[Rocco Del Sesto]

I was working on some info looking up for Al Ryll and Joe Piasta. Going to finish Hub Parker, but, wanted to break away from that a little bit to refresh myself later and go back to Parker. So meantime I went to my Jan 1938 Ring and started looking at fights reviewed in it and came across the Ryll v Piasta fight and seen I had Ryll in my data base.

To not get too lengthly here, looking up info for Joe Piasta, I ran across some articles on the Piasta vs Sikowski fight on Oct 11, 1937. BoxRec has Sikowski listed as Caveman Sykowski. I believe I found the article where that naming came from but everything else showed me his name is Tony Sikowski with the Caveman nickname. So did a quick rating with what Info I could find on Mr. Sikowski and here he is for your banking of another tomato can fighter!

Tony "Caveman" Sikowski, HW 1937
Career Record: W0(KO 0) / L1(KO 1) / D0

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DOB has been estimated by RFG.

Mon, Oct 11, 1937, The Springfield Daily Republican, MA - Jimmy Piasta of Worcester (note some papers naming Piasta Jimmy instead of Joe, to meet Tony Sikowski, "caveman from Little River" in Sikowski's professional debut having fought many amateur heavyweight battles in Thompsonville says the paper.

Tue, Oct 12, 1937, The Morning Union, Springfield, MA. - Jimmy (Joe) Piesta (Different spelling for Joe Piasta?) 185, knocked out Tony "Caveman from Little River" Sikowski in 2 min 4 sec of the first round of a scheduled 4 at the Holyoke Valley Arena Monday night. A left and right to the head dropped Sikowski. Referee was Dave Goggins, Springfield and judges, Harmon Smith, Agawam and Bill Kenney, West Springfield.

Tue, Oct 12, 1937, The Springfield Daily Republican, MA - This article on the Piasta / Sikowski bout had name spellings as Jim Piasta, of Worcester, 185 lbs vs "Caveman" Sykowski, of Little River, 192 lbs. So this must be the information attained listing Caveman Sykowski in BoxRec. Other Papers, The Republican Nov 2, The Morning Union, Oct 12 and 13, Transcript-Telegram Oct 12, The Berkshire Eagle Oct 12< The Boston Globe, Oct 12 and others previewing the fight on Oct 8th, 9th and 11th used the name Tony Sikowski referencing "Caveman".

Tue, Nov 02, 1937, The Republican, Springfield, MA - In a review of the Al Ryll v Jimmy Piasta (Joe) fight on Monday evening, the article talked about Piasta's previous bout having knocked out "the caveman from Little River". The article mentions that "caveman" is Tony Sikowski who hails from Little River, MA. A big guy who weighs in around 225-1/2 pounds at six foot height.

No other record of note found.