Season 2: #7 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Boxing Life Stories
Tris Dixon
5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2019
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
The late 1970s and early 1980s was arguably the hottest period ever in light-heavyweight boxing. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, former WBA champion, was one of the major players. He fought star names including Matthew Saad Muhammad, Michael Spinks, Bennie Briscoe, Victor Galindez and many more. He also had a role in the movie Raging Bull, was given a car as a gift by friend and old training partner Muhammad Ali and as a top trainer has guided the likes of Iran Barkley, Chad Dawson and Herbie Hide. He was also the a centrepiece at the heart of one of boxing's biggest scandals. Here, he talks about boxing as it is today, his career in a packed division, his regrets and much more.
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| 0:30.0 | If I wouldn't have done boxing, I don't know what I would have done, but I would have been successful in whatever endeavor that I choose. |
| 0:41.0 | I like the competition, and I love the competition and I loved competition you know I wanted the competition if you say you can beat me let's go prove it |
| 0:49.1 | You know that's how it is I knew I was good |
| 0:54.0 | Look where I grew up at. The Brownsville section of Brooklyn, home of Murder Incorporated. |
| 0:59.0 | What? You can't intimidate me. That's out, you know, tell me something else, you know? |
| 1:05.0 | Ollie was more than a friend. We were more than brothers. We joke a lot laughing, missed around, rode horses together, played basketball, you name it, we did it. |
| 1:20.0 | You know, all the part of friendship. I had a great time with DeNiro and he made |
| 1:29.6 | my part easier because he was a professional actor so I felt very comfortable |
| 1:38.6 | working with him and we had a great time we shot my scene over and over we had a great time. We shot my scene over and all we had a great time. |
| 1:44.4 | And then after the scene was shot just hanging out with her. |
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| 1:50.0 | I saw him about a month ago out here at a we're at a function and we embrace I mean |
| 2:00.3 | hey what's up, chat, what's up? |
| 2:04.0 | Took and kick your ass. I'm not going to do. Hello this week is boxing life stories with Trist Dixon and my guest this week is light heavyweight great Eddie Mustafa Mohammed |
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