Trevor Berbick vs. Muhammad Ali

The fight was Muhammad Ali's last. He retired afterwards.

The Fight
The first round began. Ali was popping with the jab early and he landed a right hand and a left hook. Ali landed a right hand there. Ali stepped in with a left hook. Ali landed another right hand. Ali danced out of trouble. Two minutes. The pace was slow a bit. Berbick had been working the body. Berbick had good head movement. Berbick kept jabbing to the body. Berbick stepped in with a left hook to the body. Ali landed a left hook and briefly rocked Berbick. The crowd roared. Ali landed a right and ate one. One minute, three left hooks to the body, three rights to the face as they clinched and broke. Berick landed a right and a jab. Thirty-five. Berbick landed a pair of left hooks upstairs. Fifteen. Ali landed a right and ate three left hooks to the body and a pair of right hooks to the face. The first round ended. 10-9 Berbick by far. The second round began. Ali kept pumping the jab but he looked a bit awkward. Berbick stepped in missing a left hook. 'Keep the left up.' Ali was retreating as Berbick stalked. Ali kept missing that left jab. Berbick landed a right and they clinched and broke. Berbick landed five rights inside to the body as they clinched and broke. Ali winced. The crowd chanted 'Ali.' Four rights to the body and a pair to the face as they clinched and broke. One thirty-five. Berbick landed four rights to the body as they clinched and broke. Ali kept pumping that jab. 'He knows what to do but he can't do it.' One minute. 'He's got the moves, he's just too slow.' Ali landed a good right hand. Thirty-five. Ali landed another right hand. Another. Fifteen with another counter right. Another right landed. Ali kept pumping the jab. The second round ended. One commentator scored the round for Ali. I disagree. 10-9 Berbick. Berbick was breathing a bit harder now. The third round began. Ali was throwing and jabbing. Berbick missed a left hook. The jabs were finally landing. Ali landed a big right and ate a left hook. A pair of rights to the body as they clinched and broke. 'Keep firing on him.' They clinched and broke. Berbick landed a left hook and flurried to the body with both hands inside as they clinched and broke. Two minutes remaining. Ali landed a good jab and a left hook. Ali landed a jab and a right hand. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right and a left. Ali landed a right and ate a counter one-two, the left hook ending it hurt Ali. They clinched and broke. One minute there. Ali landed a jab. Ali landed a right hand. Thirty-five. Berbick missed a right uppercut. Ali landed a jab. They clinched and broke with fifteen. 'The body!' They clinched and broke. The third round ended. 10-10. Close round. 'Tie him up.' The fourth round began. Berbick landed a jab there. He mainly worked the body thus far. Berbick landed a left hook to the body. Ali was tentative. Berbick landed a four-punch combo to the body and flurried, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the face. A big right hand landed, a left hook missed. Two minutes. Ali was getting bombed on. 'I'm very concerned.' 'I am too.' They clinched and Berbick landed two rights as they broke. One thirty. They clinched and broke. Berbick landed a one-two to the body as they clinched and broke. Berbick was breathing very hard. One minute. They clinched and broke once more. They clinched and broke. Berbick's arms were weary. Thirty-five. Ali landed a big right. He landed another. Fifteen as Berbick landed a big right hand himself. They clinched. The fourth round ended. 10-8 Berbick. Berbick was breathing very hard in his corner. He was breathing harder than Ali. Ali got off the stool slowly. The fifth round began. Berbick landed a three-punch combo to the body. Berbick landed a right hand. He landed a left hook there. Ali was trying to counter. Berbick was all over him though, smothering. Berbick landed a right there. They clinched and broke. Berbick landed a left hook to the body and a right hand. A left uppercut to the body. They clinched and broke. Berbick landed a counter right. They clinched and broke. Ali landed the jab. One minute. Berbick landed a right to the body. Ali landed a right hand and ate one to the body. Thirty-five as they clinched and broke. Ali landed a left hook beautifully. He couldn't follow up. 'He's tired.' Ali landed a jab. Fifteen as they clinched and broke. Ali landed a right. Ali landed a left hook there. The fifth round ended. 10-9 Berbick. 'We're halfway home,' Angelo Dundee told Ali. His corner was absolutely yelling at Ali between rounds. Three or four guys. The sixth round began. Ali was pumping the jab again. Berbick missed a left hook. He landed a right to the body. Berbick came in flurrying. He landed a right and another and a right hook and the ref broke them up. They clinched and broke. Ali beckoned Berbick in. 'He doesn't have to do that. Berbick will come in, anyway.' The referee kept yelling for work. Ali backed towards the ropes. Ali kept working the jab. Berbick threw good punches but missed. Ali landed a left hook. They clinched and broke. Berbick missed a big right hand. Ali landed a jab and a right and a straight left. One minute. Ali landed a pair of jabs there. They clinched and broke. Thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Berbick was exhausted. They clinched and broke away. Fifteen. Ali was pushing with the right hand. The sixth round ended. 10-9 Ali. The seventh round began. Berbick was stalking. Ali pumped the jab. Berbick landed a beautiful left hook. They clinched and broke. Berbick flurried and landed a right and another and a left hook. Ali was hurting. 'Work your way out of there.' Berbick landed a right and a right hook. 'This is Ali's biggest mistake.' Ali was taking a lot of punishment. One thirty. One fifteen remaining. 'Get your hands up.' Berbick landed six rights. Ali was wincing. He was hurt badly. Berbick landed a big right hand and another. One minute. Berbick landed a left hook and three rights on the ropes. They clinched and broke. Thirty-five remaining. The ref was thinking of stopping the fight. They clinched and broke. Ali was defenseless. Berbick landed a right hand with fifteen. The ref broke them up. Ali landed a right. Berbick landed a jab. The seventh round ended. 10-9 Berbick for sure. The eighth round began. Ali was dancing and pumping the jab. He did the shuffle after landing a beautiful left hook. Ali was dancing. Ali landed a jab. The crowd had come alive. The crowd chanted 'Ali.' They clinched and broke. Berbick landed a left hook and another. Ali landed a jab and a right hand. They clinched and broke. Ali was holding on but they finally broke. Berbick was very tired. Berbick stepped in with a left hook knocking Ali into the ropes. Four big rights and a right uppercut there. Ali was hurting. Berbick missed a left hook. They clinched and broke. One minute. Berbick blundered into the ropes exhausted. Thirty-five. Ali landed a double jab. Ali landed another pair of jabs and another and a right hand. They clinched and broke with fifteen. The eighth round ended. The crowd roared. 10-9 Ali but very close. The ninth round began. 'Who thought it would go this far?' Berbick landed a right hand in close. Ali's jab wasn't getting through now. Berbick was stalking again. Berbick landed a right hand. Ali did the shuffle and danced. 'Ali may be entertaining the crowd but he's not throwing punches here.' Berbick landed a right and a left hook. They clinched and broke. 'It has been Ali doing the holding.' Ali landed a jab. Berbick landed a pair of rights. One fifteen. Berbick landed a right. They clinched and broke. And again. One minute. Berbick landed a right. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a jab. Thirty-five. Berbick landed a pair of rights and another. A left hook. A right hand. Ali landed four jabs. Fifteen. Berbick landed some big shots inside. A trio of left hooks. The ninth round ended. 10-9 Berbick. Ali was exhausted. 'Win, lose or draw here. I hope he doesn't fight again.' 'I pray he doesn't fight again.' The tenth round began and they touched gloves. Ali was dancing. Berbick danced and landed a right. They clinched and broke. Ali danced. Ali landed a jab. Ali landed a right. They broke. Ali landed a left hook and a jab. Berbick landed another jab there. Berbick worked the body and they broke. Ali landed a right hand. Berbick missed a right. He landed one. They broke in close. Ali landed a right hand. One thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Berbick was all over Ali but not landing much. One fifteen there. Ali had good head movement even now. One minute as Berbick landed three rights. Berbick landed a right. They broke. Berbick landed a left hook. Berbick landed a right to the body. They broke out. Ali wasn't landing anything. Thirty remaining. Berbick was swinging wildly. They broke. Berbick was swinging. He landed a big right and another with fifteen. They broke. Berbick landed four big rights. Another. The tenth round ended. 10-9 Berbick. 97-94, 99-94, 99-94 unanimously for Berbick.