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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.
After eight consecutive knockouts, Holmes was forced to go the distance when he successfully defended his title against future WBC Heavyweight Champion Trevor Berbick on April 11, 1981. In his next fight, two months later, Holmes knocked out former Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks in three rounds.
Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson; ... Fight of the Century; George Foreman vs. Ken Norton; ... Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali;
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 ...
Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick, billed as "Drama in Bahama", was a ten-round professional boxing match that took place in Nassau, Bahamas on 11 December 1981. [ 1 ] The fight went the distance with Berbick winning through a unanimous decision on points.
Ali made $250,000 and Holmes $100,000 in forfeit money. [7] After the cancellation, Holmes signed to fight Scott LeDoux, whom he stopped in seven rounds on July 7. On July 17, 1980, Ali and Holmes signed to fight on October 2 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Promoter Don King said Ali would be paid $8 million and Holmes $6 million. [8]
In 1981, he participated in his first high-profile fight, knocking out future world cruiserweight champion Alfonzo Ratliff, after which he was signed by Don King. Witherspoon was a sparring partner of Ali as he was training to fight Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. Ali also gave Witherspoon his complimentary ring alias of "Terrible" Tim ...
On February 20, 2004, Jones relinquished his heavyweight title to resume boxing as a light heavyweight, at which point Ruiz was elevated to full championship recognition. On April 30, 2005, Ruiz was defeated by James Toney in a championship defense, but post-fight drug testing determined Toney had taken Nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. The bout ...