Dariusz Michalszewski's place in history

[Bronson66]

- - The money was in Germany.

Roy had a good gig with HBO, ie guaranteed $5mil fights and double duty as boxing announcer, so he stayed small instead of LARGE.

They were the two top LHs with Dariusz on the verge of breaking Rocky's perfect 49-0 record. Obviously you didn't know the backgrounds which is why you have to have others spoon feed you...yeah!!!

Tell us about all the $$$$ Dariusz banked after defending against.
Dominguez
Carlo
Armenta
Michel
Umarov
Girard x 2
Zenner
Magi
Prince
Byarslamov
King
Lakartos
Hallx2
De Grandis
None of whom were Ring ranked.lol

[JAB5239]

Tell us about all the $$$$ Dariusz banked after defending against.
Dominguez
Carlo
Armenta
Michel
Umarov
Girard x 2
Zenner
Magi
Prince
Byarslamov
King
Lakartos
Hallx2
De Grandis
None of whom were Ring ranked.lol

Germany was putting on some big cards at that time, but Las Vegas was still the mecca.

[GhostofDempsey]

DM supposedly earned $70 million over his career. A quick search suggests Roy earned $55 million. Not sure those figures are entirely accurate, I always thought Jones earned way more. Both of them refused to travel across the pond to fight each other. I think Jones fear of getting robbed on the scorecards overseas after the Olympics debacle prevented him from making some big fights.

[Anomalocaris]

A fighter totally forgotten - absolutely superb skills.

[QueensburyRules]

DM supposedly earned $70 million over his career. A quick search suggests Roy earned $55 million. Not sure those figures are entirely accurate, I always thought Jones earned way more. Both of them refused to travel across the pond to fight each other. I think Jones fear of getting robbed on the scorecards overseas after the Olympics debacle prevented him from making some big fights.

- - Dariusz flew the Pond for one of Roy's bouts in his home State of Floriduh that prompted an HBO interview at ringside. Dariusz was willing to fight Roy in Floriduh, but not willing to take a pay cut for a fight that big.

Roy who had become a diva by then killed the fight, not Dariusz.

[Bronson66]

DM supposedly earned $70 million over his career. A quick search suggests Roy earned $55 million. Not sure those figures are entirely accurate, I always thought Jones earned way more. Both of them refused to travel across the pond to fight each other. I think Jones fear of getting robbed on the scorecards overseas after the Olympics debacle prevented him from making some big fights.

Well that's me corrected,I didn't know he got that sort of money.

[BKM-]

DM supposedly earned $70 million over his career. A quick search suggests Roy earned $55 million. Not sure those figures are entirely accurate, I always thought Jones earned way more. Both of them refused to travel across the pond to fight each other. I think Jones fear of getting robbed on the scorecards overseas after the Olympics debacle prevented him from making some big fights.

Jones always seemed like an unlikeable narcissist(who would later on get humbled by an even worse one) to me. If it wasn't about the fear of losing, it was probably him thinking opponents like DM were beneath him and not worth his time. Even though Roy's resume is littered with sub-par competition for a supposedly #1 P4P boxer.

[Willow The Wisp]

He gets the same attention as one of Caesar's pack mules and is about that well known..

Michalszewski is more famous than you think. Mark Wahlberg put out a song about him with "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch". He has an energy drink named after him (Tiger), and a documentary on his life was award winning in Europe. His earnings were significant.
His big showdown against French superstar Fabrice Tiozzo was viewed by a live television audience of 22 million; nearly 8 million in Germany alone.


Michalszewski is on the cusp of IBHOF enshrinement; and was a better, and more accomplished fighter than James Toney, Arturo Gatti, Virgil Hill, Michael Nunn, Vinny Paz, and a number of others who are already in the hall.
Fellow Euro Light Heavyweights Henry Maske and the aforementioned Fabrice Tiozzo are on the ballot as well.

[JAB5239]

- - Dariusz flew the Pond for one of Roy's bouts in his home State of Floriduh that prompted an HBO interview at ringside. Dariusz was willing to fight Roy in Floriduh, but not willing to take a pay cut for a fight that big.

Roy who had become a diva by then killed the fight, not Dariusz.

He would have got the shory end of the purse no matter where they fought. For all Michalszewski talent he was not the draw, Roy was. Jones always knew this. But why don't you post a link to Roy "killing " the fight, as you put it. You wont.......guaranteed!

[adamjones]

What is Michalszewski 's pace in history at lightheavyweight? He was the lineal champion while Roy collected the belts. He beat as good of comp as Roy Roys, and their resumrs at that weight are pretty even. The IBRO has Jones ranked 10th all time at 175, yet Michalszewski isn't in the top 20. Is this a miscarriage of justice or warranted? Dariusz had an excellent skillset. In fact I have no doubt he is the most skilled fighter besides Andre Ward and Jones since his era ACFT Calculator. He would in my opinion undoubtedly be champion today. So where should he rank historically? Certainly he has a better lightheavyweight resume than Fitzsimmons who ranks 11th on that list. My point being.....I get Jones being rated, I don't get why Michalazweski isn't when their lightheavyweight careers were so similar.

Dariusz Michalczewski is underrated at light heavyweight and should be in the top 20. While Roy Jones Jr. dominated the division with his athleticism and collected belts, Michalczewski was the lineal champion and had a strong résumé, including 23 title defenses. The biggest knock against him is the lack of a fight with Jones, which hurts his legacy. The IBRO ranking is harsh—he deserves a spot around 15-20. His skill set was exceptional, and he would likely be a champion today. While Jones ranks higher due to dominance and achievements, Michalczewski’s light heavyweight career is historically significant.