title: Art Binkowski
text: # Art Binkowski
  
  Artur "Art" Binkowski (Polish pronunciation:; born February 19, 1975) is a Polish-born Canadian heavyweight boxer who competed for his adoptive country Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  
  ## Background
  
  Binkowski came to Canada from Poland at the age of 13. He studied psychology at the University of Waterloo.
  
  ## Amateur career
  
  Binkowski was Ontario amateur heavyweight champion for 6 years. He took part in the Olympics 2000 at superheavyweight. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Uzbekistan's Rustam Saidov.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  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, Binkowski lost to a lightly regarded countryman 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 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.
  
  Binkowski was crushed in a 2nd round TKO loss to Mike Mollo in October 2007.
  
  On 19 October 2013, Binkowski was defeated by Krzysztof Zimnoch in Poland, Wieliczka.
  
  ## Outside the ring
  
  He also played the boxer John 'Corn' Griffin in the movie "Cinderella Man", starring Russell Crowe.
  
  