The witness of two epochs Berbik Trevor

In the pro-boxing Jamaican fighter with Canadian citizenship, Berbick Trevor found the most fertile period for the stars. In his record of the famous rivals there are just two legendary names - Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.

Gifted Yamaets Berbick Trevor

Himself, Berbick Trevor remained in the history of boxing as a talented, but still an ordinary fighter against the background of great athletes. It is unlikely that any of the analysts in this sport will want to align it with the number of great and best. Yes, he was a gifted hard worker with an ardent heart, but it would be unfair for him to take his place at the very top.

Already in his youth, the guy found in himself fighting tales, by origin the future world champion in the profile was a Jamaican. Later with this fact, many of his rivals will have to be considered, which the hardy champ just pushes in the ring. His ability to withstand enormous load times corresponded to even the reputation of Jamaican runners. But then an adult soldier leaves Jamaica and gets citizenship in Canada.

Heavy weight

Trevor was born in 1955 in one of the port towns among poverty and cruelty among the same boys. But unlike many others, the gifted guy also shows an enviable ability to work in the training process. The 21-year-old boxer travels to the Olympic Games as part of the Jamaican national team. There there were no medals, but the young athlete still with the confidence of the coaches received a tangible push in the sports career at the games in Montreal.

Soon, his track record in amateur boxing will be enlarged with a list of new titles, and then Trevor Berbick will already be on the professional ring. There, at the age of 31 (1986), the Jamaican will receive the world title under the WBC heavyweight title. He will also be the best in Britain and Canada for a long time, and for a long time will keep this championship until the very last steps in his career. In the ring, Berbick began to stay longer.

Two legends in the battle with Berbick

So it is customary in boxing to measure the successes of fighters by the strength of their rivals - those seen in the opposite corner of the ring by Berbick Trevor, and formed his track record. And there it is worth noting the special words of two. After the fight with Berbick, the great Muhammad Ali left the box. Trevor Berbick with his punches held the legend for retirement and won a confident victory (1981). Quite differently, he had a 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 world of boxing, but the young Tyson several times responded to the blows of the Jamaica and stopped his aggression. And at the end of the round, Mike was in a hurry to finish off the current champion on the verge of knockout. But he resisted only to go to the second round. Under the blows of the "Iron Mike" the belt-holder stood still almost a round, but this time he still did not hear the saving gong. Down three times he tried to stand on his feet confidently, but he did not succeed, and the referee translated his fall into a knockout. Fight Mike Tyson-Trevor Berbick then riveted to himself a lot of attention.

Two fights with Ali and Tyson, a Jamaican-born cadet bound two great epochs, no one else could boast of such an experience in boxing. Mike after that was just waiting to take off in his career.

Rage and Charity

Outside the ring, Trevor never hesitated to emphasize his religiousness 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 prevent him from hating, rushing with his fists on people and leaving his mark in the criminal with sexual overtones.

Judging by the jury's decision in court, the boxer attempted to rape an attractive nanny of his children. Later, he violates the conditions of early release and will be deported from the US, the boxing star is readily accepted in Canada.

In the ring, Berbick Trevor wanted to stay longer and nervously reacted to the cunning hints of journalists about his age, he even tried to resume his career after 50. But nevertheless, the former champion decided to spend the last few years with his family.

He did not die at all by his own death, but in a sense, nevertheless, in the family circle, his nephew put his hand to his murder. Apparently, in a fight he hit his uncle with an iron pipe on his head. Now the murderer is serving life imprisonment in prison, in 2006 boxers were found dead in his house.