Olympic Boxers of Jamaica - Trevor Berbick, Mike McCallum, Alex Stewart, Delroy Leslie, St. Aubyn Hines (Paperback)

Chapters: Trevor Berbick, Mike Mccallum, Alex Stewart, Delroy Leslie, St. Aubyn Hines. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Trevor Berbick (August 1, 1954 October 28, 2006) was a Jamaican - Canadian heavyweight boxer and champion who fought as a professional from 1976 until 2000. He was the victim of a homicide near his hometown of Norwich, Jamaica. Berbick briefly held the WBC heavyweight title in 1986, before losing it to Mike Tyson on November 22, 1986, by a TKO in the second round. He was the last man to fight Muhammad Ali winning a 10 round unanimous decision in Nassau, Bahamas on December 11, 1981. He was born on August 1, 1955 (though the year is often reported as 1954) in Norwich, Port Antonio, Jamaica. At the age of 16, he claimed to have had a vision from God. At 21, Berbick represented his native Jamaica in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a heavyweight boxer, despite having had only 11 prior amateur bouts. His lack of experience was plainly evident as he lost to the eventual silver medalist, Mircea Simon of Romania. However, he still displayed a lot of promise as a young heavyweight boxer. He lost a decision to future heavyweight champion Michael Dokes in the Pan-Am semifinals. Berbick left Jamaica after the Olympics. He opted to stay in Canada and fight professionally out of Montreal and Halifax. He won his first 11 fights (10 by knockout) before suffering his first pro loss to another rising contender, Bernardo Mercado, on April 3, 1979. As an amateur, Berbick had soundly beaten Mercado. However, with 10 seconds remaining in the first round of their only professional meeting, Berbick walked into a punch and was knocked out cold. Nevertheless he remained in contention for the heavyweight title. A 1980 upset of ex-...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=43755