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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vinny Pazienza canonical | 2 |
| Angelo Pazienza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9790118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vinny Pazienza Context triple: [Bleed for This, mainCharacter, Vinny Pazienza]
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A.
Vinnie Lopez
Vinnie Lopez is an American drummer best known as an early member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
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B.
Vince Chiappetta
Vince Chiappetta is an American running advocate and organizer best known as a co-founder of the New York City Marathon.
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C.
Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns is a British rock guitarist best known for his work with melodic rock and progressive bands such as Dare and Ten.
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D.
Vincent Mangano
Vincent Mangano was an early 20th-century New York Mafia boss who led what later became known as the Gambino crime family.
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E.
Vinnie Pasetta
Vinnie Pasetta is a character from the early 1980s teen sitcom "Square Pegs," known as one of the students navigating the social cliques and awkwardness of high school.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vinny Pazienza Target entity description: 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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A.
Vinnie Lopez
Vinnie Lopez is an American drummer best known as an early member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
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B.
Vince Chiappetta
Vince Chiappetta is an American running advocate and organizer best known as a co-founder of the New York City Marathon.
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C.
Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns is a British rock guitarist best known for his work with melodic rock and progressive bands such as Dare and Ten.
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D.
Vincent Mangano
Vincent Mangano was an early 20th-century New York Mafia boss who led what later became known as the Gambino crime family.
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E.
Vinnie Pasetta
Vinnie Pasetta is a character from the early 1980s teen sitcom "Square Pegs," known as one of the students navigating the social cliques and awkwardness of high school.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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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
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IBO super middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBA light middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCarAccident | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vinny Pazienza Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angelo Pazienza