In pro boxing, Jamaican fighter with Canadian citizenship Berbick Trevor found the most fruitful period for the stars. His track record of eminent rivals includes two legendary names at once - Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
Gifted Jamaican Trevor Berbick
Berbick Trevor himself remained in the history of boxing as a talented, but still an ordinary fighter against the backdrop of great athletes. It is unlikely that any of the analysts in this sport will want to equate him with the great and best. Yes, he was a gifted hard worker with a warm heart, but it would be unfair to give him a place at the very top.
Already in his youth, the guy discovered in himself the makings of a fighter, by origin the future world champion in the pro-ring was a Jamaican. Later, this fact will have to be reckoned with by many of his rivals, whom the hardy heavyweight simply drives into the ring. His ability to endure huge loads of duration even matched the reputation of Jamaican runners. But then an adult fighter leaves Jamaica and receives citizenship in Canada.
Heavyweight
Trevor was born in 1955 in one of the port towns among the same boys among poverty and cruelty. But unlikefrom many others, the gifted guy also shows an enviable ability to work in the training process.
21-year-old boxer goes to the Olympic Games as part of the Jamaican national team. There were no medals, but the young athlete, with the confidence of the coaches, received a tangible boost in his sports career at the games in Montreal.
Soon his record in amateur boxing will be replenished with a list of new titles, and then Trevor Berbick will enter the professional ring. There, at the age of 31 (1986), the Jamaican will receive the WBC world heavyweight title. He will also be the best in Britain and Canada for a long time, and will hold this championship for a long time until the very last steps in his career. In the ring, Berbick tried to stay longer.
Two legends in battle with Berbick
It's customary in boxing to measure the success of fighters by the strength of their rivals - those whom Berbick Trevor saw in the opposite corner of the ring formed his track record. And there it is worth noting special words for two.
After the fight with Berbick, the great Muhammad Ali left boxing. Trevor Berbick saw the legend retire with punches and won by a landslide (1981). He had a completely different fight with Tyson in 1986. Then the newly minted champion Trevor for the first time had to defend the title with a young talent named Mike.
From the first seconds, the champion was determined to cut the future legend in the boxing world, but young Tyson answered the blows of the Jamaican several times andstopped his aggression. And at the end of the round, Mike was already in a hurry to finish off the reigning champion on the verge of a knockout before the gong. But he resisted only to reach the second round. Under the blows of Iron Mike, the belt holder stood for almost a round, but this time he did not hear the saving gong. In a knockdown 3 times he tried to confidently stand on his feet, but he failed, and the referee turned his fall into a knockout. Fight Mike Tyson-Trevor Berbick then attracted great attention.
With two fights with Ali and Tyson, the Jamaican-born Candidate connected two great eras, no one else could boast of such an experience in boxing. Mike after that was just waiting for his career to take off.
Rage and Mercy
Outside the ring, Trevor never hesitated to emphasize his religiosity and even preached in one of the churches. Moreover, he declared his personal communion with God in one of his difficult life periods. But this did not stop him from hating, throwing his fists at people and leaving his mark in crime with sexual overtones.
Judging by the decision of the jury in court, the boxer made an attempt to rape the attractive nanny of his children. He would later violate parole and be deported from the US, the boxing star is welcome in Canada.
In the Berbick ring, Trevor wanted to stay longer and nervously reacted to the cunning hints of journalists regarding his age, he even tried to resume his career after 50. But nevertheless, the former champion decided to spend his last years in a circlefamily.
He did not die of his own death, but in a sense, nevertheless, in the family circle, his nephew had a hand in his murder. Apparently, in a fight, he hit his uncle on the head with an iron pipe. Now the killer is serving a life sentence in prison, in 2006 the boxer was found dead in his house.
