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Trevor Berbick (1 August 1954 – 28 October 2006) was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 1986 by defeating Pinklon Thomas, then lost it in his first defense in the same year to Mike Tyson. Berbick was the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali, defeating him in 1981 by unanimous decision.
Pinklon Thomas (born February 10, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1993. ... Trevor Berbick: UD 12 Mar 22, 1986
The idea of the series originated in October 1985, when Don King visited HBO Sports president Seth Abraham to propose a WBC title fight between Pinklon Thomas and Trevor Berbick. [4] Abraham had little interest in the fight, but, inspired by the World Series that was being televised at the time, he suggested making the fight the first in a ...
In the first leg of the tournament, Trevor Berbick met then-WBC champion Pinklon Thomas for the WBC portion of the heavyweight title. In a closely contested fight, Berbick was able to narrowly earn the victory by unanimous decision to capture his first major heavyweight title.
Brutal knockout of Trevor Berbick, 1986. One of the greatest instances highlighting Tyson's power. He used a three-punch combination that staggered Berbick. It's one of those moments that caused ...
Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson; C. Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto González; ... Mike Tyson vs. James Smith; Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas; Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker
Defending champ Trevor Berbick (on the mat) tries to collect himself after being sent to the mat for the second and final time by Mike Tyson in the second round at Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 1986.
To this point in the tournament, which began when Trevor Berbick defeated Thomas to win the WBC title in March of 1986, [4] Tyson had already won two of the three available titles, knocking out Berbick in Berbick’s first title defense later in 1986 and then defeating James "Bonecrusher" Smith by unanimous decision earlier in 1987 to win the ...