BOXER

Trevor Berbick

1954 - 2006

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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. As an amateur, Berbick won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Trevor Berbick is the 39th most popular boxer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Trevor Berbick ranks 39 out of 496. Before him are Jimmy Ellis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, Manny Pacquiao, and Jack Johnson. After him are Roy Jones Jr., Max Baer, Oscar Bonavena, Henry Armstrong, José Torres, and Oleksandr Usyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Trevor Berbick ranks 164. Before him are Karin Fossum, Margaux Hemingway, Lesley-Anne Down, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, and Gerd Faltings. After him are Simonetta Stefanelli, Ecaterina Oancia, Jeff Porcaro, Giancarlo Antognoni, Lee Chang-dong, and Anna Galiena. Among people deceased in 2006, Trevor Berbick ranks 142. Before him are Richard Kuklinski, Gérard Oury, Gennadiy Aygi, Jack Williamson, George Koval, and Rocío Dúrcal. After him are Carl Brashear, Wilson Pickett, Allan Kaprow, Shin Sang-ok, Maynard Ferguson, and Richard Bright.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Trevor Berbick ranks 16 out of 189. Before him are Jimmy Cliff (1948), Marcus Garvey (1887), Violet Brown (1900), Stuart Hall (1932), Liz Mitchell (1952), and Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936). After him are Madge Sinclair (1938), Millie Small (1947), George Rhoden (1926), Jacob Miller (1952), George Kerr (1937), and Cedella Booker (1926).

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Among BOXERS In Jamaica

Among boxers born in Jamaica, Trevor Berbick ranks 1. After him are Mike McCallum (1956), and Cheavon Clarke (1990).

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