Bobby Czyz (Matinee Idol) is a 62-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 1 month, and 19 days, Czyz amassed a record of 44-8, which includes 28 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Bobby Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey, U.S. on February 10, 1962. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on April 24, 1980 against Hank Whitmore. Czyz defeated Whitmore via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Czyz became a world champion at the age of 24 after 29 professional fights. He challenged Slobodan Kačar for the IBF light-heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the cruiserweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Czyz' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Corrie Sanders at age 36, on June 12, 1998.
Some of Bobby Czyz' best fights have been against Donny Lalonde, Oscar Albarado, and Leslie Stewart. For a complete list of Czyz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Bobby Czyz".
Czyz has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Bobby Czyz Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Jun 12, 1998 | 36 |
Corrie Sanders 32 33-1 | loss | TKO 2 |
51 | May 10, 1996 | 34 |
Evander Holyfield 33 31-3 | loss | RTD 5 |
50 | Dec 05, 1995 | 33 | Richard Jackson | win | TKO 6 |
49 | Sep 22, 1995 | 33 | Jeff Williams | win | UD 10 |
48 | Mar 24, 1995 | 33 | Tim Tomashek | win | TKO 5 |
47 | Aug 04, 1994 | 32 | David Izeqwire | loss | RTD 4 |
46 | Feb 19, 1994 | 32 | George O'Mara | win | UD 10 |
45 | May 08, 1992 | 30 |
Donny Lalonde 32 35-3 | win | UD 12 |
44 | Aug 09, 1991 | 29 | Bash Ali | win | UD 12 |
43 | Mar 08, 1991 | 29 | Robert Daniels | win | SD 12 |
42 | Sep 21, 1990 | 28 | Horacio Rene Brandan | win | TKO 6 |
41 | Jun 24, 1990 | 28 | Andrew Maynard | win | KO 7 |
40 | Mar 23, 1990 | 28 | Uriah Grant | win | UD 10 |
39 | Jun 25, 1989 | 27 | Charles Williams | loss | RTD 10 |
38 | Mar 04, 1989 | 27 |
Virgil Hill 25 23-0 | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Dec 27, 1988 | 26 | Mike DeVito | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Oct 25, 1988 | 26 |
Leslie Stewart 27 26-3 | win | SD 10 |
35 | May 22, 1988 | 26 | Dennis Andries | loss | MD 10 |
34 | Oct 29, 1987 | 25 | Charles Williams | loss | RTD 9 |
33 | May 03, 1987 | 25 | Jim MacDonald | win | TKO 6 |
32 | Feb 21, 1987 | 25 | Willie Edwards | win | KO 2 |
31 | Dec 26, 1986 | 24 | David Sears | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Sep 06, 1986 | 24 | Slobodan Kačar | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Jul 26, 1985 | 23 | Murray Sutherland | win | UD 10 |
28 | May 09, 1985 | 23 | Mike Fischer | win | UD 10 |
27 | Jan 18, 1985 | 22 | Tim Broady | win | TKO 4 |
26 | Oct 23, 1984 | 22 | Marvin Mack | win | UD 10 |
25 | May 30, 1984 | 22 | Mark Frazie | win | UD 10 |
24 | Feb 15, 1984 | 22 | Jimmy Baker | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Oct 25, 1983 | 21 | Bill Medei | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Sep 09, 1983 | 21 | Bert Lee | win | RTD 2 |
21 | Nov 20, 1982 | 20 | Mustafa Hamsho | loss | UD 10 |
20 | Sep 25, 1982 | 20 | Chris Linson | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Jul 03, 1982 | 20 | Manuel Melon | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Mar 23, 1982 | 20 | Bobby Coolidge | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Jan 17, 1982 | 19 | Robbie Sims | win | UD 10 |
16 | Nov 12, 1981 | 19 | Elisha Obed | win | DQ 6 |
15 | Nov 08, 1981 | 19 | Dan Snyder | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jun 26, 1981 | 19 | Rick Noggle | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Jun 18, 1981 | 19 | Reggie Jones | win | RTD 6 |
12 | May 21, 1981 | 19 |
Oscar Albarado 32 55-8-1 | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Feb 23, 1981 | 19 | Teddy Mann | win | UD 8 |
10 | Feb 08, 1981 | 18 | Danny Long | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Dec 18, 1980 | 18 | Skipper Jones | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Oct 16, 1980 | 18 | Tommy Merola | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Sep 18, 1980 | 18 | Johnny Davis | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Aug 21, 1980 | 18 | Leo Ferro | win | UD 8 |
5 | Jul 17, 1980 | 18 | Bruce Strauss | win | KO 4 |
4 | Jun 19, 1980 | 18 | Ronald Cousins | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 22, 1980 | 18 | Dalton Swift | win | KO 2 |
2 | May 08, 1980 | 18 | Jamal Arbubakar | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Apr 24, 1980 | 18 | Hank Whitmore | win | KO 1 |