Jimmy Wilde vs. Pete Herman

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Jimmy Wilde 110 lbs lost to Pete Herman 119 lbs by TKO in round 17 of 20

  • Date: 1921-01-13
  • Location: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
  • Referee: Jack Smith


A Telegraph article from 2004 about Jimmy Wilde stated, "Alas, Wilde was too brave for his own good, signing a contract to meet world bantamweight champion Peter Herman in 1921. Amid rumours the American was running scared that if he lost his title to Wilde he would never regain it came news that Herman had unexpectedly been beaten by Joe Lynch (from whom he would swiftly win back the bantamweight crown with ease); smelling a rat that he had been set up, Wilde would have pulled out of the now non-title bout but for the intervention of the Prince of Wales, who appealed to his sense of patriotism, plus a massive (for the day) purse of £8,000...Typically, Wilde gave his all and then some, referee Jack Smith eventually calling a halt in the 17th round with the famous words: "I'm sorry, Jimmy; I have to pick you up because you don't know how to lie down."

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