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Trevor Berbick

BORN   August 1 1952; Port Anthony, Jamaica, West Indies (Some sources report August 1 1954)
DIED October 27 2006; near Kingston, Jamaica
HEIGHT.. 6-2
WEIGHT 196-256 lbs
MANAGERS Donald Kerr
TRAINERS Eddie Futch, Sam Soloman

Berbick was a big, strong heavyweight who was somewhat ponderous but carried a powerful punch; He had an up-down career and upset some good men but lost in a few surprises too; During his career, he won the WBC Heavyweight Championhip of the World, the Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth, the Heavyweight Championship of Canada and the USBA Heavyweight Championship

Trevor defeated such men as Muhammad Ali, Greg Page, John Tate, Pinklon Thomas, Gordon Racette, Iran Barkley, Conroy Nelson, Ken Lakusta, Mark Lee, David Bey, Mitchell "Blood" Green, Andros Ernie Barr, Jeff Sims, Bobby Crabtree, Melvin Foster and Shane Sutcliffe

*** AMATEUR BOUTS (8-3) ***

1975
          -Berbick competed in the Pan American Games

1976
       Mircea Simon               Montreal, Que, Can                  W   
          -This bout was part of the Olympic Heavyweight Competition


***** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS *****

1976
Sep 27 Wayne Martin               Shediac, NB, Can                   TK  5
          -Some sources report 11/20/76
Nov 23 Bobby Halpern              Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  3
          -Some sources report 12/07/76;
           Some sources report "TK 2"

1977
Jan  9 Ace Lucas                  New Glasgow, NS, Can               KO  2
          -Some sources report 1/08/77
Jan 25 Joe Maye                   Halifax, NS, Can                   KO  7
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Aug 18 William Moore              Halifax, NS, Can                   KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Sep  8 Eddie Owens                Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  5
Dec  8 Eugene Green               Halifax, NS, Can                    W 10

1978
Jun 28 Horst Geisler              Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of Canada Elimination Bout
Aug  1 Tony Moore                 Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  6
          -Some sources report "TK 5"
Sep 12 Greg Johnson               Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  4
Oct  8 Greg Sorrentino            Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  7

1979
Apr  3 Bernardo Mercado           Halifax, NS, Can                   LK  1
May 26 Earl McLeay                Glace Bay, NS, Can                 TK  7
          -Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Jun 14 LeRoy Caldwell             Winnipeg, Man, Can                  D 10
Dec 11 Ngozika Ekwelum            Halifax, NS, Can                   TK  5
          -Some sources report 12/10/79;
           Some sources report "TK 4"

1980
Mar 11 Johnny Warr                Halifax, NS, Can                    W 10
Jun 20 John Tate                  Montreal, Que, Can                 KO  9
Aug 27 Ron Rousselle              Edmonton, Ont, Can                 KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Nov 12 Chuck Findlay              Halifax, NS, Can                   KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of Canada;
           Some sources report 11/11/80

1981
Jan 31 Chuck Gardner              Kingston, Jam, BWI                 TK  4
          -Some sources report "TK 3"
Apr 11 Larry Holmes               Las Vegas, Nv                       L 15
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul 21 Conroy Nelson              Halifax, NS, Can                   KO  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
           Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Dec 11 Muhammad Ali               Nassau, Bahamas, WI                 W 10

1982
Mar 5 Gordon Racette              Nanaimo, BC, Can                   TK 11
          -Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
           Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Jun 11 Greg Page                  Las Vegas, Nv                       W 10
Oct  2 Renaldo Snipes             Atlantic City, NJ                   L 10

1983
May 28 S.T. Gordon                Las Vegas, Nv                       L 10
Sep  9 Ken Lakusta                Edmonton, Ont, Can                 KO 10
          -Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
           Heavyweight Championship of Canada;
           Some sources report 9/10/83

1984
Feb 19 Mike Cohen                 Tampa, Fl                          KO  4
          -Some sources report "Atlantic City, NJ"
Mar 13 Mark Lee                   London, Eng                         W 10
Sep  1 Andros Ernie Barr          Nassau, Bahamas, WI                TK  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
           Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Nov 28 Walter Santemore           Atlantic, City, NJ                  W 10

1985
Jun 15 David Bey                  Las Vegas, Nv                      TK 11
          -USBA Heavyweight Championship
Aug 10 Mitchell "Blood" Green     Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -USBA Heavyweight Championship

1986
Jan 17 Mike Perkins               Atlanta, Ga                        TK 10
Mar 22 Pinklon Thomas             Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 22 Mike Tyson                 Las Vegas, Nv                      LT  2
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World

1987
Jul 31 Art Terry                  North Fort Myers, Fl               TK  5
Oct 29 James Lorenzo Boyd         Sunrise, Fl                        TK  3
          -Some sources report "Miami, Fl"
Nov 24 Robert Evans               Halifax, NS, Can                    W 10
          -Some sources report 11/27/87

1988
Jun 27 Carl "Truth" Williams      Atlantic City, NJ                   L 12
          -IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World Elimination Bout;
           USBA Heavyweight Championship
Sep 20 O.T. Davis                 Oklahoma City, Ok                  KO  3

1889
Feb 25 James "Buster" Douglas     Las Vegas, Nv                       L 10

1990
Jul 18 Jeff Sims                  Toronto, Ont, Can                  TK  5
          -Some sources report "TK 6"
Dec 14 Bobby Crabtree             Hollywood, Ca                      KO  5

1991
Aug  2 Garing Lane                Cannes, Fr                          W  8
          -Some sources report 2/08/91

1992-1993
          -Berbick was in prison for rape

1994
Mar 12 Dan Wofford                Spartanburg, SC                     W  8
Jul 30 Paul Phillips              Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  4
Aug 10 Marcellus Brown            New Orleans, La                    KO  2
Sep 13 Melvin Foster              Westbury, NY                        W 10

1995
Mar  7 Jimmy Thunder              Prior Lake, Mn                      L 12
          -WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship;
           Some sources report 3/14/95;
           Some sources report "Shakopee, Mn";
           Some sources report "Mounds View, Mn"
Aug 25 Bruce Johnson              Columbus, Oh                       TK  3

1996
Apr 26 Kenny Smith                New York, NY                       TK  4
          -Some sources report "Westbury, Ct"
May 23 Chris Byrd                 Auburn Hills, Mi                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Sep 18 Louis Monaco               Westbury, NY                        W 10
Oct 15 Hasim Rahman               Atlantic City, NJ                   L 10

1997
Sep 15 Lyle McDowell              Edmonton, Alb, Can                  L 12
          -IBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

1998
Aug 6 Ben Perlini                 Slave Lake, Alb, Can                W 10
         -Some sources report "Edmonton, Ont, Can"

1999
Feb  5 Shane Sutcliffe            Montreal, Que, Can                 TK 12
          -Heavyweight Championship of Canada
Jun 29 Iran Barkley               Montreal, Que, Can                  W  8
Aug 12 Tony LaRosa                Slave Lake, Alb, Can                L  8

2000
May 26 Shane Sutcliffe            Vancouver, BC, Can                  W 12
          -Heavyweight Championship of Canada

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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