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Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson, billed as Judgment Day, was a professional boxing match contested on November 22, 1986 for the WBC heavyweight championship. [ 2 ] Background
Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson – November 22, 1986 at the Las Vegas Hilton – Tyson knocked out Berbick in two rounds to win the WBC title. [15] Tim Witherspoon vs. James "Bonecrusher" Smith – December 12, 1986 at Madison Square Garden – Smith defeated Witherspoon by technical knockout in the first round to win the WBA title. [16]
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.
Here are 10 of the top moments of Tyson's career ahead of his highly anticipated fight against Jake Paul. Skip to main content. Subscriptions ... Brutal knockout of Trevor Berbick, 1986.
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.
Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson; C. Boxing at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games; ... Tim Witherspoon vs. James Smith II; 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, with a post-retirement fight in 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
At 20 years and 4 months old, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick. Tyson's record still stands to this day.