George Benton

Career, Record, Stats

George Benton (The Mayor of North Philadelphia) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 20 years, 8 months, and 16 days, Benton amassed a record of 62-13-1, which includes 37 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

George Benton's Boxing Career

George Benton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on May 15, 1933. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on July 18, 1949 against Chico Wade. Benton defeated Wade via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Benton's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Juarez de Lima at age 36, on April 3, 1970.

Some of George Benton's best fights were against Freddie Little, Joey Giardello (HOFer), and Jimmy Ellis. For a complete list of Benton's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of George Benton".

Benton has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "George Benton Losses".

George Benton's Boxing Record

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
76	Apr 03, 1970	36	Juarez de Lima	loss	UD 10
75	Mar 25, 1970	36	Eddie Owens	win	UD 10
74	Jan 13, 1970	36	David Beckles	win	KO 1
73	May 01, 1969	35	Juarez de Lima	win	SD 10
72	Sep 24, 1968	35	Bobby Warthen	win	TKO 1
71	Apr 15, 1968	34	Danny Garcia	win	TKO 2
70	Mar 11, 1968	34	Oscar Freeman	win	KO 2
69	Nov 09, 1967	34	Hilton Whitaker	win	KO 8
68	Oct 02, 1967	34	Dick Young	win	KO 4
67	Dec 05, 1966	33	Bennie Briscoe	loss	RTD 9
66	Aug 25, 1966	33	Milo Calhoun	loss	UD 10
65	Mar 07, 1966	32	Luis Rodriguez	loss	TKO 9
64	Apr 12, 1965	31	Larry Barrett	win	TKO 6
63	Nov 30, 1964	31	Jimmy Ellis 24 15-4	win	MD 10
62	May 18, 1964	31	Johnny Morris	win	SD 12
61	Mar 16, 1964	30	Ernest Burford	win	KO 4
60	Nov 19, 1963	30	Johnny Morris	loss	UD 12
59	Aug 31, 1963	30	John Henry Smith	win	KO 2
58	Jul 20, 1963	30	Allen Thomas	win	UD 10
57	May 25, 1963	30	Rubin Carter	loss	SD 10
56	Apr 04, 1963	29	Clarence Riley	win	TKO 6
55	Mar 07, 1963	29	Clarence Alford	win	TKO 3
54	Nov 19, 1962	29	Allan Harmon	win	TKO 8
53	Aug 06, 1962	29	Joey Giardello 32 87-22-8	win	UD 10
52	May 28, 1962	29	Jesse Smith	win	UD 10
51	Apr 12, 1962	28	Rudolph Bent	win	KO 2
50	Mar 08, 1962	28	Eddie Thompson	win	TKO 8
49	Feb 08, 1962	28	Joe Louis Adair	win	KO 4
48	Nov 03, 1961	28	Chico Corsey	win	TKO 3
47	Nov 02, 1960	27	John McCormack	loss	PTS 10
46	Oct 18, 1960	27	Freddie Little 24 22-1	win	MD 10
45	Dec 10, 1959	26	Gene Washington	win	TKO 9
44	Oct 26, 1959	26	Henry Hank	loss	UD 10
43	Jul 15, 1959	26	Holly Mims	loss	UD 10
42	May 18, 1959	26	Bobby Boyd	win	UD 10
41	Feb 16, 1959	25	Young Beau Jack	win	KO 1
40	Nov 17, 1958	25	Charley Joseph	loss	UD 10
39	Aug 26, 1958	25	Charley Joseph	win	UD 10
38	Jul 07, 1958	25	Willie Dockery	loss	SD 10
37	Jun 12, 1958	25	Jim Robinson	win	KO 4
36	Apr 16, 1958	24	Archie Whitfield	win	TKO 6
35	Aug 02, 1956	23	Henry Ray	win	KO 2
34	Oct 21, 1955	22	Clarence Hinnant	win	MD 8
33	Sep 30, 1955	22	Clarence Hinnant	win	SD 8
32	May 02, 1955	21	Joe Dorsey	win	TKO 7
31	May 14, 1954	20	Leroy Coleman	draw	PTS 8
30	Apr 27, 1954	20	Charolito Spirituano	win	UD 10
29	Dec 28, 1953	20	Bobby Jones	win	SD 10
28	Aug 13, 1953	20	Jimmy Franklin	win	TKO 6
27	Jul 23, 1953	20	Chuck Goldsby	win	UD 8
26	Mar 24, 1953	19	Joe Blackwood	loss	MD 10
25	Jan 27, 1953	19	Lester Felton	win	PTS 8
24	Jan 20, 1953	19	Bobby Lee	win	TKO 6
23	Dec 23, 1952	19	Charley Joseph	win	UD 10
22	Dec 08, 1952	19	Leroy Coleman	win	TKO 3
21	Jun 05, 1952	19	Jackie Burke	win	TKO 6
20	Mar 26, 1952	18	Moses Ward	win	TKO 5
19	Mar 21, 1952	18	Bobby Rosado	win	KO 4
18	Jan 10, 1952	18	Holly Mims	win	UD 8
17	Nov 29, 1951	18	Chuck Goldsby	win	KO 3
16	Oct 11, 1951	18	Georgie Johnson	win	TKO 5
15	Aug 24, 1951	18	Buddy Newby	win	TKO 2
14	Jul 02, 1951	18	Emmett Norris	win	TKO 6
13	Jun 11, 1951	18	Van Butler	win	PTS 6
12	Apr 19, 1951	17	Jimmy Moore	win	KO 1
11	Apr 16, 1951	17	Jetson Arnold	win	PTS 8
10	Mar 05, 1951	17	Billy Whye	win	PTS 6
9	Feb 06, 1951	17	Al Niang	win	RTD 1
8	Jun 05, 1950	17	Al Mobley	loss	PTS 6
7	May 15, 1950	17	Frank Gubas	win	TKO 2
6	Feb 02, 1950	16	Bucky Slocum	win	UD 6
5	Jan 05, 1950	16	Gene Landers	win	PTS 6
4	Nov 21, 1949	16	Harold Alle	win	UD 6
3	Nov 03, 1949	16	Dave Peters	win	TKO 5
2	Aug 08, 1949	16	Whitman Dorsch	win	PTS 4
1	Jul 18, 1949	16	Chico Wade	win	KO 1

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