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Middleweight · United States
George Benton 61-13-1 36 KO · 1949–1970
George Benton was a middleweight boxer from United States, born May 15, 1933. Record 61-13-1 with 36 knockouts over 1949–1970. George Benton last fought Juarez de Lima on Apr 3, 1970 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: جورج بنتون · جورج بينتون
Born May 15, 1933
Died Sep 19, 2011
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname The Mayor of North Philadelphia
Debut Jul 18, 1949
Career 1949–1970
Rounds boxed 493
KO share 59%
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Titles USA Pennsylvania State middleweight title 1964
Boxerbook rating 1552 ± 296 · inactive since Apr 1970Why here › Confirmed bouts 6 of 75
Career record Record
61-13-1, 36 KOs · 1949–1970
Last result L
Juarez de Lima
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 75 bouts, 1949–1970, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 75, Wikipedia (es) · 1
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Juarez de Lima
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 61-12-1 · Lima —
W
Eddie Owens
UD 10/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 60-12-1 · Owens —
W
David Beckles
KO 1/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 59-12-1 · Beckles —
W
Juarez de Lima
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 58-12-1 · Lima —
W
Bobby Warthen
TKO 1/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 57-12-1 · Warthen —
W
Danny Garcia
TKO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 56-12-1 · Garcia —
W
Oscar Freeman
KO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 55-12-1 · Freeman —
L
RTD 9/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 55-11-1 · Briscoe 18-3-0
W
Hilton Whitaker
KO 8/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 54-11-1 · Whitaker —
W
Dick Young
KO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 53-11-1 · Young —
L
UD 10/10 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Benton 53-10-1 · Calhoun —
L
TKO 9/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 53-9-1 · Rodríguez 70-4-0
W
Larry Barrett
TKO 6/10 · Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 52-9-1 · Barrett —
W
MD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Benton 51-9-1 · Ellis 15-4-0
W
Johnny Morris
Won USA Pennsylvania State middleweight title SD 12/12 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 50-9-1 · Morris —
W
Ernest Burford
KO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 49-9-1 · Burford —
L
Johnny Morris
For USA Pennsylvania State middleweight title UD 10/10 · Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Benton 49-8-1 · Morris —
W
John Henry Smith
KO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Benton 48-8-1 · Smith —
W
Allen Thomas
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 47-8-1 · Thomas —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 47-7-1 · Carter 15-3-0
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Clarence Riley
TKO 6/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 46-7-1 · Riley —
W
Clarence Alford
TKO 3/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 45-7-1 · Alford —
W
Allan Harmon
TKO 8/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 44-7-1 · Harmon —
W
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 43-7-1 · Giardello 87-22-8
W
Jesse Smith
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 42-7-1 · Smith —
W
Rudolph Bent
KO 2/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 41-7-1 · Bent —
W
Eddie Thompson
TKO 8/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 40-7-1 · Thompson —
W
Joe Louis Adair
KO 4/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 39-7-1 · Adair —
W
Chico Corsey
TKO 3/8 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 38-7-1 · Corsey —
L
PTS 10/10 · Ice Rink, Paisley, 🇬🇧
Benton 38-6-1 · McCormack —
W
MD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 37-6-1 · Little 22-1-0
W
Gene Washington
TKO 9/10 · Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 36-6-1 · Washington —
L
Henry Hank
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 36-5-1 · Hank —
L
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Benton 36-4-1 · Mims —
W
Bobby Boyd
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 35-4-1 · Boyd —
W
Young Beau Jack
KO 1/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 34-4-1 · Jack —
L
Charley Joseph
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 34-3-1 · Joseph —
W
Charley Joseph
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 33-3-1 · Joseph —
L
Willie Dockery
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 33-2-1 · Dockery —
W
KO 4/8 · Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 32-2-1 · Robinson —
W
Archie Whitfield
TKO 6/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Benton 31-2-1 · Whitfield —
W
Clarence Hinnant
MD 8/8 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 30-2-1 · Hinnant —
W
Clarence Hinnant
SD 8/8 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 29-2-1 · Hinnant —
D
Leroy Coleman
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 29-2-0 · Coleman —
W
TKO 7/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benton 28-2-0 · Dorsey Jr. —
W
Charolito Spirituano
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Benton 27-2-0 · Spirituano —
W
Bobby Jones
SD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 26-2-0 · Jones —
W
Jimmy Franklin
TKO 6/8 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 25-2-0 · Franklin —
W
Chuck Goldsby
UD 8/8 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 24-2-0 · Goldsby —
L
Joe Blackwood
MD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Benton 24-1-0 · Blackwood —
W
Lester Felton
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 23-1-0 · Felton —
W
Bobby Lee
TKO 6/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Benton 22-1-0 · Lee —
W
Charley Joseph
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Benton 21-1-0 · Joseph —
W
Leroy Coleman
TKO 3/6 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Benton 20-1-0 · Coleman —
W
TKO 6/6 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 19-1-0 · Burke —
W
Moses Ward
TKO 5/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Benton 18-1-0 · Ward —
W
Bobby Rosado
KO 4/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benton 17-1-0 · Rosado —
W
UD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 16-1-0 · Mims —
W
Chuck Goldsby
KO 3/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 15-1-0 · Goldsby —
W
Georgie Johnson
KO 5 · City Auditorium, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Benton 14-1-0 · Johnson —
W
Buddy Newby
TKO 2/6 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Benton 13-1-0 · Newby —
W
Emmett Norris
TKO 6/8 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 12-1-0 · Norris —
W
Van Butler
PTS 6/6 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 11-1-0 · Butler —
W
Jimmy Moore
KO 1/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 10-1-0 · Moore —
W
Jetson Arnold
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 9-1-0 · Arnold —
W
Billy Whye
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 8-1-0 · Whye —
W
Al Niang
RTD 1/6 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Benton 7-1-0 · Niang —
L
Al Mobley
PTS 6/6 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 7-0-0 · Mobley —
W
Frank Gubas
TKO 2/6 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Benton 6-0-0 · Gubas —
W
Bucky Slocum
UD 6/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 5-0-0 · Slocum —
W
Gene Landers
PTS 6/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 4-0-0 · Landers —
W
Dave Peters
UD 6/6 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Benton 3-0-0 · Peters —
W
Dave Peters
TKO 5/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 2-0-0 · Peters —
W
Whitman Dorsch
PTS 4/4 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 1-0-0 · Dorsch —
W
Chico Wade
KO 1/4 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Benton 0-0-0 · Wade —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is George Benton's record? George Benton's professional record is 61-13-1 with 36 knockouts.
Who did George Benton fight last? George Benton last fought Juarez de Lima on Apr 3, 1970 and lost by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 19161 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19161 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.