On June 7, 1987, a 24-year-old Vinny Paz (22-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the IBF lightweight title held by 26-year-old Greg Haugen (19-0, 9 KOs).
Paz came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 30 days. Haugen was on a 19-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 2 days.
Vinny Paz defeated Greg Haugen via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Paz improves his record to 23-1, while Haugen adds a loss to his record at 19-1.
On October 1, 1991, a 28-year-old Vinny Paz (30-5, 23 KOs) got a shot at the WBA super-welterweight title held by Gilbert Delé.
Paz came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days.
Vinny Paz stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA super-welterweight champion. Paz improves his record to 31-5 (24 KOs)
On August 23, 1996, a 33-year-old Vinny Paz (40-6, 27 KOs) and Dana Rosenblatt met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Paz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 30 days.
Vinny Paz stopped Dana Rosenblatt via TKO in the 4th round. Paz improves his record to 41-6 (28 KOs)
On July 27, 2001, a 38-year-old Vinny Paz (46-9, 29 KOs) and Pat Lawlor met in the ring.
Paz came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days.
Vinny Paz stopped Pat Lawlor via KO in the 2nd round. Paz improves his record to 47-9 (30 KOs)
On June 26, 1993, a 30-year-old Vinny Paz (33-5, 25 KOs) and a 33-year-old British boxer Lloyd Honeyghan (41-3, 28 KOs) met in the ring.
Paz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days. Honeyghan was on a 7-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Vinny Paz stopped Lloyd Honeyghan via TKO in the 10th round. Paz improves his record to 34-5 (26 KOs), while Honeyghan adds a loss to his record at 41-4.
On December 28, 1993, a 31-year-old Vinny Paz (35-5, 26 KOs) and Dan Sherry met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Paz came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Vinny Paz stopped Dan Sherry via KO in the 11th round. Paz improves his record to 36-5 (27 KOs)
On November 7, 1988, a 25-year-old Vinny Paz (25-2, 20 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC title held by 27-year-old Roger Mayweather (33-5, 23 KOs).
Paz came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 3 days. Mayweather was on a 7-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 16 days.
Roger Mayweather defeated Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title. Mayweather improves his record to 34-5, while Paz adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On June 25, 1994, a 31-year-old Vinny Paz (37-5, 27 KOs) and a 43-year-old Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (92-9, 65 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Paz came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 20 days. Durán was on a 7-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 27 days.
Vinny Paz defeated Roberto Durán via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Paz improves his record to 38-5, while Durán adds a loss to his record at 92-10.
On February 3, 1990, a 27-year-old Vinny Paz (28-3, 23 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBO title held by 27-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Hector Camacho (36-0, 16 KOs).
Paz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 7 days. Camacho was on a 36-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 30 days.
Héctor Camacho defeated Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Camacho improves his record to 37-0, while Paz adds a loss to his record at 28-4.
On January 14, 1995, a 32-year-old Vinny Paz (39-5, 27 KOs) and a 43-year-old Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (93-10, 66 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a super-middleweight bout.
Paz came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days. Durán was on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 27 days.
In the rematch, Vinny Paz defeated Roberto Durán via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Paz improves his record to 40-5, while Durán adds a loss to his record at 93-11.