Here, there was no reason for him to quit and there was no time in which I felt like yelling, stop the fight. . Win, lose or draw, I hope he doesnt fight again, Dunphy said between rounds nine and 10. Standing 6-foot-2 and scaling a solid 218 pounds, the Canadian and Commonwealth heavyweight titlist used his broad shoulders to burrow inside and clubbing blows that crushed inferior opponents and wore down the better ones. Ali's final pro bout was a 10-round non-title affair against Canadian contender Trevor Berbick. Drag images here or select from your computer for Trevor Berbick memorial. Fittingly, for Berbick, at least, the HBO card was billed Judgment Day. Without the mobility of a James Tillis or Mitch Green, the only men to have gone the distance with Tyson in 27 starts, Berbick would be more than just the 3/1 underdog looking for the upset: he would be the sporting equivalent of a ritual sacrifice. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Wide-eyed, groggy, and surprised, Berbick took the mandatory-eight from Referee Mills Lane, and when the fight resumed, he braced himself for the worst. Boxing Record Featured Opponents Hasim Rahman Larry Holmes I know its the end. Upon returning to his home country, it didnt take long for Trevor Berbick to find trouble. If Ali gets himself into prime shape, if everything falls into place during the fight and if he stays away from that big left hook he might shock the world one more time.. Berbick (left) stood up to Larry Holmes rocket left jab for 15 rounds. But Ali displayed his trademark courage in surviving that round as well as announcing his permanent exit from the sport as an in-ring participant. With this running start, Holmes vaulted himself over the bonnets of two cars (a Toyota Supra and an Oldsmobile) and sailed through the air like a Wuxia star and dropkicked Berbick to the pavement. There, while Holmes celebrated his kayo win, stood an impassive Trevor Berbick. Still, Berbick was an authentic spoiler, and when he scored upsets over David Bey and undefeated Mitch Blood Green in 1985, he qualified for a shot at undefeated WBC titleholder Pinklon Thomas. Referee Zach Clayton, who counted Foreman out the night Ali regained the title, delivered the final instructions. His record was 50 wins (33 by knockout), 11 losses, and 1 draw. Berbick eventually returned to Florida, where he was finally deported to Jamaica in 2002. So did the promotion, which was beset with numerous financial and organizational problems. On October 28, 2006, after a night out at a bar, Berbick was on his way back home when he was ambushed by two men in the darkness. Father Time has caught up with me, Ali said. Resend Activation Email. Rounds five, six and seven delivered a sobering and punishing message to Ali while allowing Berbick to separate himself on the scorecards and the statistics. The upset win over Tate eventually earned Berbick a shot against Larry Holmes, the only consistent heavyweight of the early 1980s. KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) A nephew of the former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was convicted along with another man of killing Berbick. Nephew charged in Berbick murder | CBC Sports HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) _ Trevor Berbick, the former heavyweight champion who beat Muhammad Ali in the boxing great's final fight, faces deportation and was ordered to return to his native Jamaica. Although Mercado had been stopped in his only fights against recognisable opposition, his clubbing right hand was a legitimate weapon. This was during the Vietnam War and a lot of guys there were going wacko; some guys were waiting to be shipped off to war, others were coming back all busted up, legs gone, nerves shot. He was a strong puncher who moved well and had the potential to be a lasting force in the heavyweight division before the emergence of Tyson. Quite literally. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. As excited as I was (to be there), I felt like I didnt belong because I looked around me and I saw all these writers like Michael Katz, Eddie Schuyler, Dick Young, all these writers who I had grown up reading. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Heavyweight Boxing Champion. His nephew, Harold, and an accomplice were arrested and later convicted of murdering Berbick. In the final 90 seconds Berbick climbed all over Ali and attempted to put him away, but Ali, though imprisoned by age, excess weight and physical deterioration, still had enough savvy and toughness to make it to the final bell. Following a first-round exit from the Olympics, Berbick eventually settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where boxing was an also-ran against not only hockey but curling as well. Photo by The Ring Magazine/ Getty Images. Berbick continued his fighting career but never got a shot at any of the major heavyweight titles again. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Berbick led 279-129 in total connects and pounded out an enormous 236-45 gap in landed power shots. But while a dishevelled Berbick aired his grievances to a gathering crowd, Holmes charged out of the hotel, face contorted in anger, and raced across the parking lot. They were convicted in December, 2007, and sentenced to life in prison. But there was also a dark side to Trevor Berbick. Thanks for signing up! In November, Berbick was charged with aggravated assault after he menaced his ex-financial manager at gunpoint. They didnt anticipate the expenses. Eventually, Berbick spent 15 months in prison. 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In retrospect, all of it was wishful thinking. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The onetime Ali Circus appeared flat emotionally, for they knew Ali had shown woeful energy throughout the 11-week training cycle. Berbick won the WBC world heavyweight title by upsetting Pinklon Thomas in March, 1986. His future as a backwater professional seemed assured until Top Rank Promotions miscast him as a stepping stone for Big John Tate on the undercard of the Roberto Duran-Sugar Ray Leonard I extravaganza in Montreal. Police did not have a motive and there was no word yet on what kind of weapon was used or how many people were involved in Berbick's death. Berbick drove Ali toward the ropes with a series of heavy body shots, then maintained the pressure as Ali desperately tried to fend him off with clinches and the Rope-a-Dope. The crowd tried to spark Ali with Ali, bomaye chants but even the ghosts of Kinshasa couldnt regenerate the Ali of old. Berbick entered the fight as the Canadian and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, as well as the WBA's fourth-ranked heavyweight contender. On November 22, in his first title defense, the fight was stopped in the second round after he was knocked down three times by 20-year-old Mike Tyson. Berbick, beset by legal problems following his retirement from the ring, lost his heavyweight title to Mike Tyson and was the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali. THE RING SHOP (CLICK HERE). A mad scramble ensued before police officers could separate the impromptu combatants. Harold Berbick and an 18-year-old man from the. He lost a unanimous decision but was the first fighter to go the distance with Holmes in a title fight. Ali seemed fine with it and I didnt remember feeling sad for him. Long before George Foreman made his miraculous return in the late 1980s, Trevor Berbick had been billed as The Fighting Preacher. He had even become an ordained minister at the Moments of Miracles Tabernacle in Nevada. Former Canadian heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was found dead Saturday in Kingston, Jamaica, according to police. He later had legal problems, including convictions for sexual assault, grand theft and burglary, that led to his being deported from the United States to his native Jamaica. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Norma "Jean" Sooter. Even though just nearly 15 years after the Trevor Berbick fight, he would go on to declare bankruptcy, this 2-round bout in 1986 generated one of the first biggest paydays of Mike Tyson's pro-boxing career. Im happy Im still pretty. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Trevor Berbick vs. Muhammad Ali - BoxRec Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Name: Trevor Berbick Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birthplace: Port Antonio, Jamaica Died: 2006-10-28 (Age:52) Stance: Orthodox Height: 188cm Reach: 198cm Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Trainers: Sam Solomon, Eddie Futch, Angelo Dundee Trevor Berbick Gallery Contents 1 Career Review 2 Personal Life 3 Legal Troubles & Death Just as he had in the Thrilla in Manila and before the final rounds against Norton (twice) and Shavers, Ali sought out his emergency energy supply, broke the glass and waited for the adrenaline rush to kick in. Nephew Is Convicted in the Death of Trevor Berbick, https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/sports/othersports/22berbick.html. Sonny Liston is another former world heavyweight champion to meet an untimely end. A press conference was conducted at a makeshift pressroom on the second floor of a Holiday Inn undergoing renovation at Paradise Island at 10:30 a.m. the day after the fight. Despite competing in just 11 amateur bouts, he represented Jamaica at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, losing to eventual silver medalist, Mercia Simon. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Carlos Acevedo is the editor of Hannibal Boxing and was the founder of The Cruelest Sport. There Berbick worked at a variety of jobs to make ends meet. Berbicks dominance was such that he occasionally barked at the old champion. His stories A Darkness Made to Order and A Ghost Orbiting Forever both won first place awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America. The assembled media had either followed Ali from the very beginning or jumped on the bus sometime during its 61 stops. At the sound of the bell, Berbick summoned enough energy to stick out his tongue at Tyson, but it was more than just false bravado: it was a sign that Berbick was already disoriented. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. In fact, his loss to Tyson seemed to mark a grim turning point. Thanks to the extraordinary access he had granted them, they not only knew Ali as a legendary athlete but also as a human being who experienced the full range of emotions and shared most of them with them. These grim footnotes are hardly surprising when one considers that Berbick was an entrenched member of The Lost Generation of heavyweights, a motley, miserable, and morose collection of overweight and undermotivated malcontents who would eventually disintegrate in various blowouts of marijuana, cocaine, Colt 45, late-night revels, Twinkies and Whoppers. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. He also said Alis slurring was circumstantial rather than innate. Police have arrested a man and. He also was convicted in 1992 of second-degree grand theft for forging his ex-wife's signature to get a mortgage on a home. Things got worse the next year when Berbick, who was living in Florida, was convicted of raping a family babysitter and sentenced to four years in prison. Trevor Berbick - Professional Boxing Record Professional Boxing Record Read more about this topic: Trevor Berbick Famous quotes containing the words professional, boxing and/or record: " In European thought in general, as contrasted with American, vigor, life and originality have a kind of easy, professional utterance. Thats the story everyone knows. He was brutalized in that fight and he wouldnt quit. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Everybody knew that this was really it, he continued. In retrospect, all of us had done our mourning after the Holmes fight. The REAL " Trevor Berbick" Story- His Life,Career,Conviction and Murder 20-Year-Old Nephew of Trevor Berbick Charged with Killing Him Following the Ali bout, Berbick went on to win 10 of his next 12 fights, earning him a shot at Pinklon Thomas WBC heavyweight title in March 1986. After serving 15 months in prison, Berbick was deported from the United States. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The fights opening seconds yielded an encouraging sign for Ali fans because in walking out of the corner, firing three soft jabs and landing with an overhand right, he already showed more life than he had in most of the Holmes bout. He was doing so much better than he did against Larry Holmes. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Berbick fought from 1976 to . GREAT NEWS! As Berbick pounded away, Ali dug into that bag of tricks by widening his eyes and opening his mouth in mock duress. They beat Berbick with a crowbar and a pipe, leaving him mortally wounded on a dirt path. With seven WBC title defenses since 1978, Holmes was an established champion coming off the first marquee win of his title reign: a pitiful butchering of the feeble Muhammad Ali. Berbick served a combined 15 months for both convictions and was ordered deported back to Jamaica. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. A brain clot forced him to retire from boxing in 2000 (he finished his career with a 50-11-1 record with 33 knockouts) and he returned to Florida to begin training young boxers. But what most people might not know is that just two weeks later, Trevor Berbick was convicted of rape as well. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. In January 2003, The Guardian reported that he was on the run from police in his hometown of Port Antonio, accused of stealing a TV and stereo equipment. Muhammad Ali's last stand and the sad, sorry tale of Trevor Berbick's Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Berbick was there first and he was speaking and nobody wanted to hear what he had to say. Larry Holmes' infamous street fight with Trevor Berbick Even when Holmes, from the dais, insulted him, Berbick remained motionless. Part 5: https://youtu.be/eFE4kjKdG5sPart 1: https://youtu.be/0fXoOz9MIRo-----In this clip, Larry Holmes opens about beating Trevor Berbick, who Larry expl. In February 1992, Mike Tyson was convicted on rape charges and spent three years in prison. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Search above to list available cemeteries. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. As if to underscore just how far Holmes had drifted from his days as a headliner in glitzy hot spots such as New York and Las Vegas, the low-rent press conference after the fight degenerated into one of the trashiest boxing highlights of the last 30 years. How dare he try to play with Alis mind? Two fights later, he became the last man to ever fight three-time heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, winning a 10-round unanimous decision. But I learned a little martial arts from the Special Forces and handled him pretty well. Berbick vaulted to world prominence with a stunning ninth-round KO of former WBA titlist John Tate on the Roberto Duran-Sugar Ray Leonard I Brawl in Montreal card in June 1980, and since then he had gone 4-1 with four early-round knockouts, the most recent of which was a two-rounder against Conroy Nelson in July. The victory made Tyson, 20,the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-Current, Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-2019, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Larry Holmes on Trevor Berbick Murdered by Nephew: God Don't - YouTube Ali went through hell in his final professional round as Berbick, showing no mercy, threw 100 punches in round ten (86 of which were power punches), the most by an Ali opponent among fights counted. But in the fall of 1981 rumors of yet another Ali comeback began to stir. The fight was competitive enough where I was hoping he was going to do it, he said in a July 2017 phone interview. The shadow of Ali, 9 of 60 overall and 3 of 22 power, paled in comparison. Thanks to the gold medalists savant-like skills in terms of self-marketing he revived his sport in a way few others had and the results spoke for themselves. or redistributed. While he couldnt duplicate his success in round one, Ali still fought with conviction but it was evident to all that conviction alone wasnt going to be enough. Muhammad Ali-Trevor Berbick: The Greatest takes his final - The Ring You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 0 cemeteries found in Norwich, Portland, Jamaica. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Ex-heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick fell to Mike Tyson 25 years ago Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? That was, to me, the official ending of it all. There is a problem with your email/password. One time 50 ships were in the harbour and a lot of the guys were all there for liberty. The crowd that had sat through Alis mid-rounds crisis suddenly perked up as their hero tried to turn back the clock. At 5:40 p.m., just hours before stepping into the ring, Berbick got his money thanks to SelecTV, the pay-cable channel airing the card. Berbick, who claimed that the incident was consensual, was sentenced to five years in prison but served just 15 months. He also fought for Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Berbick (left) stood up to Larry Holmes rocket left jab for 15 rounds. He briefly held the World Boxing Council heavyweight title before losing it to Mike Tyson in 1986. In December 1991, Berbick was charged with grand theft and mortgage fraud, just a few days before he lost a farcical boxer-wrestler match to Nobuhiko Takada in Japan. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. God raised me up for a purpose! His problems with the law continued and he was again deported in 2002. This was like putting the period at the end of the sentence. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Theyd drink and let off steam, and theyd fight anybody in the streets. Photo by Focus on Sport/ Getty Images. Trevor Berbick was the last fighter to face Muhammad Ali in the ring. The overriding theme of it, being a young kid, was, this is something Im never going to forget, this is something I probably dont deserve to be at, and this is the end of the greatest athlete in the history of the world. . For his part, Berbick out-landed Ali 22-16 overall and landed 19 of his 38 power shots (50%) to Alis 5 of 13 (39%). Ali, on the other hand, required more time than the sport of boxing could grant him. The following is an excerpt from Muhammad Ali: By the Numbers co-written by CompuBox founder and president Bob Canobbio and punch-counter/historian Lee Groves. He eventually moved back to the U.S., but was deported a second time. (2) While the exotic locale stacked up well with other Ali fight sites, everything else connected with the venture was anything but paradise. In spanning the Ali and Tyson eras, Berbick beat such fighters as Iran Barkley, Greg Page and John Tate. The first was the only instance in which Ali out-landed Berbick, and the effort required to keep the rugged Jamaican at bay had already cut into his gas tank more than it should have. Despite all of his troubles, Trevor Berbick was seen as a legendary hero in Jamaica. Jurors deliberated for just two hours before finding the former champion guilty of raping a 26-year-old woman that worked as a babysitter for the Berbick family. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. If ever a fighter personified the concept of a world champion, it was Muhammad Ali. Obituaries Funeral Homes Newspapers Send Flowers News & Advice Memorials. It wasnt as horribly sad as you think it would be. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Harold Berbick would be convicted of the murder and given a life sentence while Gordon was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Const. Lambert had known Trevor Berbick from the day he was born. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Trevor Berbick (1 August 1954 - 28 October 2006) was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. And dont forget: I was coming to the Bahamas off Leonard-Hearns. (7). After trying to get up from the second knockdown he fell another two times. A borrowed cowbell was used to start and end each round. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Trevor Berbick (16356139)? As he sat ringside, he was optimistic that Ali still had enough in reserve to wring out another victory. There was a brief pause after Tyson connected and then Berbick plummeted, seemingly in slow motion, and crashed onto his back. Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican professional boxer. Five months later, Berbick was convicted of sexual battery in the case involving his babysitter. All rights reserved. Ali wasnt punching and Berbick was taunting him. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Trevor Berbick was an extremely talented fighter with a lot of natural ability. Only two pairs of gloves were available for the five-fight undercard, forcing each corner to unlace the gloves after each bout so that the next pair of fighters could use them. His blood tests indicate he has the vessels of a young man.. His future, like that of so many of his contemporaries, would include drugs, prison, privation, early death. He told me to come on down and join them boxing. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. In his very first title defense exactly eight months later, he was viciously knocked out in the second round by 20-year-old Mike Tyson, who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. Finally, and most disturbingly, Berbick was accused of raping his babysitter in Miami. Tyson bombarded Berbick throughout the round, and with only a handful of seconds left, he landed a right hand that sent Berbick lurching. After that, I figured I had a shot at being a pretty good fighter., From Guantanamo Bay, Berbick returned to Port Antonio, and, after one walkover after another, he eventually wound up representing Jamaica in the Montreal Olympics without having thrown a single punch. He has been writing for Boxing News since 2015. Anyone can read what you share. He turned pro that fall and went on to win 18 of his first 20 professional fights (one loss, one draw), earning him a shot at Larry Holmes heavyweight crown in April 1981. The Brutal Murder of Former Heavyweight Champion Trevor Berbick With barely a dozen fights as an amateur, Berbick turned pro on September 27, 1976, scoring a TKO in Shediac, New Brunswick, known as The Lobster Capital of the World..