Have Frankie Burns and Pete Herman ever fought each other?

Yes. Frankie Burns and Pete Herman have met 3 times and Frankie Burns leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Burns or Herman?

Frankie Burns is 139-24-24 and Pete Herman is 100-32-13. Frankie Burns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Herman?

Frankie Burns has 29 knockout wins and Pete Herman has 20. Frankie Burns has more.

Do Burns and Herman have any common opponents?

Frankie Burns and Pete Herman share 5 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Jackie Sharkey and Memphis Pal Moore (and 2 others). Frankie Burns fared better against 4 of them.

Who is bigger, Burns or Herman?

Frankie Burns is the taller fighter at 164 cm, 7 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Herman?

This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Frankie Burns and 148 bouts tracked for Pete Herman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frankie Burns vs Pete Herman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frankie Burns (139-24-24) and Pete Herman (100-32-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Burns

139

Wins29 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws29 tracked bouts

Herman

100

Wins20 KO · 20%

Losses

Draws148 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 2–1

Frankie Burns and Pete Herman have met 3 times; Burns leads 2–1.
Met	1914Nov 15	1917Nov 5	1918Jul 4	Series
Frankie BurnsFighter A	WWon	LLost	WWon	2–1W–L
Pete HermanFighter B	LLost	WWon	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	TKOR13Herman vs Burns	PTSHerman vs Burns	NWSHerman vs Burns	3Meetings

The Numbers

Burns 4 · Herman 3 of 7 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingHerman

Record: 139-24-24 (edge)100-32-13
Win %0–100%: 80.7% (edge)
73.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%: 20.86% (edge)
20%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 7%
19% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 15.5: 1.3
15.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 148: 29
148

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″: Frankie Burns: 5′5″ (edge); Pete Herman: 5′2″
Agenot comparable: Frankie Burns: Died aged 62; Pete Herman: Died aged 77
Stance: Frankie Burns: Orthodox; Pete Herman: Orthodox

Frankie Burns left, Pete Herman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frankie Burns15 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 7%14 by another method or unrecorded 93%

Pete Herman103 wins · from 148 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 19%41 on the cards 40%42 by another method or unrecorded 41%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frankie Burns 29, Pete Herman 148 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Burns better on 4 · Herman better on 15 shared · Frankie Burns better on 4 · Pete Herman better on 1

BurnsFrankie Burns

Opponent

HermanPete Herman

Frankie Burns
2–0–1 against
Draw, NWS
1918Apr 1918
Win, NWS
1917May 1917
Win, NWS
1916Dec 1916
LynchJoe LynchUnited States 99–36–21 · BantamweightBurns betterFrankie Burns better — 2–0–1 to 3–2
Pete Herman
3–2 against
Win, PTS
1921Jul 1921
Loss, UD
1920Dec 1920
Win, NWS
1919Nov 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Win, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Frankie Burns
6–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Win, NWS
1918Nov 1918
Draw, NWS
1918Jun 1918
Win, NWS
1918Feb 1918
Win, NWS
1917Oct 1917
Win, NWS
1917Feb 1917
Win, NWS
1916Nov 1916
SharkeyJackie SharkeyUnited States 59–64–23Burns betterFrankie Burns better — 6–0–1 to 2–3
Pete Herman
2–3 against
Loss, NWS
1920Sep 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Aug 1919
Win, NWS
1918Sep 1918
Win, NWS
1918May 1918
Frankie Burns
3–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Draw, PTS
1917Jul 1917
Win, NWS
1917Jan 1917
Win, NWS
1916Dec 1916
MooreMemphis Pal MooreUnited States 170–56–38Burns betterFrankie Burns better — 3–0–1 to 0–2
Pete Herman
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Loss, PTS
1915Nov 1915
Frankie Burns
Draw, PTS
1915Dec 1915
WilliamsKid WilliamsUnited States 162–30–12 · BantamweightBurns betterFrankie Burns better — 0–0–1 to 2–1–1
Pete Herman
2–1–1 against
Win, NWS
1917Jun 1917
Win, PTS
1917Jan 1917
Draw, PTS
1916Feb 1916
Loss, NWS
1914Jun 1914
Frankie Burns
1–2–1 against
Draw, NWS
1913Jun 1913
Loss, PTS
1912Feb 1912
Loss, NWS
1910Jun 1910
Win, NWS
1910Apr 1910
CoulonJohnny CoulonCanada 67–11–12Herman betterPete Herman better — 1–0 to 1–2–1
Pete Herman
Win, TKO 3
1917May 1917

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frankie Burns has lost two straight, after one straight win. Burns last boxed on Oct 7, 1932.WLWLL

Sharkey Nov 1918Kilbane Sep 1919Sharkey Jul 1920Mandell Aug 1925Mandell Oct 19321.3 tracked bouts per year

Pete Herman has won two straight since losing a decision to Midget Smith. Herman last boxed on Apr 24, 1922.WWLWW

O'Gatty Dec 1921Friedman Dec 1921Smith Dec 1921Asher Feb 1922Moore Apr 192215.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Frankie Burns and Pete Herman ever fought each other?: Yes. Frankie Burns and Pete Herman have met 3 times and Frankie Burns leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Burns or Herman?: Frankie Burns is 139-24-24 and Pete Herman is 100-32-13. Frankie Burns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Herman?: Frankie Burns has 29 knockout wins and Pete Herman has 20. Frankie Burns has more.
Do Burns and Herman have any common opponents?: Frankie Burns and Pete Herman share 5 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Jackie Sharkey and Memphis Pal Moore (and 2 others). Frankie Burns fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Burns or Herman?: Frankie Burns is the taller fighter at 164 cm, 7 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Herman?: This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Frankie Burns and 148 bouts tracked for Pete Herman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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