It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. The jab of Qawi often drove his opponents further back, trapping them against the ropes in the worst possible position against a dominant infighter. When Qawi was in the infight, he primarily stayed on his opponents left side, and used the shell guard to great effect. The shell allowed him to enact great offense off of outstanding defense as Qawi often let his opponent’s throw first, before punishing them with counters. Qawi weaves from side to side, with his body shielding his head from attacks from the opposite side arm, allowing Qawi to focus solely on avoiding each strike of Holyfield by bobbing. Our site saves small pieces of text information (cookies) on your device in order to deliver better content and for statistical purposes. The primary reason why this shifting overhand right was such a successful tactic for Qawi was his defensive tendencies. You can disable the usage of cookies by changing the settings of your browser. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC and Ring magazine light heavyweight titles from 1981 to 1983, and the WBA cruiserweight title from 1985 to 1986. This punch served the same purpose for Qawi as the shifting 1-2 did for Roberto Duran as it let both of them collapse the range of their opponent, even if the combination did not land cleanly. On November 27, 1989, he dropped a split decision to Robert Daniels for Holyfield's vacated WBA title. Steer Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. "Boxing champ Palomino enters Boxing Hall of Fame", "Camden NJ – Dwight Braxton aka Dwight Muhammed Qawi – The Camden Buzzsaw". He converted to Islam in the early 80's and had his name changed from Dwight Braxton to Dwight Muhammad Qawi. To install click the Add extension button. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Using Holyfield’s height against him, Qawi crouches so that his shoulder is essentially at the waist of Holyfield and bows his head forward, taking away Holyfield’s ability to attack with uppercuts. After being sentenced to 5 years incarceration for armed robbery, Qawi found his calling at the Rahway State Prison boxing program, a system that produced notable light heavyweight, James Scott Jr. Once released from prison, Qawi immediately pursued a boxing career that would result in classic bouts, championships in multiple divisions, and a spot in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Qawi retired in 1999 at the age of 46, with a career record of 41 wins, 11 losses and one draw, with 25 wins by way of knockout. Against Evander Holyfield, when Qawi is presented with the the 1-1-2, he slips to the left of the jabs while crouching further. He converted to Islam in the early 80's and had his name changed from Dwight Braxton to Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Currently, he works as a boxing trainer in New Jersey. Qawi solved this issue by employing the shifting overhand right, as the strike changes his stance so that his head is no longer on the same side of the hook, allowing him to avoid the strike easily. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! After the loss to Holyfield, Qawi fought off and on for the next 12 years, but never regained a world title. As he pulled, Qawi would also slip to the right side of the centerline off of his opponents’ jab. Braxton won a unanimous 10-round decision. He defended the title three times in the next 15 months, knocking out Jerry Martin, Saad Muhammad a second time and Eddie Davis. Dwight Muhammad Qawi Profile Detailed info about Dwight Muhammad Qawi. I agree After a short stint in the heavyweight ranks, where in 1988 he lost to George Foreman by knockout in seven rounds, being forced to quit from exhaustion, he tried to regain the cruiserweight title. Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Saad Muhammad throws two lazy jabs meant to keep space between Qawi and himself. While Qawi’s frame was unconventional for the division, once he was able to initiate the infight, it gave him a vast advantage over his rivals. The prison had an extensive boxing program and one of its inmates, James Scott, was a light heavyweight title contender who fought several times inside the prison itself. The first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won a silver medal in 2001. When a fighter is coming in against a much longer opponent, he is vulnerable to an intercepting hook. He won two more fights, including a victory over former world heavyweight titlist Leon Spinks, before accepting a challenge from Olympian Evander Holyfield on July 12, 1986. Qawi had no hope of being competitive in bouts at range and thus built his tactics so that he would be able to dominate in the pocket and especially, in the infight. He was eventually convicted of armed robbery and spent around five years in prison.[2].