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Sherman Bergman

Sherman "Big Train" Bergman
Born Sherman Art Bergman
1958
Miami Beach, Florida
Other names Big Train
Nationality United States American
Height 1.77 metres (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 88 kg (190 lb)
Division Middleweight
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing, Karate
Fighting out of Miami Beach, Florida
Team Team Bergman
Trainer Hank Bergman
Rank      black belt in JuJitsu
Years active 1979-2010 (martial arts)
Kickboxing record
Total 22
Wins 19
By knockout 19
Losses 2
By knockout 2
Draws 1
Amateur career
Total 17
Wins 16
By knockout 16
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Other information
Occupation School teacher,kickboxer,amateur boxer, actor


Sherman Bergman[1] (nicknamed "Big Train" for his locomotive-like fighting style) is a retired kickboxer[2] and Golden Gloves boxer credited with being the only American kickboxer to have fought and knocked down Jean-Claude Van Damme in a sanctioned match.[3][4]

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[edit] Jean-Claude Van Damme Match

Sherman Bergman fought Jean-Claude Van Damme on November 3, 1979 in Tampa, Florida at the 2nd WAKO World Championships. Van Damme fought under his birth name of Jean-Claude Van Varenberg. He met Bergman in a non-tournament match, fought under full-contact rules. Bergman knocked Van Damme down with a left hook seconds into their middleweight match. Van Damme recovered quickly and knocked Bergman out with an ax kick in 56 seconds of the first round.

"When I fought Van Damme in 1979, he was not an actor at the time. He was fighting under his birth name.Our fight only lasted about a minute, so I really can't say I got to know him well," said Bergman in a newspaper interview in 2009.

Following the loss to Van Damme, Bergman was defeated by England's Gary Daniels.[5] Daniels went on went on to win a version of the world 175pound championship, and also became an action-film actor.

[edit] Kickboxing career

In the November 1984 issue of Official Karate Magazine, staff writer Barry Harrell in his column, Southern Exposure, called Sherman Bergman "One of the best new prospects on his way to the top."[6]

Exactly a year later in the November 1985 issue of Official Karate Magazine, Bergman's one round knockout over Thailand's Morsak Muangsu was highlighted in Barry Harrell's column.[7]

The STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings for professional kickboxing, listed Bergman briefly as a designated contender (ranked from 11th to 20th in the world) in the World SuperWelterweight Rankings.

A series of injuries lead to Bergman being inactive for over three years.

In 1988, Bergman launched a comeback which included knockouts over Brazil's Alejandro DasCola,[8][9] and Bernardo Jua.[10]

However,a knockout defeat to Mario Wilfredos ended Bergman's hopes of securing a match with a top-10 opponent.

In 2009, Bergman's record was listed as 56-8 when he announced his retirement from kickboxing.

[edit] Comeback

In March 2010, Bergman launched a comeback as a cruiserweight. He fought a draw with Russia's Igor Romanov (source:The Miami Herald, Sunday, March 28, 2010, page 27NE: SPORTS SCENE)[11]

[edit] Amateur Kickboxing Record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Loss 0-1-0 BelgiumJean-Claude Van Damme Knockout November 4, 1979 1 0:56 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1979 (Mike Anderson, promoter) Hillsborough Community College, Hillsborough County, Florida Full-Contact
Loss 0-2-0 England Gary Daniels Decision March 5, 1980 3 Sunshine State Tournament (Dick Lee, promoter) Coconut Grove, Florida Full-Contact[5]

[edit] Kickboxing Record(InComplete)

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Win 1-0-0 United StatesAnthony "El Macho" Machado Knockout March 5, 1983 2 Satellite Beach,Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 2-0-0 United StatesRufino "Ruffo" Garcia Technical Knockout March 12, 1983 1 0:17 Satellite Beach,Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 3-0-0 United StatesRonnie Justis Technical Knockout March 19, 1983 2 1:56 Satellite Beach,Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 4-0-0 United States S.Q.Allen Technical Knockout March 26, 1983 1 0:42 Satellite Beach,Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 5-0-0 United StatesTony "TNT" Atkinson Knockout April 2, 1983 1 1:58 IP Satellite Beach,Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 6-0-0 United StatesRandy Coleman Knockout April 16, 1983 1 1:39 Satellite Beach,Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 7-0-0 United StatesMiko "Mike" Buckmaster Technical Knockout May 2, 1983 1 New Port Richey, Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 8-0-0 United StatesGil Almonte Knockout May 13, 1983 1 Gulfport, Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 9-0-0 JapanTakeshi Ryu Knockout May 28, 1983 5 Gulfport, Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 10-0-0 United States"Gainesville" Michael Harris Technical Knockout November19, 1983 1 1:25 Westchester, Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 11-0-0 United StatesWillard Lindsay Knockout November 24, 1983 1 1:17 North Palm Beach, Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 12-0-0 United StatesMarty "Flame" Furnell Technical Knockout November 25, 1983 1 1:34 North Miami Beach, Florida Full-Contact Karate
Win 13-0-0 ThailandMorsak Muangsu Knockout March 1985 1 0:23 Full-Contact Karate
Win 14-0-0 BrazilAlejandro DasCola Knockout September 15, 1988 1 Full-Contact Karate
Loss 14-1-0 CubaCarlos Andino Knockout May 1989 2 Full-Contact Karate
Win 15-1-0 CubaCarlos Andino Knockout July 15, 1990 1 Full-Contact Karate[12]
Win 16-1-0 BrazilMario "Amable" Wilfredos Knockout July 30, 1990 3 IP Brazil Full-Contact Karate
Loss 16-2-0 BrazilMario"Amable" Wilfredos Knockout August 1991 6 Full-Contact Karate
Win 17-2-0 BrazilBernardo Jua Knockout October 1, 1996 1 IP Georgia Full-Contact Karate
Win 18-2-0 United StatesJay Prazek Knockout July 5, 1998 1 IP Georgia Full-Contact Karate
Win 19-2-0 United StatesPatrick Beckman Knockout August 17, 1998 1 Georgia Full-Contact Karate
Draw 19-2-1 Russia Igor "The Refrigerator" Romanov Draw March 26, 2010 3 Russia Kickboxing[11]

[edit] Mentoring/Coaching career

Martin Rebollo,Jeronimo Solis,Sherman Bergman

From 2002 to 2004, Sherman Bergman mentored South American martial artists Jeronimo Solis, Luis Carvalho, Martin Rebollo, and Derwin Portilla.[13]

Solis was a Florida (NASKA) and 2-time Miami point-fighting champion. Carvalho was a South American karate champion; Rebollo and Portilla were Miami point-fighting champions.

[edit] Amateur Boxing

Bergman was a member of the Golden Gloves Association of America and The USA Amateur Boxing Federation. From 1973-1983, Bergman was an amateur boxer. From 1980-1983 he competed in the Golden Gloves. His boxing record was 17-4-0 (17 knockouts).[13][14]

Bergman trained at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach,[15] and the Elizabeth Varrick Gym in Coconut Grove, Florida.[13] He was trained by his father Hyman Hank Bergman from 1973-1979. From 1980-1983, his trainers were Jose Maceo (1980), Eddie Ludlow and Gary Ritter (1981), Isaac Sved (1982), and Beau Jack (1983).

Bergman's biggest amateur fight was in 1981 against Larry Byrd in the Southern Regional Golden Gloves in Coconut Grove, Florida. According to the Miami Herald report, 600 fans turned out for the fight. It was a slugfest from the opening bell; Byrd won via TKO in 1 round after Bergman hit the canvas twice.[16]

[edit] Amateur Boxing Record

Amateur Boxing Record[17]
Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Win 2-0-0 United States Tryrone McClary Technical Knockout June 4, 1975 2 0:17 Boxing Night Eustis, Florida Professional boxing card: Main Event: Eddie Talhami vs. Ron Casey
Win 3-0-0 United States Aldric"Top Street" Brown Technical Knockout June 21, 1975 1 0:43 Castaways Boxing North Miami, Florida (Castaways Night-Club) Professional boxing card. Main event: Al Jones (FLA) vs. James Youngblood
Win 4-0-0 United StatesJohnny "Hog Wild" D'Arbanville Technical Knockout July 19, 1975 1 1:04 Opa-Locka Boxing Opa-Locka, Florida (Opa-Locka Stadium) Professional boxing card. Main event: Al Jones (FLA) vs. James Youngblood
Win 5-0-0 United States Chris Quennessen Technical Knockout February 16, 1976 2 Boxing Palm Springs, Florida Professional boxing card: Main Event: Eddie Talhami vs. Ron Casey
Win 6-0-0 United States Thelman Robinson Technical Knockout September 11, 1976 2 Boxing New Port Richey, Florida Professional boxing card. Main event: John Connors vs. Henry Hall
Win 7-0-0 United StatesLeothan Gibson Knockout November 1, 1977 2 1:47 Belle Glade Boxing Belle Glade, Florida Professional boxing card: Main event: Alvin Jones vs. Henry Hall
Win 8-0-0 United States Alvon Ward Technical Knockout January 17, 1978 1 0:15 Soul Brother Boxing (Nigel Green, promoter) Liberty City, Florida Professional boxing card: Main Event: Soloman McTier vs. Ron Casey
Win 9-0-0 United States Clarence Jackson Knockout April 19, 1979 2 0:31 Soul Brother Boxing (Nigel Green, promoter) Brownsville, Florida Professional boxing card. Main event: David Robinson vs. Henry Hall
Loss 9-1-0 United Statesunavailable March 1980 Florida Golden Gloves (Dick Lee, promoter) Coconut Grove, Florida Novice Division: Lightmiddleweight 156lbs.
Win 12-1-0 United StatesRonald Armstrong Technical Knockout May 30, 1980 1 0:24 Soul Brother Boxing (Nigel Green, promoter) Apollo Beach, Florida Professional boxing card. Main Event: Tom Stern vs. Henry Hall
Win 15-1-0 United StatesLeroy McFadden Knockout August 2, 1980 1 1:00 Marianna, Florida
Loss 17-2-0 United StatesLarry Byrd Technical Knockout February 21, 1981 1 0:33 Southern Regional Golden Gloves Tournament Coconut Grove, Florida Open Division: 147 lbs.[18]
Loss 17-3-0 United States Cornelious Drane Decision February 10, 1982 3 10th Annual Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament North Miami Beach, Florida Open Division: 139 lbs.[19]
Loss 17-4-0 United States Willie McGee (boxer) Decision February 23, 1983 3 Southern Regional Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament North Miami Beach, Florida Open Division: 156 lbs.[20]

[edit] Personal life

Elayne Weisburd,Sherman Bergman,Miami Beach Mayor Matti Bower.

Bergman graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1976. He is a graduate of Miami Dade College, Florida International University, and Nova Southeastern University. He has a Bachlors Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in TESOL.

On April 24, 2009, at the Palms South Beach Hotel, Bergman was one of nine finalists for the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, 2008-2009 Elayne Weisburd Excellence in Education Award. David Reese, a teacher at Miami Beach Senior High School won the award.

Bergman retired in 2011 after a 30 year career as an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teacher for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.[21]

[edit] Acting

Bergman studied acting with famed drama teacher Jay W. Jensen.[14][14][22] Jensen's students included Andy García, Brett Ratner, and Mickey Rourke.

As a child, Bergman appeared on the television shows: Jumping Jack, Skipper Chuck, Charlie Baxter's Big Top, and Banjo Billy. He also acted in the stage play 10,000 Baskets directed by Lois Brooks.

Bergman worked as an actor,[23] extra, and stunt performer in over 35 movies.[14][24]

He appeared in a number of "B" films in both Argentina and Italy in the 1980s. Among the movies he acted in were Réquiem para un amigo, Sujeto volador no identificado, Get Mean,[25][26] The Last Blood aka Tornado,[27] and I Nuovi Barbari.[28]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives
  2. ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&p_theme=mh&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=Sherman%20Bergman%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Sherman%20Bergman)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=_rank_:D&xcal_ranksort=4&xcal_useweights=yes
  3. ^ By legwarmers1980 Ballet Lady+ Add Contact. "BIG TRAIN IS DONE | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/4894189305/in/photostream. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ a b By legwarmers1980 Ballet Lady+ Add Contact. "GARY DANIELS-SHERMAN BERGMAN 1980 FIGHT RESULT | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/3727426161/in/photostream. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  6. ^ Heughan, Peter. "12-1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/64766764@N03/6696360973/in/photostream. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  7. ^ Heughan, Peter. "13-1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/64766764@N03/6696360981/. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  8. ^ By legwarmers1980 Ballet Lady+ Add Contact. "1989 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/5141559402/. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  9. ^ "About: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Alejandro_DasCola". Dbpedia.openlinksw.com:8890. http://dbpedia.openlinksw.com:8890/page/Alejandro_DasCola. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  10. ^ "legwarmers1980's Photostream". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/?saved=1. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  11. ^ a b Heughan, Peter. "comebackBergman2010 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/64766764@N03/6692482233/. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  12. ^ "Day by day in Jewish sports history - Bob Wechsler - Google Books". Books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=Day+By+Day+In+Jewish+Sports+History%2BSherman+Bergman&source=bl&ots=M-qjam8dEH&sig=KzMbjcDO6GYN84U2Ae5ZD2RouHw&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  13. ^ a b c [2][dead link]
  14. ^ a b c d "Sherman 'Big Train' Bergman". Moviesplanet.com. http://www.moviesplanet.com/names/11474/sherman-big-train-bergman. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  15. ^ [3][dead link]
  16. ^ By legwarmers1980 Ballet Lady+ Add Contact. "1981 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/5141152690/. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  17. ^ "Sherman Bergman Amateur Boxing Record". Boxing-Scoop.com. http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=11207. Retrieved 2012-01-30. 
  18. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/5141152690/in/photostream
  19. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/5140569285/in/photostream
  20. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/10814403@N06/5141132160/in/photostream
  21. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7xJsiCRrc&feature=youtu.be
  22. ^ Biography for Sherman Bergman at the Internet Movie Database
  23. ^ http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=liste&Name=Sherman+'Big+Train'+Bergman
  24. ^ http://hollywood.premiere.com/celebrity-Sherman+%27Big+Train%27+Bergman
  25. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8lcvf2j4NU
  26. ^ http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Get_Mean
  27. ^ http://www.go4film.com/watch/the-last-blood-watch-online
  28. ^ http://www.horrormovies.org/database/i-nuovi-barbari-1982/2749/

[edit] References

  • Miami Herald, Sunday, March 28, 2010, SPORTS SCENE, page 27NE, WATCH THE LEFT:Sherman "Big Train" Bergman, 51, of Miami Beach returned to kickboxing..., David Epstein for the Miami Herald.
  • Miami Herald, Tuesday, July 14, 2009, Sports Section, page 6D, Kickboxing: 'BIG TRAIN' IS DONE, by Jim Varsallone.
  • Miami Herald, Thursday, August 7, 2008, pages 11–12, Neighbors: SCHOOL SCENE, FIGHTING FOR RONALD, by Micaela Hood.
  • Tre Today News (Xuat Tinh Som), December 31, 2007: "SAO" & "SAO": JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME.
  • Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler, Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., Published date: October 2007, Sherman Bergman, pages 197, 386.
  • Miami Herald, November 28, 2004, Neighbors, page 37: MARTIAL ARTS.
  • Miami Herald, October 3, 2004, MB, page 32: KARATE CHAMPS.
  • Miami Herald, Sunday, August 22, 2004, Neighbors MB, page 37:KNOCKOUT KICKBOXERS.
  • Miami Herald, May 23, 2004, MB, page 30: KARATE CHAMPS.
  • Miami Herald, April 11, 2004 MB, page 27: KARATE CHAMPS.
  • Miami Herald, Sunday, February 2, 2003 MB, page 26: CHAMPIONS.
  • Miami Herald, August 18, 2002, NeighborsBC, page 28 MB: ESOL STUDENTS PLACE IN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
  • Fien-Print, Volume 1, Issue 9-Summer 2002, page 3: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE-SHERMAN BERGMAN IS ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL, by Jairo Naranjo.
  • The Chalkboard, April 2001, Volume 1, Issue 5: SHERMAN BERGMAN, by Jairo Naranjo.
  • Miami Herald, Sunday, August 13, 2000, Neighbors MB, page 4: INSTRUCTOR MARTIALS HIS STUDENTS TO SUCCEED by Melisma Cox.
  • EDWORKS, Premiere '99, page 6: FACULTY FOCUS-HE'S A WINNER!, IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE RING.
  • Black Belt Magazine, September 1998, page 168: LETTERS: UFC WIN SPURS COMEBACK.
  • Miami Herald, Thursday, September 24, 1995, 4, Neighbors MB: BOXER'S REAL KICK IS TEACHING.
  • Miami Herald Thursday, September 24, 1995, Neighbors NMB: BOXER'S REAL KICK IS TEACHING ENGLISH, by Moshe Alexenberg.
  • Fundacao USA Brasil, December 1993, page 3, CHAMPION OUR CHAMPION, by Vera Lins Ferst.
  • Miami Herald, ?/?/1993, Speak Out: KICK-BOXING HELPS TEACH.
  • Miami Herald, Sunday, September 22, 1991 MB, page 38: TEACHER GETS HIS KICKS IN CLASSROOM AND RING
  • Miami Herald, July 12, 1990, 6, Neighbors MB: KICKBOXER INSPIRES STUDENTS, by Johnny Diaz.
  • The Trendsetter, Vol. 2, No. 1, September/October 1989, page 5: INSPIRATION.
  • Miami Herald, September 29, 1988, Neighbors MB: NEIGHBORS IN SPORTS-SHERMAN BERGMAN IS ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL, by Jeremy Kroll.
  • Official Karate Magazine, November 1985, page 14: SOUTHERN EXPOSURE by Barry Harrell.
  • Official Karate Magazine, November 1984, page 14: SOUTHERN EXPOSURE by Barry Harrell.
  • STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings, June 20, 1983, letter to Natalie Reade regarding fight results of Sherman Bergman in the Star System computer for historical reference, from Paul Maslak, Chief Administrator, The Star System.

[edit] External links

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