saad Muhammad KO loss.
A shame that Boxing History is becoming so diluted, that, as I have said before, modern day fans probably have no idea who many of the fighters that RTFH covers in his doco’s
We do though so we are the lucky ones
Great documentary on Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. A great trainer today of some of the Best in the sport of Boxing. Thank you Rich!
My pleasure
@@RichtheFightHistorian it me Eric, Rich....
Helluva fighter. Lotsa heart ❤
First class documentaries and very much appreciated. So many good fighters that deserve to be remembered.
Thanks, Lester.
Yes i luv this chamnel. God bless Rich.
Love Eddie he was one of my favorites when I was growing up God bless him!!
Love these documentaries!
I can't stop watching these they're so good, thanks
Good to hear : ) Thanks, Chris.
No surprise Rich, you killed it again. I was an Eddie MM fan growing up because he was a Brooklyn guy that was tough as nails. I like how these old boxing stories remind me of dudes like Victor Galindo who I had forgotten about. Victor was a beast as well. No disrespect to fighters today like an Andre Ward who to me is a throw back but dudes like Eddie MM & Victor were built Different.
A great education Rich. Through you I'm expanding my boxing knowledge as I'm encountering fighters I've discovered through your other video's popping up in this video 💪🙏👍
Good to hear, Ethereal Dreams, thanks.
Thanks for the highlight for all these amazing fighter's. Much ❤ as always
Thanks, John.
Huge respect to Eddie. Always liked him!
This documentaries are next level thank you. You can make a lot of documentaries about boxers in this weight division during this era (galindez, Marvin Johnson, Dwight Muhammad Quawi and many others). Great job sir.
Thanks, Gary.
Keep these great shows coming-- A must watch for.all Boxing fans..
Thanks, john.
I just loved Eddie Mustapha Muhammad‘s fights!! He was a sensational TV pleaser, regardless of what the people said about him. Nothing like the 70s boxing on TV!!! 🥊🥊
1:57 oh....small things, burglary, harassment, I beat up 4 cops....small stuff like that!!!!🤣🤣🤣
This brings back some great memories. I used to occasionally compete in fights at Howard Houses. I knew Al Fischetti and fought and beat one of Eddie's brothers in a match and remember being congratulated for a great fight by Muhammad. I was fighting for the Staten Island PAL at that time. I liked Eddie Mustafa Muhammed a lot and remember him being at a few of the PAL matches as a spectator. His presence made those events very special for me. He was very respected in the community. I thought that he was a great boxer. Very sound technique. I remember the Spinks fight. I remember feeling that the fight should have been stopped but felt that Eddie proved himself to be a true warrior because he stayed in there. Thanks for another great video Rich! I really appreciate what you do!
Thanks, Sly. Really cool that you competed in the same area.
You have a talent that is appreciated thanks 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you, acexxx777
Thanks again Rich
You bet!
Brownsville you know the code , never run never will , but sometimes walk away , another slick video 👍
We have just watched the tyson 1 man show lol and now this your spoiling us Richie
Prefer my wife and kids watching this than the news , thought's and prayers go out to the Ukraine, my door is always open our home is yours 🙏
Salute to the Hilltop
I'm from the 'Ville", never ran, never will! Yes Sir! LoL
Nobody does better and more insightful boxing documentaries than Rich💯🥊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I appreciate that, Adrian, thank you.
Wow! Just a scintillating " Box-U- drama"! As usual, you cut to the marrow & meat, the person & persona, the blood & the sweat! Triumph & tragedy. I'm always anticipating, looking forward to the next release! Thank you!
Much appreciated, Todd, thank you.
Thank you so much for all your effort putting your videos together. They are superb.
Thanks, Dave.
Yo...REAL TALK....This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen in my life....and I've seen my fair share
Thank you, Lloyd.
Another excellent doc!!!!. You keep out-doing yourself. Thanks a million
Thanks, Michael.
Great video coverage Rich another goodie thank you 🥊🥊💯
Much appreciated, Samuel.
I love these videos
Absolutely brilliant Rich. What an excellent upload, with great footage. I didn't know of Eddie Gregory until I saw the Marvin Johnson fight, a short while after it happened. I've seen it a couple of times since. Wow.! Great narration buddy, concise & very informative. I didn't know he'd fought Mathew Franklin until now. A man with a crazy back story before becoming Saad Muhammad .Have you done an upload on him? If so I'd love to see it.! Great stuff brother. Bless up 👊
Thanks, Nick. I have Saad on the docket but it'll be awhile because he was always a favorite of mine, trying to get some more media on him.
EG had a great chin and was tough along with the skill he was the whole package
An incredible puncher and he had the look and intensity in his face of a smaller George Foreman. Thanks for sharing Rich!
Sure thing, oncall21.
Quelle belle histoire... Merci Rich , vous avez une des plus belles RUclips Channel...mes copains Français vous adore.
Thank you, Eric.
Love to see these boxing stories I would see some of these boxers but didn't know much about them thanks
My pleasure, Mark.
Eddie "Gregory" Mustafa Muhammad was a great LHW. He came along at a time when the LHW division was so interesting. It was the closest division to the phone booth warfare of lighter divisions, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Galindez, Lopez, James Scott, Marvin Johnson and eventually Spinks and Qawi.
Slim Johnson was one of the best trainers out there and he did not focus on footwork. He knew Eddie was so gifted at movement, he only struggled releasing his hands. He broke his knuckles more then once which I am sure made him more hesitant.
I hate it when fighters go up and try and come back down... his 30 lb jump to HW ruined his reign.. .... Jones Jr lost his invincibility for the same reason.
The man has more knowledge in that head then most....I am glad he is still in the sport.
Rich, I can't thank you enough for this...
Your the "GOAT" of boxing history
Thanks, Charter. Light heavyweights were so great back then.
IYKYK🖤 one of the greatest
Think about the golden era of the light heavies....Spinks, Gregory, Franklin, Galindez, Braxton, Marvin Johnson, Rossman,and James Scott wow wow wow
One of the best fighters, in the best division, of the best era. Just my opinion. Thanks again, Rich.
My pleasure, D.
Another incredible story thank you
Sure thing, Paul Pulls Punches
Wow Brownsville produced 3 world championship fighters that I know of/ Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.
Yep. Judah, Shannon Briggs, Danny Jacobs.
@@RichtheFightHistorian oh yeah I forget about them too.👍
Back in the late '70's when I used to watch his fights, wasn't he associated with the Philadelphia clubs or trainers in some way?
I've always assumed that he transplanted from BK to Phil. for some reason...
Im going to start sharing your vids with all fight fans I know. This has been the best series on boxing docs. My favorites are still the "Big" John Tate and Tex Cobb. They're all good.
Thanks, TrashicPanda
In 1998 I went into Brownsville. I was a fan of Eddie and knew there had been a large mural of him painted on a brick wall there. Brownsville wasn't nearly as dangerous then as it was twenty years earlier, but it was still pretty run down. I went there around 11am, on a week-day. Probably safest time for a young white guy. I never felt threatened, but I never found the mural, or what may have been left of it. During the fighter bio leading into the Spinks fight they had a short video clip of it. Someone out there has to have this short video ABC did of Eddie, with the mural. I'd love to see it again.
I have two versions of that Spinks fight without any pre-fight bios. Will be on the lookout for the footage you speak of.
Rich I just wanted to say. I am only 20 so obviously a lot of these fighters are way before my time but my dad is 66 and grew up watching a lot of these guys and always tells me stories about the great fighters of his day. He actually met Pinklon Thomas in Vegas back in the 80s which is pretty cool. So because of that I really appreciate the work you do that much more👍👍👍
Thanks, Matthew. Pinklon Thomas was definitely one of the best heavies of the 1980s.
Yep even though he was never undisputed champ he was pretty good for sure
I'm proud to be from Brownsville Brooklyn we're champion are made Tyson Bowe & Eddie
Your channel drifted onto my radar on YT and I quickly became a fan & sub. If there is a better boxing history channel on YT you'll have to prove it because your channel is truly the best I've seen. Excellent in every way, especially your great voice and commentary. Thanx and keep up the good work. Fan for life. Stay on the jab!
Thanks so much, I truly appreciate your kind words.
Brooklyn stand up!!!
always good..ty ...
Excellent biography of Eddie, thanks for this Rich! But what really blew me away was the shot of Eddie's title belt at 33:15. I always assumed that particular belt was unique to Marvin Hagler, but evidently it was issued to other WBA champions of the early '80s.
Sure thing, Southbay227.
10:04 what an amazing comeback
I can’t believe the ref let Spinks hit Eddie with his elbows. Crazy!
I hated Michael, (to borrow from Braxton/Qawi) "Stinks-Spinks" as a pro, but I loved him and all of '76 US Olympic Boxing Team.
Michael Spinks had a "Sissified" awkward style and wasn't entertaining to watch.
I really wanted both Qawi and Holmes to walk him down knock him into the cheap seats.
As a fifty year old boxing fan I love this channel. My only critique is the annoying music during fights.
Eddie was very calm and relaxed in a fight….
GREAT STORY 👍👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟🤟💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌✊✊✊✊👏👏👏👏👏👏🤚👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊 KEEP EM COMMIN
Will do, thanks.
Thanks for the video, RICH THE FIGHT HISTORIAN
My pleasure, abudujana13.
Though very different as fighters, I always llnk Eddie Mustafa and Jimmy Young in my mind. Two guys, not really flamboyant, but with great skills, superb defense, and surprisingly good power. A pleasure to watch them thinking and fighting in the ring.
Proud and arrogant in equal measure, Mustafa Muhammad really was his own man. A champion in the LWs golden era, that's nothing to be laughed at. A very underrated boxer and crisp, neat puncher (ala Mike Dokes).
Great video Rich...have you got a video on (possibly) the hardest working man in LW history Marvin Johnson? Michael Spinks would be a good one as well, he had an interesting relationship with his manager as well as with his brother.
Johnson was a damn courageous fighter and in making this piece I was reminded of that. Yes, both of those fighters will be coming up soon.
@ 9:44 I literally yelled out loud HOLY SH*T on my lunch break, scared my boss and got a verbal warning!!! 😂🤣😂 totally worth it!!! Respect Rich, one of the best so far!!!
haha, yeah Muhammad said that was one of his toughest fights.
Issue is he would coast through rounds without throwing punches. Also struggling to make weight. Excellent body puncher who fought in the light heavyweight golden age
Can't stop watching these videos, kudos to you Fight Historian! When one on the great Alexis Arguello?
He's on the list for sure.
Just now re-watching this. Fantastic profile. EMM was a murderous puncher...when he punched. He was a victim of his own prodigious gifts and skills. I think he felt like he was so superior to his opponents he could KO or dominate them anytime he wanted. The problem that dogged him through his career is he didn't understand he needed to demonstrate that to judges and fans consistently through a fight. In the 2 fights where he came in motivated and in shape, against Marvin Johnson and Jerry Martin, he destroyed them. Later, his enormous self confidence seeped into his training where he felt he didn't need to be in peak condition to win and that's where it finally caught up to him. His fights against heavyweights were awful and the way he showed up for the fights with James Scott and Spinks was a disgrace. You can see the very obvious difference in how his body looked in the Martin fight in contrast to the Spinks fight in spite of his weight being 175 lbs. For Martin, he was ripped. For Spinks he looked soft. One of many fighters where you can say if he took the sport more seriously, he would have dominated for a very long time.
Rich luving your channel!
I appreciate that!
Could you do Dwight Muhammad Qawi next?
He'll probably be within the next five.
Always amazing Rich. 🤟😎
Thanks again!
Never saw the mario rosa fight, wow. That was really something!
I always thought he won against Galindez
Eddie Mustafa knowing what a fighter goes through still screwed over bunch of fighters me being one of them!!!!!!
What’s the story there kenny?
How so?
Great video
Im a fan already
7:14 Rosa was a bonebreaker. How did Eddie withstand those punches
There was a PAL boxing gym in the basement of one of the buildings in the Howard Housing projects in Brownsville Brooklyn N Y he trained there and won 2 NYC golden gloves championships Vic Torres
Keep up the good work
Thanks, Daniel.
@@RichtheFightHistorian you,re welcome
Circa 9:00- that's when Gregory became a fighter. God bless him. RFGA, Ph.D.
Wow, that Rosa k.o is up there with Corrales Castillo for insane comebacks!
Applause!!!!!
Deciphering through a boxer's career and disseminating the relevant parts for a 30 minute video documentary is no easy task, yet you're depictions are similar to my own. Eddie was a good boxer who's shortcomings centered around his cautious and unassuming style. Yet to his credit, he was an excellent boxer who had talent, skill, and was a student of the sweet science. His ability to weather a storm and remain lethal were big assets against Rosa and Marvin Johnson. He would go on to win the LHW title and hold it for a year, losing it to Michael Spinks. IMO the majority of his eight losses were to boxers who were a tad better than him. Nothing to be ashamed of, these boxers were also very talented
Great memories.
Thx for all the hard work Richie,love the videos. I really hope for the regocnition You deserve !
Are you a boxer?
Thanks, A Kleine. No, I'm not a boxer anymore.
The good boxing era
Circa 10:35: Are Gregory and Franklin going to fight or what? IMHO, GOAT pre-fight stare-down. RFGA, Ph.D.
A GOOD GUY!
He’s my father in law. How lucky am I??
I'd love to see one on chuvalo or lamotta
Tremendous