Pete "Kid" Herman
BORN February 12 1896; New Orleans, Louisiana DIED April 13 1973; New Orleans, Louisiana HEIGHT 5-2 WEIGHT 105-125 lbs MANAGERS Jerome Gargano, Doc Cutch, Sammy Goldman, Red Walsh
Herman was a scrappy, tough fighter who hit hard and accurate with both fists; He was especially tough at inside fighting; Herman was stopped only once in eleven years in the ring. Herman was forced to retire in 1922 due to oncoming blindness; In retirement, he ran a bar in the French Quarter and received an honorary position on the Louisiana State Athletic Commission
Among those he defeated during his career were Johnny "Young" Rosner, Eddie Coulon, Eddie Campi, "Young" Zulu Kid, Johnny "Young" Solzberg, Al Shubert, Sammy "Young" Sandow, Frankie Brown, Kid Williams, Johnny Coulon, Johnny "Kewpie" Ertle, "Jersey" Frankie Burns, Frankie Mason, Johnny Ritchie, Jimmy Wilde, Joe Lynch, Charles Ledoux, Packy O'Gatty, and Abe Friedman
Nat Fleischer ranked Herman as the #2 All-Time Bantamweight; Charley Rose ranked him as the #3 All-Time Bantamweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #6 All-Time Bantamweight; Herman was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1959 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 19971912Sep 30 Eddie Coulon New Orleans, La D 6Oct 14 Kid Atkins New Orleans, La TK 3Oct 21 Eddie Coulon New Orleans, La D 6Nov 18 Johnny Fisse New Orleans, La L 8Nov 23 Johnny Fisse New Orleans, La L 81913Jan 1 Kid Gormley Lake Charles, La W 15Jan 13 Johnny "Young" Rosner New Orleans, La W 8 -Some sources report "D 10" on 7/03/13Jan 20 Kid Gormley Lake Charles, La D 15Feb 8 Johnny Fisse New Orleans, La L 10Mar 8 Stanley Everett New Orleans, La W 10Mar 17 Henry Koster New Orleans, La ND 8Apr 26 Phil Virgets New Orleans, La ND 10May 30 Johnny Fisse New Orleans, La ND 10Jul 4 Bobby Dubbins New Orleans, La TK 6Jul 13 Johnny Fisse McDonoughville, La L 15Jul 21 Abe Kabakoff Memphis, Tn W 8Aug 4 Jim Walsh Memphis, Tn W 8Aug Nate Jackson Memphis, Tn W 8Sep Eddie Coulon Memphis, Tn W 8Sep Nate Jackson Memphis, Tn W 8Sep Johnny Fisse Memphis, Tn W 8Oct 6 Ruby Hirsch New Orleans, La ND 10Oct Kid Greaves New Orleans, La W 10Nov 3 Joe Wagner New Orleans, La ND 10Nov Bill Stevens New Orleans, La W 10Dec Buddy Garic New Orleans, La W 101914Jan Nate Jackson New Orleans, La D 15Feb 2 Young Allen New Orleans, La KO 10Feb 18 Marty "Kid" Taylor New Orleans, La W 10Mar 9 John "K.O." Eggers New Orleans, La ND 10Apr Frankie Sinnett New Orleans, La W 10May 11 Artie Simons New Orleans, La W 10Jun Johnny Fisse New Orleans, La W 10Jun 30 Kid Williams New Orleans, La ND 10Jul Jimmy Pappas New Orleans, La W 10Aug Johnny Fisse New Orleans, La W 15Sep 13 Eddie Campi New Orleans, La W 20Nov 15 "Jersey" Frankie Burns New Orleans, La LT 13Nov 24 "Young" Zulu Kid New Orleans, La W 151915Jan 12 John "K.O." Eggers Atlanta, Ga W 10Feb 6 Marty "Kid" Taylor New Orleans, La W 10Mar 1 Johnny "Young" Solzberg Memphis, Tn W 8May 1 "Young" Zulu Kid New Orleans, La D 10May 18 Al Shubert New Orleans, La W 15Jun 18 Harry Bramer Denver, Co KO 4Jul 2 Louisiana New Orleans, La W 20Jul 21 Jack Doyle New Orleans, La W 15Sep 6 Nate Jackson Denver, Co LF 3Sep 13 Nate Jackson Denver, Co W 15Oct 7 Sammy "Young" Sandow New Orleans, La W 15Nov 6 "Young" Zulu Kid New Orleans, La W 15Nov 15 "Memphis" Pal Moore Memphis, Tn L 8Dec 13 Eddie Coulon New Orleans, La KO 41916Feb 7 Kid Williams New Orleans, La D 20 -Bantamweight Championship of the WorldFeb 28 Lew Tendler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Mar 23 Frankie Brown Baltimore, Md D 15Jun 12 Frankie Brown New Orleans, La W 15Jul 10 George Brown Memphis, Tn KO 5Jul 31 Roy Moore New Orleans, La W 15Sep 4 Jimmy Pappas Atlanta, Ga W 10Sep 30 Bernie Hahn Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Nov 6 John "K.O." Eggers New Orleans, La W 20Dec 10 Leo Schneider Memphis, Tn W 81917Jan 9 Kid Williams New Orleans, La W 20 -Bantamweight Championship of the WorldFeb 12 Sammy "Young" Sandow Cincinnati, Oh ND 10Feb 20 Harry Kabakoff St. Louis, Mo ND 10Mar 6 Jabez White Albany, NY ND 10Mar 14 Charles "Dutch" Brandt Brooklyn, NY ND 10Apr 27 "Pekin" Kid Herman Peoria, Il ND 10May 3 Harry Coulin Buffalo, NY ND 10May 14 Johnny Coulon Racine, Wi TK 3May 21 Gussie Lewis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Jun 1 Joe Lynch New York, NY ND 10Jun 13 Kid Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Aug 21 Jack Douglas New Orleans, La ND 10Sep 3 Nate Jackson Tulsa, Ok ND 10Sep 10 Earl Puryear Tulsa, Ok ND 10Sep 17 John "K.O." Eggers Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Nov 5 "Jersey" Frankie Burns New Orleans, La W 20 -Bantamweight Championship of the WorldDec 10 Joe "Young" Tuber Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Dec 14 Frankie Mason Fort Wayne, In TK 3Dec 19 Gussie Lewis Philadelphia, Pa ND 61918May 4 "Little" Jackie Sharkey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6May 8 Andy Chaney Baltimore, Md ND 10Jul 3 "Jersey" Frankie Burns Jersey City, NJ ND 10Sep 2 "Little" Jackie Sharkey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Sep 6 "Young" Zulu Kid Jersey City, NJ ND 81919Feb 10 Patsy Scanlon Pittsburgh, Pa ND 10Mar 4 Jack "Kid" Wolfe Cleveland, Oh ND 10Mar 10 Al Shubert New Bedford, Ma D 10Mar 24 "Memphis" Pal Moore Memphis, Tn L 8Apr 8 Al Shubert Baltimore, Md ND 10Apr 21 Patsy Johnson Trenton, NJ ND 8Apr 25 Kid Regan St. Louis, Mo ND 8May 3 Patsy Wallace Philadelphia, Pa KO 6May 12 Johnny "Young" Solzberg Syracuse, NY ND 10May 23 Johnny "Kewpie" Ertle Minneapolis, Mn KO 5May 29 Kid Regan St. Louis, Mo ND 8Jun 10 Terry McHugh Allentown, Pa ND 10Jul 4 Dick Griffin Fort Wayne, In ND 10Aug 6 Bernie Hahn Atlanta, Ga ND 6Aug 15 "Little" Jackie Sharkey Milwaukee, Wi ND 10Sep 1 Joe Lynch Waterbury, Ct ND 10Sep 15 "Little" Jackie Sharkey Detroit, Mi ND 10Sep 30 Sammy "Young" Sandow Newport, Ky ND 10Oct 13 Harold Farese Newark, NJ ND 8Nov 12 Joe Lynch Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Nov 24 Johnny Buff Trenton, NJ ND 8Nov 27 Mickey Russell Jersey City, NJ ND 8Dec 1 Patsy Johnson Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Dec 4 Kid Regan St. Louis, Mo KO 31920Jan 7 Johnny Ritchie New Orleans, La KO 8Feb 10 Johnny "Young" Solzberg St. Louis, Mo ND 8Mar 1 Earl Puryear Trenton, NJ ND 8Mar 19 Lew Angelo Paterson, NJ KO 8Mar 25 Patsy Johnson Jersey City, NJ ND 8Mar 31 Joe O'Donnell Camden, NJ ND 8Apr 19 Paul Demers New Bedford, Ma W 10May 10 Jabez White Philadelphia, Pa ND 8May 19 Roy Moore Philadelphia, Pa ND 6Aug 19 Roy Moore Colorado Springs, Co W 10Sep 5 George Lee New Orleans, La W 10Sep 6 Joe Burman St. Louis, Mo ND 8Sep 11 "Little" Jackie Sharkey East Chicago, In ND 10Sep 21 Jimmy Kelly Beardstown, Il ND 10Dec 22 Joe Lynch New York, NY L 15 -Bantamweight Championship of the World1921Jan 13 Jimmy Wilde London, Eng TK 17Mar 24 George Adams New York, NY KO 1Mar 30 "Wee" Willie Spencer New York, NY TK 12Apr 4 Johnny "Young" Solzberg Freeport, NY TK 7Apr 7 Barney Snyder Worcester, Ma TK 5Apr 15 Young Montreal Boston, Ma L 10Apr 29 Frankie Dailey New Orleans, La W 15May 27 Young Montreal Boston, Ma L 10Jul 11 Jim Higgins London, Eng KO 11Jul 25 Joe Lynch Brooklyn, NY W 15 -Bantamweight Championship of the WorldSep 5 Charles Ledoux New Orleans, La W 10Sep 23 Johnny Buff New York, NY L 15 -Bantamweight Championship of the WorldNov 12 Roy Moore Brooklyn, NY W 15Dec 9 Packy O'Gatty Brooklyn, NY KO 1Dec 13 Abe Friedman Boston, Ma W 10Dec 22 Midget Smith New York, NY L 151922Feb 20 Babe Asher New Orleans, La TK 7Apr 24 Roy Moore Boston, Ma W 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
