Trevor Berbick

from Port Antonio, Jamaica

Artwork for TysonImage of Trevor Berbick

Biography

Trevor Berbick 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 also the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali, defeating him in 1981.

As an amateur, Berbick won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. In both his early and late professional career he held the Canadian heavyweight title twice, from 1979 to 1986 and 1999 to 2001.

Timeline

2008Aged 54

  • Poster for Tyson

    Self (archive footage)

1996Aged 42

1993Aged 39

  • Poster for Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

    Self (archive footage)

1986Aged 32

  • Poster for Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

    Self

1981Aged 27

  • Poster for Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick

    Self