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Mustafa Hamsho, born in Latakia, Syria, was a
boxer who never won a world title, but fought some
big names in his career. Though he was not a
winner in all of those fights, he did some things
to make every one of his fights interesting and
controversial in some regard.  He racked up a
winning record in the late 1970s, defeated Wilford
Scypion in 1980 and former world middleweight
champion Alan Minter in 1981 to get a shot at
then-champion Marvin Hagler in October of that
year, but showed no respect for the champion
during their matchup - or at least for the time it
lasted.  Hagler methodically used left jabs and
right crosses to bust up Hamsho's face until the
fight was stopped on cuts in the 11th.  Hamsho
continued to fight, defeating Curtis Parker,
future world champion Bobby Czyz, and former
three-division world champion Wilfredo
Benitez|Wilfred Benitez during 1982 and 1983, then
received a return visit to take on Hagler in a
rematch in October 1984 in New York, New
York|NYC's Madison Square Garden.  After Hamsho
tried to play rough in the early going, Hagler
ended things early this time by flooring Hamsho
twice in the third round (the second knockdown
produced by a Floyd Patterson-like hook), thus
forcing Hamsho's trainer to jump in and stop the
fight.  Hamsho would continue to fight, with the
biggest name on his list being Donny Lalonde|Donny
Lalonde, who decisioned Hamsho in the spring of
1987 and would then go on to become light
heavyweight champion later that year.  Hamsho's
career would then peter out over the next few
years.