Zbigniew PIETRZYKOWSKI
"Piskorz"
(81 kg)
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Fecha de Nacimiento: 4 Octubre 1934.
Lugar de Nacimiento: Bestwinka, Polonia.
Boxeador aficionado de 1950 a 1968.
Récord Amateur: 351 victorias, 2 empates, 14 derrotas.
Once veces campeón de Polonia entre 1954 y 1965.
Tetracampeón europeo (Berlín 1955 - Praga 1957 - Lucerna 1959 - Moscú 1963).
Triple medallista olímpico (Bronce Melbourne 1956 - Plata Roma 1960 - Bronce
Tokio 1964)
The son of two teachers, Eugeniusz and Jadwiga Pietrzykowski. He completed Food Processing Vocational High School (1953). Started to practise sports at 16. He received an immense gift from God - the excellent physique. He was tall, strong, perfectly fit, and the lightning blow to end any fight. He was said to have dynamite in his fists, he won many bouts through KOs, but he was also famous for his chivalry and not taking unfair advantage over his opponents, who sometimes would throw in the towel sooner rather than later, as if accepting the inevitable defeat.
Zbigniew wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Wiktor, with whom he was frequenting the gym, whom he was watching and trying to emulate.
His first trainer was Ernest Rademacher, later supplanted by J. Kolonko, Antoni Zygmunt, Feliks Stamm and Pawel Szydlo. He boxed for the amateur teams of BBTS Bielsko (1951-1954), Legia Warsaw (1955-1956 - during obligatory military service), and BBTS again (1957-1968). At the very start of his career in Polish boxing he had to face two great rivals (Leszek Leiss, to whom he even lost twice, and Jerzy Krawczyk), but Feliks Stamm (the one to call him "Piskorz") put great trust into this 19-year old boy, including him in the national team for the European championships in Warsaw (1953). Thus it was that the grand master of Polish boxing started his career, often compared to the record achievements of Laszlo Papp or Teofilo Stevenson. Pietrzykowski was the champion of Poland 11 times (absolute national record): in light middleweight (1954-1957), light heavyweight (1959-1965); and three-time team champion: with CWKS Legia (1954/55 and 1955/56) and BBTS Bielsko-Bia³a (1959-1960). It's worth mentioning another of his record achievements in history of Polish boxing: from 1953 to 1966 he represented Poland 44 times in duals (results - 42-2). Another of his records is participation in five European championships, leading to four champion titles and one bronze medal, that one won in his debut in Warsaw (1953), where after winning two fights with dangerous opponents he lost to Bruce Wells (GBR), who not only won the championships, but also received the prestigious award for the best boxer of the tournament. The gold medals Zbigniew won in: West Berlin (1955) after defeating Karlos Djanerian (USSR) in final fight (light middleweight); Prague (1957), where in middleweight finals he overcame
Yugoslavian boxer Dragoslav Jakovljevic, whom Zbigniew considered the most difficult opponent he faced in his whole career; Lucerne (1959), where in the last fight to his immense satisfaction he won over Olympic Games silver-medallist Gheorghe Negrea by KO-in round 2; finally Moscow (1963). Here in the final fight he won over another very dangerous opponent, Dan Pozniak (USSR).
Zbigniew also had a colourful Olympic career, but on his way to the gold medal he was always stopped by the most brilliant fighters in post-WWII amateur boxing (Laszlo Papp and Cassius Clay), as well as other factors such as: artificial weight limits (he had to limit his food and drink intake for many weeks to keep the weight) and, especially important for Zbigniew, insufficient stamina due to the fact that in Poland he rarely had to fight for more than 2 rounds due to his almost constant supremacy, often gaining points without having to fight at all (one more record in his collection: of 136 bouts in his Polish league career, he won... all 136!).
British journalist John Cottrell described the bout against Clay:
«In the first round, it seemed that Clay would be badly mauled. He was confused by his opponent's southpaw style, took some heavy punishment, and once showed his inexperience by closing his eyes in the face of a barrage of blows. Clay managed to keep out of trouble in the second round, and in the last minute he abandoned his show-off style with the fancy footwork and dropped hands, and stood his ground to throw four hard rights to the head. Even so, he was still behind on points at this crucial stage. "I knew," he explained afterwards, "that I had to take the third round big to win."
"Clay did finish big. In that final round he suddenly found his top form, moving in and out with expert judgment, punching crisply and with perfect timing. This sharper, better coordinated Clay stormed back with a torrent of combination punching that left Pietrzykowski dazed. He no longer relied too much on his left jab, but made equal use of his right to penetrate the southpaw's guard. Ripping into the stamina-lacking Pole, he drew blood and came preciously close to scoring a knock-out. At the final bell, Pietrzykowski was slumped helplessly against the ropes. There was no doubting the verdict. All the judges made Clay the points winner.»
Officially he left the ring on February 10, 1968. After the end of his boxing career, he trained boxers for the teams of BBTS, GKS Katowice, and Wisla Cracow). He was awarded many state decorations. He was a member of Polish Parliament (1993-1997, vice-chairman of the Sports Committee), which he termed jokingly his fifth title as European champion. As a member of Polish Olympic Committee he actively worked towards propagating the olympic ideals, recalling his experiences in thousands of meetings with Polish youths. He's married to Halina Kubeczka, with two daughters: Jolanta and Dorota. He still lives in Bielsko-Biala.
Palmarés Amateur de Zbigniew Pietrzykowski:
Fecha | Lugar | Oponente | Resultado | Categoría | Evento |
1950
enero 1950 | POL | Zbigniew OLINGER (POL) | W | kg | debut |
1951
1951 | POL | SZUKAJ (POL) | L-3 | kg | - |
1951 | POL | SPALEK (POL) | L-3 | kg | - |
1951 | POL | LUKS (POL) | L-3 | kg | - |
1951 | POL | BETCHER (POL) | L-3 | kg |
- |
1952
1952 | POL | HECHT (POL) | L-3 |
kg |
- |
1952 | POL | Leszek LEISS (POL) | L-3 |
71 kg |
Campeonato Nacional Polaco ? |
1953
1953 | POL | Leszek LEISS (POL) | L-3 | 71 kg | Campeonato Nacional Polaco ? |
mayo 1953 | Varsovia, POL | Ivica PAVLIC (YUG) | W-3 | 71 kg | X Campeonato Europeo |
mayo 1953 | Varsovia, POL | Neascu SERBU (YUG) | W-3 | 71 kg | X Campeonato Europeo |
mayo 1953 | Varsovia, POL | Bruce WELLS (ING) | L-3 - Bronce | 71 kg | X Campeonato Europeo |
8 noviembre 1953 | Helsinki, FIN | Pentti KONTULA (FIN) | W-3 | 71 kg | Finlandia vs. Polonia |
1953 | - | Gleb TOLSTIKOV (URS) | L-3 | 71 kg | - |
1954
24 enero 1954 | Budapest, HUN | Laszlo PAPP (HUN) | L-3 | 71 kg | Hungría vs. Polonia |
21 marzo 1954 | Varsovia, POL | VAN HOUCKE (BEL) | RET-2 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Bélgica |
25 abril 1954 | Wroclaw, POL | Hans GESERICK (RDA) | KOT-2 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Oriental |
1954 | POL | Jerzy KRAWCZYK (POL) ? | W - Oro | 71 kg | Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
septiembre 1954 | Sofía, BUL | Wasil KOSTOV (BUL) | W-3 | 71 kg | Bulgaria vs. Polonia |
18 septiembre 1954 | Sofía, BUL | Gleb TOLSTIKOV (URS) | W-3 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Unión Soviética |
21 septiembre 1954 | Sofía, BUL | Istvan RADULY (HUN) | W-3 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Hungría |
26 noviembre 1954 | París, FRA | Hippolyte ANNEX (FRA) | KOT-2 | 71 kg | Francia vs. Polonia |
30 noviembre 1954 | Antwerp, BEL | VAN DE VELDE (BEL) | W-3 | 71 kg | Bélgica vs. Polonia |
6 diciembre 1954 | Katowice, POL | Veijo ALHO (FIN) | W-3 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Finlandia |
1955
1955 | POL | (POL) | W - Oro | 71 kg | Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
mayo 1955 | Berlín, RFA | Max RESCH (RFA) | W-3 | 71 kg | XI Campeonato Europeo |
mayo 1955 | Berlín, RFA | Bernard FOSTER (ING) | W-3 | 71 kg | XI Campeonato Europeo |
junio 1955 | Berlín, RFA | Marcel PIGOU (FRA) | W-3 | 71 kg | XI Campeonato Europeo |
junio 1955 | Berlín, RFA | Karlos DZANERIAN (URS) | W-3 - Oro | 71 kg | Gana XI Campeonato Europeo |
23 octubre 1955 | Varsovia, POL | Nikola POPOVIC (YUG) | W-3 | 75 kg | Polonia vs. Yugoslavia |
20 noviembre 1955 | Praga, CHE | Bedrich KOUTNY (CHE) | L-3 | 75 kg | Checoslovaquia vs. Polonia |
4 diciembre 1955 | Helsinki, FIN | Heikki JUNTIKKA (FIN) | W-3 | 71 kg | Finlandia vs. Polonia |
1955 | - | Martin KUCHTA (CHE) | KO-1 | 71 kg | - |
1956
29 enero 1956 | Nowa Huta, POL | Laszlo CSISZAR (HUN) | W-3 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Hungría |
19 febrero 1956 | Varsovia, POL | Fritz BOETCHER (RFA) | W-3 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Federal |
1956 | POL | (POL) | W - Oro | 71 kg | Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
6 mayo 1956 | Varsovia, POL | Terry COLLINS (ING) | W-3 | 71 kg | Polonia vs. Inglaterra |
8 septiembre 1956 | Varsovia, POL | B. BOUHIZEN (HOL) | W-3 (3-0) | 71 kg | Copa Varsovia |
9 septiembre 1956 | Varsovia, POL | Laszlo PAPP (HUN) | KOT-2 - Oro | 71 kg | Copa Varsovia |
noviembre 1956 | Melbourne, AUS | Richard KARPOV (URS) | W-3 | 71 kg | XVI Juegos Olímpicos |
noviembre 1956 | Melbourne, AUS | Boris NIKOLOV (BUL) | W-3 | 71 kg | XVI Juegos Olímpicos |
30 noviembre 1956 | Melbourne, AUS | Laszlo PAPP (HUN) | L-3 - Bronce | 71 kg | XVI Juegos Olímpicos |
1957
1957 | POL | (POL) | W - Oro | 75 kg | Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
14 abril 1957 | Varsovia, POL | Vihtori MATINAHO (FIN) | W-3 | 75 kg | Polonia vs. Finlandia |
28 mayo 1957 | Praga, CHE | Rudolf KUCHTA (CHE) | RET-1 | 75 kg | XII Campeonato Europeo |
31 mayo 1957 | Praga, CHE | Paul NICKEL (RDA) | W-3 (3-0) | 75 kg | XII Campeonato Europeo |
2 junio 1957 | Praga, CHE | Dragoslav JAKOVLJEVIC (YUG) | W-3 (3-2) - Oro | 75 kg | Gana XII Campeonato Europeo |
20 noviembre 1957 | Londres, ING | Sid PARKINSON (ING) | KO-1 | 75 kg | Inglaterra vs. Polonia |
23 noviembre 1957 | Manchester, ING | Fred ELDERFIELD (GBR) | W-3 | 75 kg | Gran Bretaña vs. Polonia |
1958
23 junio 1958 | Bydgoszcz, POL | Nikola POPOVIC (YUG) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Yugoslavia |
4 octubre 1958 | Rostock, RDA | Ulrich KRAUSE (RDA) | KO-1 | 81 kg | Alemania Oriental vs. Polonia |
9 noviembre 1958 | Wroclaw, POL | Laszlo CZABAJSKI (HUN) | KOT 1 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Hungría |
23 noviembre 1958 | Lodz, POL | Tadeusz KLIS (POL) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | Torneo Internacional |
25 noviembre 1958 | Lodz, POL | Zdzislaw JOZEFOWICZ (POL) | KOT-3 - Oro | 81 kg | Torneo Internacional |
1959
1959 | POL | (POL) | W - Oro | 81 kg | XXX Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
8 febrero 1959 | Essen, RFA | Willi KOPISCHKE (RFA) | W-3 | 81 kg | Alemania Federal vs. Polonia |
22 febrero 1959 | Zagreb, YUG | Ahmed BOGUNIC (YUG) | W-3 | 81 kg | Yugoslavia vs. Polonia |
24 febrero 1959 | Lublana, YUG | SUTOVIC (YUG) | W | 81 kg | Yugoslavia vs. Polonia |
24 mayo 1959 | Lucerna, SUI | Peter STANKOV (BUL) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | XIII Campeonato Europeo |
27 mayo 1959 | Lucerna, SUI | Gilles VAN DER VELDEN (HOL) | KO-1 | 81 kg | XIII Campeonato Europeo |
30 mayo 1959 | Lucerna, SUI | Lev SIENKIN (URS) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | XIII Campeonato Europeo |
31 mayo 1959 | Lucerna, SUI | Gheorghe NEGREA (RUM) | KOT-2 - Oro | 81 kg | Gana XIII Campeonato Europeo |
17 septiembre 1959 | Glasgow, ESC | Alf BARKER (ESC) | KOT-1 | 81 kg | Escocia vs. Polonia |
1960
enero 1960 | Poznan, POL | Zdzislaw JOSEFOWICZ (POL) | W | 81 kg | Torneo Tribuna Ludum |
febrero 1960 | Katowice, POL | GRZOMBA (POL) | RET-1 | 81 kg | Katowice vs Wroclav |
abril 1960 | Wroclaw, POL | KOROLEWICZ (POL) | RET-2 | 81 kg | Torneo de Ciudades |
10 abril 1960 | Lodz, POL | Kurt STROER (RFA) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Federal |
mayo 1960 | Varsovia, POL | PISARCZYK (POL) | KOT-1 | 81 kg | XXXI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
mayo 1960 | Varsovia, POL | Josef KOROLEWICZ (POL) | W-3 | 81 kg | XXXI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
22 mayo 1960 | Varsovia, POL | Zdzislaw JOZEFOWICK (POL) | W-3 - Oro | 81 kg | XXXI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
28 agosto 1960 | Roma, ITA | Carl CRAWFORD (GUY) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | XVII Juegos Olímpicos |
30 agosto 1960 | Roma, ITA | Emil WILER (RFA) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | XVII Juegos Olímpicos |
1 septiembre 1960 | Roma, ITA | Petar SPASOV (BUL) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | XVII Juegos Olímpicos |
3 septiembre 1960 | Roma, ITA | Giulio SARAUDI (ITA) | W-3 (4-1) | 81 kg | XVII Juegos Olímpicos |
5 septiembre 1960 | Roma, ITA | Cassius CLAY (USA) | L-3 (0-5) - Plata | 81 kg | XVII Juegos Olímpicos |
30 octubre 1960 | Gdansk, POL | Rolf DANIELCZYK (RDA) | KO-1 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Oriental |
1961
abril 1961 | Wroclaw, POL | KUZMINCZUK (POL) | KOT-1 | 81 kg | XXXII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
abril 1961 | Wroclaw, POL | Janusz PILEWSKI (POL) | KOT-2 | 81 kg | XXXII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
abril 1961 | Wroclaw, POL | Henrik SERWAN (POL) | W-3 | 81 kg | XXXII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
23 abril 1961 | Wroclaw, POL | Zdzislaw JOZEFOWICZ (POL) | W-3 - Oro | 81 kg | XXXII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
agosto 1961 | Lodz, POL | MANTHAI (RDA) | RET-2 | 81 kg | Guardia Lodz vs Traktor Schwerin |
6 octubre 1961 | Berlín, RDA | Ulrich KRAUSE (RDA) | W-3 | 81 kg | Alemania Oriental vs. Polonia |
octubre 1961 | Londres, ING | POLLARD (ING) | W-3 | 81 kg | Londres vs Silesia |
noviembre 1961 | Katowice, POL | NEUMANN (RDA) | KOT-3 | 81 kg | Silesia vs Magdeburgo |
27 noviembre 1961 | Lodz, POL | Ian CRAWFORD (ESC) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Escocia |
10 diciembre 1961 | Budapest, HUN | Erno SZENASI (HUN) | W-3 | 81 kg | Hungría vs. Polonia |
1962
marzo 1962 | Rzeszow, POL | LASKOWSKI (POL) | KOT-2 | 81 kg | XXXIII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
marzo 1962 | Rzeszow, POL | BIENIEK (POL) | W-3 | 81 kg | XXXIII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
marzo 1962 | Rzeszow, POL | Janusz PILEWSKI (POL) | WO | 81 kg | XXXIII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
18 marzo 1962 | Rzeszow, POL | Tadeusz KUBACKI (POL) | W-3 - Oro | 81 kg | XXXIII Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
1962 | - | Boris GEORGIEW (BUL) | W | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Bulgaria |
14 octubre 1962 | Wroclav, POL | WITTKOWSKY (RDA) | W-3 (3-0) | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Oriental |
6 diciembre 1962 | Lodz, POL | Jozsef BENIGNI (HUN) | RET-3 | 81 kg | Hungría vs. Polonia |
1963
17 marzo 1963 | Lodz, POL | Stefan COJAN (RUM) | KO-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Rumanía |
20 marzo 1963 | Wroclav, POL | Frantisek POLACEK (CHE) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Checoslovaquia |
30 marzo 1963 | Tokio, JAP | IGARASI (JAP) | W-3 | 81 kg | Japón vs Polonia |
1963 | - | Ion MONEA (RUM) | W DQ-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Rumanía |
1963 | - | Kiril PANDOV (BUL) | KOT-2 | 81 kg | - |
1963 | - | Dan POZNIAK (URS) | KOT-2 | 81 kg | - |
mayo 1963 | Moscú, URS | Kiril PANDOV (BUL) | W-3 | 81 kg | XV Campeonato Europeo |
mayo 1963 | Moscú, URS | Frantisek POLACEK (CHE) | W-3 | 81 kg | XV Campeonato Europeo |
mayo 1963 | Moscú, URS | Dan POZNIAK (URS) | W-3 - Oro | 81 kg | Gana XV Campeonato Europeo |
julio 1963 | Varsovia, POL | KOSENA (POL) | KOT-2 | 81 kg | XXXIV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
julio 1963 | Varsovia, POL | Josef ZYGARLOWSKI (POL) | W-3 | 81 kg | XXXIV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
julio 1963 | Varsovia, POL | Tadeusz SLIWA (POL) | WO | 81 kg | XXXIV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
julio 1963 | Varsovia, POL | Zdzislaw JOZEFOWICZ (POL) | W-3 - Oro | 81 kg | XXXIV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
20 octubre 1963 | Poznan, POL | Hans J. BRAUSKE (RDA) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Oriental |
8 noviembre 1963 | Schwerin, RDA | Jurgen SCHLEGEL (RDA) | W-3 | 81 kg | Alemania Oriental vs. Polonia |
6 diciembre 1963 | Wroclav, POL | Kurt MORWINSKY (RFA) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Alemania Federal |
20 diciembre 1963 | Lodz, POL | Dan POZNIAK (URS) | W-3 (2-1) | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Unión Soviética |
1964
julio 1964 | Bydgoszcz, POL | Henryk KASYNO (POL) | WO | 81 kg | XXXV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
julio 1964 | Bydgoszcz, POL | Czeslaw PTAK (POL) | KOT-3 | 81 kg | XXXV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
julio 1964 | Bydgoszcz, POL | Stanislaw DRAGAN (POL) | WO | 81 kg | XXXV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
12 julio 1964 | Bydgoszcz, POL | Zdzislaw JOZEFOWICZ (POL) | W-3 - Oro | 81 kg | XXXV Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
octubre 1964 | Tokio, JAP | Ronald HOLMES (JAM) | DQ-2 | 81 kg | XVIII Juegos Olímpicos |
octubre 1964 | Tokio, JAP | Rafael GARGIULO (ARG) | W-3 (5-0) | 81 kg | XVIII Juegos Olímpicos |
octubre 1964 | Tokio, JAP | Alexei KISIELOV (URS) | L-3 (1-4) - Bronce | 81 kg | XVIII Juegos Olímpicos |
19 noviembre 1964 | Londres, ING | Ian LAWTHER (ING) | W-3 | 81 kg | Inglaterra vs Polonia |
21 noviembre 1964 | Westward, ING | Ian LAWTHER (ING) | W-3 | 81 kg | Inglaterra vs Polonia |
1965
abril 1965 | Cracovia, POL | KORKOSZ (POL) | WO | 81 kg | XXXVI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
abril 1965 | Cracovia, POL | Zdzislaw MICHALAK (POL) | KOT-1 | 81 kg | XXXVI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
abril 1965 | Cracovia, POL | Czeslaw PTAK (POL) | KOT-3 | 81 kg | XXXVI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
abril 1965 | Cracovia, POL | Stanislaw DAGRAN (POL) | RET-3 - Oro | 81 kg | XXXVI Campeonato Nacional Polaco |
10 octubre 1965 | Lodz, POL | Ian LAWTHER (ING) | KOT-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Inglaterra |
1966
20 marzo 1966 | Wroclav, POL | Frantisek POLACEK (CHE) | W-3 | 81 kg | Polonia vs. Checoslovaquia |
1968
10 febrero 1968 | POL | (POL) | - | 81 kg | última pelea |
Nota: Éste palmarés está incompleto y puede ser inexacto.
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