Dariusz Michalczewski pseudonym: Tiger (born May 5, 1968 in Gdańsk, Poland) is one of the most successful, if somewhat controversial boxing champion of recent years. Despite going undefeated for the first 12 years of his professional career and threatening several major records, many critics say he hasn't been strongly tested. Image File history File links D-1. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Nicknamed the "Tiger", Dariusz lives with his family in Hamburg.

Now also a citizen of Germany and a native of Gdańsk, Poland, Michalczewski came up through Poland's state-run sports program as a boy and had a successful amateur career before turning professional in 1991. Fighting mostly in neighboring Germany, he began piling up wins and was soon signed by Universum Box-Promotion, one of the leading boxing promoters in Europe. His aggressive style earned him the nickname The Tiger. Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

He won the German national light heavyweight (175-pound) title early in 1993 and added an IBF regional belt later that year. Finally, on September 10, 1994, Michalczewski captured the WBO world light heavyweight title with a 12-round decision over Leeonzer Barber. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 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. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ...

Between then and March of 2003, Michalczewski made 23 successful defenses of his WBO title and picked up three other belts along the way. Three months after beating Barber, he won the WBO's cruiserweight, 190 pound (86 kg) title with a knockout of Nestor Giovannini. However, he soon gave up that title to continue campaigning as a light heavyweight. 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 13, 1997, he won recognition by many as the world's top light heavyweight when he outpointed Virgil Hill over 12 rounds to add Hill's WBA and IBF titles to his own. However, Michalczewski soon lost both titles. The WBA stripped him for displaying its belt along with that of the WBO, an organization it doesn't recognize. The IBF did so a few weeks later, when Michalczewski refused to defend his title against a mandatory challenger within 30 days. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Virgil Hill is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native American heritage who forged a solid connection between the state of North Dakota and the sport of boxing. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ...

After beating Hill, Michalczewski knocked out 14 consecutive opponents, all in defense of his WBO title. However, he drew some criticism for never fighting outside Germany, and also for never facing Roy Jones Jr. Shortly after Michalczewski beat Hill, Jones moved up to light heavyweight and eventually captured the other three major belts in the division. Boxing fans began to clamor for the two men to meet one another in the ring, but it never happened. Universum was reluctant to make a fight for Michalczewski, a huge draw in Germany, anywhere else. Meanwhile, Jones still harbors bad memories of being robbed of a gold medal in the 1988 Olympic Games and prefers to fight only in his native United States. Roy Jones Jr. ... (Redirected from 1988 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1988: 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Even without facing Jones, Michalczewski has posted some impressive victories, including those over Hill and former world champions Graciano Rocchigiani and Montell Griffin.

Michalczewski had a perfect record of 48 wins and no losses when he faced Julio Cesar Gonzalez of Mexico in defense of his title on October 18, 2003. Coming into the fight, he was within one victory of tying Rocky Marciano's all-time record for an undefeated record by a world championship boxer. A win also would have put him just one victory short of Joe Louis' all-time record for successful defenses at any weight class. However, Michalczewski was unable to pull it off. He lost a split decision to Gonzalez at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany and his career record dropped to 48-1. Julio Cesar Gonzalez (born July 30, 1976) is a light-heavyweight boxer who holds the WBO and lineal world titles in that weight class. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), better known as Rocky Marciano, was a boxer who holds the distinction of being the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated and was commonly known as the Brockton Blockbuster. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of Lexington, Alabama who became World Heavyweight Champion. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ...

Despite the loss, he still holds the record for the most consecutive successful title defenses at light heavyweight.

In October of 2004, it was announced that Michalczewski would fight France's Fabrice Tiozzo for the WBA light-heavyweight title on February 26, 2005 in Hamburg. 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He fought him but he lost, and then he declared the end of his career.

External link

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