Bobby Czyz, (born February 10, 1962), is a Polish-American boxer. A New Jersey native, he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion. February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D)Acting Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ...

He was a member of the United States amateur boxing team that sadly died in the LOT Polish Airlines plane crash in Poland in 1980. However, an auto accident one week before the fatal trip prevented him from being on that plane. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT is an airline based in Poland. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Czyz had a quick start to his professional boxing career in the early 1980s and he was soon in line for a shot vs. world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler. He had to start from scratch, however, after suffering a 10-round loss at the hands of veteran Mustafa Hamsho in November 1982. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey May 23, 1954), a native of Brockton, Massachusetts, was a very tough looking character, and a number one ranked Middleweight boxer for many years before he could fight for the title. ... Mustafa Hamsho, born in Latakia, Syria, was a boxer who never won a world title, but fought some big names in his career. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the 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 a world champion, IBF light heavyweight champion Slobodan Kacar, who was destroyed by Czyz's bombs in 5 rounds. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...

Czyz made three exciting defenses - a one-round annihilation 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 in October 1987. 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. 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 in June 1990, then jumped up to cruiserweight. He challenged Robert Daniels for Daniels' WBA world cruiserweight championship in March 1991, and won a unanimous decision. Two defenses, against Bash Ali and Donny Lalonde, were made (both by unanimous decision) before Czyz vacated the title. World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... Donny Lalonde is a professional boxer from Winnipeg, Canada. ...

After being stopped by David Izegwire in August 1994, Czyz retired and became a television boxing analyst. With his new career, Czyz has worked alongside Steve Albert and Ferdie Pacheco, covering fights in many locations worldwide. In December 1994, he covered the first world title fight ever held in Ecuador as a member of Showtime's crew. Ferdie Pacheco is a boxing analyst and painter who was also physician to Muhammed Ali. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 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 States. ...

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. Czyz has continued doing color commentary for Showtime, and loves signing autographs for his fans. He doesn't contemplate another return to the ring as a boxer. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ... Evander Holyfield (born 19 October 1962) is a professional boxer who has earned millions of dollars and made history, most notably by becoming the first boxer to become the heavyweight champion of the world four times. ... A color (or colour) commentator is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

On February 6 of 2003, Czyz was stopped by New Jersey police and charged with drunken driving. On March 8 of that year, he was sentenced to 10 days in jail for the charge. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ...

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

To read an extremely insightful interview with Bobby, conducted in September 2005 with Greg Smith, go to http://www.hardcoreboxing.net.