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Kid Herman
Pete Herman (February 12, 1896 – April 13, 1973) was one of the all-time great bantamweight world champions. An American of Italian heritage and descent, Herman was born Peter Gulotta in New Orleans, Louisiana, and fought from 1912 until 1927. 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. Early life Herman was born on February 12, 1896, in Convent, Louisiana, to a family of Italian descent. Boxing career Herman fought his first professional fight around 1912 at age 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Bantam (poultry), bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu weight classes, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight. Boxing The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. From 2018 to 2019, a 8 men tournament called World Boxing Super Series was held to find the best bantamweight in the world. The tournament was won by Naoya Inoue, who defeated Nonito Donaire in the final. On December 13, 2022, Naoya Inoue became the first undisputed champion of the division in the four-belt era. Current world champions Current ''The Ring'' world rankings As of June 8, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
