Artur ("Art") Binkowski (born February 19, 1975 in Bielawa) is a Polish-born Canadian heavyweight boxer who competed for his adopted country Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Uzbekistan's Rustam Saidov.
Nicknamed "The Polish Warrior", the resident of Mississauga, Ontario made his debut as a professional on November 23, 2001 in Southfield, Michigan against Michael Moncrief of the United States. In 2005 he lost to lightly-regarded Patrice L'Heureux. Although Binkowski sported the better record, he came in as an underdog against hard-hitting American amateur star Rafael Butler on ShoBox in April of 2007. He hit the deck three times in the first round but scored a stunning come-from-behind TKO in the final round of their bout.
He also played the boxer John 'Corn' Griffin in the movie "Cinderella Man", starring Russell Crowe.
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Categories: 1975 births | Living people | Canadian boxers | Polish boxers | Polish immigrants to Canada | Olympic competitors for Canada | Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Ontario sportspeople | Boxing stubs
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