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Matthew Saad Muhammad

マシュー・サード・モハメッド　/　ましゅー・さーど・もはめっど

American boxer

June 16, 1954 – May 25, 2014　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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My Take

Matthew Saad Muhammad, born Maxwell Antonio Loach in Philadelphia, is one of those fighters whose legend outgrows the record book. He held the WBC light heavyweight crown for two and a half years and earned his place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998, but it is the comeback artistry I admire most. The man could be hurt, even battered, and still find a way back. That refusal to stay down feels purely Philadelphian to me. He passed in 2014, yet the grit that defined his career still reads as something close to heroic.

Overview

Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach; June 16, 1954 – May 25, 2014) was an American professional boxer who was the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World for two-and-a-half years.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Matthew Saad Muhammad
Name (Japanese): マシュー・サード・モハメッド
Reading: ましゅー・さーど・もはめっど
Born: June 16, 1954 – May 25, 2014
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Horse
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1998 International Boxing Hall of Fame
WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9E%E3%83%89

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