Pete Herman
| Pete Herman | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Peter Gulotta |
| Nickname(s) | Kid Herman |
| Rated at | Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
February 12, 1896 Convent, LA |
| Died | April 13, 1973 (aged 77) New Orleans, LA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 142 |
| Wins | 100 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 29 |
| Draws | 13 |
| No contests | 0 |
Pete Herman (February 12, 1896 – April 13, 1973) was one of the all-time great bantamweight world champions. An Italian-American, Herman was born Peter Gulotta in New Orleans, Louisiana, and fought from 1912 until 1922. He retired with a record of 69 wins (19 by KO), 11 losses, 8 draws and 61 no-decisions in 149 bouts. His managers were Jerome Gargano, Doc Cutch, Sammy Goldman and Red Walsh. Nat Fleisher, Ring Magazine editor and founder, impressively rated Herman as the #2 best all time bantamweight.
Herman was a smooth boxer and great body puncher. He was particularly skilled at inside fighting. He was born on February 12, 1896 in New Orleans, Louisiana to an Italian family. Making an early start, he fought his first pro fight around 1912 at the age of only 16. According to boxing lore, Herman earned some of his living as a "bootblack" or shoe shine before making it as a boxer. Two years after his first bout, he held his own during a 10-round, no-decision bout against World bantamweight champion Kid Williams on June 20, 1914 at the Pelican Stadium in New Orleans, though losing the bout in the opinion of the local Times-Picayune.
Herman defeated San Franciscan Eddie Campi on September 13, 1914 in a twenty-round points decision in New Orleans.
In his first eighteen bouts, between September 1912, and July 1913, his only losses were to a single boxer, Johnny Fisse on points on five separate occasions. He would draw with Fisse on September 29, 1913 in Memphis, Tennessee, making Fisse his most frequent career opponent.
On December 13, 1915, Herman defeated fellow New Orleans boxer Eddie Coulon in a fourth-round knockout in New Orleans. Both boxers weighed 116, but Coulon had a 3 1/2 reach advantage. Herman had faced Coulon twice in his early career on September 30, and October 21, 1912 in two six-round draws in New Orleans. He would defeat to Coulon on September 1, 1913, in Memphis, Tennessee, in an eight-round points decision.
Herman lost to the great New York Jewish boxer Lew Tendler on February 28, 1916 at the Olympia Club in Philadelphia in a six-round newspaper decision. Tendler would later meet the greatest boxers of his era including the lightweight champion Benny Leonard in several bouts.
On June 12, 1916, he defeated Frankie Brown, New York bantamweight, in New Orleans in a fifteen-round points decision. He had drawn with Brown three months earlier in Baltimore in another fifteen round bout.
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