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Bernard "Bull" Benton

BORN   January 6 1957; Fought out of Toledo, Ohio
HEIGHT.. 5-11 1/2
WEIGHT 185-208 lbs

 
Benton had a short career but was competitive at the highest level; During his career, he won the Cruiserweight Championship of the World

Among those Bernard defeated were Alfonso Ratliff, Rickey Parkey, Pierre Coetzer, Monte Masters and Mike Croley
 
1981
Jun  1 Frank Farmer               Toledo, Oh                         KO  1
Jun 12 Charles Wooten             Detroit, Mi                         W  4
Jul  2 Tim Johnson                Toledo, Oh                         KO  2
Aug  9 Aaron Sherlock             Cleveland, Oh                      TK  2
Sep 27 Donnie Long                Columbus, Oh                        L  4
Oct 20 Frank Farmer               Toledo, Oh                         KO  2

1982
Jan 30 Brady Wills                Las Vegas, Nv                       W  4
Mar 27 Johnny Pitts               Atlantic City, NJ                   W  4
Apr  9 Henry Patterson            Cleveland, Oh                       W  4
Jun 27 Reggie Fleming             Highland Heights, Oh               KO  3
Oct 20 Terry Mims                 Cleveland, Oh                      TK  3

1983
Jan  8 Jeff Sherman               Cleveland, Oh                      KO  4

1984
Apr 10 Jim Leming                 Atlantic City, NJ                   D  6
May  3 Larry Roberson             Detroit, Mi                         W  8
May 15 Mike Croley                Atlantic City, NJ                   W  6
May 22 Mark Young                 Charlotte, NC                      TK  2
Jun 12 Monte Masters              Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  8
Jul 16 Pierre Coetzer             Durban, Natal, SAfrica              W 10
Sep 11 Rickey Parkey              Atlantic City, NJ                   W 12
          -USBA Cruiserweight Championship
Oct 23 Marvis Frazier             Atlantic City, NJ                   L 10

1985
Feb  5 Stanley Ross               Atlantic City, NJ                   W 10
Mar 27 Boone Pultz                Atlantic City, NJ                   L 12
          -USBA Cruiserweight Championship
Sep 21 Alfonso Ratliff            Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -WBC Cruiserweight Championship of the World

1986
Mar 22 Carlos "Sugar" DeLeon      Las Vegas, Nv                       L 12
          -WBC Cruiserweight Championship of the World

1987
Sep 28 Pierre Coetzer             Johannesburg, Transvaal, SAfrica   LK  1

1990
Oct  9 Alex Garcia                Phoenix, Az                        LT  2

1992
Nov  4 Bruce Johnson              Toledo, Oh                         KO  4

1993
Jan 15 Kenneth Bentley            Toledo, Oh                          W  8

1995
Jan 13 Jim Huffman                Cincinnati, Oh                      W 12
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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