{"id":39591,"date":"2014-09-16T16:51:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T22:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39591"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:04:32","slug":"bermane-stiverne-mike-tyson-haiti-and-the-wbc-heavyweight-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39591","title":{"rendered":"Bermane Stiverne:  Mike Tyson, Haiti and the WBC Heavyweight Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-717\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_717\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_717_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"e650779878\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"717\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who do you think will win between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-717-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2101\" name=\"poll_717\" value=\"2101\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2101\">Stiverne by KO<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2102\" name=\"poll_717\" value=\"2102\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2102\">Stiverne by DEC<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2103\" name=\"poll_717\" value=\"2103\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2103\">Wilder by KO<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2104\" name=\"poll_717\" value=\"2104\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2104\">Wilder by DEC<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2105\" name=\"poll_717\" value=\"2105\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2105\">DRAW<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(717);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(717); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-717-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39591\" rel=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-39592\" title=\"newchamp\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/newchamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Exclusive Interview by \u201cBad\u201d Brad Berkwitt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Photos Courtesy of Eye Of The Tiger Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>\u201cI don&#8217;t really have any thoughts about him (Deontay Wilder). I am just happy to be able to make my first defense whenever it happens. It seems like that is the fight the fans want to see, and that\u2019s what they will get.\u201d\u2014Bermane Stiverne<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Bermane Stiverne would put the boxing world on notice when he defeated tough veteran Ray Austin via a 10th round TKO. It would take him almost two years to land another big name fight, but when he did, on April 27, 2013, he would beat highly rated Chris Arreola from pillar to post pulling out a 12 round unanimous decision. Almost a year later, he would face Arreola again for the WBC Heavyweight Title vacated by then Champion, Vitali Klitschko, who retired to pursue a life in politics. This time around, Stiverne only needed six rounds to defeat Arreola and have his hand raised as the NEW WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Stiverne, has breathed life into a heavyweight division that badly was on life support for many years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: You are on the verge of a big fight with Deontay Wilder. What are your thoughts about him as your first title defense?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t really have any thoughts about him. I am just happy to be able to make my first defense whenever it happens. It seems like that is the fight the fans want to see, and that\u2019s what they will get.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: You\u2019re from La Plaine Haiti. What is one thing you can share about your country that the average person would be surprised to hear?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Haiti is the first independent black country in the world, since 1804, but there are so many other beautiful things about it as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: What changed, if anything in you as a person when your hand was raised as the new WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing really changed. I pretty much learned that once you put your mind and soul into something, it pays off, not just in my career, but in my everyday life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: Though I don\u2019t feel a sports star is required to be a role model for children, it\u2019s refreshing to see one that is. What are your thoughts on this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Personally with the position that I have at the moment, as well as being a parent, I have no choice, but to be a role model for these children. It&#8217;s the responsibility that comes with the crown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: As a child, who was the one fighter you looked up to the most and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Tyson. I just thought he wasn&#8217;t playing any games when it was time to deliver. I think he&#8217;s doing a great job today and I still look up to him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: What do you think is the biggest misconception people have about the sport of boxing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That boxing isn&#8217;t a sport, but a business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: What is the one thing about yourself that your fans would be surprised to hear?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>I am a musician.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: If you didn\u2019t get into boxing, what type of work would you have done?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, football was my first love. I&#8217;d probably be working with kids, in anything that involves them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: Do you favor a mandatory retirement for all boxers and if so, how do you think it can finally be accomplished?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why not? How? I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BB: Finally, what is the saying you live your life by?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake today count, you&#8217;ll never get it back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Interviewers Note: I would like to thank Bob Trieger of Full Court PRESS for coordinating this interview.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39591\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39593 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"stiverne2hr\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/stiverne2hr-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/stiverne2hr-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/stiverne2hr-1024x653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Bermane Stiverne<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Division: Heavyweight<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Professional Record: 24-1-1, 21 KO\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date Opponent W-L-D Location Result<\/p>\n<p>2014-05-10 Chris Arreola 35-3-0 Los Angeles, US W TKO 6<br \/>\nvacant WBC Heavyweight Title<\/p>\n<p>2013-04-27 Chris Arreola 34-2-0 Ontario, US W UD 12<br \/>\nWBC Silver Heavyweight Title<\/p>\n<p>2012-04-14 Willie Herring 13-10-3 Miami, US W UD 8<\/p>\n<p>2011-06-25 Ray Austin 28-5-4 Saint Charles, US W TKO 10<br \/>\nvacant WBC Silver Heavyweight Title<br \/>\n2011-01-29 Kertson Manswell 20-0-0 Pontiac, US W TKO 2<br \/>\nvacant WBC International Heavyweight Title<br \/>\nvacant WBC United States (USNBC) Heavyweight Title<br \/>\nvacant WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title<\/p>\n<p>2010-11-11 Ramon Hayes 15-31-1 Montreal, CA W KO 1<\/p>\n<p>2009-10-31 Jerry Butler 8-6-1 Las Vegas, US W TKO 7<\/p>\n<p>2009-04-24 Charles Davis 17-17-1 Saint Louis, US D MD 6<\/p>\n<p>2009-02-14 Robert Hawkins 23-12-0 Sunrise, US W UD 8<br \/>\n2008-12-20 Lyle McDowell 27-11-1 Zurich, CH W KO 1<\/p>\n<p>2008-07-11 Brad Gregory 10-0-0 Montreal, CA W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2008-03-27 Jimmy Haynes 18-14-2 Saint Louis, US W KO 1<\/p>\n<p>2007-10-06 Edward Gutierrez 15-4-1 New York, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2007-07-07 Demetrice King 11-15-0 Bridgeport, US L TKO 4<\/p>\n<p>2007-04-28 Earl Ladson 12-15-1 Mashantucket, US W KO 3<\/p>\n<p>2007-03-02 John Clark 12-9-1 Belterra, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2007-02-03 Harold Sconiers 15-16-2 Kissimmee, US W KO 1<\/p>\n<p>2007-01-06 Otis Mills 5-2-1 Hollywood, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2006-10-07 Charles Brown 6-11-1 Rosemont, US W KO 2<\/p>\n<p>2006-07-08 Franklin Lawrence 4-0-0 Saint Louis, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2006-04-08 Marcus Dear 2-1-0 Las Vegas, US W TKO 3<\/p>\n<p>2006-01-07 John Turlington 5-7-1 New York, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2005-12-01 James Harrison 1-3-0 North Charleston, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2005-10-27 Gary Lavender 0-4-0 North Charleston, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2005-09-09 Benny Bland 0-2-0 Morgantown, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p>2005-07-29 Roy Matthews 1-1-0 North Charleston, US W TKO 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome To The &quot;Bad&quot; 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