Notizie

Americani di origine italiana: Paul Doyle

Protagonista a New York

di Pietro Anselmi
e Primiano Michele Schiavone

È l’ennesimo siciliano sulla cresta dell’onda nel pugilato d’oltre Oceano. Diversi pugili di Messina si sono fatti onore sui quadrati d’oltre Oceano e Paolo Sanfilippo, sotto il nome americanizzato di Paul Doyle, per una dozzina d’anni è stato protagonista sui difficili ring di New York e dintorni. Quasi 190 combattimenti dei quali una novantina vinti e con solo 30 sconfitte, la maggior parte delle quali sul finire della carriera come logico che fosse, danno la misura delle qualità pugilistiche del siciliano. In carriera può vantare solamente la cintura di campione del New England dei pesi welter ma é il numero di campioni incontrati che danno un alto significato al suo personaggio di vero combattente sul ring. Tra i tanti suoi avversari si distinguono Phil Pal Moore, Phil Bloom, Benny Leonard, che ancora oggi viene considerato il migliore peso leggero del mondo, Joe Welsh, Barney Adair, Soldier Bartfield, Dave Shade e George Levine, i connazionali Lou Bogash, Jack Perry e Jimmy O’Gatty, oltre ai campioni del mondo Pete Latzo e Tommy Freeman. In tutta la sua carriera durata dodici anni, ha usufruito della guida dl manager Tony Palazzolo e dopo l’attività agonistica fece lo scaricatore di porto, il controllore, l’impiegato di fabbrica, manager di boxe e fu proprietario di una sala di bowling.

PAUL DOYLE
(Paolo Sanfilippo)
Nato a Messina il 18-01-1897
Peso leggero-welter
Manager Tony Palazzolo
Morto Ottobre 1972

1915
		Benny Tobias	v.ko.	2
		George Fox	v.ko.	3
		Kiddy Baker	S.D.	6
		Johnny McFarland	v.ko.	6
New York	09-04	Kiddy Baker	S.D.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	17-05	Johnny Grant	v.ko.	3
New York	24-05	Dave Cross	v.ko.	1
Brooklyn –N.Y.	01-06	Red Allen	v.ko.	2
New York	04-06	Kiddy Baker	S.D.	10
New York	12-06	Benny Troubles	S.D.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	19-06	Jimmy Flynn	S.D.	10
		Joe Cook	v.ko.	4
		Joe Kelly	v.ko.	7
New York	09-07	Sailor Hoffman	S.D.	10
		Danny Shears	v.ko.	4
New York	15-09	Westside Jimmy Duffy	S.D.	10
New York	27-09	Danny Fields	S.D.	10
New York	22-11	Terry Adams	S.D.	10
New York	25-12	Eddie Smith	S.D.	10
		1916
New York	20-01	Harlem Eddie Kelly	p.ko.	2
New York	12-05	Bobby Moore	S.D.	10
New York	12-06	Young Billy Papke	S.D.	10
New York	30-06	Eddie Clifford	S.D.	10
New York	25-07	Paul Edwards	S.D.	10
New York	14-08	Paul Edwards	S.D.	10
New York	05-10	Marty Cross	S.D.	10
		Paddy Burns	S.D.	10
New York	25-11	Mike Smith	S.D.	10
		1917
Rutherfordton	23-02	Al Thomas	S.D.	6
New York	02-03	Bobby Lyons	S.D.	10
Filadelfia	24-03	Tommy Jamison	S.D.	6
New York	30-03	Lew Felton	v.ko.	8
Filadelfia	28-04	Phil.pal Moore	v.ko.	4
New York	04-05	George Underwood	S.D.	10
Filadelfia	18-06	Eddie Wagond	S.D.	6
Filadelfia	26-06	Darby Casper	S.D.	6
New York	29-06	Dan Rogers	v.ko.	1
		Eddie Gorman	S.D.	6
New York	11-08	Young Brown	v.ko.	10
Rockaway	17-08	Willie Beecher	S.D.	10
New York	04-09	Frankie Conifrey	S.D.	10
New York	15-09	Johnny Lustig	S.D.	10
Filadelfia	13-10	Ben Carlin	v.ko.	3
New York	23-10	Chick Simler	S.D.	10
New York	13-11	Walter Mohr	S.D.	10
Filadelfia	29-11	Johnny Tillmann	S.D.	6
Filadelfia	19-12	Red Dolan	S.D.	6
Filadelfia	25-12	Joe Welsh	S.D.	6
		1918
Lawrence	01-01	Mike Paulsen	v.p.	10
Chelsea	11-02	Eddie Shevlin	p.p.	12
Filadelfia	23-02	Young Jack O’Brien	S.D.	6
New Haven	25-03	Charley Pitts	pari	6
Providence	10-04	Vic Moran	v.ko.	2
Filadelfia	13-04	Joe Welsh	S.D.	6
Providence	19-04	Cy Goodwin	v.ko.	3
Filadelfia	27-04	Jimmy McCabe	S.D.	6
Providence	30-04	Frankie Mack	v.sq.	6
New York	24-05	Harry Pierce	v.p.	6
New Haven	03-06	Phil Bloom	pari	12
Boston	27-08	Terry Brooks	v.p.	12
Filadelfia	07-09	Jimmy McCabe	S.D.	6
		Len Johnson	S.D.	8
Providence	20-11	Walter Mohr	v.p.	12
Boston	13-12	Walter Mohr	v.p.	12
Lowell	19-12	Walter Mohr	v.p.	12
		1919
Filadelfia	01-01	Benny Leonard	S.D.	6
Boston	20-01	Billy Carney	v.p.	12
Providence	05-02	Harry Goula	v.p.	12
Boston	25-02	Eddie Fitzsimmons	p.p.	12
Providence	04-03	Phil Bloom	p.p.	12
Providence	30-04	Jimmy McCabe	v.p.	12
New London	19-05	Walter Mohr	S.D.	10
Lowell	24-07	Johnny Morris	v.kot.	7
Lynn	14-08	Joe Daley	v.p.	12
Boston	29-08	Barney Adair	p.p.	12
New Bedford	08-09	Harry Goula	v.p.	12
Lynn	11-09	Chick West	v.p.	12
Providence	24-09	Joe Welsh	v.p.	12
Lynn	02-10	Walter Butler	v.p.	12
Boston	24-10	Billy Carney	v.p.	12
Lynn	03-11	Barney Adair	v.p.	8
Framingham	06-11	Jimmy McCabe	v.ko.	10
Salem	11-11	Walter Butler	v.kot.	4
Brockton	14-11	Lou Bogash	p.p.	12
	00-11	Freddie Siegel	v.ko.	3
Boston	03-12	Young Kloby	p.p.	12
Boston	18-12	Eddie Shevlin	pari	12
		1920
Boston	08-01	Joe Welsh	v.p.	12
Milford	14-01	Joe Phillips	v.kot.	5
Boston	21-01	Lou Bogash	pari	12
Lowell	04-03	Young Battling Nelson	v.p.	12
Boston	07-03	Barney Adair	v.p.	12
Brockton	19-03	Walter Mohr	v.p.	12
Portland	23-03	Eddie Shevlin	S.D.	12
Lynn	29-03	Willie Thompson	v.kot.	4
Boston	21-04	Nate Siegel	p.p.	12
Woonsocket	10-05	Walter Mohr	v.sq.	8
Lynn	20-05	Johnny McLaughlin	v.p.	12
Boston	24-05	Phil Bloom	v.p.	10
Marlboro	12-06	Lou Bogash	pari	12
Providence	23-06	Jack Green	v.p.	12
Boston	26-08	Larry Hinkle	v.ko.	1
Providence	22-09	Phil Bloom	v.p.	12
Boston	09-10	Eddie Shevlin	p.p.	10
Salem	13-10	Sam Robideau	v.kot.	2
New York	22-10	Jack Perry	pari	10
	00-11	Paddy Flynn	v.p.	12
Worcester	12-11	Westside Jimmy Duffy	v.kot.	8
New York	11-12	Walter Mohr	v.p.	10
New York	18-12	George Ward	v.p.	15
Filadelfia	20-12	Jack Perry	S.D.	8
		1921
Providence	07-01	Red Allen	S.D.	6
New York	26-01	Barney Adair	v.p.	10
Salem	07-02	Young Neil	v.p.	10
New York	12-02	Bobby Lyons	v.p.	10
Boston	01-03	Nate Siegel	p.p.	10
Worcester	28-03	Harlem Eddie Kelly	p.p.	10
Lynn	14-04	Harlem Eddie Kelly	v.kot.	8
Boston	25-04	Willie KO Loughlin	v.ko.	3
New York	30-04	Sammy Good	v.kot.	7
Boston	04-07	Nate Siegel	v.p.	10
		( C.New England welter)
Brooklyn-N.Y.	05-07	Paddy Flynn	v.p.	12
New York	10-08	Marty Cross	v.p.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	12-10	Jimmy O’Gatty	pari	12
Boston	26-10	Joe Florio	v.ko.	2
Boston	20-12	Eddie Shevlin	p.p.	10
		1922
Lynn	06-03	Dennis O’Keefe	v.p.	10
Boston	24-04	Mike Paulson	v.p.	10
Boston	25-04	K.O.Willie Loughlin	v.ko.	3
Boston	08-05	Dave Shade	p.p.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	30-06	Willie Fentour	v.ko.	9
Scranton	25-07	Pete Latzo	S.D.	10
Scranton	22-08	Wildcate Nelson	S.D.	10
Scranton	19-09	Willie Sherman	S.D.	10
New York	23-09	Al Norton	v.ko.	2
New York	10-10	George Werner	v.kot.	3
Scranton	26-10	Frankie Schoell	S.D.	10
Lynn	09-11	Johnny Herman	v.p.	10
Scranton	16-11	Phil Bloom	S.D.	10
New York	19-12	Soldier Bartfield	v.p.	10
		1923
Scranton	09-01	Frankie Schoell	S.D.	10
Nrw York	30-01	Frankie Murphy	v.ko.	5
Boston	06-02	Pete Latzo	p.p.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	14-04	Nick Scanlon	v.p.	12
New York	03-05	Lee Williams	v.ko.	9
Brooklyn-N.Y.	11-06	Jimmy Gardy	v.p.	12
New York	01-08	Dave Shade	p.p.	10
Troy	13-08	Tony Wallace	v.p.	12
New York	27-10	Eddie Burnbrooks	p.p.	12
Albany	13-11	Mike Dempsey	v.p.	12
Rochester	20-11	Vincent Coffey	v.ko.	4
Boston	11-12	Vic Hirsch	v.kot.	5
		1924
Omaha	18-01	Morrie Schlaifer	p.p.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	14-02	Fred Archer	v.p.	10
Wilkes-Barre	18-03	Frankie Venchell	p.p.	10
New York	08-04	Willie Harmon	v.p.	12
New York	20-05	Eddie Burnbrook	p.p.	10
Lynn	30-06	Eddie Shevlin	p.p.	10
New York	28-10	Vic Hirsch	pari	10
Worcester	11-11	Jimmy Cox	v.p.	10
New York	18-11	Willie Harmon	p.p.	12
Newark	18-12	Jack Rappaport	v.p.	12
		1925
New York	17-01	Sailor Friedman	p.p.	12
Brooklyn-N.Y.	14-07	Willie Harmon	p.p.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	12-09	Tommy Jordan	pari	6
New York	30-09	Jack Zivic	p.p.	10
Pittsburgh	26-10	Jack Zivic	v.p.	10
Pittsburgh	09-11	Jack Zivic	p.p.	10
Pittsburgh	25-12	Willie Harmon	v.p.	10
		1926
Detroit	08-01	Jimmy Jones	S.D.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	08-02	George Levine	p.p.	10
Hartford	04-03	Jack Oakes	v.p.	12
Newark	22-03	Harry Dudley	S.D.	12
Hartford	26-04	Tommy Jordan	v.p.	10
Brooklyn-N.Y.	28-05	Tommy Freeman	p.p.	10
Newark	22-04	Meyer Grace	S.D.	12
Newark	23-08	Joe Metranga	v.ko.	2
Newark	07-09	Jack McFarland	S.D.	10
Newark	25-10	Jack Hood	S.D.	10
Boston	13-12	Bob Lowrie	v.ko.	4
		1926
Newark	17-01	Al Conway	S.D.	10
Wilkes-Barre	01-02	Gene Cardi	v.p.	10
Boston	07-02	Lowell Bobby Brown	p.p.	10
New Haven	11-03	Willie Harmon	N.C.	7
New York	01-06	Charley Rosen	p.p.	10
Lawrence	15-12	Andy Callahan	p.ko.	3