George Benton (62-13-1, 37) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on May 15, 1933. At the age of 16 years on July 18, 1949, he made his professional boxing debut against Chico Wade, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Benton's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Juarez de Lima at age 36 on April 3, 1970. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of George Benton's best fights were against Joey Giardello, Freddie Little and Jimmy Ellis. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of George Benton".
Benton has 13 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "George Benton Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | Apr 3, 1970 36 years, 10 months 62-13-1 (37) | Juarez de Lima | 10 | UD | Loss | |
75 | Mar 25, 1970 36 years, 10 months 62-12-1 (37) | Eddie Owens | 10 | UD | Win | |
74 | Jan 13, 1970 36 years, 7 months 61-12-1 (37) | David Beckles | 1 | KO | Win | |
73 | May 1, 1969 35 years, 11 months 60-12-1 (36) | Juarez de Lima | 10 | SD | Win | |
72 | Sep 24, 1968 35 years, 4 months 59-12-1 (36) | Bobby Warthen | 1 | TKO | Win | |
71 | Apr 15, 1968 34 years, 11 months 58-12-1 (35) | Danny Garcia | 2 | TKO | Win | |
70 | Mar 11, 1968 34 years, 9 months 57-12-1 (34) | Oscar Freeman | 2 | KO | Win | |
69 | Nov 9, 1967 34 years, 5 months 56-12-1 (33) | Hilton Whitaker | 8 | KO | Win | |
68 | Oct 2, 1967 34 years, 4 months 55-12-1 (32) | Dick Young | 4 | KO | Win | |
67 | Dec 5, 1966 33 years, 6 months 54-12-1 (31) | Bennie Briscoe | 9 | RTD | Loss | |
66 | Aug 25, 1966 33 years, 3 months 54-11-1 (31) | Milo Calhoun | 10 | UD | Loss | |
65 | Mar 7, 1966 32 years, 9 months 54-10-1 (31) | Luis Rodriguez | 9 | TKO | Loss | |
64 | Apr 12, 1965 31 years, 10 months 54-9-1 (31) | Larry Barrett | 6 | TKO | Win | |
63  | Nov 30, 1964 31 years, 6 months 53-9-1 (30) | 24 years, 9 months 15-4 (6) | 10 | MD | Win | |
62 | May 18, 1964 31 years 52-9-1 (30) | Johnny Morris | MD | 12 | SD | Win |
61 | Mar 16, 1964 30 years, 10 months 51-9-1 (30) | Ernest Burford | 4 | KO | Win | |
60 | Nov 19, 1963 30 years, 6 months 50-9-1 (29) | Johnny Morris | MD | 12 | UD | Loss |
59 | Aug 31, 1963 30 years, 3 months 50-8-1 (29) | John Henry Smith | 2 | KO | Win | |
58 | Jul 20, 1963 30 years, 2 months 49-8-1 (28) | Allen Thomas | 10 | UD | Win | |
57 | May 25, 1963 30 years 48-8-1 (28) | Rubin Carter | 10 | SD | Loss | |
56 | Apr 4, 1963 29 years, 10 months 48-7-1 (28) | Clarence Riley | 6 | TKO | Win | |
55 | Mar 7, 1963 29 years, 9 months 47-7-1 (27) | Clarence Alford | 3 | TKO | Win | |
54 | Nov 19, 1962 29 years, 6 months 46-7-1 (26) | Allan Harmon | 8 | TKO | Win | |
53  | Aug 6, 1962 29 years, 2 months 45-7-1 (25) | 32 years 87-22-8 (31) | 10 | UD | Win | |
52 | May 28, 1962 29 years 44-7-1 (25) | Jesse Smith | 10 | UD | Win | |
51 | Apr 12, 1962 28 years, 10 months 43-7-1 (25) | Rudolph Bent | 2 | KO | Win | |
50 | Mar 8, 1962 28 years, 9 months 42-7-1 (24) | Eddie Thompson | 8 | TKO | Win | |
49 | Feb 8, 1962 28 years, 8 months 41-7-1 (23) | Joe Louis Adair | 4 | KO | Win | |
48 | Nov 3, 1961 28 years, 5 months 40-7-1 (22) | Chico Corsey | 3 | TKO | Win | |
47 | Nov 2, 1960 27 years, 5 months 39-7-1 (21) | John McCormack | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
46  | Oct 18, 1960 27 years, 5 months 39-6-1 (21) | 24 years, 5 months 22-1 (17) | 10 | MD | Win | |
45 | Dec 10, 1959 26 years, 6 months 38-6-1 (21) | Gene Washington | 9 | TKO | Win | |
44 | Oct 26, 1959 26 years, 5 months 37-6-1 (20) | Henry Hank | 10 | UD | Loss | |
43 | Jul 15, 1959 26 years, 2 months 37-5-1 (20) | Holly Mims | 10 | UD | Loss | |
42 | May 18, 1959 26 years 37-4-1 (20) | Bobby Boyd | 10 | UD | Win | |
41 | Feb 16, 1959 25 years, 9 months 36-4-1 (20) | Young Beau Jack | 1 | KO | Win | |
40 | Nov 17, 1958 25 years, 6 months 35-4-1 (19) | Charley Joseph | 10 | UD | Loss | |
39 | Aug 26, 1958 25 years, 3 months 35-3-1 (19) | Charley Joseph | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | Jul 7, 1958 25 years, 1 months 34-3-1 (19) | Willie Dockery | 10 | SD | Loss | |
37 | Jun 12, 1958 25 years 34-2-1 (19) | Jim Robinson | 4 | KO | Win | |
36 | Apr 16, 1958 24 years, 11 months 33-2-1 (18) | Archie Whitfield | 6 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Aug 2, 1956 23 years, 2 months 32-2-1 (17) | Henry Ray | 2 | KO | Win | |
34 | Oct 21, 1955 22 years, 5 months 31-2-1 (16) | Clarence Hinnant | 8 | MD | Win | |
33 | Sep 30, 1955 22 years, 4 months 30-2-1 (16) | Clarence Hinnant | 8 | SD | Win | |
32 | May 2, 1955 21 years, 11 months 29-2-1 (16) | Joe Dorsey | 7 | TKO | Win | |
31 | May 14, 1954 20 years, 11 months 28-2-1 (15) | Leroy Coleman | 8 | PTS | Draw | |
30 | Apr 27, 1954 20 years, 11 months 28-2 (15) | Charolito Spirituano | 10 | UD | Win | |
29 | Dec 28, 1953 20 years, 7 months 27-2 (15) | Bobby Jones | 10 | SD | Win | |
28 | Aug 13, 1953 20 years, 2 months 26-2 (15) | Jimmy Franklin | 6 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Jul 23, 1953 20 years, 2 months 25-2 (14) | Chuck Goldsby | 8 | UD | Win | |
26 | Mar 24, 1953 19 years, 10 months 24-2 (14) | Joe Blackwood | 10 | MD | Loss | |
25 | Jan 27, 1953 19 years, 8 months 24-1 (14) | Lester Felton | 8 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Jan 20, 1953 19 years, 8 months 23-1 (14) | Bobby Lee | 6 | TKO | Win | |
23 | Dec 23, 1952 19 years, 7 months 22-1 (13) | Charley Joseph | 10 | UD | Win | |
22 | Dec 8, 1952 19 years, 6 months 21-1 (13) | Leroy Coleman | 3 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Jun 5, 1952 19 years 20-1 (12) | Jackie Burke | 6 | TKO | Win | |
20 | Mar 26, 1952 18 years, 10 months 19-1 (11) | Moses Ward | 5 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Mar 21, 1952 18 years, 10 months 18-1 (10) | Bobby Rosado | 4 | KO | Win | |
18 | Jan 10, 1952 18 years, 7 months 17-1 (9) | Holly Mims | 8 | UD | Win | |
17 | Nov 29, 1951 18 years, 6 months 16-1 (9) | Chuck Goldsby | 3 | KO | Win | |
16 | Oct 11, 1951 18 years, 4 months 15-1 (8) | Georgie Johnson | 5 | TKO | Win | |
15 | Aug 24, 1951 18 years, 3 months 14-1 (7) | Buddy Newby | 2 | TKO | Win | |
14 | Jul 2, 1951 18 years, 1 months 13-1 (6) | Emmett Norris | 6 | TKO | Win | |
13 | Jun 11, 1951 18 years 12-1 (5) | Van Butler | 6 | PTS | Win | |
12 | Apr 19, 1951 17 years, 11 months 11-1 (5) | Jimmy Moore | 1 | KO | Win | |
11 | Apr 16, 1951 17 years, 11 months 10-1 (4) | Jetson Arnold | 8 | PTS | Win | |
10 | Mar 5, 1951 17 years, 9 months 9-1 (4) | Billy Whye | 6 | PTS | Win | |
9 | Feb 6, 1951 17 years, 8 months 8-1 (4) | Al Niang | 1 | RTD | Win | |
8 | Jun 5, 1950 17 years 7-1 (3) | Al Mobley | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
7 | May 15, 1950 17 years 7-0 (3) | Frank Gubas | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Feb 2, 1950 16 years, 8 months 6-0 (2) | Bucky Slocum | 6 | UD | Win | |
5 | Jan 5, 1950 16 years, 7 months 5-0 (2) | Gene Landers | 6 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Nov 21, 1949 16 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | Harold Alle | 6 | UD | Win | |
3 | Nov 3, 1949 16 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Dave Peters | 5 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Aug 8, 1949 16 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Whitman Dorsch | 4 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Jul 18, 1949 16 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Chico Wade | 1 | KO | Win |
