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The Biofile Tomasz
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By SCOOP MALINOWSKI
Staff Writer FightNightNews
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Status: WBC Light Heavyweight
champion makes his 2nd title defense
next Saturday in Chicago against
Paul Briggs, live on HBO. It's a
rematch of one of 2005's most
exciting fights.
Record: 30-0 (21 KO's).
Ht: 6-1 1/2 Wt: 175
DOB: December 1, 1976 in:
Zywiec, Poland
Childhood Heroes: "I was
always looking at the boxers on the
films of fights. I like Oscar De La
Hoya is nice. Roy Jones. And Evander
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Hobbies/Interests: "Every
sport. I like soccer. Swimming.
Every sport, because I'm a
sportsman. I like the sports."
Nicknames: "Goral, Tomek."
Favorite Movies: "Action."
Musical Tastes: "Hip-hop,
Eminem I like."
Favorite TV Shows: "I don't
know. I look at TV very little.
Because I have no time. I have to
all the time train."
First Job: "Mechanic."
First Car: "Fiat (green)."
Early Boxing Memory: "I have
too much energy as a boy. My father
like the fights. I have maybe what
he has."
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Favorite Meal: "Fish, sushi."
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:
"No, but I like the special Polish
cakes, stuff like that."
Pre-Fight Feeling: "Always
I'm quiet. Quiet. I feel...every
fight, I win. I feel good. I know
for this fight I am ready and will
perform very good."
Greatest Sports Moment: "When
I win the world title against Briggs
(W12 in Chicago in May '05)." |
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Most Painful
Moment: "IBC
International title
(vs. Rudi Lupo in
Warsaw in 2001). I
win the fight but it
was a very heavy
fight. It was the
heaviest of all my
fights."
Worst Injury:
"No injury."
Favorite Vacation
Spot: "Always I
like it at home. I
live in the
mountains."
Funny Boxing
Memory: "No."
Embarrassing
Boxing Moment:
"No."
Favorite Boxers
To Watch: "Oscar
De La Hoya. I like
the clear boxers -
faster, good
techniques. Just to
fight - I don't like
that. Technical
fighters, technical
fights I like. Like
Oscar with
Trinidad."
Family: Wife,
Dorota; daughters,
Roxana, Veronica;
dog, Maya (German
shepherd).
People Qualities
Most Admired:
"Normal, like me. No
anger. Courteous."
Future Ambition:
"To be a big
champion in
America."
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