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George Benton

2921 KOs

51 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-W-L-L-W-W

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

34

rounds

215

KO %

72.4%

KO wins

21

KO losses

1

career

1949–1970

debut

1949-11-03

last fight

1970-01-13

Profile

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

nationality

United States

origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

city / state / zip

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

dob

1933-05-15

age

93

Latest news

Father Knows Best: Eugene and Jesse Hart

2015-04-04 · Boxing.com (blog)

The Boxing Record shows Eugene Hart with a final record of 30-9-1 (28 KOs). Commenting on his times Hart said, ?When I came up I came up with all warriors, guys like George Benton, Briscoe, Hayward, Muhammad, Gypsy Joe Harris. Leotis Martin helped …

George Benton dies at 78

2011-09-21 · ESPN

Philadelphia boxing legend George Benton, who was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001, died Monday after a battle with pneumonia. He was 78. Benton was a top middleweight contender in the 1950s and '60s…

Boxing Hall of Famer Benton dies at 78 | Philadelphia Daily News | 2011-09-20

2011-09-20 · Philadelphia Daily News

BY BERNARD FERNANDEZ AP IF THERE IS A single moment that defined George Benton's genius as a boxing trainer, it came in the third round of Evander Holyfield's Oct. 25, 1990, heavyweight championship bout with undisputed titlist…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

6 4 0

W-KO

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 10 · 2:44

17 12 1

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

2 of 10 · 166 / 161 lbs · 2:24

18 3 4

L-PTS

Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, United States

10 of 10 · 164 / 165 lbs

60 2 0

L-TKO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

9 of 10 · 157 / 151 lbs · 1:41

Referee: Pete Tomasco

7 3 2

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

7 of 10

14 4 0

W-MD

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs

Judges: Dave Beloff 45-46 | Pete Pantaleo 46-46

Referee: Zach Clayton (45-46)

30 11 1

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

4 of 10 · 164 / 160 lbs

21 4 0

W-KO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

2 of 10 · 161 / 157 lbs · 2:26

19 0 0

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 162 / 165 lbs

21 26 5

W-TKO

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 10 · 165 lbs

Referee: Zach Clayton

16 8 2

W-TKO

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

8 of 10 · 160 / 160 lbs

Joe Louis Adair

12 2 0

W-KO

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

4 of 10 · 160 / 163 lbs

6 31 3

W-KO

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3 of 10

24 2 0

L-PTS

Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 158 / 162 lbs

Gene Washington

13 3 1

W-KO

Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10

19 3 0

L-UD

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

10 of 10 · 160 / 163 lbs

41 9 1

W-UD

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10 · 161 / 163 lbs

Elwood Thornton

17 3 0

W-KO

Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 6 · 1:44

42 9 1

L-UD

Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

10 of 10 · 161 / 161 lbs

Judges: Freddie Adams 7-2 | Roland Brown 8-1

Referee: Ernest Cojoe (7-3)

40 8 1

W-UD

Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

10 of 10 · 160 / 160 lbs

Judges: Charles Dabney 2-6 | Ernie Cojoe 4-4

Referee: Freddie Adams (2-6)

Archie Whitfield

10 8 0

W-TKO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 of 6 · 167 / 163 lbs

11 2 1

W-TKO

Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

7 of 10 · 158 lbs · 1:30

Referee: Frederick Adams

33 17 7

W-SD

Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 154 / 155 lbs

13 3 0

W-KO

Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 8 · 2:16

25 16 4

W-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

6 of 10 · 155 / 151 lbs

18 0 1

W-UD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 152 / 154 lbs

8 1 2

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

5 of 8 · 158 / 160 lbs

36 10 1

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

4 of 6 · 154 / 146 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

2 of 6

11 16 2

W-PTS

Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

6 of 6

20 21 4

W-KO

Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 6

13 0 0

W-PTS

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

8 of 8 · 150 / 148 lbs

4 0 2

W-TKO

Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States

2 of 6 · 152 / 154 lbs

19 7 1

W-TKO

Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

5 of 6 · 147 / 146 lbs