Berbick, Trevor

He was born on August 1, 1955 (although the year is often reported as 1954) in Norwich, Port Antonio, Jamaica. At the age of 16, he claimed to have seen God.

Trevor began boxing at the age of 19. At 21, Berbick represented Jamaica at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a heavyweight boxer, despite having only 11 amateur fights. The lack of experience was clearly visible as he lost on points ultimately to the future silver medalist Mirceu Shimon from Romania. Nevertheless, he still showed great promise as a heavyweight boxer. Berbik then participated in the 1975 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal, losing to the future world heavyweight champion Michael Dawkes by decision .

Debuted in September 1976 .

Won the first 11 fights, 10 of them by knockout

1979-1981

Fight with Bernardo Cecardo

In April 1979, in a fight for the WBC heavyweight title of Continental America, Berbick met with Bernardo Mercado . As an amateur, Berbik justifiably defeated Mercado, but in their only professional meeting, Berbik lost by knockout in the first round, catching a hard blow 10 seconds before the end of the round.

Count Fight Maclay

In May 1979, in the fight for the Canadian heavyweight title, Berbick won by TKO in the 7th round of Earl Maclee .

John Tate Fight

In 1980, Berbick met with John Tate . This battle took place on the undercard of the battle between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran . Berbik knocked out Tate with a blow that hit the back of his head and Tate lost consciousness. This victory allowed Berbick to enter the title fight with Larry Holmes .

Championship fight with Larry Holmes

In April 1981, Berbick met with WBC heavyweight champion Larry Holmes . The favorite in this fight was Holmes (bets on him were taken at the rate of 50 to 1) Berbik put up serious resistance to Holmes, becoming the first boxer to hold out with Holmes until the end since he won the championship. Nevertheless, Holmes won by unanimous decision.

Fight with Conroy Nelson

In July 1981, Berbick met Conroy Nelson . At stake was the Canadian Champion title and the vacant British and British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship. Berbick won by knockout in round 2.

Fight with Mohammed Ali

In December 1981, Berbick met with 39-year-old Mohammed Ali . Ali, despite material successes, decided to go into the ring again and was surprised to find that none of the leading boxers wanted to fight him, and that the athletic commissions of most states were not going to issue him a license to fight because of his condition health. Despite all the difficulties, Ali managed to get permission to fight in the Bahamas, with Canadian heavyweight Trevor Berbick. Mohammed looked much better than in the fight with Holmes, and even dominated in the fifth round. However, despite this, Ali lost by unanimous decision in a 10-round match. After this fight, Mohammed announced his retirement and never entered the professional ring again.

1982 - 1984

Greg Page Fight

In June 1982, he defeated the unanimous judges of the undefeated Greg Page .

Renaldo Snipes fight

In October 1982, he met with Renaldo Snipes . In round 1, Snipes sent Berbick to a flash knockdown. In close combat, Snipes defeated by a unanimous decision with a minimal advantage.

The Fight with CT Gordon

In May 1983, he met former heavyweight champion CT T Gordon . Gordon won by unanimous decision.

In September 1983, he met with Ken Lacusta . Berbick won by knockout in round 10.

In September 1984, he met with Andors Ernie Barr . Berbick won by knockout in round 4.

1985-1987

David Bay Fight

In June 1985, in the fight for the title of US champion by USBA, Berbick defeated David Bay by TKO in the 11th round.

The Mitch Green Fight

In August 1985, Trevor Berbick won by unanimous decision of the judges of the undefeated Mitch Green .

Champion fight with Picklon Thomas

In March 1986, Trevor Berbick met the undefeated WBC world heavyweight champion Pinclon Thomas . Thomas was the favorite in this fight (bets on him were taken at the rate of 6.5 to 1). Berbick won by unanimous decision.

Fight with Mike Tyson

In November 1986, Trevor Berbick entered the ring against Mike Tyson . This battle is called . Only in February 1986, Berbik won the champion title and carried out only the first defense. In round 1, Berbick went with Tyson into an open battle, but missed a few hard shots and stopped attacking. 20 seconds before the end of the round, Tyson struck the left side, Berbick barely stayed on his feet, in the last seconds, Berbik was on the verge of knockout. Already in the first seconds of the 2nd round, Tyson carried out a series of punches, knocking Berbick down, Berbik got up. 40 seconds before the end of the round, Tyson ran a right uppercut in the jaw, and then with a left hook hit the head of Berbick. Berbick momentarily clung to Tyson, and then fell. Berbik twice tried to get up, but each time he lost his balance. On the third attempt, he got up, but he was very shaky. The referee stopped the fight. For this fight, Tyson earned $ 1.5 million, and Berbick 2.1 million dollars. After this fight, Tyson set 2 world records, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion and becoming the first person whose blow forced his opponent to rise and fall three times in a row. At the same time, Kevin Rooney set a record (he was 27 years old at that time ), becoming the youngest coach who led the ward to the championship title.

In October 1987, he won by TKO in the 3rd round of Lorenzo Boyd .

1988 - 1996

Challenger battle with Carl Williams

In June 1988, in the porthole, the IBF lost by unanimous decision to the USBA champion Carl Williams . Carl Williams moved into position for a possible heavyweight shot on Monday night, taking a unanimous decision 12 round over former champion Trevor Berbick. Williams piled on glasses with an effective left jab on the way to a crooked decision in a dim-haired IBF heavyweight qualifier between the two best contenders. Berbick, a former WBC heavyweight champion, picked up pace in the middle of the fight, but Williams managed to land the most effective shots against Berbick in criticizing tactics. Williams was cut out next to his right eye in the 6th round, but the cut was bleeding infrequently and didn’t seem to bother. "- Associated Press Unofficial AP scorecard - 118-109 Williams Williams lost the moment for the 8th round. This stood out undercard fight to Mike Tyson - Michael Spinks heavyweight fight.

Fight Buster Douglas

In February 1989, he lost by unanimous decision to James Buster Douglas .

Fight with Jeff Sims

In July 1990, he won by knockout in the 6th round of Jeff Sims .

In March 1994, won by unanimous decision Judges Danny Wofford .

In July 1994, he won by knockout in the fourth round of Paul Phillps .

Fight with Melvin Foster

In September 1994, he won by a separate decision of the judges of the undefeated Melvin Foster .

Jimmy Thunder Fight

In March 1995, in the fight for the WBC title, Continental America lost by unanimous decision to Jimmy Tander .

In August 1995, won by TKO in the 3rd round of Bruce Johnson .

In April 1996, he won by TKO in round 4 of Ken Smith .

The fight with Louis Monaco

In September 1996, won by unanimous decision Judges Luis Monaco .

Fight with Hasim Rahman

In October 1996, Berbick met with the undefeated American Hasim Rahman . Berbick went into battle in a clear margin. At the beginning of the 1st round, Rahman struck a long right hook to the head. Berbick staggered. Rahman repeated the same blow to the jaw. The canadian collapsed on canvas. He rose to the score 5. Rahman immediately rushed to finish. He pressed the enemy to the ropes and carried out several series of blows to the head. Berbick was on the verge of knockout, but was able to withstand. For most of the first round, he stood behind the block. Despite the one-sided debut round, the fight eventually went the entire distance. At the end of the match, all the judges with great advantage gave the victory to Hasim Rahman. This was the last fight of Berbick in the USA. ^[1] .

1997 - 2000

Lyle McDowell Fight

In September 1997, in the fight for the vacant intercontinental title, the IBO lost by separate decision of the judges to Lail MacDowell .

Fight Sutcliffe Shane 1

In February 1999, in the battle for the Canadian title, he defeated Sutcliffe Shane by TKO in the 12th round.

Fight with Airen Barkley

In June 1999, Berbick won by unanimous decision Judges Ayren Barkley .

Fight with Tony Laros

In August 1999, he lost by a separate decision of the judges Tony Laros .

Fight Sutcliffe Shane 2

In May 2000, he met with Sutcliffe Shane for the second time. Berbick won by unanimous decision.

Subsequently, computed tomography revealed a blood clot in his brain, and he was stripped of his boxing license.

Out of the Ring

Berbick was a preacher at the time of the Miracles of the Pentecostal Church in Las Vegas.

Legal issues

He was arrested several times throughout his life and sentenced in Florida to 5 years in prison for sexually assaulting his nanny in 1992. He served 15 months. In 1997, he violated the conditions of parole and was deported from the United States.

The Feud with Larry Holmes

Berbick's feud with Larry Holmes, with whom he boxed in 1981, is widely known. Their feud ended in a public brawl in 1991, which was filmed. Holmes climbed onto the hood of the car and jumped on to Berbik when he was led by police.

Retirement

He retired in Florida to be with his wife and four children (he had three children with his first wife in Montreal) and began training boxers in Kenny Barrett's gym in Tamarac, Florida. Berbik's problems with the law have escalated. He was again deported from the United States on December 2, 2002.

Murder

On October 28, 2006, Trevor Berbick was found dead ^[2] . He was killed by his own 20-year-old nephew with several blows of a steel pipe on the head. For this crime, his nephew Harold Berbik was sentenced to life imprisonment with the right to appeal for parole after 20 years.

• One of the 5 boxers who received the Appreciation Medal of Appreciation from the Jamaican Prime Minister (besides him, Mike McCallum (June 3, 1986) and Lloyd Honigan (November 10, 1985)).
• Trevor Berbick and Larry Holmes are the only boxers who met with Mohammed Ali and Mike Tyson .
• Has a lot in common with boxer Donovan Ruddock : both natives of Jamaica who became citizens of Canada, both defeated several world champions, both met with Mike Tyson and Greg Page, and both met with Larry Holmes (Ruddock on sparings) and Michael Dawks (amateur in Berbick )), both were Canadian champions, but Ruddock never won the championship belt.
• Over the course of his professional career, he met with ten world champions, of which he defeated five.
• In 1991, he went to UWFI in Japan to fight against Nobuhiko Takada in a fight called "Boxer vs. Wrestler." Berbik expected the fight to be held according to the rules of American kickboxing, but it turned out that the rules allowed Nabuhiko Takada to kick below the waist with his legs. Berbik was not ready to show any resistance to Nabuhiko Takada, instead, Berbik repeatedly complained to the referee that Nabuhiko Takada had several times kicked below the waist (low kick). Takada won as Berbik fled the ring during the fight.
• In February 2004, George Foreman announced that he was training for yet another return to the ring to show that age 55, like 40, was not a “death sentence.” The fight against an undefined opponent (according to rumors Trevor Berbik) never materialized (it was widely believed that Foreman's wife was one of the main factors in changing plans).
• Boxer Watson from the animated series The Simpsons is a parody of Berbick.

• Berbik, Trevor - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec