Tommy Paul (boxer)

Tommy Paul
Personal information
Nickname
Tiny Tiger
NationalityAmerican
BornGaetano Alfonso Papa
(1909-03-04)March 4, 1909
DiedApril 28, 1991(1991-04-28) (aged 82)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
WeightBantamweight contender
Featherweight champion
Boxing career
Reach5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights118
Wins79
Win by KO26
Losses28
Draws10
No contests1

Tommy Paul (4 March 1909 – 28 April 1991) was a world featherweight boxing champion from Buffalo, New York. He won the world featherweight championship in May 1932, defeating Johnny Pena in a boxing tournament in Detroit. 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 retired from the ring in 1935.