▁He ▁also ▁dismiss ed ▁suggestions ▁that ▁he ▁lost ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁l ighter ▁than ▁Muhammad ▁and ▁ur ged ▁his ▁fans ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁defeat ▁– ▁“ When ▁you ▁lose , ▁you ▁don ’ t ▁start ▁talking ▁rub b ish . ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁box er ▁and ▁I ▁lost . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁exc uses .” ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁M w ale ▁was ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁police ▁brut ality ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁det ained ▁and ▁be aten ▁up ▁by ▁polic emen ▁in ▁L us aka ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁spl ash ing ▁mud dy ▁water ▁on ▁people ▁by ▁the ▁road side . ▁He ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁drag ged ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁Range ▁R over ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁police ▁men ▁and ▁det ained ▁in ▁a ▁police ▁tr uck ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁hours , ▁where ▁they ▁sla pped ▁him ▁and ▁hit ▁him ▁with ▁gun ▁but ts . ▁M w ale ▁later ▁compla ined ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁prisoner ▁for ▁no ▁reason ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁mol ested ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁“ Every ▁time ▁they ▁sla pped ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁che eks , ▁I ▁turned ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁one ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁s lap ▁as ▁well .” ▁ ▁M w ale ▁then ▁won ▁two ▁f ights ▁against ▁his ▁closest ▁Z amb ian ▁ch allen ger , ▁Ch is anda ▁Mut ti ▁though ▁many ▁Z amb ian ▁fans ▁felt ▁he ▁was ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁fight . ▁In ▁between , ▁he