George Benton boxeur
- combats
- 76
- gagnés
- 62
- perdus
- 13
- match nul
- 1
- Situation
- inactive
- Division
- middleweight
- Début
- 1949-07-18
- Taille
- 5′ 10″/178cm
- Allonge
- -
- âge
- 78
- Né
- 1933-05-15
- Décès
- 2011-09-19
- Nationalité
- USA
George Benton est un boxeur et entraineur américain né le 15 mai 1933 à Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie et mort le 19 septembre 2011.Boxeur professionnel entre 1949 et 1970, il livre 76 combats, en remporte 62 dont 37 avant la limite et a notamment battu Freddie Little, Jimmy Ellis et Joey Giardello sans toutefois remporter de titre. Benton reste dans le milieu de la boxe après avoir raccroché les gants. Il est tout d'abord l'assistant d'Eddie Futch dans le coin de Joe Frazier lors de son combat contre Mohamed Ali à Manille et de Leon Spinks face au même Momahed Ali, puis devient entraineur principal pendant 17 ans au sein de la structure Main Events managée par Lou Duva. Il a ainsi coaché Evander Holyfield, Mike McCallum, Meldrick Taylor et Pernell Whitaker et a été élu entraineur de l'année à deux reprises en 1989 et 1990.
| Date | Adversaire | Derniers résultats des adversaires | Lieu | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-04-03 | Juarez de Lima | WWLLWW | Felt Forum, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1970-03-25 | Eddie Owens | WLLLLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1970-01-13 | David Beckles | WLLWLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1969-05-01 | Juarez de Lima | WWDWWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Split-decision |
| 1968-09-24 | Bobby Warthen | WWWLLL | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1968-04-15 | Danny Garcia | WLLLLL | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1968-03-11 | Oscar Freeman | LLWWLL | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1967-11-09 | Hilton Whitaker | WLWLWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1967-10-02 | Dick Young | LWLWLW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1966-12-05 | Bennie Briscoe | WWLLW | Arena, Philadelphia | LOST Corner retirement |
| 1966-08-25 | Milo Calhoun | LWWWLD | Exposition Building, Portland | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1966-03-07 | Luis Rodriguez | WWWWWW | Arena, Philadelphia | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1965-04-12 | Larry Barrett | LWWWDD | Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1964-11-30 | Jimmy Ellis | WWWLWL | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Majority decision |
| 1964-05-18 | Johnny Morris | LWLLWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Split-decision |
| 1964-03-16 | Ernest Burford | WWWWLW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1963-11-19 | Johnny Morris | LLWLLW | Civic Arena, Pittsburgh | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1963-08-31 | John Henry Smith | LLWWWW | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | WIN KO |
| 1963-07-20 | Allen Thomas | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1963-05-25 | Rubin Carter | WWWWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Split-decision |
| 1963-04-04 | Clarence Riley | LLWLLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1963-03-07 | Clarence Alford | WWWLLW | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1962-11-19 | Allan Harmon | WLWLDL | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1962-08-06 | Joey Giardello | LWWDWW | Convention Hall, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1962-05-28 | Jesse Smith | WLWWWW | Convention Hall, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1962-04-12 | Rudolph Bent | DWLDLL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1962-03-08 | Eddie Thompson | LLLWLD | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1962-02-08 | Joe Louis Adair | WWLWWW | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1961-11-03 | Chico Corsey | DLWLWL | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1960-11-02 | John McCormack | WLWWWL | Ice Rink, Paisley | LOST Points |
| 1960-10-18 | Freddie Little | WWWWWW | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans | WIN Majority decision |
| 1959-12-10 | Gene Washington | WWWWLW | Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1959-10-26 | Henry Hank | WWWLWW | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1959-07-15 | Holly Mims | DWWWLL | Auditorium, Miami Beach | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1959-05-18 | Bobby Boyd | WLWWWL | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1959-02-16 | Young Beau Jack | WWWWWL | Convention Hall, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1958-11-17 | Charley Joseph | WLWLWW | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1958-08-26 | Charley Joseph | LWWWLW | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1958-07-07 | Willie Dockery | LDWLWW | St. Nicholas Arena, New York | LOST Split-decision |
| 1958-06-12 | Jim Robinson | WWWWWW | Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1958-04-16 | Archie Whitfield | LLLLWL | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1956-08-02 | Henry Ray | WLL | Park Center, Charlotte | WIN KO |
| 1955-10-21 | Clarence Hinnant | WWWWWL | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia | WIN Majority decision |
| 1955-09-30 | Clarence Hinnant | WWWWWW | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia | WIN Split-decision |
| 1955-05-02 | Joe Dorsey | WWWWWW | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1954-05-14 | Leroy Coleman | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | DRAW Points |
| 1954-04-27 | Charolito Spirituano | WWWWWD | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1953-12-28 | Bobby Jones | LWWLDL | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN Split-decision |
| 1953-08-13 | Jimmy Franklin | LWWWWW | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1953-07-23 | Chuck Goldsby | WWWLWW | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1953-03-24 | Joe Blackwood | LLWDLW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | LOST Split-decision |
| 1953-01-27 | Lester Felton | WWLWLW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
| 1953-01-20 | Bobby Lee | LDWLLL | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1952-12-23 | Charley Joseph | WWWWWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1952-12-08 | Leroy Coleman | LWWLLW | Arena, Trenton | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1952-06-05 | Jackie Burke | WWLWLL | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1952-03-26 | Moses Ward | WWWDWW | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1952-03-21 | Bobby Rosado | LWWWLL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN KO |
| 1952-01-10 | Holly Mims | WWWWWL | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1951-11-29 | Chuck Goldsby | WWWLWW | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1951-10-11 | Georgie Johnson | WWWLLW | City Auditorium, Atlantic City | WIN KO |
| 1951-08-24 | Buddy Newby | WLWDLW | Convention Hall, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1951-07-02 | Emmett Norris | DLWWWW | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1951-06-11 | Van Butler | LLWLLL | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
| 1951-04-19 | Jimmy Moore | WLWLWL | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1951-04-16 | Jetson Arnold | WWWWWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
| 1951-03-05 | Billy Whye | WWWLWW | Arena, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
| 1951-02-06 | Al Niang | DWWWWD | Arena, Trenton | WIN Corner retirement |
| 1950-06-05 | Al Mobley | LLLWWL | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia | LOST Points |
| 1950-05-15 | Frank Gubas | WWWLWW | Arena, New Haven | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1950-02-02 | Bucky Slocum | WWWDLL | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1950-01-05 | Gene Landers | WDWWWW | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
| 1949-11-21 | Harold Alle | WLLWLL | Valley Arena, Holyoke | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1949-11-03 | Dave Peters | WLWLLL | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1949-08-08 | Whitman Dorsch | LWLLLL | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Points |
| 1949-07-18 | Chico Wade | debut | Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN KO |