Dariusz Michalczewski

Dariusz Michalczewski
Dariusz Michalczewski
Born Dariusz Michalczewski
5 May 1968 (1968-05-05) (age 43)
Gdańsk, Poland
Other names Tiger
Nationality Poland Poland, Germany Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Division Light heavyweight
Reach 70.0 in (178 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Hamburg, Germany
Trainer Fritz Sdunek
Years active 1988–2005
Professional boxing record
Total 50
Wins 48
By knockout 38
Losses 2
By knockout 1
Amateur career
Total 150
Wins 133
By knockout 83
Losses 15
By knockout 0
Draws 2
Other information
Website http://www.dariusz-tiger.com/
Boxing record from Boxrec
Medal record
Competitor for  Poland
Men’s Boxing
European Amateur Championships
Gold 1991 Gothenburg Light Heavyweight

Dariusz Michalczewski (born 5 May 1968, in Gdańsk, Poland) is a retired Polish- German boxer and former Lineal, WBO, WBA, & IBF light heavyweight champion and WBO cruiserweight champion.

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Early career

Michalczewski came up through Poland's state-run sports program as a boy and had a successful amateur career. He achieved an amateur record of 133–15–2 (83 KO's). Highlights of his amateur career include:

  • 1986 – European Junior Semi-Finalist in Middleweight division, defeating Fabrice Tiozzo but losing to Ray Close
  • 1990 – German National Champion in Light Heavyweight division
  • 1991 – European Champion in Light Heavyweight division

Defection to Germany

On 24 April 1988, while competing in Germany for the Polish national team, Michalczewski defected from the team to stay in Germany. Becoming a citizen of Germany in 1991 and turning professional the same year, he was soon signed by Universum Box-Promotion, one of the leading boxing promoters in Europe. His aggressive style earned him the nickname "The Tiger."

Professional career

He won the German International Light Heavyweight (175-pound) title early on 13 February 1993, a title for foreign born fighters based in Germany. He then won the IBF Intercontinental championship on 22 May 1993. Finally, on 10 September 1994, Michalczewski captured the WBO Light Heavyweight title with a 12-round decision over defending champion Leeonzer Barber.

Between then and March 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 Cruiserweight title with a knockout of Nestor Giovannini. However, he soon gave up that title to continue campaigning as a light heavyweight.

On 13 June 1997, he defeated Virgil Hill over 12 rounds to add Hill's WBA and IBF titles to his own. However, Michalczewski soon lost both alphabet titles. The WBA stripped him for displaying its belt along with that of the WBO, an organization it didn't recognize. The IBF did so a few weeks later, when Michalczewski was unable to defend his title against mandatory challenger William Guthrie within 30 days.

After beating Hill, Michalczewski knocked out 14 consecutive opponents, all in defense of his WBO titles. On 1998, he defeated Drake Thadzi and in 2000 he went to defeat Graciano Rocchigiani.

Darius would attempt for 6 years to secure a bout with his American counter-part, Roy Jones Jr, without success. After his titles were stripped from Darius, Jones would win all the vacant belts and declare himself "world champion".. Jones steadfastly refused all offers for a lucrative fight with Darius and even made an attempt to ban the mention of Michalczewski's name on his home network, HBO. Seth Abraham, president and CEO of HBO, refused Jones demand and in 2002 a fan poll showed that the fight fans most wanted to see was Darius Michalczewski vs Roy Jones Jr. Jones continued to refuse offers for the fight however. One of his motivations may have been the insistence the fight be held in Europe, where Jones feared he could only win by a knockout.

Michalczewski had a perfect record of 48 wins and no losses when he faced Julio César González of Mexico in defense of his title on 18 October 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, the now 35-year-old Michalczewski was unable to pull it off. He lost a controversial split decision to the 27-year-old Gonzalez at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, and his career record dropped to 48–1.

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

In October 2004, it was announced that Michalczewski would come out of retirement to fight France's Fabrice Tiozzo for the WBA light-heavyweight title on 26 February 2005, in Hamburg. He fought him but he lost, and then he declared the end of his career in May 2005.

Michalczewski was to come out of retirement to fight German boxing icon Sven Ottke in Germany in May 2008, but the bout never materialized.

In popular culture

  • Polish Energy drink "Tiger" is named after the famous boxer. His picture and text "Recommended by Dariusz 'Tiger' Michalczewski" appears on the cans and bottles.
  • Dariusz Michalczewski struck a friendship with performer Mark Wahlberg known at the time by his stage name Marky Mark of the formation Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. In 1995, Marky Mark released a track called No Mercy about his friend Dariusz Michalczewski including excerpts in Polish language from Dariusz who also appears in the video clip shot by Frank Papenbroock.[1] No Mercy appears in the album The Remix Album by Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark, although this particular track is a solo effort by Marky Mark.
  • In 2006, a documentary was made by P.M.Starost . The 60-minute documentary entitled "Tiger"[2] took part in Filmfest München and won the award for the Best Documentary at the Biberacher Filmfestspiele.

Professional boxing record

48 Wins (38 knockouts, 7 decisions, 3 disqualifications), 2 losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)
Res. Opponent Type Rd.,Time Date Location Notes
Loss France Fabrice Tiozzo TKO 6(12), 2:05 2005-02-26 Germany Hamburg Referee: Stanley Christodoulou
Judges: Jesus Cova, Ove Ovesen, Guillermo Perez Pineda
WBA World light heavyweight title
Tiozzo floored Michalczewski in the 6th.
Tiozzo's weight: 174.25 lbs
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Loss Mexico Julio Cesar Gonzalez SD 12(12) 2003-10-18 Germany Hamburg Referee: Joe Cortez
Judge: Harry Davis 112–116
Judge: Mike Glienna 112–116
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 115–113
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.25 lbs
Gonzalez's weight: 174.25 lbs
Win United States Derrick Harmon KO 9(12) 2003-03-29 Germany Hamburg Referee: Eddie Cotton
Judges: Frank Cairo, Joachim Jacobsen, Henk Adriaansen
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.5 lbs
Harmon's weight: 174.75 lbs
Win Jamaica Richard Hall TKO 10(12) 2002-09-14 Germany Braunschweig Referee: Rudy Battle
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.75 lbs
Hall's weight: 174.75 lbs
Win United States Joey DeGrandis KO 2(12) 2002-04-20 Poland Gdańsk Referee: Joachim Jacobsen
Judge: Luis Pabon 10–9
Judge: Manuel Oliver Palomo 10–9
Judge: Melvina Lathan 10–9
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.75 lbs
DeGrandis's weight: 174 lbs
Win Jamaica Richard Hall TKO 11(12), 1:50 2001-12-15 Germany Berlin Referee: Mark Nelson
Judge: Manuel Oliver Palomo 98–93
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 97–93
Judge: Valerie Dorsett 97–93
WBO light heavyweight title
Fight stopped due to a huge swelling on Hall's eye
Michalczewski's weight: 174.5 lbs
Hall's weight: 173.5 lbs
Win Spain Alejandro Lakatos KO 9(12), 1:35 2001-05-05 Germany Braunschweig Referee: Mike Ortega
Judge: Mike Glienna 76–76
Judge: Luca Montella 76–76
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 77–75
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Lakatus's weight: 174.5 lbs
Win United States Ka Dy King TKO 7(12), 0:28 2000-12-16 Germany Essen Referee: Genaro Rodriguez
Judge: Larry Hazzard Jr. 59–55
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 59–55
Judge: Henk Adriaansen 59–55
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174 lbs
Ka Dy King's weight: 174 lbs
Win Germany Graciano Rocchigiani TKO 10(12), 3:00 2000-04-15 Germany Hannover Referee: Rudy Battle
Judge: Levi Martinez 89–81
Judge: Victor Salomon 89–81
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 87–83
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Rocchigiani's weight: 175 lbs
Rocchigiani failed to answer the bell for the 10th round.
Win United States Montell Griffin TKO 4(12), 2:59 1999-08-28 Germany Bremen Referee: Joe Cortez
Judge: Dave Hess 27–30
Judge: Manuel Oliver Maritxalar 27–30
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 27–30
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Griffin's weight: 175 lbs
Win Russia Muslim Biarslanov TKO 7(12), 1:41 1999-04-03 Germany Bremen Referee: Mike Ortega
Judge: Larry Hazzard Jr. 60–54
Judge: Luis Pabon 60–54
Judge: Joachim Jacobsen 60–54
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.25 lbs
Biarslanov's weight: 174.75 lbs
Win Malawi Drake Thadzi TKO 9(12) 1998-12-12 Germany Frankfurt WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174 lbs
Win United Kingdom Mark Prince KO 8(12) 1998-09-19 Germany Oberhausen Referee: Rudy Battle
Judge: Roberto Ramirez
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.75 lbs
Prince's weight: 173.75 lbs
Win Italy Andrea Magi TKO 4(12) 1998-03-20 Germany Frankfurt WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.25 lbs
Magi's weight: 175 lbs
Win United States Darren Zenner RTD 6(12), 3:00 1997-12-13 Germany Hamburg Referee: Raul Caiz Sr
Judge: Manuel Oliver Palomo 60–54
Judge: Dave Hess 60–54
Judge: Luca Montella 60–54
WBO light heavyweight title
The bout was stopped after the 6th round due to cuts.
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Zenner's weight: 175 lbs
Win United Kingdom Nicky Piper TKO 7(12), 3:00 1997-10-04 Germany Hannover Referee: Raul Caiz Sr
Judge: Andre Van Grootenbruel 69–61
Judge: Jose Hiram Rivera 68–62
Judge: Cornelio Stucchi 69–61
WBO light heavyweight title
Corner retirement after the 7th round.
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Piper's weight: 174.5 lbs
Win United States Virgil Hill UD 12(12) 1997-06-13 Germany Oberhausen Referee: John Coyle
Judge: Marcel Roloux 118–110
Judge: Rogelio Perez 117–112
Judge: Samuel Conde Lopez 116–113
WBA World light heavyweight title
IBF light heavyweight title
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.5 lbs
Hill's weight: 173.75 lbs
Win France Christophe Girard TKO 8(12), 2:35 1996-12-13 Germany Hannover Referee: Joe Cortez
Judges: Mark Nelson, Tomas Vasquez, Victor Salomon
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Girard's weight: 175 lbs
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Win Germany Graciano Rocchigiani DQ 7(12), 2:35 1996-08-10 Germany Hamburg Referee: Joe O'Neil
Judge: Jose Hiram Rivera 56–58
Judge: Aaron Kizer 56–58
Judge: Harold Gomes 58–58
WBO light heavyweight title
Originally ruled a Technical Draw, the decision was changed because Michalczewski was KO'd after the referee's "Break-command".
Michalczewski's weight: 174 lbs
Rocchigiani's weight: 173.5 lbs
Win France Christophe Girard UD 12(12) 1996-06-08 Germany Cologne Referee: Andre Van Grootenbruel
Judge: Cornelio Stucchi 117–112
Judge: Dave Parris 117–112
Judge: Henk Adriaansen 117–111
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Girard's weight: 175 lbs
Win Kazakhstan Asluddin Umarov TKO 5(12), 2:30 1996-04-06 Germany Hannover Referee: Ismael W. Fernandez
Judge: Henk Adriaansen 40–35
Judge: Frank Cairo 40–35
Judge: John Stewart 40–36
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174.75 lbs
Umarov's weight: 174.25 lbs
Win France Philippe Michel UD 12(12) 1995-10-07 Germany Frankfurt Referee: Jose Hiram Rivera
Judge: Jose Roman 117–109
Judge: Andre Van Grootenbruel 120–107
Judge: Dave Parris 120–107
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174 lbs
Michel's weight: 173 lbs
Win Mexico Everardo Armenta Jr KO 5(12), 2:59 1995-08-19 Germany Düsseldorf Referee: Ismael W. Fernandez
Judge: Nelson Vazquez 40–36
Judge: Cornelio Stucchi 40–36
Judge: Andre Van Grootenbruel 40–36
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 175 lbs
Armenta's weight: 174.5 lbs
Win United States Paul Carlo KO 4(12), 2:46 1995-05-20 Germany Hamburg Referee: Genaro Rodriguez
Judge: Denny Nelson 29–28
Judge: Cornelio Stucchi 29–28
Judge: Harold Gomes 29–28
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 172.75 lbs
Carlo's weight: 174.25 lbs
Win Spain Roberto Dominguez Perez KO 2(12), 1:05 1995-03-11 Germany Cologne Referee: Genaro Rodriguez
Judge: Gordon Volkman 8–10
Judge: Mike Glienna 8–10
Judge: Andre Van Grootenbruel 8–10
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski was down in the 1st.
Michalczewski staggered in the 2nd before ending the fight with a single left hook.
Michalczewski's weight: 174.75 lbs
Perez's weight: 173 lbs
Win Argentina Nestor Hipolito Giovannini KO 10(12), 1:25 1994-12-17 Germany Hamburg Referee: Genaro Rodriguez
Judge: Ruben Garcia Dr. 89–79
Judge: Jose L. Sousa 88–81
Judge: Jose Hiram Rivera 87–81
WBO cruiserweight title
Giovannini down in 9th round.
Giovannini's weight: 182 lbs
Michalczewski's weight: 181 lbs
Win United States Leeonzer Barber UD 12(12) 1994-09-10 Germany Hamburg Referee: Raul Caiz Sr
Judge: Horacio Bakemon 117–109
Judge: Jose L. Sousa 116–111
Judge: Cornelio Stucchi 116–111
WBO light heavyweight title
Michalczewski's weight: 174 lbs
Barber's weight: 174 lbs
Win United States Melvin Wynn KO 2, 3:05 1994-05-28 Germany Aachen
Win United States David Davis KO 7(10) 1994-04-23 Germany Halle
Win United States David Vedder DQ 1 1994-02-19 Germany Hamburg
Win Argentina Sergio Daniel Merani TD 9(12) 1993-11-20 Germany Hamburg IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
Win Italy Mwehu Beya PTS 12(12) 1993-09-11 Germany Aachen IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
Win Uruguay Juan Alberto Barrero KO 5(10) 1993-06-26 Germany Hamburg
Win United Kingdom Noel Magee TKO 8(12) 1993-05-22 Germany Aachen Vacant IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
Win United States Pat Alley KO 4 1993-04-03 Germany Hamburg Michalczewski down in 3rd round.
Win Germany Ali Saidi KO 10(10) 1993-02-13 Germany Hamburg German International light heavyweight title
Win United States Willie McDonald KO 3 1993-01-12 Germany Aachen McDonald was knocked down twice in the 2nd.
Win United States Mike Peak PTS 8(8) 1992-12-08 Germany Berlin
Win United States Keith Williams TKO 2 1992-11-17 Germany Luebeck
Win United States Cecil Simms KO 2 1992-11-07 Germany Cologne
Win United Kingdom Steve McCarthy DQ 3(10) 1992-09-29 Germany Berlin McCarthy penalized a point in the 2nd round for holding.
McCarthy had one point deducted in the 3rd for headbutt.
McCarthy got DQ'd for intentional headbutting.
Win United States Sylvester White TKO 5 1992-08-28 Germany Aachen
Win United Kingdom Richard Bustin KO 4(8) 1992-06-27 Portugal Quinta do Lago
Win United States Terrence Wright TKO 2 1992-05-22 Germany Dinslaken
Win United States Robert Johnson TKO 2 1992-04-04 Germany Düsseldorf
Win Republic of Ireland Sean Mannion TKO 3 1992-02-21 Germany Berlin
Win Belgium Yves Monsieur TKO 4(8) 1992-01-28 Germany Berlin
Win Zoltan Habda TKO 2 1992-01-10 Germany Aachen
Win Peter Cenki TKO 2 1991-10-15 Germany Berlin Cenki down once in the 2nd.
Cenki corner throws in the towel.
Win United States Frederic Porter TKO 2 1991-09-16 Germany Berlin

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Preceded by
Leeonzer Barber
WBO light heavyweight champion
10 September 1994 – 18 October 2003
Succeeded by
Julio César González
Preceded by
Nestor Hipolito Giovannini
WBO cruiserweight champion
17 December 1994 – January 1995
Vacated
Succeeded by
Ralf Rocchigiani
Preceded by
Virgil Hill
WBA light heavyweight champion
13 June 1997 – 1 July 1997
Vacated
Succeeded by
Lou Del Valle
IBF light heavyweight champion
13 June 1997 – 16 June 1997
Vacated
Succeeded by
William Guthrie
Lineal light heavyweight champion
13 June 1997 – 18 October 2003
Succeeded by
Julio César González

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