Vinny Pazienza - Revision history

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Slugger at 22:37, 12 February 2018

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	'''Trainers:''' [[Lou Duva]] and [[Kevin Rooney]]<br>		'''Trainers:''' [[Lou Duva]] and [[Kevin Rooney]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Vinny Pazienza Gallery\|Vinny Pazienza Gallery]]'''~~<BR>~~		'''Manager:''' [[Lou Duva]]<br>
			'''Promoter:''' [[Jimmy Burchfield]] ([[CES Boxing]])<br>
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			== 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 Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|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.

	~~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.~~		== Career Factoids ==

	~~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 Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|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.~~

	*Pazienza has a record of 2-6 (1 KOs) in world title fights.		*Pazienza has a record of 2-6 (1 KOs) in world title fights.
	*Pazienza has a record of 8-7 (2 KOs) against ~~former~~ world champions:		*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).		**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]].		**Lost against [[Greg Haugen]], [[Roger Mayweather]], [[Hector Camacho]], [[Loreto Garza]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Aaron Davis]], [[Eric Lucas]].


	~~[http://www.vinnypaz.com/home Official Vinny Paz Website]~~

	==Minor & Regional Titles==		== Minor & Regional Titles ==
	*[[USBA]] Junior Middleweight Title (1991)		*[[USBA]] Junior Middleweight Title (1991)
	*[[IBO]] Super Middleweight Title (1993)		*[[IBO]] Super Middleweight Title (1993)

Sucracristo: 1981 u.s. amateur champ lightweight

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	Vinny Paz was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.		Vinny Paz was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

			*Pazienza has a record of 2-6 (1 KOs) in world title fights.
			*Pazienza has a record of 8-7 (2 KOs) against former 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]].


	[http://www.vinnypaz.com/home Official Vinny Paz Website]		[http://www.vinnypaz.com/home Official Vinny Paz Website]

Earl at 21:23, 10 November 2013

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	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.]]		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 was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.		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.

			[http://www.vinnypaz.com/home Official Vinny Paz Website]

			==Minor & Regional Titles==
			*[[USBA]] Junior Middleweight Title (1991)
			*[[IBO]] Super Middleweight Title (1993)
			*[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Super Middleweight Title (1994)
			*[[WBU]] Super Middleweight Title (1996)

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Earl at 22:37, 5 November 2013

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	~~'''Vinny~~ Pazienza~~'''~~ was ~~named~~ [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] ~~magazine~~ [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] ~~fighter~~ for 1991.		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.
	He ~~vacated~~ his [[~~WBA~~]] ~~light~~ middleweight ~~title due~~ to ~~injuries sustained~~ in ~~a car crash~~.
			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 Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|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 was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

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Ric at 01:37, 10 June 2013

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	*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1991.
	*Vacated his WBA light middleweight title due to injuries sustained in a car crash
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	~~<BR>~~		'''Vinny Pazienza''' was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1991.
			He vacated his [[WBA]] light middleweight title due to injuries sustained in a car crash.

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Michael at 20:19, 21 May 2012

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	*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1991.		*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1991.
	*Vacated his WBA light middleweight title due to injuries sustained in a car crash		*Vacated his WBA light middleweight title due to injuries sustained in a car crash
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