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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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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 |