Matthew Saad Muhammad
75″ reach · +5.66% reach advantage · 82nd percentile
Matthew Saad Muhammad has a reach of 75″ against a height of 71″ — a reach advantage of +5.66%, long for light heavyweight boxing and the 82nd percentile of the 98 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+5.66%
75″ reach on a 71″ frame
Compared against 98 light heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 2.79%.
| Reach | 75″ (190.5 cm) | 72nd pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 71″ (180.3 cm) | 28th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1980s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
39–16
58 bouts on record
Finish rate
74%
of wins ended inside the distance — light heavyweight boxing median 58%, 82nd percentile
The career, bout by bout
56 recorded bouts from 1974 to 1992. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
19y
1974–1992
Longest unbeaten run
10
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1974
7 bouts
Recorded bouts
56
55 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | L | Jason Waller | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1991 | L | Andrew Maynard | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1991 | L | Mike Green | Decision | 8 |
| 1991 | W | Govoner Chavers | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1991 | L | Anton Josipović | Decision | 8 |
| 1991 | L | Ed Mack | Decision | 8 |
| 1990 | L | Markus Bott | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1989 | D | Kevin Wagstaff | Decision | 8 |
| 1988 | L | Frankie Swindell | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1988 | W | Lee Harris | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1987 | W | Bobby Thomas | Decision | 10 |
| 1987 | W | James Coakley | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1987 | L | Pat Strachan | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | W | Tomas Polo Ruiz | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | L | Uriah Grant | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | W | Chris Wells | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1984 | L | Willie Edwards | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 1983 | W | Larry Davis | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1983 | L | Eric Winbush | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1982 | L | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1982 | W | Pete McIntyre | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1981 | L | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1981 | W | Jerry Martin | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 1981 | W | Murray Sutherland | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1981 | W | Vonzell Johnson | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 1980 | W | Lottie Mwale | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1980 | W | Yaqui López | KO/TKO | 14 |
| 1980 | W | Louis Pergaud | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1980 | W | John Conteh | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1979 | W | John Conteh | Decision | 15 |
| 1979 | W | Marvin Johnson | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1978 | W | Yaqui López | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 1978 | W | Fred Bright | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1978 | W | Dale Grant | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1978 | W | Richie Kates | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1977 | W | Dave Lee Royster | Decision | 10 |
| 1977 | W | Billy Douglas | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1977 | W | Marvin Johnson | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 1977 | W | Ed Turner | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1977 | W | Joe Maye | Decision | 10 |
| 1977 | L | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | Decision | 10 |
| 1976 | D | Mate Parlov | Decision | 10 |
| 1976 | L | Marvin Camel | Decision | 10 |
| 1976 | W | Bobby Walker | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1976 | W | Harold Carter | Decision | 10 |
| 1975 | D | Wayne McGee | Decision | 6 |
| 1975 | W | Roosevelt Brown | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1975 | W | Vandell Woods | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1974 | L | Wayne McGee | Decision | 6 |
| 1974 | W | Joe Middleton | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1974 | W | Lloyd Richardson | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1974 | W | Joe Jones | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1974 | W | Roy Ingram | Decision | 4 |
| 1974 | W | Mukeba Apolosa | Decision | 4 |
| 1974 | W | Billy Early | KO/TKO | 2 |
| — | ? | Opponent | — | — |
12 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
light heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Tiger Jack Fox+5.66% 75″ reach · 82nd pct
- Kid Norfolk+5.74% 74″ reach · 84th pct
- Jeff Lacy+5.74% 74″ reach · 84th pct
- Tavoris Cloud+5.74% 74″ reach · 84th pct
- Sugar Ray Leonard+5.74% 74″ reach · 84th pct
- Eddie Brooker+5.76% 73″ reach · 88th pct
- Anaclet Wamba+5.79% 79.1″ reach · 89th pct
- Gus Lesnevich+5.53% 72.8″ reach · 81st pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 98 light heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Matthew Saad Muhammad on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.