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Philly Boxing History |
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JANUARY 14, 1974 |
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Matthew Saad Muhammad (then Matthew Franklin) fought for the first time as a professional on this day in 1974. He stopped Billy Early in round two on the undercard of the Kitten Hayward-Lil' Abner fight. It was the first of sixteen appearances that Saad made at the Spectrum, many of which were among the most exciting wars ever waged in all of Philadelphia's boxing history. In 1979, Saad Muhammad won the WBC Light
Heavyweight title from Marvin Johnson and went on to make eight
successful defenses before losing to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1981.
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| OTHER RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
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1929 - George Godfrey KO2 Francisco Cruz at Lorain, OH |
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| 1957 - Garnet 'Sugar' Hart TKO6 Gene Johns at St. Nicholas Arena in New York | ||||
| 1974 - Kitten Hayward KO4 Lil' Abner (Perry Abney) at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1974 - Alfonso Hayman KO7 William Watson at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1974 - Mike Everett W8 Jimmy Lopez at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Bennie Briscoe KO10 Lenny Harden at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1975 - Tyrone Everett W10 Bert Nabalatan at the Spectrum in South Philly | ||||
| 1986 - Hugh Kearney W12 Steve Little at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1937 - Dick Turner | ||||
| 1986 - Gabriel Rosado | ||||
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MATTHEW
SAAD MUHAMMAD DEBUTS WITH EARLY KO AT SOUTH PHILLY'S SPECTRUM