Robert Edward ("Bobby") Czyz (born February 10, 1962 in Orange, New Jersey) is an American boxer. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, A New Jersey native of mostly Italian and some Polish descent,[1] he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

Czyz lived in Wanaque, New Jersey and attended Lakeland Regional High School. Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year Public high school and School district serving students from two communities in Passaic County ^[1]

Nicknamed "Matinee Idol", Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team that died in the LOT Polish Airlines plane crash in Poland in 1980. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland However, an auto accident one week before the fatal trip prevented him from being on that plane.

Contents 1 Professional career 2 Life After Boxing 3 Outside of the Ring 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Professional career

Czyz had a quick start to his professional boxing career in the early 1980s and he was soon in line for a shot against world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler. Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler, in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954) is a former American He had to start from scratch, however, after suffering a 10-round loss at the hands of veteran Mustafa Hamsho in November 1982. Mustafa Hamsho ( مصطفى حمشو) born in 10 October 1953 in Latakia, Syria, was a boxer who never won a world title Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

He went up in weight, put another string of wins together, and in September of 1986, he finally found himself in a ring with an undefeated world champion, IBF light heavyweight champion Slobodan Kacar (Olympic Gold medallist of 1980). Slobodan Kačar (born September 15, 1957 in Belgrade) was a Yugoslavian boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal Czyz beat him in 5 rounds.

Czyz made three defenses - a one-round defeat of David Sears, a see-saw second-round KO of Willie Edwards, and a fifth-round TKO of Jim McDonald - before taking on 'Prince' Charles Williams (boxer) in October 1987. Charles Williams (born June 2, 1962 in Columbus OH) was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight (175 lb) division Czyz scored an early knockdown of Williams, yet the challenger not only stayed in the fight, but also hammered shut Czyz' left eye on way to scoring a TKO victory and thus seizing the title after eight rounds of boxing.

Czyz then lost a decision to Dennis Andries in May 1988, followed by a couple of victories, in turn followed by two cracks at the world title in 1989. Dennis Andries (born 5 November 1953 in Guyana) was a professional boxer in the Light heavyweight (175 lb) division Czyz, despite truly good efforts on his part in both challenges, lost both of them - a 12-round decision to Virgil Hill in North Dakota for the WBA version in March, and a 10th-round TKO loss to Williams in an IBF title rematch in June.

Czyz went on to stop then-undefeated Andrew Maynard in seven rounds (the second undefeated Gold medallist he KO'd) in June 1990, then jumped up to cruiserweight. Andrew Maynard (born April 8, 1964 in Laurel Maryland) was an American boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal He challenged Robert Daniels for Daniels' WBA world cruiserweight championship in March 1991, and won a unanimous decision. Robert Daniels (born August 30, 1968 in Miami FL) is a professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level Two defenses, against Bash Ali and Donny Lalonde, were made (both by unanimous decision) before Czyz vacated the title. Donny Lalonde (born March 12, 1960 in Victoria British Columbia) is a professional boxer from Winnipeg, Canada.

Life After Boxing

After being stopped by David Izegwire in August 1994, Czyz retired and became a television boxing analyst. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic With his new career, Czyz worked alongside Steve Albert and Ferdie Pacheco, covering fights in many locations worldwide. Dr Ferdie Pacheco was the cornerman for multiple Boxing champions most famously Muhammed Ali, for whom he was also a personal Physician. In December 1994, he covered the first world title fight ever held in Ecuador as a member of Showtime's crew. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United

In 1996, he made a brief comeback as a competitive boxer in the heavyweight division, but lost by knockout in six rounds to Evander Holyfield and quickly retired again. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight The fight was somewhat controversial, as it appeared that Czyz's corner was coaching him to blame an injury to his back for his reason to quit on his stool. Czyz continued doing color commentary for Showtime, but was let go after pleading guilty to his fourth drunken-driving offense in six years after being caught speeding in Readington Township, New Jersey [2]. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Readington Township is a Township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Czyz's case received a lot of attention as he was a multiple repeat DUI case, and was a driver behind the NJ Assembly revisiting its legislature [3]. Czyz, who was a Raritan Township, NJ resident at the time, was given a six-month license suspension for each of his three drunken driving convictions in 1998, 1999 and 2000. It was discovered that he was sentenced improperly as a first-time offender after his fourth arrest, which occurred in February 2003 in Readington Township, where he was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0. 14 percent. The state limit at that time was 0. 10 percent [4].

Preceded by Slobodan Kačar	IBF Light Heavyweight Champion 6 Sep 1986–29 Oct 1987	Succeeded by Charles Williams
Preceded by Robert Daniels	WBA Cruiserweight Champion 8 Mar 1991–1992 Vacates	Succeeded by Orlin Norris

Outside of the Ring

Later he went on to marry Kimberly Ross on October 27, 1992. Slobodan Kačar (born September 15, 1957 in Belgrade) was a Yugoslavian boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal This is a chronological List of World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association There have been a number of notable people named Charles Williams: United Kingdom Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (1708&ndash1759 a British Robert Daniels (born August 30, 1968 in Miami FL) is a professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level This is a chronological List of World Cruiserweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Orlin Levance Norris, born October 4, 1965 in Lubbock TX, is an American boxer who held the WBA cruiserweight title and fought in several noteworthy They then had a daughter, Mercedes Czyz.

He has since been inducted into the Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Czyz is a member of Mensa,^[2] the organization for people who have scored in the highest 2% of takers in an IQ test. Mensa is the largest oldest and most famous high-IQ society in the world He even wore a shirt with "MENSA" on it while walking to the ring to fight Evander Holyfield. Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight

See also

• List of boxing triple champions‎

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Bobby Czyz from Boxrec

For the recent multi-part interview with Bobby Czyz by Michael Swann, please go to:

• http://www.15rounds.com/Columns/mswann/czyz-032707.php
• http://www.15rounds.com/Columns/mswann/czyz-032907.php
• http://www.15rounds.com/Columns/mswann/czyz-040307.php
• http://www.15rounds.com/Columns/mswann/czyz-061407.php

BoxReccom is a website dedicated to keep updated records of professional boxers, both male and female.

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