Vinny Pazienza

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Vinny Pazienza is an American former professional boxer known for his remarkable comeback to the ring after suffering a broken neck in a car accident.

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Angelo Pazienza 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
activeYearsInBoxing 1983–2004
alsoKnownAs The Pazmanian Devil NERFINISHED
Vinny Paz NERFINISHED
birthName Vincent Edward Pazienza NERFINISHED
careerStatus retired
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1962-12-16
ethnicOrigin Italian-American
filmBleedForThisReleaseYear 2016
foughtAfterInjuryAtWeightClass super middleweight
hallOfFameInduction Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
injuryCause car accident
knownFor comeback after broken neck
losses 10
name Vinny Pazienza NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFight Vinny Pazienza vs Gilbert Dele NERFINISHED
Vinny Pazienza vs Greg Haugen NERFINISHED
Vinny Pazienza vs Roberto Duran I NERFINISHED
Vinny Pazienza vs Roberto Duran II NERFINISHED
occupation boxer
placeOfBirth Cranston, Rhode Island, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Rhode Island, United States NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Miles Teller NERFINISHED
portrayedInFilm Bleed for This NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
returnedToRingAfterInjury true
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
style orthodox stance
sufferedInjury broken neck
totalFights 60
turnedProfessional 1983
usedHaloBrace true
weightClass light middleweight
light welterweight
lightweight
super middleweight
wins 50
winsByKO 30
wonTitle IBF lightweight title
IBO super middleweight title NERFINISHED
WBA light middleweight title NERFINISHED
yearOfCarAccident 1991

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Bleed for This character Vinny Pazienza
this entity surface form: Angelo Pazienza
Bleed for This mainCharacter Vinny Pazienza
Roger Mayweather notableOpponent Vinny Pazienza