George Benton Record

George Benton

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

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".

Fight Record

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