Tiny Jim Herman - Revision history

Cap at 20:28, 20 December 2025

2025-12-20T20:28:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:28, 20 December 2025
Line 6:		Line 6:
	'''Tiny Herman''' was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as "Oscar Koch" and "Sgt. Koch" when Manager Chet McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman. (The Oct. 17, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' reported that Herman and Oscar Koch were brothers, but that Herman was not ''the'' Tiny Herman; Oscar was Tiny Herman.)		'''Tiny Herman''' was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as "Oscar Koch" and "Sgt. Koch" when Manager Chet McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman. (The Oct. 17, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' reported that Herman and Oscar Koch were brothers, but that Herman was not ''the'' Tiny Herman; Oscar was Tiny Herman.)

	Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.		Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher. In 1923 he and manager Jack Lewis were offered $15,000 to travel to Argentina to fight Luis Angel Firpo.

	Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds. Herman died of a brain infection in 1934 in Dayton, Ohio, according to the ''Akron Beacon Journal''. Koch was born in Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1909.		Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds. Herman died of a brain infection in 1934 in Dayton, Ohio, according to the ''Akron Beacon Journal''. Koch was born in Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1909.

	A photo of Oscar Koch can be found in the Feb. 7, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.		A photo of Oscar Koch can be found in the Feb. 7, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.

Cap at 20:26, 20 December 2025

2025-12-20T20:26:39Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:26, 20 December 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|150px]]		[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|150px]]
	<boxer>035006</boxer>		<boxer>035006</boxer>
	'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] , [[Bobby Evans]]~~<br>~~ Jack Lewis (1923)		'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] , [[Bobby Evans]] and Jack Lewis (1923) <br>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]

Cap at 20:25, 20 December 2025

2025-12-20T20:25:25Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:25, 20 December 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|150px]]		[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|150px]]
	<boxer>035006</boxer>		<boxer>035006</boxer>
	'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] ~~and~~ [[Bobby Evans]]<br>		'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] , [[Bobby Evans]]<br> Jack Lewis (1923)
	'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]

Ric at 01:07, 4 April 2021

2021-04-04T01:07:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:07, 4 April 2021
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|~~200px~~]]		[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|150px]]
	<boxer>035006</boxer>		<boxer>035006</boxer>
	'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Evans]]<br>		'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Evans]]<br>

Matt at 16:56, 18 October 2018

2018-10-18T16:56:57Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:56, 18 October 2018
Line 1:		Line 1:
			[[File:Tiny herman.JPG\|left\|200px]]
	<boxer>035006</boxer>		<boxer>035006</boxer>
	'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Evans]]<br>		'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Evans]]<br>

Matt at 21:32, 26 June 2018

2018-06-26T21:32:52Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:32, 26 June 2018
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.		Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.

	Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds.		Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds. Herman died of a brain infection in 1934 in Dayton, Ohio, according to the ''Akron Beacon Journal''. Koch was born in Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1909.

	A photo of Oscar Koch can be found in the Feb. 7, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.		A photo of Oscar Koch can be found in the Feb. 7, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.

Ric: TNT report on name confusion

2008-07-30T04:10:24Z

TNT report on name confusion

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:10, 30 July 2008
Line 3:		Line 3:
	'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]

	'''Tiny Herman''' was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as "Oscar Koch" and "Sgt. Koch" when Manager Chet McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman.		'''Tiny Herman''' was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as "Oscar Koch" and "Sgt. Koch" when Manager Chet McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman. (The Oct. 17, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune'' reported that Herman and Oscar Koch were brothers, but that Herman was not ''the'' Tiny Herman; Oscar was Tiny Herman.)

	Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.		Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.

Ric: cited a newspaper photo source

2008-07-29T16:25:13Z

cited a newspaper photo source

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:25, 29 July 2008
Line 3:		Line 3:
	'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]

	Herman was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as Oscar Koch and Sgt. Koch when McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman.		'''Tiny Herman''' was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as "Oscar Koch" and "Sgt. Koch" when Manager Chet McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman.

	Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like Leo Lomski. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.		Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like [[Leo Lomski]]. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.

	Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds.		Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds.

			A photo of Oscar Koch can be found in the Feb. 7, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.

Emaster: fixed internal link

2008-03-07T20:17:45Z

fixed internal link

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:17, 7 March 2008
Line 1:		Line 1:
	<boxer>035006</boxer>		<boxer>035006</boxer>
	'''~~Manager~~''': [[Chet McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Evans]]<br>		'''Managers''' [[Chet McIntyre]] and [[Bobby Evans]]<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Chet McIntyre]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Chet McIntyre]]

	Herman was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as Oscar Koch and Sgt. Koch when McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman.		Herman was an Astoria police officer when he got into professional boxing. He initially started boxing as Oscar Koch and Sgt. Koch when McIntyre got him fights in various locales coming up. As he advanced to boxing main events in the Northwest, he boxed as Tiny Herman. As he ventured East though, he would be billed as Tiny Jim Herman.
Line 7:		Line 7:
	Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like Leo Lomski. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.		Even though he was a rather large Heavyweight for his day, particularly in girth, Herman fought out of an upright boxing style, similar to that employed by other McIntyre fighters like Leo Lomski. Herman typically attempted to outbox his foes, and was not a knockout puncher.

	Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[~~Boxer:Meyer (K.O.) Christner:013701\|~~Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds.		Herman later moved to Ohio, and trained Heavyweight [[Meyer (K.O.) Christner]]. According to Christner, Herman was near death in 1932 after a bout with pneumonia caused him to lose over a hundred pounds from his weight at the time, which was around 280 pounds.

Ric: Boxer:Tiny Jim Herman:035006 moved to Tiny Jim Herman

2006-10-21T01:23:43Z

Boxer:Tiny Jim Herman:035006 moved to Tiny Jim Herman

← Older revision

Revision as of 01:23, 21 October 2006