Un contender giunto dal Nord Italia
di Pietro Anselmi e Primiano Michele Schiavone
Č stato uno dei pochi emigranti partiti dal Nord Italia nelle prime ondate migratorie verso gli States e che in seguito avrebbero acquisito notorietą in campo pugilistico. Tra questi, Hugo Kelly (Ugo Micheli) lucchese, Italian Jack Herman, un peso massimo di buon nome, nato Emilio Buttafuochi, da Poggio Rusco di Mantova, e alcuni minori che non hanno lasciato traccia. La sua carriera iniziata nel 1913 e conclusa nel 1929 lo ha visto protagonista tra i pesi gallo fino a concludere il suo iter pugilistico tra i superpiuma. In questi anni disputava quasi 200 match, incontrando i migliori pugili del momento tra i quali una decina di campioni del mondo, Young Zulu Kid, Joe Lynch, Frankie Burns, Johnny Coulon, Kid Wlliams, Pete Herman, Jack Kid Wolfe, Jimmy Wilde, Charles Ledoux, Johnny Buff e Johnny Dundee. A questi ultimi due contese il titolo in due combattimenti, disputati con la sua proverbiale condotta di gara e finiti con l’onorabile sconfitta ai punti. Contro Johnny Buff era in palio il titolo dei pesi gallo. Con la sconfitta subita a New York per il titolo dei superpiuma, dal fuoriclasse connazionale Johnny Dundee, siciliano d’origine, davanti ad una folla strabocchevole richiamata da quello che in pratica era un campionato tutto italiano, finiva la parte pił gloriosa della sua carriera. Continuava a battersi con la caratteristica di vero collaudatore di nuovi talenti. In quel periodo lavorava anche come meccanico in un garage di New York e l’organizzazione si ricordava di lui per testare nuovi elementi da valorizzare. Finita la parte agonistica della sua attivitą metteva a frutto i suoi guadagni aprendo un locale a Greenwich Village, nei pressi di New York, denominato The Sportman Tavern. Moriva nel Marzo del 1970 all’etą di settantatre anni. LITTLE JACK SHARKEY (Giovanni Cervati) Nato a Bologna (Italia) il 20-06-1897 Residente a New York 1913 | | New York | 07-11 | Billy Daly | S.D | 4 | New York | 15-12 | Billy Daly | v.kot. | 1 | New York | 25-12 | Solly Young | S.D. | 4 | | | 1914 | | | New York | 06-01 | Bob Finneran | S.D. | 10 | New York | 07-04 | Andy Gorman | S.D. | 10 | New York | 14-04 | Sammy Diamond | S.D. | 10 | New York | 15-05 | Young Jimmy Murray | p.ko. | 2 | New York | 23-05 | Percy Aubrey | S.D. | 10 | New York | 26-05 | Young Herman | v.ko. | 4 | Queens-N.Y. | 29-05 | Babe Auger | S.D. | 10 | New York | 27-06 | Johnny Hennessey | S.D. | 10 | Queens-N.Y. | 14-07 | Frank Mahon | S.D. | 6 | New York | 18-07 | Eddie Lennon | S.D. | 10 | Queens-N.Y. | 18-08 | Young Marlowe | S.D. | 6 | New York | 04-09 | Young Snyder | S.D. | 10 | New York | 26-09 | Phil McGovern | p.sq. | 1 | New York | 05-10 | Frankie Daly | S.D. | 10 | New York | 06-10 | Pinky Burns | S.D. | 10 | New York | 10-10 | Mickey Dunn | S.D. | 10 | New York | 17-10 | Young McDonnell | S.D. | 10 | New York | 31-10 | Jim Taylor | S.D. | 10 | New York | 18-11 | Mickey Dunn | S.D. | 10 | New York | 26-11 | Buddy Faulkes | v.p. | 12 | New York | 28-11 | Johnny Russell | S.D. | 10 | New Haven | 09-12 | Buddy Faulkes | v.p. | 12 | | | 1915 | | | New York | 14-01 | Benny Young Coster | S.D. | 10 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 17-01 | Benny Young Coster | S.D. | 10 | New York | 16-03 | Jack Diamond | p.ko. | 2 | New York | 15-10 | Terry Miller | S.D. | 10 | New York | 29-10 | Frankie Brown | S.D. | 10 | New York | 12-11 | Teddy Jacobs | S.D. | 10 | | | 1916 | | | New York | 14-01 | Johnny Eggers | p.ko. | 3 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 17-01 | Eddie Gorman | v.sq. | 2 | S.Manchester | 20-01 | Jimmy Taylor | S.D. | 12 | New York | 22-01 | Kid Goodman | S.D. | 10 | Waterbury | 28-01 | Freddie Haefling | v.p. | 10 | New York | 10-02 | Harry Lortz | S.D. | 10 | New York | 21-02 | Abe Friedman | S.D. | 10 | Wilkes-Barre | 28-02 | Freddie Haefling | v.p. | 10 | New York | 25-03 | Johnny Fisse | S.D. | 10 | Wilkes-Barre | 27-03 | Freddie Haefling | S.D. | 10 | New York | 13-04 | Freddie Reese | S.D. | 10 | New York | 15-04 | Bobby Hubon | S.D. | 10 | Rockaway | 12-05 | Jimmy Taylor | S.D. | 10 | Freeport | 24-05 | Jack Sayles | S.D. | 10 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 02-06 | Young Zulu Kid | p.kot. | 6 | Freeport | 16-06 | Johnny Duff | S.D. | 10 | New York | 02-09 | Mickey Dunn | S.D. | 10 | New York | 23-09 | Mickey Dunn | S.D. | 10 | New York | 26-09 | Joe Lynch | S.D. | 10 | Brooklyn | 19-10 | Young Zulu Kid | S.D. | 10 | New York | 20-10 | Eddie Dorsey | S.D. | 10 | Providence | 10-11 | Frankie Britt | S.D. | 10 | Staten Island | 11-11 | Billy Murphy | v.ko. | 6 | New York | 14-11 | Bobby Hubon | S.D. | 10 | New York | 25-11 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 10 | New York | 27-11 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 10 | New York | 12-12 | Gardner Brooks | S.D. | 10 | New York | 16-12 | Eddie Fitzsimmons | S.D. | 10 | | | 1917 | | | New York | 01-01 | Bobby Hubon | S.D. | 10 | New York | 05-01 | Mickey Dunn | S.D. | 10 | New York | 05-02 | Johnny Coulon | S.D. | 10 | New York | 08-02 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 10 | New York | 27-02 | Joe Lynch | S.D. | 10 | New York | 17-03 | Jimmy Pappas | S.D. | 10 | New York | 05-04 | Johnny Solzberg | S.D. | 10 | New York | 14-04 | Frankie Daly | S.D. | 10 | Albany | 15-05 | Jabez White | S.D. | 10 | Albany | 29-05 | Jabez White | S.D. | 10 | New York | 19-06 | Joe Burman | S.D. | 10 | Rockaway | 29-06 | Frankie Brown | S.D. | 10 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 14-07 | Benny Coster | S.D. | 10 | Baltimora | 27-07 | Kid Williams | p.p. | 6 | Saratoga | 20-08 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 10 | Albany | 23-09 | Joe Lynch | S.D. | 10 | Albany | 15-10 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 10 | Albany | 30-10 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 10 | Wilkes Barre | 26-11 | Freddie Harfling | S.D. | 10 | Baltimora | 12-12 | Steve Flessner | pari | 15 | Baltimora | 26-12 | Andy Chaney | pari | 15 | | | 1918 | | | Scranton | 01-01 | Joey Leonard | S.D. | 10 | Baltimora | 18-02 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 10 | Scranton | 21-02 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 10 | Filadelfia | 06-04 | Joe Tuber | S.D. | 6 | Filadelfia | 04-05 | Pete Herman | S.D. | 6 | New Bedford | 30-05 | Al Shubert | pari | 12 | New York | 20-06 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 6 | New York | 24-06 | Al Shubert | pari | 12 | New York | 26-06 | Willie Spencer | S.D. | 6 | Bayonne | 04-07 | Harvey Crosby | S.D. | 8 | South Amboy | 08-07 | Frankie Farmer | S.D. | 8 | Jersey City | 29-07 | Harvey Crosby | v.sq. | 1 | Jersey City | 05-08 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 8 | Filadelfia | 02-09 | Pete Herman | S.D. | 6 | Buffalo | 16-09 | Dick Loadman | S.D. | 10 | New York | 16-11 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 6 | Filadelfia | 02-02 | Eddie Wimler | S.D. | 6 | Filadelfia | 06-12 | Young Terry McGovern | S.D. | 6 | Harrison | 09-12 | Harold Farese | S.D. | 8 | Trenton | 16-12 | Patsy Johnson | S.D. | 8 | Newark | 17-12 | Harold Farese | S.D. | 8 | Baltimora | 20-12 | Dick Loadman | pari | 12 | | | 1919 | | | Trenton | 28-01 | Joe Burman | S.D. | 8 | Trenton | 10-03 | Patsy Johnson | S.D. | 8 | Harrison | 19-03 | Patsy Johnson | S.D. | 8 | Cleveland | 24-03 | Jack Kid Wolfe | S.D. | 10 | Baltimora | 01-04 | Kid Williams | p.p. | 12 | Detroit | 04-04 | Johnny Russell | S.D. | 8 | Pittsburgh | 14-04 | Chalky Wimler | S.D. | 6 | Detroit | 07-05 | Frankie Mason | S.D. | 8 | Filadelfia | 19-05 | Abe Friedman | S.D. | 6 | Racine | 04-06 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 10 | Milwaukee | 16-06 | Joe Burman | S.D. | 10 | Syracuse | 14-07 | Patsy Johnson | S.D. | 10 | Milwaukee | 15-08 | Pete Herman | S.D. | 10 | Detroit | 01-09 | Jabez White | S.D. | 10 | Detroit | 15-09 | Pete Herman | S.D. | 10 | Milwaukee | 10-10 | Young Marino | S.D. | 10 | St-Louis | 14-10 | Kid Regan | S.D. | 8 | St.Louis | 28-10 | Kid Regan | S.D. | 8 | Milwaukee | 06-12 | Jimmy Wilde | S.D. | 10 | Newark | 22-12 | Patsy Johnson | S.D. | 8 | Onondaga | 29-12 | Marty Collins | S.D. | 10 | | | 1920 | | | Filadelfia | 05-01 | Patsy Wallace | S.D. | 6 | Jersey City | 15-01 | Johnny Buff | S.D. | 8 | Detroit | 21-01 | Jabez White | S.D. | 10 | Baltimora | 23-02 | Memphis Pal Moore | S.D. | 12 | Lowell | 26-02 | Jimmy Conway | v.ko. | 1 | Detroit | 03-03 | Lew Moore | S.D. | 10 | Trenton | 22-03 | Young Angelo | S.D. | 8 | Boston | 27-04 | Abe Friedman | pari | 12 | Buffalo | 01-05 | Chip Davis | S.D. | 10 | Providence | 03-05 | Young Montreal | S.D. | 12 | Milwaukee | 01-06 | Dick Loadman | S.D. | 10 | Jersey City | 13-07 | Frankie Burns | S.D. | 12 | Boston | 03-08 | Terry Martin | pari | 12 | East Chicago | 11-09 | Pete Herman | S.D. | 10 | New York | 28-09 | Joe Lynch | pari | 15 | East Chicago | 09-10 | Joe Burman | S.D. | 10 | New York | 15-10 | Charles Ledoux | v.p. | 15 | New York | 30-11 | Joe Lynch | p.ko. | 15 | New York | 29-12 | Roy Moore | p.kot. | 11 | | | 1921 | | | New York | 21-03 | Midget Smith | pari | 10 | New York | 07-04 | Midget Smith | p.p. | 15 | New York | 26-04 | Benny Coster | v.p. | 15 | New York | 02-05 | Midget Smith | v.p. | 12 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 10-06 | Willie Spencer | pari | 12 | New York | 21-06 | Joe Burman | pari | 10 | Brooklyn N.Y. | 26-08 | Eddie Anderson | pari | 12 | East Chicago | 09-09 | Roy Moore | S.D. | 10 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 26-09 | Sammy Nable | pari | 12 | New York | 07-10 | Jabez White | pari | 8 | New York | 10-11 | Johnny Buff | p.p. | 15 | | | ( C.Mondo pesi gallo) | | | | | 1922 | | | Sioux City | 27-02 | Earl McArthur | S.D. | 10 | New York | 28-03 | Willie Spencer | v.p. | 12 | New York | 11-04 | Sammy Nable | pari | 12 | Filadelfia | 20-04 | K.O. Joe O’Donnell | S.D. | 6 | New York | 29-04 | Harry London | v.p. | 12 | New York | 09-05 | Roy Moore | v.p. | 12 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 20-05 | Vincen”Pepper” Martin | pari | 12 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 02-06 | Jack Harsner | v.p. | 12 | New York | 08-07 | Johnny Dundee | p.p. | 15 | | | ( C.Mondo superpiuma ) | | | New York | 29-08 | Sammy Sieger | p.p. | 12 | Filadelfia | 20-10 | Gussy Lewis | v.sq. | 1 | | | 1923 | | | Trenton | 01-01 | Tommy Girard | S.D. | 12 | Jersey City | 08-01 | Johnny Curtin | S.D. | 12 | Shreveport | 13-03 | Jack Dalton | S.D. | 8 | Chicago | 23-04 | Charley Beecher | S.D. | 8 | New York | 02-06 | Johnny Curtin | p.p. | 8 | Brooklyn-N.Y. | 08-06 | Mickey Brown | v.p. | 10 | New York | 19-06 | Pete Zivic | p.p. | 12 | Vernon | 08-09 | Georgie Marks | p.p. | 4 | Seattle | 26-09 | Jack Lockhaert | p.ko. | 1 | | | 1924 | | | New Orleans | 18-02 | Eddie McKenna | p.kot. | 8 | Washington | 01-04 | Eddie Brown | v.p. | 10 | Jersey City | 06-07 | Johnny Curtin | S.D. | 12 | New York | 16-07 | Pete Sarmiento | N.C. | 3 | Bayonne | 24-07 | Mike Moran | S.D. | 19 | Long Branch | 01-08 | Harry London | N.C. | 4 | Jersey City | 03-08 | Petey Mack | S.D. | 12 | Bayonne | 08-09 | Johnny Kochansky | S.D. | 10 | New York | 27-10 | Izzy Cooper | p.p. | 6 | Jersey City | 06-11 | Battling Peach | S.D. | 10 | Yonkers | 13-11 | Willie Duffy | v.p. | 10 | New York | 02-12 | Frankie Fasano | p.kot. | 2 | | | 1925 | | | Washington | 01-04 | Eddie Bowen | S.D. | 10 | Yonkers | 23-04 | Willie Tucker | v.ko. | 1 | New York | 29-04 | Harry London | v.p. | 10 | New York | 13-05 | Frankie Fasano | p.p. | 10 | New York | 02-07 | Joe Lynch | pari | 4 | Worcester | 23-10 | Red Chapman | p.ko. | 3 | | | 1926 | | | Norwalk | 25-05 | Young Mulligan | p.p. | 10 | | | 1927-1928 inattivo | | | | | 1929 | | | Brooklyn –N.Y. | 17-05 | Harry Sankey | p.ko. | 5 | | | | | | |
Totale incontri 193 (23. 24. 16. 127sd. 3nc.) |