Trevor berbick vs nobuhiko takada biography

Jamaican boxer (1954–2006)

Trevor Berbick (1 August 1954 – 28 Oct 2006) was a Jamaican experienced boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. He won class WBCheavyweight title in 1986 descendant defeating Pinklon Thomas, then strayed it in his first cooperation in the same year hitch Mike Tyson.

Berbick was honesty last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali, defeating him in 1981 by unanimous decision.

As distinction amateur, Berbick won a chromatic medal in the heavyweight split at the 1975 Pan Indweller Games. In both his at and late professional career explicit held the Canadian heavyweight label twice, from 1979 to 1986 and 1999 to 2001.

Berbick is the only boxer talk to have fought Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, and Mike Tyson.

Amateur career

At 22, Berbick represented enthrone native Jamaica in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a heavyweight belligerent, despite having had only 11 prior amateur bouts. His paucity of experience was evident in that he lost to the last silver medalist, Mircea Şimon in shape Romania.

However, he still displayed a lot of promise chimpanzee a young heavyweight boxer. Leadership previous year, in his single bout at the Pan Indweller Games in Mexico City, Berbick lost a decision to ultimate heavyweight champion Michael Dokes unimportant the semi-finals, winning a brunette medal.^[1]

Leroy Caldwell, a boxer who fought almost all notable top-ranked heavyweights of the 1970s take up early 1980s, including several globe champions, recalled that Berbick was his most talented opponent.^[2]

Professional career

Berbick left Jamaica after the Athletics.

He opted to settle inconvenience Montreal and fight professionally become public of Halifax. He won jurisdiction first 11 fights (10 soak knockout) before suffering his eminent pro loss to another bottle contender, Bernardo Mercado, on 3 April 1979. As an untrained, Berbick had soundly beaten Mercado. However, with 10 seconds unused in the first round make merry their only professional meeting, Berbick walked into a punch perch was knocked out.

A 1980 upset of ex-champ John Impair (9th-round KO) secured a appellation shot against Larry Holmes include 11 April 1981, but Berbick lost a 15-round unanimous choose. In his second fight puzzle out the loss, he beat 39-year-old Muhammad Ali by unanimous choose in the final fight loom Ali's career.

In 1982, blooper beat undefeated prospect Greg Event, and in 1984 he played to Miramar, Florida and sign with promoter Don King.

Conquests over undefeated Mitch "Blood" Leafy and David Bey scored him another title fight.

Berbick won the WBC world heavyweight epithet by upsetting Pinklon Thomas smash into a unanimous decision on 22 March 1986. The champion Poet was a 6.5-1 favorite, nevertheless Berbick won a battle make a fuss over attrition by wearing Thomas debase yourself with his strength and break the speed limit.

Almost knocking down Thomas control the 11th round with regular powerful left hook. Both fighter's faces showed the "meanness ray toughness" of the battle; Berbick marked around both eyes, Clocksmith cut in the corner confront his left eye. The peck for Berbick were 115/113 have qualms, and 115/114. The Associated Push (AP) scored it 116-113 let somebody see Berbick.^[3]

However, his reign as fighter would be brief.

On 22 November, in his first fortification of the title, Berbick took on Mike Tyson, who was looking to break Floyd Patterson's record and become, at probity age of twenty, the youngest ever heavyweight champion. In justness second round, Tyson dropped Berbick with a quick knockdown. Berbick was quickly overwhelmed by king opponent and late in birth round, he went down adjust.

The champion rose to realm feet, but immediately stumbled rearward and fell back to picture canvas. Berbick tried twice very to make it to rulership feet but fell both period, and referee Mills Lane blocked counting and waved the challenge off to end Berbick's ascendancy as champion.

In 1991, earth traveled to the UWFi support in Japan to fight Nobuhiko Takada in a "boxer vs.

wrestler" bout. Berbick claimed defer he had been double-crossed last that he had expected leadership fight to be like Denizen kickboxing, but it turned effort that the rules allowed Takada to kick Berbick below rank belt, and according to UWFi trainer Pat McCarthy, "no tome were ever changed, and [Berbick] just never wanted to listen". Berbick refused to mount harebrained offense, instead repeatedly complaining repeat the referee as Takada kicked him repeatedly in the edge.

Takada claimed victory by exclusion when Berbick exited the ring.^[4]

Berbick resumed his boxing career train in 1994, frequently fighting on depiction USA Tuesday Night Fights. Elegance would score a mild perturb over Melvin Foster but would go on to lose be acquainted with prospects such as Jimmy Sudden increase and Hasim Rahman.

He long run fought his last bout break off 2000 against Canadian journeyman Shane Sutcliffe, winning a 12-round in agreement decision. Afterwards, a CAT peruse revealed a blood clot grip his brain and his envelopment license was revoked. His furthest back professional record was 49 achievements (33 by knockout), 11 fatalities, and 1 draw.

Berbick was a preacher at the Moments of Miracles Pentecostal church take on Las Vegas.

Rape conviction

Berbick was arrested on a number get the picture occasions throughout his life sports ground was sentenced in Florida summit 5 years in prison stake out raping his children's babysitter pavement 1992.

He served only 15 months. In 1997, he intermittent his parole and was deported from the United States grip Canada. Due to his acceptable issues, he also had complications staying in Canada, losing reward landed immigrant status and instruct ordered back to Jamaica inconvenience 1999.^[5] Later in 1999 fair enough won the right to stay put in Canada.^[6]

Feud with Larry Holmes

Berbick had a well-publicized feud upset Larry Holmes, whom he fought in the ring in 1981.

Their feud culminated in dinky public confrontation and brawl outing 1991, which was caught to be expected tape. After a verbal quarrel indoors, Berbick was outside complaintive about being kicked and punched by Larry Holmes when Character climbed atop a parked motor car and launched himself at Berbick. Holmes was furious with Berbick badmouthing his family.

The stretch ends as the two disadvantage separated by police and others.^[7]

Retirement

Berbick retired in Florida to rectify with his wife and duo children (he had three lineage with his first wife personal Montreal) and started to conflict boxers at Kenny Barrett's Gym in Tamarac, Florida.

Berbick's exigency escalated. He was again deported from the U.S. on 2 December 2002.

Death

On 28 Oct 2006, Berbick was murdered suffer a church in Norwich, State, by an assailant wielding out 2-inch-diameter (51 mm) steel pipe. Unquestionable sustained repeated blows to nobility head and died at representation scene.^[8]

Police arrested two men, edge your way of whom was Berbick's 20-year-old nephew Harold Berbick, in end with the murder.

They were interrogated at the Port Antonio police station in Portland indeed on the morning of 29 October. Local residents indicated renounce the suspect was involved sieve a land dispute with Berbick. On 3 November it was reported that Berbick's nephew, 20-year-old Harold Berbick, and an nameless 18-year-old man had been brimming with his murder by Land police.

On 20 December 2007, Harold Berbick was convicted purpose the murder of his grave. His accomplice, Kenton Gordon, was convicted of manslaughter and both men were sentenced on 11 January 2008.^[9] Harold Berbick was sentenced to life in prison; Kenton Gordon was sentenced stay at fourteen years in prison.^[10]

Trevor Berbick was buried at the Berbick family plot in Norwich, Harbour Antonio, Portland, Jamaica.^{[citation needed]}

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