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Now here is a dumb question - but one I'll ask anyway. Why did Fraser call his column "van O grams?" There is no "Van" or initial "O" in his name. Inquiring minds want to know. . .

raylawpc wrote:Now here is a dumb question - but one I'll ask anyway. Why did Fraser call his column "van O grams?" There is no "Van" or initial "O" in his name. Inquiring minds want to know. . .

It was a column that he took over from the previous Knockout publisher, and he just decided to keep the name, the column was there before Don...

kikibalt wrote:

raylawpc wrote:Now here is a dumb question - but one I'll ask anyway. Why did Fraser call his column "van O grams?" There is no "Van" or initial "O" in his name. Inquiring minds want to know. . .

It was a column that he took over from the previous Knockout publisher, and he just decided to keep the name, the column was there before Don...

Hmmmm . . . a reason for something in boxing that's simple and straight-forward . . . will wonders never cease?

More Rudy Garcia

The original "Van O Grams"
Knockout Magazine..September 12, 1946

kikibalt wrote:More Rudy Garcia

Trained by Jackie McCoy? Now I'm really interested in this boxer.
And I remember the name Lee Boren. He had the dressing room next to Johnny & Julio Flores at the Main St. Gym.
I don't remember meeting him, just saw his name on the dressing room door.
Another L.A. boxing personality from years gone by.
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Mickey Davies, Sign Painter . . .

So many of the names I remember, painted on dressing room doors at the Main Street Gym.
Mickey Davies was not only a boxing personality, matchmaker-promoter, etc., but a sign painter.
That was Mickey's trade, and many of the names so nicely painted on the dressing room doors were the work of Mickey Davies.
Paddy Quaid, Johnny Villaflor, Bill Slayton, Tony Moreno, Duke Holloway, Sammy Saunders. Mickey would do it for a bottle of Scotch.
Davies would also paint the little billboards advertising the following weeks card for the thursday night Olympic matches.
During the intermission, Mickey would hold up a poster he'd painted for the match, and he or Aileen would sell the event.
He'd have the Olympic's telephone number prominently displayed on the sign . . . RI9-5171.
Mickey also had a sign hanging above one of the two rings at Jake Shagrue's Hoover Street Gym.
One sign, had a characture of a busted up boxer's face, and below the message . . .
"A Tough Guy Gets Tough, When The Going Gets Rough".

Little things we bring away from boxing, simple memories. There was a warmth and familiarity about boxing in those days.
A tough, unpredictable world as always, but if nothing else you saw some great fights between great boxers.
There was a lot of action, in a lot of towns.
And you gotta love a matchmaker that can paint a poster to advertise his competitive fight card.

I think I'll pop a beer and toast Mr. Davies right now.
I remember more than once being in Mickey's office, and he always had his trusty bottle in the desk drawer.
A great guy, Mickey Davies. A true L.A. boxing icon.


-Rick Farris

Police: Floyd Mayweather Jr. being sought in domestic violence incident
September 9, 2010

Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is being sought for questioning in Las Vegas after a domestic violence report was given by his former girlfriend early Thursday morning.

The woman, Josie Harris, who Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say has children with Mayweather, summoned multiple police cars at 5:03 a.m. to a southwest Las Vegas home and reported the boxer attacked her. Domestic violence investigators were at the scene, police spokesman Bill Cassell told The Times. The spokesman said Harris was treated at a hospital for "minor injuries" and released.

"At this point, Mr. Mayweather is a suspect in a domestic battery violence case, and we would very much like to speak with him," Cassell said.

Mayweather's spokeswoman had no information about the alleged incident, and attempts to reach his adviser were not immediately successful.

Cassell said details such as what prompted the alleged incident and Harris' specific injuries were "part of the investigation." Asked if Mayweather would be arrested, Cassell said only that, for now, the boxer is a "person of interest."

Mayweather, who last fought May 1 and won a lopsided decision over Shane Mosley in Las Vegas, apologized this week after unleashing a racially charged, expletive-filled video attack on his possible future opponent, Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather's uncle and trainer, Roger Mayweather, faces a coming criminal trial for allegedly beating a female boxer.

-- Lance Pugmire

Van-O-Grams . . .

This is a coincidence. This morning I spoke with Don Fraser.
I meant to ask him why the name, "Van-O-Gram", but I forgot.
When I read Tom's inquiry, I was happy to learn the answer. Thanks, Frank.
It's great to visit with Don, and today we discussed George Parnassus, and a few interesting elements to George's career.
I'll discuss them a little later.

kikibalt wrote:Police: Floyd Mayweather Jr. being sought in domestic violence incident
September 9, 2010

Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is being sought for questioning in Las Vegas after a domestic violence report was given by his former girlfriend early Thursday morning.

The woman, Josie Harris, who Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say has children with Mayweather, summoned multiple police cars at 5:03 a.m. to a southwest Las Vegas home and reported the boxer attacked her. Domestic violence investigators were at the scene, police spokesman Bill Cassell told The Times. The spokesman said Harris was treated at a hospital for "minor injuries" and released.

"At this point, Mr. Mayweather is a suspect in a domestic battery violence case, and we would very much like to speak with him," Cassell said.

Mayweather's spokeswoman had no information about the alleged incident, and attempts to reach his adviser were not immediately successful.

Cassell said details such as what prompted the alleged incident and Harris' specific injuries were "part of the investigation." Asked if Mayweather would be arrested, Cassell said only that, for now, the boxer is a "person of interest."

Mayweather, who last fought May 1 and won a lopsided decision over Shane Mosley in Las Vegas, apologized this week after unleashing a racially charged, expletive-filled video attack on his possible future opponent, Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather's uncle and trainer, Roger Mayweather, faces a coming criminal trial for allegedly beating a female boxer.

-- Lance Pugmire

Somebody needs to shoot the bastid.

Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:More Rudy Garcia

Trained by Jackie McCoy? Now I'm really interested in this boxer.
And I remember the name Lee Boren. He had the dressing room next to Johnny & Julio Flores at the Main St. Gym.
I don't remember meeting him, just saw his name on the dressing room door.
Another L.A. boxing personality from years gone by.

-Rick Farris

Lee Boren at one time managed Art Aragon.....

Lee Boren at one time managed Art Aragon.....

The KO Magazine . . .

When I was a kid Johnny Flores had several stacks of ancient KO and REFEREE magazines in his garage.
One evening I arrived at his gym and he had just finished cleaning out his garage.
As my grandfather & Johnny talked, I saw a box that Johnny had put aside for the trash, it was filled with these magazines.
I saw many names of fighters I knew of like Art Aragon, Jimmy Carter, Mario Trigo, Fabela Chavez, Cisco Andrade, etc.
However, I learned of other boxers that had faded away, names I was unfamiliar with such as Charley Sawyer, Young Jack Johnson and others.

A few years later, I'm 19-years-old and with Suey Welch in George Parnassus' office.
Like Flores a few years earlier, George had a box full of old KO magazine publications that were headed for the dumpster.
I asked Parnassus what he planned to do with the Mags and he said they were headed for the trash.
I asked Parnassus if I could have them and he said, "Yes, I think there are some more in the back. Take them."
Suey was laughing and told George that I would likely read every issue.

I would slowly read each magazine, cover-to-cover, over the next few weeks.
You have to understand, it was 1971, and I was reading publications that were roughly 10-to-20 years old.
They were from the time I was born thru my childhood prior to boxing.
After reading a few of the publications, I felt a part of the era, as if it were taking place at the moment.
Some of these guys, the fighters from that era, were still around, like Gil Cadilli.
Gil was long retired, but he was a trainer at the Main Street Gym. Suddenly I looked at Cadilli differently.
Gil Cadilli was no longer just a guy with a towel over his shoulder, he was a man who defeated the great Willie Pep.

Participating in this Forum is the closest thing I've experienced to the interesting info that KO Mag once provided.
I'm happy when Frank takes the time to share his collection with us.
IT's all about what we come here for, Classic American West Coast Boxing.

Don Fraser on George Parnassus . . .

"Back in the day, George Parnassus had his ups and downs. After losing money on several endevors, George needed something to put him back in the money and began promoting wrestling. Wrestling promoter Pinky George had Parnassus go to Sioux City, Iowa, where he successfully promoted wrestling for a couple of years before returning to L.A."

Heading to the hospital soon!! My first grandbaby is on the way!!

raylawpc wrote:Heading to the hospital soon!! My first grandbaby is on the way!!

Congrats, Tom. Keep us posted.

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:Heading to the hospital soon!! My first grandbaby is on the way!!

Congrats, Tom. Keep us posted.

Ditto!

Freddie Babe Herman: another forgotten Los Angeles fighter from yesteryear, who despite losing almost half of his fights was a very good fighter. At one time he and Art Aragon were under the same management (Jimmy Roche), and were known as "The Gold Dust Twins".
In 1949 and 1952 Herman and Aragon fought, Aragon won both times



birth date 1929-06-08
division lightweight
stance orthodox
alias Babe Herman
country United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
won 48 (KO 20) + lost 46 (KO 10) + drawn 8 = 102
rounds boxed 838 KO% 19.61


1957-02-19 144½ Steve Tony 143½ 4-2-0
Stockton, California, United States L TD 4 10

1957-02-04 140 Willie Morton 141 5-0-0
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States L PTS 10 10

1955-03-08 144¼ Miguel Diaz 146½ 39-7-2
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States L SD 10 10
Herman was knocked down twice in the 1st

1954-11-30 144 Ernie Greer 150 23-19-10
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States L PTS 10 10
~ referee: Dynamite Jackson 54-56 ~

1954-11-02 144½ Frankie Cockrell 140½ 27-17-8
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States W KO 9 10
Cockrell was knocked down once in the 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 10th rounds.

1954-09-22 140 Jimmy Carter 137 69-17-8
Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Jack Silver 51½-58½ | judge: Frankie Brown 51-59 | judge: Eddie James 51-59 ~
Herman was knocked down for a no-count in the 1st round.

1954-08-28 140 Graham Holmes 138½ 31-4-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 58-52 | judge: Frankie Van 59-51 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 55-55 ~

1954-08-09 143 Manny Renteria 135½ 13-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10 ~ referee: Tommy Hart 52½-57½ | judge: Charley Randolph 53-57 | judge: George Latka 51-59 ~
Herman was knocked down in the 1st round

1954-06-28 142 Don Jordan 138½ 11-2-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 52-58 | judge: Frank Holborow 56-54 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 53-57 ~

1954-05-24 140½ Ralph Dupas 137 46-5-4
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States L UD 10 10

1954-03-19 144 Johnny DiGilio 140 21-3-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States L PTS 8 8

1954-03-10 Ludwig Lightburn 24-3-0
Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico W TD 7 10
~ referee: Bobby Fernandez ~

1954-02-22 142½ Archie Whitewater 143¼ 50-20-5
Arena, South Gate, California, United States W TKO 10 10
~ time: 0:52 | referee: Frankie Van ~
Whitewater was knocked down twice in the 10th round.

1954-01-18 140 Carmine Fiore 146¾ 44-15-5
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States L TKO 3 10
The ring doctor stopped the bout at the end of the 3rd round, saying that Herman's right side was temporarily paralyzed

1954-01-04 140 Don Rogers 141 15-7-1
Shrine Auditorium, Billings, Montana, United States W TKO 2 10
~ time: 2:48 | referee: Jack Dempsey ~
Rogers was knocked down five times.

1953-11-30 139 Brian Kelly 137 34-9-2
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W TKO 9 10
~ time: 2:25 ~

1953-11-16 142 Joe Klein 147 20-8-5
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Barney Felix 5-60 | judge: Tony Rossi 4-6 | judge: Arthur Schwartz 5-4 ~
Felix scored the bout 4-4-2 in rounds, but favored Klein in supplemental scoring.

1953-10-20 138 Ramon Tiscareno 30-9-3
Sacramento, California, United States L PTS 10 10

1953-10-06 135½ Cisco Andrade 135 16-0-0
Sacramento, California, United States D PTS 10 10

1953-09-29 139 Al Juergens 141¾ 22-11-1
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Eddie Joseph ~

1953-09-15 136 Glen Flanagan 134 67-14-11
Civic Center, Butte, Montana, United States D PTS 10 10

1953-08-18 136 Cisco Andrade 135 14-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 52-58 | judge: Charley Randolph 51-59 | judge: Tommy Hart 54-56 ~

1953-08-04 136 Bobby Woods 134 33-16-6
Civic Center, Butte, Montana, United States D PTS 10 10
~ referee: Joe Simonich 49-51 | judge: Charles Staples 50-50 | judge: Harry Brady 51-49 ~

1953-07-13 141 Baby Ike 141½ 37-18-3
Arena, South Gate, California, United States W UD 10 10

1953-06-23 138 Joe Felan 135 20-1-2
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W TKO 9 10
~ time: 1:44 | referee: Eddie Lopez ~
The bout was stopped after Felan rose unsteady from a knockdown.

1953-06-12 Henry Davis 46-10-5
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1953-05-19 141½ Ramon Tiscareno 141 27-8-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L MD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 53-57 | judge: Lee Grossman 55-55 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 53-57 ~Tiscareno was knocked down in the 1st round, for a one-count.

1953-04-14 140 Harry Smith 138 34-8-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore 53½-56½ | judge: Frankie Van 54-56 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 53½-56½ ~
Smith was knocked down for a one-count in the 1st round.

1953-03-17 143 Ramon Fuentes 146 20-1-0
Sacramento, California, United States L TKO 5 12
~ referee: John Bassinelli ~
~ USA California State welterweight title ~

1953-02-24 142 Louis Williams 141 13-13-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 60-50 | judge: Joe Stone 59-51 | judge: Lee Grossman 59-51 ~
Williams was knocked down for a four-count in the 9th round.

1953-02-10 140 Mario Trigo 139 58-36-9
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ 59-51 | 59-51 | 58-52 ~

1953-01-24 Harold Jones 57-22-4
Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States L PTS 10 10

1952-12-16 139 Jimmy Carter 136¼ 61-13-7
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States D MD 10 10
~ referee: John Bassinelli 55-55 | 55-55 | judge: Fred Bottaro 57-53 ~

1952-11-29 Archie Whitewater 43-16-5
Eureka, California, United States L PTS 10 10
Whitewater was knocked down in the 3rd round.

1952-08-16 141 Philip Kim 142½ 33-5-2
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L TKO 3 10
~ time: 2:05 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~
According to the Los Angeles Times, a cut and heavy swelling around Herman's left eye, led to the stoppage.

1952-06-28 143½ Oscar Reyes 147½ 19-6-5
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L TKO 5 10
~ time: 0:20 | referee: Abe Roth 20-24 ~
A cut over Herman's left eye, ended the bout.

1952-05-20 142 Woody Harper 143½ 6-13-5
Sacramento, California, United States W PTS 10 10

1952-04-15 139 Art Aragon 143½ 52-12-5
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States L TKO 10 10

1952-03-11 138 Mario Trigo 141 54-30-9
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States L SD 10 10
~ judge: Eddie Lopez 82-100 | judge: Henry Moreno 96-99 | judge: Jimmy Scaramozi 97-96 ~

1952-02-09 Nick Moran 33-22-6
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico W PTS 8 8

1952-01-29 135 Joey Lopes 131 22-5-2
Sacramento, California, United States L UD 10 10

1952-01-04 147 Charley Salas 148½ 109-34-11
Tucson Garden, Tucson, Arizona, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Lou Ambers 47-57 | judge: Art Pollard 52-57 | judge: C.B. Sedillo 52-55 ~

1951-12-07 137¾ Alfie Clay 137¾ 11-7-2
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~

1951-11-16 137¾ George Barnes 136 16-4-1
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12

1951-10-26 135 Frank Flannery 135 30-15-8
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 12 12
~ referee: Terry Reilly ~

1951-08-31 Baby LeRoy 19-8-3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L KO 10 10

1951-08-09 Baby LeRoy 17-8-3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L KO 7 10

1951-07-20 Baby LeRoy 17-7-3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1951-07-13 136 Rudy Cruz 138½ 42-10-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 50½-59½ | judge: Charley Randolph 51-59 | judge: Lee Grossman 51-59 ~

1951-05-15 137½ Rafael Hadad Carrillo 137½ 6-11-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10

1951-04-03 135½ Sandy Saddler 130¾ 120-8-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L RTD 5 10
~ referee: Abe Roth ~
According to the Los Angeles Times, Saddler landed an obviously low left hook on Herman, who fell in pain against the ropes. Herman spent ten minutes recovering from the blow, before resuming the bout. Saddler the pounded him in the remaining fifteen seconds, before flooring him a body shot. Herman did not answer the bell for the 6th round.

1951-03-09 136¼ Emil Barao 136¾ 30-34-9
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 55-55 | judge: Jimmy Wallace 56-54 | judge: Jack McDonald 57½-52½ ~
Barao was knocked down for no-count in the 1st, Herman was down for a nine-count in the 5th round.

1951-02-23 136 Emil Barao 136¼ 30-33-9
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 56-54 | judge: Tommy Hart 56-54 | judge: Tommy Herman 56-53½ ~

1951-02-13 135 Joey Lopes 131 15-2-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 6 10
~ time: 1:55 | referee: Mushy Callahan 28½-26½ | judge: Tommy Herman 28½-26½ | judge: Lee Grossman 28-27 ~

1951-01-23 138 El Conscripto 142 9-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 53-57 | judge: Johnny Indrisano 53-57 | judge: Dynamite Jackson 50½-59½ ~

1951-01-09 139 Harold Jones 138 46-19-4
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Johnny Indrisano 54-56 | judge: Jack McDonald 55½-54½ | judge: Joe Stone 54½-55½ ~

1950-12-05 135 John L Davis 133½ 34-15-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L MD 12 12
~ referee: Charley Randolph 65-67 | judge: Frank Holborow 66-66 | judge: Reggie Gilmore 64-68 ~
~ USA California State lightweight title ~
Davis was knocked down for a no-count in the 1st round.

1950-11-14 138½ Don Rogers 138¾ 12-2-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 8 10
~ time: 2:45 | referee: Joe Stone ~
According to the Los Angeles Times, Stone stopped the bout after Rogers suffered an apparent left shoulder injury.

1950-10-20 138½ Eddie Johnson 139 13-3-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan 60-50 | judge: Frank Holborow 59-51 | judge: Jimmy Wallace 57-53 ~

1950-10-03 140 Jesse Robles 141½ 11-6-2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 5 10
~ time: 2:38 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~

1950-05-12 141 Johnny Forte 136¾ 59-23-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 56-54 | judge: Frank Holborow 56-54 | judge: Joe Stone 57½-52½ ~

1950-05-01 141 Oscar Price 131 7-9-4
San Agustin Arena, Tucson, Arizona, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Sonny Valdez 58-51 | judge: Art Pollard 60-50 | judge: John Miller 60-46 ~

1950-03-24 142½ Bob Burgess 142½ 19-14-15
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Johnny Indrisano 51½-58½ | judge: Billy Kershner 49½-60½ | judge: Dynamite Jackson 51½-58½ ~
Herman was knocked down twice in the 1st round for nine-counts.

1950-03-10 140 Harold Jones 140 42-14-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 55½-54½ | judge: Lee Grossman 56-54 | judge: Jack McDonald 58-52 ~

1950-02-24 141¾ Elmer Beltz 140¾ 15-2-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore 53½-56½ | judge: Tommy Herman 54-56 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 54½-55½ ~

1950-02-17 141½ Baby Ray Jones 142¼ 16-6-0
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 9 10
~ time: 1:11 | referee: Mushy Callahan ~

1950-02-01 Johnny Gonsalves 15-2-1
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States L PTS 10 10

1950-01-09
141 Johnny Gonsalves 139½ 14-2-1
Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Eddie James | judge: Ray Flores | judge: Frankie Brown ~
Brown scored for Herman

1949-12-21 140 Charley Salas 146 65-22-9
Phoenix, Arizona, United States L UD 10 10
~ USA Arizona State welterweight title ~
Salas defending

1949-11-23 Philip Kim 20-1-1
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States D PTS 10 10

1949-11-04 137¼ Art Aragon 137½ 35-8-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States L TKO 5 10
~ referee: Mushy Callahan ~
A bad cut over Herman's right eye, led to the stoppage. Herman was knocked down in the 1st round, for an eight-count.

1949-10-19 140 Charley Salas 144 63-21-8
Phoenix, Arizona, United States D PTS 10 10

1949-07-05 Philip Kim 17-0-1
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 10 10

1949-06-03 Philip Kim 16-0-1
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L PTS 8 8

1949-05-04 136 Chivero Chavez 136 8-1-2

1949-04-13 138 Pee Wee Swingler 132 30-19-8
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W PTS 10 10
~ USA Arizona State lightweight title ~

1949-02-22 136 Jean Mougin 136 14-9-1
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W UD 10 10
~ USA Arizona State lightweight title ~

1949-02-16 135 Keith Nuttall 134 28-5-3
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States L SD 10 10
~ referee: Jimmy Shulsen | judge: Harry Warren | judge: George Larsen ~
Intermountain Lightweight Title

1949-01-19 138 Keith Nuttall 134 27-5-2
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States D PTS 10 10

1948-12-27 134 Ernie Hunick 135 23-3-0
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:14 ~
Hunick was knocked down four times in the 3rd, and twice in the 4th, before his corner threw in the towel.

1948-07-26 137½ Gordon House 138 27-8-2
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States L TKO 9 10
Herman suffered a broken jaw, and could not continue.

1948-06-01 138 Al Sandoval 135 8-13-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ referee: Jack McDonald ~

1948-05-25 138 Al Gonzales 138¾ 16-9-5
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 2 4

1948-05-11 137½ Nick Smith 133½ 25-3-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L PTS 10 10

1948-02-18 136½ Dynamite Jesse Jackson 137 6-10-1
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W PTS 10 10
Jackson was knocked down twelve times.

1948-02-03 135½ Darnell Carter 136 32-17-9
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6
Carter was knocked down twice

1948-01-20
133 Jimmy Cox 134½ 9-16-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1948-01-16 135 Lou Filippo 134 7-1-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 4 6
According to the Los Angeles Times, a cut right eye suffered by Filippo ended the bout. Herman was slightly ahead at the time.

1948-01-02 135 Al Gonzales 140 16-8-5
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 6 6

1947-12-12 136 Ramon Alva 133 36-35-9
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W KO 1 4

1947-11-14 136 Lou Filippo 136½ 6-0-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W TKO 1 4

1947-08-22 132 Vince Padilla 129½ 12-5-4
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1947-08-15 133 Bernardo Ramirez 133½ 20-15-8
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W PTS 4 4

1947-07-21 135 Buddy Dunne 134
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States W TKO 4 4

1947-07-07 135½ Pal Moran Jr 132 14-6-0
Arena, Ocean Park, California, United States L PTS 4 4

1947-06-11 Richard Lopez 0-0-1
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 8 8

1947-05-22 Henry Briere 11-32-3
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 4 6

1947-05-07 Alex Rivers 6-1-5
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 3 6

1947-04-20 Charley Salas 25-8-5
Phoenix, Arizona, United States D PTS 8 8

1947-04-16 Billy Hale 44-25-18
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 2 6

1947-02-12 Johnny Verdusco 10-39-10
Phoenix, Arizona, United States W PTS 6 6

1946-10-20 Romero Lopez 13-30-6
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 4 4

Just call me "Grandpa Tom!" Josie Ray was born about 45 minutes ago weighing in at 8lbs 5ozs. Mom and baby are fine.

raylawpc wrote:Just call me "Grandpa Tom!" Josie Ray was born about 45 minutes ago weighing in at 8lbs 5ozs. Mom and baby are fine.

Great news, Tom.

raylawpc wrote:Just call me "Grandpa Tom!" Josie Ray was born about 45 minutes ago weighing in at 8lbs 5ozs. Mom and baby are fine.

Congrats Grandpa Tom...

Congratulations, Tom!

Congratulations Tom!

Congrats Tom!!!

Congratulations Gramps!

My cousin Louie Burke will be in town next week. One of his fighters, Antonio Escalante, from El Paso will be fighting on the undercard of of the Shane Mosley vs Sergio Mora fight at the Staples Center. Escalante will be facing Daniel Ponce De Leon in a WBO Title Elimination bout.

Antonio Escalante's Record:
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Daniel Ponce De Leon's Record:
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer