Robert Edward Czyz ( CHEZ; born February 10, 1962) is a retired American boxer, commentator.
Czyz was a two-division world titlist at light heavyweight and cruiserweight.
Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey.
He lived in Wanaque, New Jersey and attended Lakeland Regional High School.
He is three quarters Italian and one quarter Polish.Nicknamed "Matinee Idol", Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team whose other members died in the 1980 plane crash.
Because of an auto accident one week before the fatal trip, Czyz was not on the plane.