Pete Herman
American boxer (1896–1973)
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- Born
- 12 February 1896, Convent
- Died
- 13 April 1973, New Orleans
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 67 wins, 12 losses, 8 draws
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.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1997
- WBA World Bantamweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3376377 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.