Herb Siler

Herb Siler (b. January 5, 1935 Brundidge, Alabama, United States - d. March 25, 2001 Miami) was a heavyweight boxer. He won 15 fights (including seven by the way of knock outs) and lost 12, but did not have any 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 for manslaughter and subsequently served a 7-year sentence. His grandson is NFL linebacker Brandon Siler.

Professional boxing record

16 Wins (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 12 Losses (8 knockouts, 4 decisions)^[3]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	17–12	Moses Harrell	UD	6	May 3, 1967	Dade County Armory, Miami, Florida
Loss	17–11	Jefferson Davis	TKO	3	May 3, 1966	Houston, Texas
Loss	17–10	Franco De Piccoli	KO	2	January 23, 1965	Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
Loss	17–9	Roberto Davila	KO	4	September 11, 1963	Estadio Nacional, Lima
Loss	17–8	Willi Besmanoff	TKO	4	July 5, 1963	Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Loss	17–7	Ernie Terrell	TKO	3	March 7, 1963	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	16–6	Jim Tillman	PTS	8	February 25, 1963	Jacksonville, Florida
Win	15–6	Johnny Thomas	KO	2	February 21, 1963	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	14–6	Willie Gulatt	PTS	6	November 15, 1962	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss	13–6	Ollie Wilson	TKO	4	August 9, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida	Florida Heavyweight Title.
Loss	13–5	Willie Gulatt	SD	8	June 14, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	13–4	Nick Scott	KO	2	April 19, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Loss	12–4	Ernie Terrell	PTS	10	February 28, 1962	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	12–3	Jimmy Robinson	TKO	5	February 8, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	11–3	Johnny "Gorilla" Gould	UD	8	January 18, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	10–3	Carlos Dunston	TKO	3	December 30, 1961	Little River, Florida
Win	9–3	Willie Gulatt	TKO	6	October 16, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the sixth round.
Win	8–3	Jim Tillman	PTS	6	October 10, 1961	Cutler Ridge, Miami, Florida
Win	7–3	Aaron Beasley	TKO	1	September 21, 1961	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	6–3	Willie "The Invader" Johnson	UD	6	September 14, 1961	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win	5–3	Wendell Newton	PTS	6	June 14, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	4–3	Roosevelt Luggins	TKO	5	May 29, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida
Win	3–3	Wendell Newton	PTS	6	May 15, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida
Win	2–3	Tommy Stru	PTS	6	April 1, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss	1–3	Tony Hughes	PTS	4	March 13, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss	1–2	Cassius Clay	TKO	4	December 27, 1960	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	1–1	Tommy Stru	SD	6	October 26, 1960	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss	0–1	Tony Alongi	TKO	4	June 7, 1960	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida

References

^ "Herb Siler". Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "Muhammad Ali". Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9363&cat=boxer

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