He was murdered by an assailant wielding a hatchet or machete who inflicted a fatal wound to Berbick's head. Berbick fought from 1976 to 2000, finishing with a record of 50-11 with a draw and 33 knockouts. 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. To put it in perspective, Im 24 years old, Farhood said during a June 2017 phone interview. Alis activity and the overwhelming sentiment may have won his second round as he threw 68 punches to Berbicks 51, but more objective eyes saw Berbicks more frequent (22 to 15) and heavier connects. Berbick was convicted in 1991 of misdemeanour assault for attacking his former business manager, who testified in court that the fighter held a gun to her head and accused her of stealing money from him. Failed to delete memorial. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Also, 65% of his landed punches versus Berbick were jabs, with the CompuBox average being 28%. Even hard-bitten veterans Bob Waters, Dick Young, Dave Anderson and Ed Schuyler were moved by the occasion. Police have arrested a man and were interrogating him at the Port Antonio police station in Portland, Const. A crowd of more than 10,000 horrified fans gathered at the Halifax Metro Centre on April 3, 1979, to see Berbick plunge to the canvas, unconscious, after absorbing a booming overhand to the jaw in the first round. Thanks for signing up! He threw 100 punches and landed 45, including 36 of 86 power shots. Former Canadian heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was found dead Saturday in Kingston, Jamaica, according to police. Trevor Berbick, boxer: born Port Antonio, Jamaica 1 August 1954; twice married (six children); died Norwich, Jamaica 28 October 2006. Their money ran out before the details could be taken care of. (6), Despite the chaos, the event was blessed by a comfortable moonlit night and, thanks to ticket prices being slashed from $50 to $5, a decent turnout of 8,000. Theres absolutely no evidence that Muhammad has sustained any injury to any vital organ brain, liver, kidneys, heart, lungs nervous system, or muscle or bone systems, Dr. Demopoulos said in William Nacks Sports Illustrated story. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 471 E. Santa Clara Street. Chop wounds to the head gave police a clear indication that this was a homicide and his 20-year-old nephew, Harold Berbick, and 18-year-old Kenton Gordon were picked up the next day. Berbick wins by unanimous decision. Try again later. TREVOR BERBICK, who reigned briefly as the WBC heavyweight champion in 1986, left behind one of the strangest legacies in boxing history: for being the last man Muhammad Ali faced in the ring,. Eight months later,he took on challenger Mike Tyson in Las Vegas. Instead, they got an old Ali. Tel: 408-998-2226. He has been writing for Boxing News since 2015. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican professional boxer. His first instinct was to scramble to his feet, but his equilibrium was haywire, and he staggered across the ring, tumbling into the ropes, where an errant forearm knocked a ringside photographer out of position. Norma "Jean" Sooter. His record was 50 wins (33 by knockout), 11 losses, and 1 draw. But in the fall of 1981 rumors of yet another Ali comeback began to stir. It was here that Ali, who arrived 30 minutes late, finally admitted the obvious his boxing career had come to an end. The same fears had been expressed when giants like John L. Sullivan, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano had left the scene and each time boxing produced a new focal point. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. I pray he never fights again, added referee Davey Pearl, who, along with Randy Shields, served as Dunphys color commentator. Berbick's career was marred by personal problems, although he will probably be remembered as the last man to fight, and beat, beat Muhammad Ali. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. He briefly held the World Boxing Council heavyweight title before losing it to Mike Tyson in 1986. He eventually moved back to the U.S., but was deported a second time. The crowd that had sat through Alis mid-rounds crisis suddenly perked up as their hero tried to turn back the clock. Try again. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. 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. . 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 the second, a wobbly Berbick shuddered every time Tyson connected, until, finally, barely 20 seconds into the round, a barrage of punches floored him. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Here, there was no reason for him to quit and there was no time in which I felt like yelling, stop the fight. . From Florida, Berbick was deported to Jamaica, where he moved in with his mother and began menacing his neighbourhood. 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. After beating Ali in 1981 in a unanimous decision in the Bahamas, Berbick went on to win the WBC heavyweight title four years later in a decision over Pinklon Thomas. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. He was brutalized in that fight and he wouldnt quit. 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. It was not that sad a time for boxing fans it was sad in one sense because it was the end of Ali but it wasnt that sad in terms of will the sport flourish? The sport was flourishing at that exact point.. Careening around a ring that seemed more like the playfield of a pinball machine designed by Playmatic or Bally Midway Night Rider, say, or Moon Flight seemed to shatter his already frail psyche. But then he got tired and he just couldnt (keep going). In his loss to Tyson in Las Vegas, Berbick was knocked down twice in the second round. 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. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. As one of the few heavyweights not given to waddling around the ring, Thomas had a chance to improve the lowly reputation of his division. Among his losses were those to Buster Douglas, Renaldo Snipes and Larry Holmes. Such would also be the case with Ali, and just as it had been with the others, the fears of boxings impending extinction proved unfounded. He said he wouldnt step it up on Ali like Holmes did., Holmes punished Ali heavily in October 1980. The . There was a problem getting your location. When it was over, a police escort lead Berbick back to his home in Miami, and Holmes went on to perform with his R&B band, Marmalade, that night. His swan song was a pathetic sideshow that featured a fugitive (James Cornelius) dabbling as a promoter, a rickety baseball field with limited amenities used as an arena, a cowbell to toll the rounds, and two pairs of gloves shared by all the fighters on the card. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Let the New Era begin. They spoke for themselves, they fought for themselves and the fans who paid to see them, and they fought for the sport that gave them a chance to build new lives. Weve updated the security on the site. During his trial, Harold Berbick claimed that his uncle had physically abused his mother and that Berbick had also threatened him. That fight was like watching a mugging. Berbick was arrested several times and served 15 months for sexually assaulting the family babysitter in 1992. The fight was shown on closed circuit television and was available to about three million homes in the United States . The proof of Alis continued relevance lies in the fact that his grandson, middleweight Nico Ali Walsh, will compete inside Madison Square Garden on this special day. Police have arrested a man and. A thudding left hook landed on the forehead and produced a delayed effect that would eventually give way to one of the most frightening examples of what a precise blow from a professional boxer can do to the nervous system. Despite competing in just 11 amateur bouts, he represented Jamaica at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, losing to eventual silver medalist, Mercia Simon. Nearly a minute into round four, Berbick showed what 27 could do and Ali showed what 39 wouldnt allow him to do. Quite literally. His 20 year old nephew Harold Berbick and Kenton Gordon, an 18 year old friend of Harold's were charged with the crime. Though no longer able to contribute, Ali surely must have surveyed the scene, took it all in and exhaled in satisfaction. How sad is that: Somebody playing with Alis mind. Photo by The Ring/ Getty Images. Often in trouble with the law, he once spent 15 months in prison for rape. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Ali had carried boxing in America, almost-singlehandedly, in the 1970s but the early 1980s was a great time. There, while Holmes celebrated his kayo win, stood an impassive Trevor Berbick. Berbick won the WBC world heavyweight title by upsetting Pinklon Thomas in March, 1986. His blood tests indicate he has the vessels of a young man.. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. If you couldnt beat Trevor Berbick there was really no point in going on. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Trevor Berbick (16356139)? 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. Sonny Liston is another former world heavyweight champion to meet an untimely end. Im not crazy. That lead to Nadine initiating divorce proceedings. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. His stories A Darkness Made to Order and A Ghost Orbiting Forever both won first place awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. In December, he was arrested in an alleged plot to commit mortgage fraud. Six months later, on April 7, 1991, Berbick took part in a fracas with Larry Holmes that epitomised his now-disordered life. Alonzo Butler submitted the kindest card at 97-94 while colleagues Jay Edson and Clyde Gray delivered harsher news by seeing Berbick the 99-94 winner. We all lose sometimes. His nephew, Harold, and an accomplice were arrested and later convicted of murdering Berbick. 0 cemeteries found in Norwich, Portland, Jamaica. Berbick, a 27-year-old Jamaican fighting out of Canada, was rated fourth by the WBA and sported a 19-2-1 record that included 17 knockouts. Im here, God!, Trevor Berbick was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, in either 1952 or 1954, and spent five years in Guantanamo Bay as immigrant labour. Portrait. For $2.1m, Berbick signed a contract that put the entire blood sport concept of risk-and-reward in stark context: he agreed to defend his WBC title against the rampaging terror, Mike Tyson. THE RING SHOP (CLICK HERE). In February 1992, Mike Tyson was convicted on rape charges and spent three years in prison. Berbick, whose contempt was now replaced by compassion, yelled at Clayton to stop the fight but the onetime Harlem Globetrotter held firm and allowed the battering to continue. Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams! Berbick lost a title fight to Larry Holmes by unanimous decision in 1981. There are claims he fell foul of the Mafia. You are welcome to call us any time of the day, any day of the week, for immediate assistance. (1) Not With a Bang, But a Whisper, by William Nack, Sports Illustrated, December 21, 1981, (2) Berbick Defeats Ali on Decision, by George Vescey, New York Times, December 12, 1981, (3) Ali Wants Weaver Title Bout, Associated Press, published in the Wilmington Morning Star, December 9, 1981, p. 1D, (4) Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, by Thomas Hauser, Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 1991, p. 429, (5) Berbick Defeats Ali on Decision, by George Vescey, New York Times, December 12, 1981, (7) Berbick Pounds Out Decision Over Ali, by Michael Farber, Montreal Gazette, December 11, 1981, p. 15, (8) Not With a Bang, But a Whisper, by William Nack, Sports Illustrated, December 21, 1981, (9) Ali Wants Weaver Title Bout, Associated Press, published in the Wilmington Morning Star, December 9, 1981, p. 1D, (10) Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, by Thomas Hauser, Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 1991, p. 430, (11) The Curtain Closes on a Great Act: Alis Traumas in the Bahamas, by Dave Anderson, THE RING, February 1982, p. 37, GET THE LATEST ISSUE AT Unfortunately, thats not his only connection to Iron Mike. Trevor Berbick (1 August 1954 - 28 October 2006) was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. With Mills Lane tolling the count, Berbick again tried to rise, and again his legs mutinied beneath him, sending him dive-bombing to the canvas with a thud. Try again later. Now, as the nearly 40-year-old Ali announced his departure from The Sweet Science, it was evident he had set the stage for another Golden Era whose star power wasnt isolated to only the heavyweights. - YouTube 0:00 / 14:23 #trevorberbick #boxer #jamaican The REAL " Trevor Berbick" Story- His. Alis reflexes are gone, Dunphy declared as round two began its final minute. Heavyweight hope Jared Anderson does not want to be famous but realises that is a necessity if hes to realise his dreams for both himself and his brother, Kevin Lerena explains to Thomas Gerbasi how a call from Frank Warren convinced him to pack his bags, Dillian Whyte is coming off the most convincing defeat of his career and tragedy in his personal life. However, his first defense of that title would come against the 20-year-old undefeated sensation Mike Tyson, who was 27-0 with 25 of his victories coming by way of knockout. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. A system error has occurred. Boxing Record Featured Opponents Hasim Rahman Larry Holmes He tried convincing U.S. commissions that Ali was still fit to fight, but none gave their consent. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). The press conference was actually on my floor where I was staying. Berbick, who claimed that the incident was consensual, was sentenced to five years in prison but served just 15 months. Sheldon Francis said. Now operating under the umbrella of Sports Internationale Ltd., Cornelius put together a fight between Ali and onetime title challenger Trevor Berbick that was to be staged December 11, 1981 on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. 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. Berbick eventually returned to Florida, where he was finally deported to Jamaica in 2002. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Lambert had known Trevor Berbick from the day he was born. He told me to come on down and join them boxing. 387 Trevor Berbick Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 387 Trevor Berbick Premium High Res Photos Browse 387 trevor berbick stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. More in News . The bludgeoning Ali received from Holmes should have resulted in the end of his career, and when he surrendered his boxing license to the Nevada State Athletic Commission in late December and promised not to pursue reinstatement it certainly looked as if that was the case. However, Berbick fled to Montreal before his impending removal. Two minutes into the round, Tyson opened up with a combination as Berbick tried to crowd him in centre ring. Trevor Berbick with his lawyer Heron Dale in 2003 Trevor Berbick with his lawyer Heron Dale in 2003 He is a member of the BWAA and the International Boxing Research Organization. Ali seemed fine with it and I didnt remember feeling sad for him. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Berbick, 52, won the WBC crown in 1986 by beating Pinklon Thomas before losing it to Mike Tyson eight months later. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Lambert had known Trevor Berbick from the day he was born. Trevor Berbick, who made his reputation by beating the legendary Muhammad Ali in a 10-round unanimous decision in 1981, was found dead the morning of Oct. 28 in a church courtyard next to his . After his release, Berbick returned to the ring in the mid-1990s and only a failed CAT Scan in 2000 kept Berbick from continuing his farcical career into his fifties. 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Father Time has caught up with me, Ali said. 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. This browser does not support getting your location. Try again later. Maybe Ali was right about blaming the weight loss and the prescription drugs concealing his true ability in the Holmes fight. Ali absorbed 43% of Berbicks total punches and 45% of his power shots while landing just 24% and 26% respectively. But that wasnt Berbicks only crime that year. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Finally, and most disturbingly, Berbick was accused of raping his babysitter in Miami. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Argentine middleweight legend Carlos Monzon was sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing his wife by throwing her out of a window and died in a car crash while out on parole. (4), The main event almost didnt happen because Berbick had received only $100,000 of his $350,000 guarantee and said he wouldnt fight until he was paid the full amount. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Berbick attempted to get up twice, but stumbled to the canvas both times. But while Hunsaker couldnt touch the whippet-quick teen-age gold medalist, Berbick feasted on the geriatric shell that remained. 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. Former world lightheavyweight champ Freddie Mills died of gunshot wounds to the head in 1965. The Ali Era was over. Tyson bombarded Berbick throughout the round, and with only a handful of seconds left, he landed a right hand that sent Berbick lurching. Trevor Berbick was an extremely talented fighter with a lot of natural ability. He then headed west to British Columbia to attempt a boxing comeback, despite thewarrant for his arrest in Florida. A borrowed cowbell was used to start and end each round. Trying to intimidate Tyson, 20 years old and permanently in search of bad intentions the same way a Buddhist pursues nirvana, was bound to backfire. The Berbick fight was Alis first loss in 16 appearances outside the United States. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Trevor Berbick I found on Findagrave.com. GREAT NEWS! Try again later. Contact Us. It wasnt to be. Tyson took control of the fight from the start and levelled Berbick in the second with a vicious right hand,knocking the champion down. Read more on Wikipedia. In the ninth round, a right hand sent Tate wobbling across the ring, and Berbick, in hot pursuit, clubbed him repeatedly until Tate was out cold on the canvas. His body was found at the weekend in a pool of blood near his Port Antonio home. 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.