Middleweight · United States

Tom Bethea

Tom Bethea was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Jan 24, 1944. Tom Bethea last fought Marvin Camel on Nov 11, 1978 and lost by KO in round 2 of 12.

BornJan 24, 1944
Country🇺🇸 United States
DebutAug 9, 1969
Career1969–1978
Rounds boxed89
Born inNew York City, United States
Boxerbook rating1579 ± 285 · inactive since Nov 1978Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 12

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Marvin Camel 🇺🇸
KO 2/12 · Missoula, Montana, 🇺🇸
1978-11-11 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 12, 1969–1978

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 11, Wikipedia (es) · 1

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Marvin Camel 🇺🇸
KO 2/12 · Missoula, Montana, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Camel 28-2-1
1978-11-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Michael Spinks 🇺🇸
UD 8/8 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Spinks 6-0-0
1978-02-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Marvin Johnson 🇺🇸
TKO 4/10 · Convention Exposition Center, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Johnson 14-0-0
1977-04-22 ›
✓ one source
W
William Douglas 🇺🇸
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Douglas 32-9-1
1976-03-08 ›
✓ one source
D
Avenamar Peralta 🇦🇷
PTS 10/10 · Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Bethea — · Peralta 86-13-6
1976-01-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Avenamar Peralta 🇦🇷
KO 3/10 · Hamburg, Hamburg State, 🇩🇪
Bethea — · Peralta 85-12-5
1975-05-30 ›
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L
Bennie Briscoe 🇺🇸
TKO 6/10 · Filadelfia, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Briscoe 35-9-1
1971-03-22 ›
✓ one source
L
William Douglas 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Douglas 14-4-1
1970-09-12 ›
✓ one source
L
Nino Benvenuti 🇮🇹
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
KO 8/15 · Sports Stadium Arena, Umag
Bethea — · Benvenuti 80-4-1
1970-05-23 ›
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W
Nino Benvenuti 🇮🇹
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Velodrome, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Bethea — · Benvenuti 80-3-1
1970-03-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Luis Manuel Rodríguez 🇨🇺
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Bethea — · Rodríguez 95-7-0
1969-09-23 ›
✓ one source
L
Carlos Monzón 🇦🇷
PTS 10/10 · Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, 🇦🇷
Bethea — · Monzón 58-3-9
1969-08-09 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Tom Bethea fight last?
Tom Bethea last fought Marvin Camel on Nov 11, 1978 and lost by KO in round 2 of 12.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 19233 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19233. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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