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Babe Herman (April 15, 1902 – 1966) was an American featherweight boxer.[1]
Born as Herman J. Sousa in Sacramento, California, he stood 5' 4". His record was 91 (KO 23) wins + 45 (KO 9) losses + 19 draws.
On December 18, 1925, he challenged Louis "Kid" Kaplan for the featherweight title at Madison Square Garden, losing in a fifteen-round decision.[2]
[3] His managers were Jack Kearns, Dan McKetrick, and Fred Pearl. He boxed a total of 1269 rounds in a total 167 bouts.
References
edit- ^ "Biodata". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "Babe Herman". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Boxing record". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
External links
edit- New York Times article (pay to read)
- Boxing record for Babe Herman from BoxRec (registration required)
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