Vinny Pazienza
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Name: Vinny Pazienza
Alias: Pazmanian Devil - Vinny Paz
Birth Name: Vincenzo Pazienza
Hometown: Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Birthplace: Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 171cm
Reach: 179cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainers: Lou Duva and Kevin Rooney
Manager: Lou Duva
Promoter: Jimmy Burchfield (CES Boxing)
Vinny Pazienza Gallery
Notes
- Pazienza started boxing when he was 14.
- After losing to WBO junior welterweight champion Hector Camacho and WBA junior welterweight champion Loreto Garza in 1990, many boxing experts thought Pazienza was finished.
- Pazienza moved up in weight and knocked out the undefeated Gilbert Dele to win the WBA junior middleweight championship on October 1, 1991.
- Pazienza received The Ring Comeback of the Year Award for 1991.
- Six weeks after the Dele fight, Pazienza fractured his neck in a car accident. He had to wear a head and neck brace that included a metal "halo" to keep his head stationary. Many believed his boxing career was over, but Pazienza returned to the ring in December 1992 and won nine straight fights before losing to IBF super middleweight champion Roy Jones Jr.
- Pazienza legally changed his last name to Paz in 2000.
- Vinny Paz was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
Career Factoids
- Pazienza has a record of 2-6 (1 KOs) in world title fights.
- Pazienza has a record of 8-7 (2 KOs) against world champions:
- Won against Harry Arroyo, Greg Haugen (twice), Gilbert Dele, Luis Santana, Lloyd Honeyghan, Roberto Duran (twice).
- Lost against Greg Haugen, Roger Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Loreto Garza, Roy Jones Jr., Aaron Davis, Eric Lucas.
Minor & Regional Titles
- USBA Junior Middleweight Title (1991)
- IBO Super Middleweight Title (1993)
- IBC Super Middleweight Title (1994)
- WBU Super Middleweight Title (1996)
| Preceded by: Greg Haugen |
IBF Lightweight Champion 1987 Jun 7 – 1988 Feb 6 |
Succeeded by: Greg Haugen |
| Preceded by: Gilbert Dele |
WBA Light Middleweight Champion 1991 Oct 1 – 1992 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Julio Cesar Vasquez |