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Benny Burns

205 KOs
227 KOs
7Draws
Last six: L-L-L-L-L-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
49
rounds
336
KO %
25%
KO wins
5
KO losses
7
career
1925–1932
debut
1925-11-18
last fight
1932-03-01
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Akron, Ohio
dob
0000-00-00

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A to Z of Glasgow sport : Boxing
2013-06-17 · Glasgow Evening Times
MENTION boxing and Glasgow and the West of Scotland in the same breath and you'll inevitably think of Jim Watt, Benny Lynch, Jackie Patterson, Ricky Burns, Walter McGowan and Peter Keenan. Geoff Holder Historic Times. Monday 17/06/2013…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Mar 1
Alabama Kid
8 3 1
L-KO
Cambridge, Ohio, United States
5
Event →
Feb 19
Harry Devore
4 12 2
L-PTS
Armory Arena, Charleston, West Virginia, United States
6 of 6 · 152 / 152 lbs
Event →
Feb 15
KO Jenkins
6 2 1
L-PTS
Eagles' Temple, Zanesville, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 21
Sammy Madison
1 1 0
L-TKO
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
5 of 6 · 151 lbs
Event →
Sep 28
Tony Lombardo
8 7 1
L-TKO
Columbus, Ohio, United States
6 of 10 · 150 / 146 lbs
Event →
Jul 27
George Daw
2 0 1
L-PTS
Battery D Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jul 6
George Daw
1 0 1
L-NWS
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
8 of 8 · 151 / 155 lbs
Event →
May 8
Ollie Koski
0 0 0
D-PTS
Carney Auditorium, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 151 / 152 lbs
Event →
Nov 24
Freddie Edwards
21 5 4
L-NWS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, USA
6 of 6
Event →
Oct 7
Teddy Yarosz
28 0 0
L-TKO
Eagles Hall, East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
4 of 10 · 145 lbs
Event →
Jul 14
Joe Schlund
3 2 0
L-PTS
Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 12
Johnny Roberts
13 4 2
L-TKO
Beechwood Stadium, Ironton, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Referee: William 'Shot' Johnson
Event →
May 1
Tony LaRose
17 9 4
D-PTS
Baesman Hall, Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 148 lbs
Event →
Apr 11
Johnny Roberts
12 4 2
L-TKO
Baesman Hall, Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
9 of 10 · 150 / 155 lbs
Event →
Apr 4
Allen Beatty
3 3 1
L-PTS
Armory, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 151 / 151 lbs
Event →
Feb 24
Frankie Lantz
3 4 2
D-PTS
Jolly Bowl, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jan 10
Tony Tozzo
17 4 4
L-PTS
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jan 1
George Gibbons
4 5 1
W-PTS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Oct 21
Dick Ramies
14 5 5
L-NWS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 142 lbs
Event →
Oct 7
Young Greb
0 0 0
W-NWS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 6
Johnny DeMarco
5 16 1
L-NWS
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
10 of 10
Event →
May 11
Nick Palmer
11 5 2
L-KO
San Juan, Puerto Rico
9 of 10
Event →
Dec 12
Jack Pinney
6 4 0
W-NWS
Akron, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 9
Carlo Galbusera
2 1 0
W-TKO
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
5 of 10
Event →
May 12
Ernie Eustace
6 0 2
L-PTS
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 14
Ernie Eustace
5 0 2
L-PTS
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
15 of 15
Event →
Mar 10
Ralph Minshull
5 2 1
W-TKO
City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 15
Event →
Sep 19
Reddy Blanchard
4 11 5
W-PTS
Akron, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Aug 16
Freddie Fitzgerald
5 1 1
W-NWS
Idora Park, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 21
Tom Sears
0 0 0
W-PTS
Akron, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jun 2
Mike Siegel
16 5 3
W-PTS
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 11
Freddie Fitzgerald
5 0 1
W-PTS
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Apr 11
Tommy Burke
2 4 0
D-NWS
Eagle Auditorium, Elyria, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Feb 16
Moxie Miller
1 5 1
W-PTS
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Feb 2
Buddy Ganz
0 0 0
W-PTS
Akron, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 19
Johnny Roberts
1 2 2
L-NWS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Oct 28
George Meenahan
10 5 1
D-PTS
Akron, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Sep 10
Johnny Bedell
2 1 1
W-NWS
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 31
Jimmy Trannett
16 4 1
D-NWS
Akron, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 16
Frankie Rosen
2 0 0
W-TKO
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
3
Event →
Aug 5
Jimmy Trannett
16 3 1
W-DQ
Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States
5 of 6
Event →
Jun 14
Frankie Boyle
0 0 0
W-NWS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 27
Young Scotty
0 0 0
W-KO
Akron, Ohio, United States
4 of 6
Event →
May 14
Jack Heslip
1 3 1
W-NWS
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States
4 of 4
Event →
May 4
Jack Weller
0 0 0
D-NWS
Akron, Ohio, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Mar 26
Joe Peppers
5 2 7
L-PTS
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jan 1
Mickey Conroy
0 0 0
W-NWS
Community Center, Steubenville, Ohio, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 14
Eddie Santry
1 3 0
W-KO
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 6
Event →
Nov 18
Frankie Lauer
0 0 0
L-NWS
Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
4 of 4
Event →