Herb Siler

Herb Siler (born 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.

Herb Siler
Born	(1935-01-05)January 5, 1935 Brundidge, Alabama, U.S.
Died	March 25, 2001(2001-03-25) (aged 66) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Gorilla
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	32
Wins	20
Wins by KO	9
Losses	12

Professional career

His career started in 1960 and ended in 1967.^[2] Siler lost to Muhammad Ali through a 4th-round knockout in 1960.^[3]

Personal life

In 1972, he was convicted of manslaughter and subsequently served a 7-year sentence. His grandson is NFL linebacker Brandon Siler.

Professional boxing record

32 fights	20 wins	12 losses
By knockout	9	8
By decision	11	4

Key to abbreviations used for results

DQ	Disqualification	RTD	Corner retirement
KO	Knockout	SD	Split decision / split draw
MD	Majority decision / majority draw	TD	Technical decision / technical draw
NC	No contest	TKO	Technical knockout
PTS	Points decision	UD	Unanimous decision / unanimous draw

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round(s), time	Date	Location	Notes
32	Loss	20–12	Moses Harrell	UD	6	May 3, 1967	Dade County Armory, Miami, Florida
31	Loss	20–11	Jefferson Davis	TKO	3 (10)	May 3, 1966	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
30	Loss	20–10	Franco De Piccoli	KO	2 (10)	Jan 23, 1965	Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
29	Loss	20–9	Roberto Davila	KO	4 (10)	Sep 11, 1963	Estadio Nacional, Lima
28	Loss	20–8	Willi Besmanoff	TKO	4 (10), 2:28	Jul 5, 1963	Jacksonville Beach Baseball Park, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
27	Loss	20–7	Ernie Terrell	TKO	3 (10)	Mar 7, 1963	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
26	Win	20–6	Jim Tillman	PTS	8	Feb 25, 1963	Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida
25	Win	19–6	Johnny Thomas	KO	2 (6)	Feb 21, 1963	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
24	Win	18–6	Willie Gulatt	PTS	6	Nov 15, 1962	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
23	Loss	17–6	Ollie Wilson	TKO	4 (8)	Aug 9, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida	For Florida heavyweight title
22	Loss	17–5	Willie Gulatt	SD	8	Jun 14, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
21	Win	17–4	Nick Scott	KO	2 (?)	Apr 19, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
20	Loss	16–4	Ernie Terrell	PTS	10	Feb 28, 1962	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
19	Win	16–3	Jim Robinson	TKO	5 (8)	Feb 8, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
18	Win	15–3	Johnny Gould	UD	8	Jan 18, 1962	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
17	Win	14–3	Carlos Dunston	TKO	3 (4)	Dec 30, 1961	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
16	Win	13–3	Willie Gulatt	TKO	6 (8), 1:38	Oct 16, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida
15	Win	12–3	Jim Tillman	PTS	6	Oct 10, 1961	Cutler Ridge, Miami, Florida
14	Win	11–3	Aaron Beasley	TKO	1 (8), 0:58	Sep 21, 1961	Little River Auditorium, Miami, Florida
13	Win	10–3	Willie Johnson	UD	6	Sep 14, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
12	Win	9–3	Wendell Newton	PTS	6	Jun 14, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
11	Win	8–3	Roosevelt Luggins	TKO	5 (6)	May 29, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida
10	Win	7–3	Wendell Newton	PTS	6	May 15, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida
9	Win	6–3	Tommy Stru	PTS	6	Apr 1, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
8	Loss	5–3	Tony Hughes	PTS	4	Mar 13, 1961	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
7	Loss	5–2	Cassius Clay	TKO	4	Dec 27, 1960	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
6	Win	5–1	Tommy Stru	SD	6	Oct 26, 1960	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
5	Win	4–1	Jim Tillman	SD	6	Oct 22, 1960	Palace Arena, Miami, Florida
4	Win	3–1	Jim Robinson	TKO	3 (4)	Sep 26, 1960	Palace Arena, Miami, Florida
3	Loss	2–1	Tony Alongi	TKO	4 (6)	Jun 7, 1960	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
2	Win	2–0	Jim Tillman	TKO	3 (4)	May 23, 1960	Palace Arena, Miami, Florida
1	Win	1–0	Harold Brown	UD	4	Apr 25, 1960	Palace Arena, Miami, Florida	Professional debut