Babe Herman (boxer)

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 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

  1. ^ "Biodata". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Babe Herman". BoxRec. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Boxing record". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2009.


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