Bernard Benton

Bernard Benton (born January 6, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio) is a retired American professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division who held the WBC and Lineal Cruiserweight championship of the world.

Bernard Benton
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Bull
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1957-01-06) January 6, 1957
Toledo, Ohio, USA, USA
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins21
Wins by KO9
Losses6
Draws1

Professional boxing career

Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles with a decision win over Alfonso Ratcliff in 1985.[1] He lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos De León via decision the following year. He retired in 1995.

Professional boxing record
21 Wins (9 knockouts, 12 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw [2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 10-2 Jim "The Dean" Huffman PTS 12 1995-01-13 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Ohio Heavyweight Title.
Win 10-46 Rocky Bentley PTS 8 1993-01-15 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win 8-19-1 Bruce "The Truce" Johnson KO 4 1992-11-04 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Loss 17-1 Alex Garcia TKO 2 1990-10-09 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round.
Loss 21-1 Pierre Coetzer KO 1 1987-09-28 Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss 39-4 Carlos De Leon MD 12 1986-03-22 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles
Win 20-2 Alfonzo Ratliff UD 12 1985-09-21 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles
Loss 10-0 Boone Pultz UD 12 1985-03-27 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 9-6-1 Stanley "The Boss" Ross UD 10 1985-02-05 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 8-2, 6-4, 5-3.
Loss 11-1 Marvis Frazier UD 10 1984-10-23 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 0-10, 2-7, 2-7.
Win 13-2 Ricky Parkey PTS 12 1984-09-11 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win 9-0 Pierre Coetzer PTS 10 1984-07-16 Durban, South Africa
Win 29-1 Monte Masters TKO 8 1984-06-12 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the eighth round.
Win 3-1 Mark "Storm" Young TKO 2 1984-05-22 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win 10-1 Mike Croley PTS 6 1984-05-15 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-9-1 Larry Roberson PTS 8 1984-05-03 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Draw 3-6-1 Jim Lemming PTS 6 1984-04-10 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win -- Jeff Sherman KO 4 1983-01-08 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 11-8 Terry Mims TKO 3 1982-10-20 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 4-14 Reggie "The Ruffian" Fleming KO 3 1982-06-27 Highland Heights, Ohio, United States
Win 7-15 Henry "Bulldog" Patterson PTS 4 1982-04-09 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 1-4 Johnny Pitts PTS 4 1982-03-27 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-2 Brady Wills PTS 4 1982-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 1-1 Frank "Dairy" Farmer KO 2 1981-10-23 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Loss 1-0 Donnie "Master of Disaster" Long PTS 4 1981-09-27 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win -- Aaron Sherlock TKO 2 1981-08-09 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 5-17 Tim "Senator" Johnson KO 2 1981-07-02 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win -- Charles Wooten PTS 4 1981-06-12 Detroit, Michigan, United States

See also

References
  1. "- Lineal Cruiserweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  2. Boxing record for Bernard Benton. BoxRec.com.
Achievements
Preceded by
Alfonso Ratliff		 Lineal Cruiserweight Champion
21 September 1985 – 22 March 1986		 Succeeded by
Carlos DeLeon
Preceded by
Alfonso Ratliff		 WBC Cruiserweight Champion
21 September 1985 – 22 March 1986		 Succeeded by
Carlos DeLeon
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.