I recently caught up with former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champions, Dwight Qawi and Matthew Saad Muhammad. When asked their opinions on the WBC staying in business they said they were happy to hear it. The former archenemies both agreed that because of their WBC belts they were able to command generous paydays and live the life of a champion. Qawi also stated “WBC president, Jose Sulaiman was always a fair and just man. He was always professional and never pretentious.” Saad Muhammad added, “ I have nothing but fond memories of the WBC. I was even inducted into their hall of fame for my eight successful title defenses.”

These two gallant warriors now reside in the Atlantic City area and occasionally run into each other. They will always be remembered for their two brutal fights that took place in 1981 and 1982. When asked about a third fight the two International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees, both just laughed at me.