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Total Fights | 76 |
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Wins | 62 |
Losses | 13 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 37 |
KO Losses | 2 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 20 years and eight months, George Benton fought 76 times with 62 wins, 13 losses, and 1 draw.
Benton retired from professional boxing with a record of 62-13-1. He had a 48.7% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 37 of his total 76 fights being knockout wins. Benton suffered two knockout losses, both of which were in non-title fights.
His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision defeat to Juarez de Lima on April 3, 1970.
Some of Benton's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Joey Giardello, Freddie Little, Allan Harmon, Clarence Alford, Clarence Riley, Rudolph Bent, and Chico Corsey.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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76 | Apr 3, 1970 | 36 | Juarez de Lima | Loss | UD |
75 | Mar 25, 1970 | 36 | Eddie Owens | Win | UD |
74 | Jan 13, 1970 | 36 | David Beckles | Win | KO1 |
73 | May 1, 1969 | 35 | Juarez de Lima | Win | SD |
72 | Sep 24, 1968 | 35 | Bobby Warthen | Win | TKO1 |
71 | Apr 15, 1968 | 34 | Danny Garcia | Win | TKO2 |
70 | Mar 11, 1968 | 34 | Oscar Freeman | Win | KO2 |
69 | Nov 9, 1967 | 34 | Hilton Whitaker | Win | KO8 |
68 | Oct 2, 1967 | 34 | Dick Young | Win | KO4 |
67 | Dec 5, 1966 | 33 | Bennie Briscoe | Loss | RTD9 |
66 | Aug 25, 1966 | 33 | Milo Calhoun | Loss | UD |
65 | Mar 7, 1966 | 32 | Luis Rodriguez | Loss | TKO9 |
64 | Apr 12, 1965 | 31 | Larry Barrett | Win | TKO6 |
63 | Nov 30, 1964 | 31 | Jimmy Ellis | Win | MD |
62 | May 18, 1964 | 31 | Johnny Morris | Win | SD |
61 | Mar 16, 1964 | 30 | Ernest Burford | Win | KO4 |
60 | Nov 19, 1963 | 30 | Johnny Morris | Loss | UD |
59 | Aug 31, 1963 | 30 | John Henry Smith | Win | KO2 |
58 | Jul 20, 1963 | 30 | Allen Thomas | Win | UD |
57 | May 25, 1963 | 30 | Rubin Carter | Loss | SD |
56 | Apr 4, 1963 | 29 | Clarence Riley | Win | TKO6 |
55 | Mar 7, 1963 | 29 | Clarence Alford | Win | TKO3 |
54 | Nov 19, 1962 | 29 | Allan Harmon | Win | TKO8 |
53 | Aug 6, 1962 | 29 | Joey Giardello | Win | UD |
52 | May 28, 1962 | 29 | Jesse Smith | Win | UD |
51 | Apr 12, 1962 | 28 | Rudolph Bent | Win | KO2 |
50 | Mar 8, 1962 | 28 | Eddie Thompson | Win | TKO8 |
49 | Feb 8, 1962 | 28 | Joe Louis Adair | Win | KO4 |
48 | Nov 3, 1961 | 28 | Chico Corsey | Win | TKO3 |
47 | Nov 2, 1960 | 27 | John McCormack | Loss | PTS |
46 | Oct 18, 1960 | 27 | Freddie Little | Win | MD |
45 | Dec 10, 1959 | 26 | Gene Washington | Win | TKO9 |
44 | Oct 26, 1959 | 26 | Henry Hank | Loss | UD |
43 | Jul 15, 1959 | 26 | Holly Mims | Loss | UD |
42 | May 18, 1959 | 26 | Bobby Boyd | Win | UD |
41 | Feb 16, 1959 | 25 | Young Beau Jack | Win | KO1 |
40 | Nov 17, 1958 | 25 | Charley Joseph | Loss | UD |
39 | Aug 26, 1958 | 25 | Charley Joseph | Win | UD |
38 | Jul 7, 1958 | 25 | Willie Dockery | Loss | SD |
37 | Jun 12, 1958 | 25 | Jim Robinson | Win | KO4 |
36 | Apr 16, 1958 | 24 | Archie Whitfield | Win | TKO6 |
35 | Aug 2, 1956 | 23 | Henry Ray | Win | KO2 |
34 | Oct 21, 1955 | 22 | Clarence Hinnant | Win | MD |
33 | Sep 30, 1955 | 22 | Clarence Hinnant | Win | SD |
32 | May 2, 1955 | 21 | Joe Dorsey | Win | TKO7 |
31 | May 14, 1954 | 20 | Leroy Coleman | Draw | PTS |
30 | Apr 27, 1954 | 20 | Charolito Spirituano | Win | UD |
29 | Dec 28, 1953 | 20 | Bobby Jones | Win | SD |
28 | Aug 13, 1953 | 20 | Jimmy Franklin | Win | TKO6 |
27 | Jul 23, 1953 | 20 | Chuck Goldsby | Win | UD |
26 | Mar 24, 1953 | 19 | Joe Blackwood | Loss | MD |
25 | Jan 27, 1953 | 19 | Lester Felton | Win | PTS |
24 | Jan 20, 1953 | 19 | Bobby Lee | Win | TKO6 |
23 | Dec 23, 1952 | 19 | Charley Joseph | Win | UD |
22 | Dec 8, 1952 | 19 | Leroy Coleman | Win | TKO3 |
21 | Jun 5, 1952 | 19 | Jackie Burke | Win | TKO6 |
20 | Mar 26, 1952 | 18 | Moses Ward | Win | TKO5 |
19 | Mar 21, 1952 | 18 | Bobby Rosado | Win | KO4 |
18 | Jan 10, 1952 | 18 | Holly Mims | Win | UD |
17 | Nov 29, 1951 | 18 | Chuck Goldsby | Win | KO3 |
16 | Oct 11, 1951 | 18 | Georgie Johnson | Win | TKO5 |
15 | Aug 24, 1951 | 18 | Buddy Newby | Win | TKO2 |
14 | Jul 2, 1951 | 18 | Emmett Norris | Win | TKO6 |
13 | Jun 11, 1951 | 18 | Van Butler | Win | PTS |
12 | Apr 19, 1951 | 17 | Jimmy Moore | Win | KO1 |
11 | Apr 16, 1951 | 17 | Jetson Arnold | Win | PTS |
10 | Mar 5, 1951 | 17 | Billy Whye | Win | PTS |
9 | Feb 6, 1951 | 17 | Al Niang | Win | RTD1 |
8 | Jun 5, 1950 | 17 | Al Mobley | Loss | PTS |
7 | May 15, 1950 | 17 | Frank Gubas | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Feb 2, 1950 | 16 | Bucky Slocum | Win | UD |
5 | Jan 5, 1950 | 16 | Gene Landers | Win | PTS |
4 | Nov 21, 1949 | 16 | Harold Alle | Win | UD |
3 | Nov 3, 1949 | 16 | Dave Peters | Win | TKO5 |
2 | Aug 8, 1949 | 16 | Whitman Dorsch | Win | PTS |
1 | Jul 18, 1949 | 16 | Chico Wade | Win | KO1 |
George Benton (The Mayor of North Philadelphia) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on May 15, 1933. Benton died on September 19, 2011 at the age of 78 years. His professional boxing career spanned more than 20 years — from 1949 to 1970.
Benton made his professional boxing debut against Chico Wade at the age of 16 on July 18, 1949, defeating Wade via 1st round KO. He went on to win 6 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
Benton had a total of 13 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against Juarez de Lima at 36 years of age, on April 3, 1970. Benton lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
Benton knocked out 37 of his 76 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 48.7%. Of his total 62 wins, 37 of them were via KO (59.7%).