RIP Matt Mizzerski

[ogii3]

With great sadness just read at amateur boxing results about the death of Matt Mizerski. I never met him in my live, but we shared a lot of e-mails during last 12 years. He helped a lot to releave some parts of amateur boxing history in www.eaba.org and later continiue to do so at amateur boxing results web page! He was an example of trully dedicated person to amateur boxing. RIP Matt

It is with great sadness that we inform of today's (April, 28) passing in Ottawa, Canada, of Dr. Maciej 'Matt' Mizerski, age 69 (born August 15, 1942). He succumbed to cancer at 6:40 that morning, after a year and a half of illness. His twin brother Jacek Mizerski told us that Matt was courageous and valiant until the very end, but the unappeasable illness overcame him.

Maciej, the son of pre-war top Warsaw boxer Piotr "Klimek" Mizerski, was connected with boxing practically throughout his entire life, with plenty of boxing-related ideas coming to him even to his last days, when the illness prevented him from implementing them. He will remain in our memories as an excellent coach and trainer (he trained the phenomenal Lennox Lewis, among others), the respected head of Canadian amateur boxing federation and the paramount expert on Olympic boxing. Maciej was our guide to the fine points of boxing, not only in its amateur aspect. It was a great honour to BOKSER.ORG to have in him both a correspondent and a partner in conversations concerning more than sports. We hold dear those memories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnVe15ms04

[galaxy]

It was very sad news for me.
It was a great trainer and great man.
Rest In Peace Maciek

[boxmel]

ogii3 - Luckily, I was privileged to have met Matt. We, too, had many years of emailing and he also sent many of Canada's elite boxers to the Blue & Gold in Southern California when I was the tournament coordinator in the 90s. I finally met Matt in Tijuana, Mexico in 2000 at the Americas Continental elimination tournament. He had his computer and the best worldwide boxer's database I've ever seen and spent several hours discussing it with me. Whenever I needed a record on a boxer I would always contact Matt.

And how the heck are YOU, anyway? It's been years!