Bobby Czyz

Name: Bobby Czyz

    IBF Light Heavyweight Champion -- 1986 Sep 6 – 1987 Oct 29
  • WBA Cruiserweight Champion -- 1991 Mar 8 – 1992 May 8
  • Was a member of the U.S. Amateur Boxing Team that perished in a plane crash in Poland in 1980. An injury from an auto accident one week before the flight prevented Czyz from making the trip.
  • Amateur record of 24-2.
  • Was a commentator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
  • Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
  • New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.
  • A member of Mensa, an organization for people whose I.Q. is in the top 2% of the population.
  • Defeated Oscar Albarado (TKO 3).
  • Defeated Elisha Obed (DQ 6).
  • Defeated Slobodan Kacar (TKO 5).
  • Defeated Robbie Sims (W10).
  • Defeated Murray Sutherland (W 10).
  • Defeated Andrew Maynard (KO 7).
  • Defeated Leslie Stewart (SD 10).
  • Defeated Donnie Lalonde (W12).
  • Won 44 (KO 28) + lost 8 (KO 5) + drawn 0 = 52 rounds boxed 322 KO% 53.85
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTK5jESK20Q

Favorite Book: "Silent Strength" by Lloyd J. Ogilvie

"This book is about growing up hard and beating the odds. The author puts the reader into the story. It's true to life, very moving, and hard to put down."

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