Tommy Paul
| Tommy Paul | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Gaetano Alfonso Papa |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
March , 1909 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | April 28, 1991 (aged 82) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 118 |
| Wins | 79 |
| Wins by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 28 |
| Draws | 10 |
| No contests | 1 |
Tommy Paul (4 April 1909 – 28 April 1991) was a world featherweight boxing champion from Buffalo, NY. He was inducted into the first class of Buffalo’s Ring No. 44 Boxing Hall of Fame and in 2003 to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. He won the world featherweight championship in May 1932, defeating Johnny Pena. He retired from the ring in 1935 [1]
Career
Tommy was undefeated in his first 27 fights with a record of 23-0-4. He faced some of the great fighters during his career such as the great Frankie Genaro in New York where he won by decision and the legendary Panama Al Brown in New York where he won by DQ.
Tommy's best matches came against Freddie Miller he had 6 fights against Miller. His record was 2-4.
Tommy fought Phil Zwick in Philadelphia where he won by decision. He fought Baby Arizmendi in a non title fight in Mexico where he lost by a decision.
Featherweight Title
In his first title fight on May 26, 1932, he faced Johnny Pena for the vacant National Boxing Association World featherweight title in Michigan where he won by unanimous decision. He would go on to lose the title the following year to Freddie Miller at Chicago Stadium by unanimous decision on January 13, 1933. He retired from boxing in 1935 and continued to train boxers till his own retirement age.[2]
Family
He was married to Edith and one son and three daughters. And also, 12 grandchildren, 24 Great grandchildren and 22 Great Great grandchildren and counting.
References
- ↑ NY Times Obituary http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1D6173EF932A35756C0A967958260
- ↑ Boxing Wiki - http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Tommy_Paul
Tommy Paul Suffered from Dementia towards the end of his life. He lived in North Buffalo.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Tommy Paul from BoxRec
- Biography from Boxrec.com
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6544
| Preceded by Battling Battalino |
WBA Featherweight Champion 26 May 1932 - 13 Jan 1933 |
Succeeded by Freddie Miller |