Vinny Paz (The Pazmanian Devil) is a 62-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 20 years, 10 months, and 1 day, Paz amassed a record of 50-10, which includes 30 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Vinny Paz was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. on December 16, 1962. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 26, 1983 against Alfredo Rivera. Paz defeated Rivera via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Paz became a world champion at the age of 24 after 23 professional fights. He challenged Greg Haugen for the IBF lightweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-welterweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Paz' last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Tocker Pudwill at age 41, on March 27, 2004.
Some of Vinny Paz' best fights have been against Lloyd Honeyghan, Greg Haugen, and Roberto Durán (HOFer). For a complete list of Paz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Vinny Paz".
Paz has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vinny Paz Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Mar 27, 2004 | 41 | Tocker Pudwill | win | UD 10 |
59 | Mar 01, 2002 | 39 | Eric Lucas | loss | UD 12 |
58 | Dec 07, 2001 | 38 | Levan Easley | win | UD 10 |
57 | Sep 21, 2001 | 38 | Tim Shocks | win | UD 10 |
56 | Jul 27, 2001 | 38 | Pat Lawlor | win | KO 2 |
55 | Feb 09, 2001 | 38 | Aaron Davis | loss | TKO 8 |
54 | Nov 05, 1999 | 36 | Dana Rosenblatt | loss | SD 12 |
53 | Jun 25, 1999 | 36 | Esteban Cervantes | win | SD 10 |
52 | Apr 09, 1999 | 36 | Joseph Kiwanuka | win | UD 10 |
51 | Jan 08, 1999 | 36 | Undra White | win | TKO 9 |
50 | Nov 06, 1998 | 35 | Arthur Allen | win | UD 10 |
49 | Jul 26, 1998 | 35 | Glenwood Brown | win | MD 10 |
48 | Dec 06, 1997 | 34 | Herol Graham 38 47-5 | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 23, 1996 | 33 | Dana Rosenblatt | win | TKO 4 |
46 | Jun 24, 1995 | 32 | Roy Jones Jr. 26 28-0 | loss | TKO 6 |
45 | Jan 14, 1995 | 32 | Roberto Durán 43 93-10 | win | UD 12 |
44 | Nov 08, 1994 | 31 | Rafael Williams | win | UD 10 |
43 | Jun 25, 1994 | 31 | Roberto Durán 43 92-9 | win | UD 12 |
42 | Apr 05, 1994 | 31 | Jacques LeBlanc | win | UD 10 |
41 | Dec 28, 1993 | 31 | Dan Sherry | win | KO 11 |
40 | Oct 26, 1993 | 30 | Robbie Sims | win | UD 10 |
39 | Jun 26, 1993 | 30 | Lloyd Honeyghan 33 41-3 | win | TKO 10 |
38 | Mar 02, 1993 | 30 | Brett Lally | win | RTD 6 |
37 | Dec 15, 1992 | 29 | Luis Santana | win | UD 10 |
36 | Oct 01, 1991 | 28 | Gilbert Delé | win | TKO 12 |
35 | Jul 02, 1991 | 28 | Ron Amundsen | win | UD 12 |
34 | Dec 01, 1990 | 27 | Loreto Garza | loss | DQ 11 |
33 | Aug 05, 1990 | 27 | Greg Haugen 29 25-2 | win | UD 10 |
32 | Feb 03, 1990 | 27 | Hector Camacho 27 36-0 | loss | UD 12 |
31 | Nov 27, 1989 | 26 | Eddie VanKirk | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Jun 11, 1989 | 26 | Vinnie Burgese | win | TKO 10 |
29 | Apr 14, 1989 | 26 | Jake Carollo | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Nov 07, 1988 | 25 | Roger Mayweather 27 33-5 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Oct 04, 1988 | 25 | Rick Kaiser | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Jun 27, 1988 | 25 | Felix Dubray | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Feb 06, 1988 | 25 | Greg Haugen 27 20-1 | loss | UD 15 |
24 | Jun 07, 1987 | 24 | Greg Haugen 26 19-0 | win | UD 15 |
23 | Feb 08, 1987 | 24 | Roberto Elizondo | win | TKO 10 |
22 | Nov 08, 1986 | 23 | Roger Brown | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Sep 18, 1986 | 23 | Nelson Bolanos | win | TKO 6 |
20 | May 18, 1986 | 23 | Harry Arroyo | win | UD 10 |
19 | Feb 05, 1986 | 23 | Joe Frazier Jr. | win | TKO 7 |
18 | Nov 26, 1985 | 22 | Melvin Paul | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Sep 18, 1985 | 22 | Jeff Bumpus | win | UD 10 |
16 | Mar 27, 1985 | 22 | Antoine Lark | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Dec 01, 1984 | 21 | Abdelkader Marbi | loss | TKO 5 |
14 | Nov 17, 1984 | 21 | Bruno Simili | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Aug 29, 1984 | 21 | Rich McCain | win | UD 8 |
12 | Apr 15, 1984 | 21 | Mike Golden | win | PTS 8 |
11 | Feb 26, 1984 | 21 | David Bell | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Dec 14, 1983 | 20 | Jose Ortiz | win | KO 6 |
9 | Dec 02, 1983 | 20 | Emilio Diaz | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Oct 27, 1983 | 20 | Robert Stevenson | win | KO 1 |
7 | Sep 24, 1983 | 20 | Jim Zelinski | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Sep 09, 1983 | 20 | Ricardo Moreno | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Aug 31, 1983 | 20 | Rafael Alicia | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Aug 16, 1983 | 20 | Eddie Carberry | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Jul 10, 1983 | 20 | Patrick Dangerfield Jr. | win | KO 2 |
2 | Jun 30, 1983 | 20 | Keith McCoy | win | KO 3 |
1 | May 26, 1983 | 20 | Alfredo Rivera | win | TKO 4 |