Later in life he devoted himself to caring for others. What a great man.

He rose from the ashes to become a great fighter, what resilience and perseverance. More power to you. I know you will be missed.

One of the most exciting fighters of his era, lots of action and full of determination. His fights were epic at the least, never a dull moment, there will never be another Saad Muhammad. Rest in Power champ 🥊💯

What a fighter! He has a great legacy, and there is no dollar amount for that. Definitely one of the top Light Heavyweights ever.

Saad rest in peace, I was 17 when I first started watching him fight. He became my hero in boxing. Being from Philly, myself made it even more special. Miss you Saad Muhammad world Champion !

A great great man a great great champion one of my favorite fighters god bless you mat

I grew up in Philadelphia. He was our hero!

It's tragic. He began life alone and abandoned, and died alone and abandoned. At least in between he was able to become a world champion, something most of us will never get to experience.

@GuyFromTheSouth

5 жыл бұрын

He died from a degenerative neurological disorder (CTE)

@jacobh7188

3 жыл бұрын

@@GuyFromTheSouth he died from complications from motor neurones diseases or ALS

R.I.P M.S.MUHAMMED A true WARRIOR.

@trilley44

10 жыл бұрын

Indeed Tango..a 'true' warrior...

@torinowens6103

3 жыл бұрын

The Ultimate Warrior. 1love

Matthew Franklin saved, taken in off the streets and raised by Catholic Nuns. Became world Champion.

@hassanx9423

3 жыл бұрын

A real tough muslim brother a great Muslim fighter from Philly

RIP. a humble nice guy outside the ring

A true South Philly warrior. R.I.P. Champ!

Great champion! But more important a great person! Thanks for the memories champ!

What an absolute legend. Great fighter.

Back around 1979-1981 this guy was the best.

What a great interview. He will be remembered for sure.

What a phenomenal warrior. Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Marvin Johnson, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Yaqui Lopez, Victor Galindez, Rossman, Scott, Martin, Conteh and of course, the great Michael Spinks...these men made this a glorious time for the light-heavies. Thank you so much Mr. Fennell for taking the time to recognize this great champion. RIP, Saad...you are missed but still loved.

@torinowens6103

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! The Golden Era of. The Light Heavies. R.I.P. M.S.M. 1love

Matthew Franklin...Saad Muhammad .....one of my favorite fighters !!!

A natural fighter. i loved his style

rip man with a big heart always my number one light heavy weight

A true Boxing Warrior my first time watching him on TV when he fought Marvin Johnson the second fight on a Sunday Afternoon on abc every since he was a fixture on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the 80's Rest in Boxing Heaven Matthew Saad Muhammad 🥊🥊🥊🥊

No fucking world champ should ever be homeless, R.I.P.

Yaqui Lopez was present at Muhammad's Hall of the Fame induction. Wow. That's class.

@phelpsmarc

7 жыл бұрын

and his funeral.

@danielE.muhammad7622

6 жыл бұрын

Buster Douglas and Mike Rossman were present

@torinowens6103

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! 1love

Country style !!!

He was such a GREAT fighter!!

Methew Saad muhammad my brother. I'm so proud of you. Your a great man. Don't worry about you give to poor peoples. That's one you give you to a poor peoples is remain in your account. Because Allah (God) will reward you in the day of judgement. Allah bless you my brother and give you more and give you Parades.

Love this man!

May he rest in peace.

He should be in the hall of fame.

@akashnadar1449

Жыл бұрын

He is 😑

Toughest fighter I ever saw. May he rest in peace.

Best friend TV boxing ever had.

Great champ, inspiration, wishing him everything good!

Miracle Matt. His attitude is just incredible. Dude is talking about him being abandoned and Matt says there were plently of good times too. This guy was never anybody's victim. Compare him with today's homeless who think its their god given right to slam dope on the sidewalk because they had a tough time growing up.

Great interview

Tough, dignified man

Crazy I’m subscribed to his channel, never knew he was a reporter!!!!!!

@argerinejordan4703

3 жыл бұрын

He was an Emmy award journalist in Philadelphia.

@swaggydesh4997

3 жыл бұрын

@@argerinejordan4703 that interesting, because his family is from South Carolina from the COUNTRY. That’s really cool!

@argerinejordan4703

3 жыл бұрын

@@swaggydesh4997 It is. He went back when he retired.

Saw Saad on North Broad St. while I was a graduate student at Temple in 1983. Was a huge fan, did a brief double take, then after he walked past me, I saw his name on the back of his workout outfit and I knew my eyes were not deceiving me. I hope he is off the canvas for good now, he still has the personal charm he had in his prime

the greatest action fighter of the late '70s and early '80s....

Great fighter in all the description!

inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun, Brother Saad Muhammad

Miss you buddy. Rest easy

Unfortunate for a man of such great legacy. Rip Saad Muhammad!

I saw Matthew out on his feet in several of his fights where he came back to win by KO...always an exciting fight...

A shame cruiserweight was not around. Saad Muhammad must have death camped dieted to 175. A lovely man by all accounts. Very generous.

One of the easiest to root for and most inspiring boxers EVER! (more than the fictional Rocky Balboa) 🤩

Awesome fighter👌with a big hart,was a davestating puncher😲,and man,he had a great chin too(my goodness😳)........was a real gentleman, in and outside the ring👍(did manny things for others,and some take advantage of it😡😢(and is now doing good things with homeless people,even having a hard time,himself👏),and is one of the greatest light heavyweights of all times,so not,the greatest(surrely for me🤙)........you'll be missed champ😔😥,i hope you have a good life there above,and more luck than you had here🤞........RIP🙏 CHAMP🥊,YOU'LL BE REMEMBERED (SURRELY BY ME)👊💪

13th and South...Saigon. We will miss you Ice.

Me too!

Life is beautiful but also unbelievable sadness how sad A story Even though I'm not A Mayweather fan I'm glad he won't have to end up broke

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANY BOXER WHO HAS MONEY WOULD NOT HELP THIS GREAT BOXER OUT!

My favorite fighter ever.his fight with murry Sutherland we epic

fighters , fighter ! so so exciteing ,

RIP champ

his childhood was a tougher test than the legendary 8th round against Yaqui Lopez

He was a bad man 💪

Wow he started off homeless and ended up homeless. In between he was world champion for 4 years.

I love Matthew Saad, RIP my kind friend

R.I.P CAMP

R. I. P. Champ!

I didn’t know you were an actual jounalist

R.I.P Champ

@trentcleghorn6840

6 жыл бұрын

The warriors code X Life is movie material like so many fighters Avery sad ending Even though I m not Mayweather fan I'm really glad that he won't end up broke like so many others

Rest in peace Champ.

Boxing eats people up and spits them out; its not the punches, its the corruption. Too many elite level fighters have ended up with nothing but slurred speech. As much as I dislike Dana White's attitude, he's probably what boxing needs; a czar.

Got tired of the beatings. Unbelievable.

That’s one hard life.

R.I.P Muhammad... and go watch Art Fennell "Country Style "

It looks as if he has his health..good to see.

Theres another video on here where Saad threw out the first pitch at a Phillies game just a year before his death. He looked good. ALS strikes and debilitates very quickly.

Now he is officiating the battle between gissum and the dragon

At this point, Saad Muhammad's speech was only slightly impaired, and his personality intact, but his memory was badly damaged.

Rip

That is some fucked up shit..."go get rid of him" and he was dump on "Franklin Roosevelt Prkwy" and he was named after the street they found him on, like you would do a stray dog that was found.

@champreese8769

6 жыл бұрын

Well I mean....What else we're they to do, what ELSE could they have named him ??? They WEREN'T gonna give him THEIR last name !!! I mean , for real Yo, give the ol broads Some credit !!!! Shit, they Coulda just said fuck em !! and left his ass on Franklin Ave...The brother was given a half decent chance at life BECAUSE of those two women, and the rest is history...

I wonder if he ever reunited with his brother. I didn't watch the whole thing.

south phily produced some great fighters who made it , and didnt make it.............

Mr. President...

Poor guy, he gave his entire life to boxing and it spit on him, hope something good happens to him soon.

Directactly:BARACK OBOMA!

The nuns took him in and he goes on to convert to Islam 😇Allah is the greatest

@robertstroud7561

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Those allah scum bag fuckers took all his money ALL his money. allah is a racist, pedophile, piece of shit, period. I squeeze muslims out of my allah every morning

Fast wimins, Slow horses

Life is short and very unfair!!!!

Arturo Gatti didn’t have shit on this man.

yeah unlike bowe he cant talk

Wtf country style Art fennel!!!

@argerinejordan4703

3 жыл бұрын

That's him. He was an Emmy award journalist in Philly back in the day.

he has such a sad backstory

Saad died broke, homeless and brain damaged.....sad.

You were saved by catholic nuns and then thanked them by becoming a muslim. Yeah, why not.