Trevor Berbick
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Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican-born heavyweight boxer best known as the last man to fight and defeat Muhammad Ali and later losing his WBC title to a young Mike Tyson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trevor Berbick canonical | 3 |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Berbick | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2693158 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trevor Berbick Context triple: [Mike Tyson, wonTitleAgainst, Trevor Berbick]
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A.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
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B.
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.
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C.
Tommy Morrison
Tommy Morrison was an American professional heavyweight boxer and occasional actor best known for his role as Tommy Gunn in the film "Rocky V."
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D.
Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweight champions in boxing history.
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E.
Micky Ward
Micky Ward is a former American professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts, best known for his trilogy of brutal, crowd-pleasing fights with Arturo Gatti and for inspiring the film "The Fighter."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trevor Berbick Target entity description: Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican-born heavyweight boxer best known as the last man to fight and defeat Muhammad Ali and later losing his WBC title to a young Mike Tyson.
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A.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
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B.
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.
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C.
Tommy Morrison
Tommy Morrison was an American professional heavyweight boxer and occasional actor best known for his role as Tommy Gunn in the film "Rocky V."
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D.
Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweight champions in boxing history.
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E.
Micky Ward
Micky Ward is a former American professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts, best known for his trilogy of brutal, crowd-pleasing fights with Arturo Gatti and for inspiring the film "The Fighter."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Port Antonio
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surface form:
Port Antonio, Jamaica
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| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| competedIn | 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-08-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-10-28 ⓘ |
| dateTitleLost | 1986-11-22 ⓘ |
| dateTitleWon | 1986-03-22 ⓘ |
| deathManner | blunt force trauma ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Jamaican ⓘ |
| familyName | Berbick ⓘ |
| foughtIn | World Boxing Council heavyweight division ⓘ |
| fullName | Trevor Berbick self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Trevor ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage |
Trevor Berbick
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Berbick
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| knownFor |
being the first man to go the distance with Larry Holmes as champion
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being the last boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali ⓘ |
| legalIssue | conviction for sexual assault in Florida ⓘ |
| matchDate |
1981-12-11
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1986-11-22 ⓘ |
| matchResult |
defeated Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision
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lost to Mike Tyson by TKO in the second round ⓘ |
| nationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| notableWork |
defeating Muhammad Ali in 1981
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losing WBC heavyweight title to Mike Tyson in 1986 ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| olympicEvent | boxing heavyweight ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bernardo Mercado
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Greg Page ⓘ Larry Holmes ⓘ Mike Tyson ⓘ Muhammad Ali ⓘ Pinklon Thomas ⓘ Renaldo Snipes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Portland Parish, Jamaica
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surface form:
Norwich, Port Antonio, Jamaica
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| placeOfDeath |
Portland Parish, Jamaica
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surface form:
Norwich, Port Antonio, Jamaica
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Jamaica ⓘ |
| residence |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| titleHeld | WBC heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trevor Berbick Description of subject: Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican-born heavyweight boxer best known as the last man to fight and defeat Muhammad Ali and later losing his WBC title to a young Mike Tyson.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Berbick
subject surface form:
Greg Page