Have Johnny Buff and Pete Herman ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Buff and Pete Herman have met 2 times and Johnny Buff leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Buff or Herman?

Johnny Buff is 67-20-9 and Pete Herman is 100-32-13. Johnny Buff has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Buff or Herman?

Johnny Buff has 14 knockout wins and Pete Herman has 20. Pete Herman has more.

Do Buff and Herman have any common opponents?

Johnny Buff and Pete Herman share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Memphis Pal Moore and Jackie Sharkey (and 1 other). Johnny Buff fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Johnny Buff and 148 bouts tracked for Pete Herman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Buff vs Pete Herman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Pete Herman

Johnny Buff (67-20-9) and Pete Herman (100-32-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Buff

Wins14 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws11 tracked bouts

Herman

100

Wins20 KO · 20%

Losses

Draws148 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Buff leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Johnny Buff and Pete Herman have met 2 times; Buff leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1919Nov 24	1921Sep 23	Series
Johnny BuffFighter A	DDraw	WWon	1–0–1W–L–D
Pete HermanFighter B	DDraw	LLost	0–1–1W–L–D
Result	NWSHerman vs Buff	PTSHerman vs Buff	2Meetings

The Numbers

Buff 3 · Herman 4 of 7 measurable rows

BuffEdge = longer wingHerman

Record: 67-20-9 (edge)100-32-13
Win %0–100%: 74.5% (edge)
73.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 20: 14
20 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 20.9% (edge)
20%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 17%
19% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1: 1
1
Bouts per year^‡max 15.5: 3.9
15.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 148: 11
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

Heightnot held: Johnny Buff: No height on file; Pete Herman: 5′2″
Agenot comparable: Johnny Buff: Died aged 66; Pete Herman: Died aged 77
Stance: Johnny Buff: Orthodox; Pete Herman: Orthodox

Johnny Buff 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

Johnny Buff6 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 17%3 on the cards 50%2 by another method or unrecorded 33%

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 — Johnny Buff 11, Pete Herman 148 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Buff better on 2 · even on 24 shared · Johnny Buff better on 2 · even on 2

BuffJohnny Buff

Opponent

HermanPete Herman

Johnny Buff
Loss, TKO 14
1922Jul 1922
LynchJoe LynchUnited States 99–36–21 · BantamweightBuff betterJohnny Buff better — 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
Johnny Buff
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1921Dec 1921
Loss, NWS
1920Mar 1920
MooreMemphis Pal MooreUnited States 170–56–38EvenEven — 0–2 both
Pete Herman
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Loss, PTS
1915Nov 1915
Johnny Buff
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1921Nov 1921
Win, NWS
1920Jan 1920
SharkeyJackie SharkeyUnited States 59–64–23Buff betterJohnny Buff better — 2–0 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
Johnny Buff
Win, PTS
1921Aug 1921
LedouxCharles LedouxFrance 106–31–7EvenEven — 1–0 both
Pete Herman
Win, NWS
1921Sep 1921

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

Johnny Buff has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Buff last boxed on Sep 14, 1922.WWLLL

Herman Sep 1921Sharkey Nov 1921Moore Dec 1921Lynch Jul 1922Villa Sep 19223.9 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 Johnny Buff and Pete Herman ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Buff and Pete Herman have met 2 times and Johnny Buff leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Buff or Herman?: Johnny Buff is 67-20-9 and Pete Herman is 100-32-13. Johnny Buff has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Buff or Herman?: Johnny Buff has 14 knockout wins and Pete Herman has 20. Pete Herman has more.
Do Buff and Herman have any common opponents?: Johnny Buff and Pete Herman share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Memphis Pal Moore and Jackie Sharkey (and 1 other). Johnny Buff fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buff and Herman?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Johnny Buff and 148 bouts tracked for Pete Herman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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