Herb Siler Explained

Herb Siler (b. January 5, 1935, Brundidge, Alabama, United States – d. March 25, 2001, Miami) was a heavyweight boxer. He won 16 fights (including seven by knockout) and lost 12, with no draws. His career started in 1960 and ended in 1967.[1] Siler lost to Muhammad Ali through a 4th-round knockout in 1960.[2] In 1972, he was convicted of manslaughter and subsequently served a 7-year sentence. His grandson is NFL linebacker Brandon Siler.

Professional boxing record

|-|align="center" colspan=8|16 Wins (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 12 Losses (8 knockouts, 4 decisions)[3] |-| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|-|Loss|16–12|align=left| Moses Harrell|UD|6|May 3, 1967|align=left| Dade County Armory, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|16–11|align=left| Jefferson Davis|TKO|3|May 3, 1966|align=left| Houston, Texas|align=left||-|Loss|16–10|align=left| Franco De Piccoli|KO|2|January 23, 1965|align=left| Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy|align=left||-|Loss|16–9|align=left| Roberto Davila|KO|4|September 11, 1963|align=left| Estadio Nacional, Lima|align=left||-|Loss|16–8|align=left| Willi Besmanoff|TKO|4|July 5, 1963|align=left| Jacksonville Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|16–7|align=left| Ernie Terrell|TKO|3|March 7, 1963|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|16–6|align=left| Jim Tillman|PTS|8|February 25, 1963|align=left| Jacksonville, Florida|align=left||-|Win|15–6|align=left|Johnny Thomas|KO|2|February 21, 1963|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|14–6|align=left| Willie Gulatt|PTS|6|November 15, 1962|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|13–6|align=left| Ollie Wilson|TKO|4|August 9, 1962|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|13–5|align=left| Willie Gulatt|SD|8|June 14, 1962|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida

|align=left||-|Win|13–4|align=left| Nick Scott|KO|2|April 19, 1962|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|12–4|align=left| Ernie Terrell|PTS|10|February 28, 1962|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Win|12–3|align=left| Jimmy Robinson|TKO|5|February 8, 1962|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|11–3|align=left| Johnny "Gorilla" Gould|UD|8|January 18, 1962|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|10–3|align=left| Carlos Dunston|TKO|3|December 30, 1961|align=left| Little River, Florida|align=left||-|Win|9–3|align=left| Willie Gulatt|TKO|6|October 16, 1961|align=left| Sir John Club, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|8–3|align=left| Jim Tillman|PTS|6|October 10, 1961|align=left| Cutler Ridge, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|7–3|align=left| Aaron Beasley|TKO|1|September 21, 1961|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|6–3|align=left| Willie "The Invader" Johnson|UD|6|September 14, 1961|align=left| Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|5–3|align=left| Wendell Newton|PTS|6|June 14, 1961|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Win|4–3|align=left| Roosevelt Luggins|TKO|5|May 29, 1961|align=left| Sir John Club, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|3–3|align=left| Wendell Newton|PTS|6|May 15, 1961|align=left| Sir John Club, Miami, Florida|align=left||-|Win|2–3|align=left| Tommy Stru|PTS|6|April 1, 1961|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|1–3|align=left| Tony Hughes|PTS|4|March 13, 1961|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|1–2|align=left| Cassius Clay|TKO|4|December 27, 1960|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Win|1–1|align=left| Tommy Stru|SD|6|October 26, 1960|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left||-|Loss|0–1|align=left| Tony Alongi|TKO|4|June 7, 1960|align=left| Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida|align=left|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herb Siler. January 3, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008110718/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9363&cat=boxer. October 8, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Muhammad Ali . January 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090203063708/http://boxing.about.com/od/records/a/ali.htm . February 3, 2009 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Herb Siler - Boxer . January 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150520213730/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9363&cat=boxer . May 20, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Herb Siler".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.