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Vinny Paz (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza, December 16, 1962), formerly Vinny Pazienza, is an American former professional boxer who held world titles at lightweight and light middleweight. The 2016 film Bleed for This is based on his comeback from a spinal injury.
Bleed for This is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza.The film stars Miles Teller as Pazienza, with Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds, and Ted Levine in supporting roles.
Durán and Pazienza had first fought just over six months prior at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in a pay-per-view bout broadcast by HBO.Though Durán got off to a good start and scored the fight's lone knockdown, Pazienza took control during the fight's later rounds and was awarded a lopsided unanimous decision that proved to be somewhat controversial as the fight appeared closer than what the ...
In this Aug. 23, 1996 file photo, boxer Vinny Pazienza, of Providence, R.I., is lifted up after winning a 12 round WBU super middleweight title bout against Dana Rosenblatt in Atlantic City, N.J ...
The Rhode Island native who was born Vincenzo Pazienza went on to score two wins over Roberto Duran and win multiple super middleweight titles while fighting until 2004. Nunn won titles at middleweight and super middleweight and compiled a 58-4 record with 38 KOs from 1984-2002.
If Vinny Pazienza wants to fight for a title at 160 pounds he has to beat me first. If he can't beat me, he doesn't deserve to fight for a title." [ 2 ] Finally, after months of negotiations and Pazienza replacing Duva as his manager with Bill Cayton , the two fighters came to an agreement in March 1994 to face one another in June that same ...
The 28-year-old actor bulked up to take on the role of real-life World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza in Bleed for This. After an almost fatal car accident, it was uncertain if Pazienza would ever ...
Vinny Paz, who overcame a broken neck sustained in a car crash to resume his career, and two-division champion Michael Nunn were the other fighters elected from the men's modern category.