Evander Holyfield vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi 1 1986-07-12

Dwight Muhammad Qawi 190 lbs lost to Evander Holyfield 186 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15
Date: 1986-07-12
Location: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Referee: Vincent Rainone
Judge: Harold Lederman 140-144
Judge: Gordon Volkman 143-141
Judge: Neffie Quintana 138-147
World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Title (2nd defense by Qawi)
Promoter: Jim Abernathy Sports
Aired On: ABC Wide World of Sports (Main Event)
Dwight Muhammad Qawi 26-2-1 (15 KOs) vs. Evander Holyfield 11-0 (8 KOs)
A thrilling and close competititive fight, with the judges deciding what the fighters could not.
Holyfield appeared to outwork Qawi and land enough punches to win Qawi's title, but the bout remained exciting till the final bell. One of the last great fifteen round title bouts.
Qawi suffered a puff under the left eye from round four through out the fight.
A computer count of the punches had Holyfield throwing 1,290 (629 of them registering effectively). Qawi's punch count was 1,018 thrown with 562 landing effectively.
Holyfield became the first of the United States boxing medalists from the 1984 Olympics to capture a world title.
Holyfield reportedly earned $100,000.
The Ring Magazine named Holyfield vs. Qawi I the best cruiserweight fight of the 1980s.
The Ring Magazine ranked the fight as the 46th greatest title fight of all-time in 1996.

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