"Bad" Bennie Briscoe Born: February 8, 1943 Augusta, GA Professional Record: 66-24-5 (53 kayos) 1 NC Bennie Briscoe was one of the most beloved fighters in Philadelpha boxing history and one of the best Middleweights to never win a world title. Briscoe used a crouching bob and weave style punctuated with a wicked left hook, along with a sturdy chin, to dominate many opponents. Briscoe beat several outstanding fighters during the decade or so he spent as a contender, including George Benton, Vicente Rondon, Tony Mundine, and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

One of Briscoe's best performances was his 1967 draw with the great Carlos Monzon, in Buenos Aires. A title fight rematch with Monzon proved fruitless, as Monzon had improved and took a comfortable decison.

Briscoe's nemesis, though, wasn't Monzon, but instead was Colombian Rodrigo Valdez. In three fights with Valdez, Briscoe came up empty three times. In their first bout Valdez won a close decision for the NABF Title. In their second bout Valdez recovered from an early plastering by Briscoe to shockingly starch Briscoe with a one-two in the seventh round, Briscoe's only defeat by stoppage in his career. In their final fight, Valdez won a close decision for the vacant title, when both of them were past their best days.

After the third loss to Valdez, Briscoe became a stepping stone fighter, losing to up and comers such as Vito Antuofermo and Marvin Hagler before retiring in early 1983.

1962
Sep 10  Sam Samuel              Philadelphia            W 4
Dec 13  Dave Wyatt              Philadelphia            KO 3

1963
Jan 14  Charley Little          Philadelphia            KO 1
Feb 11  Bradford Silas          Philadelphia            KO 4
Feb 28  Joe Smith               Philadelphia            KO 6
Mar 25  Chuck McCreary          Philadelphia            W 6
Apr 25  Cash White              Philadelphia            KO 2
Jul 22  Joe Clark               Las Vegas               W 4
Oct 11  Roosevelt Ware          Philadelphia            KO 4
Dec 2   Bobby Bell              Philadelphia            KO 1

1964
Jan 20  Johnny Clyde            Philadelphia            W 6
Mar 9   Charley Scott           Philadelphia            KO 1
        (Wins Pennsylvania State Welterweight Title)
Jun 15  Percy Manning           Philadelphia            KO 8
Nov 30  Walter McDaniels        Philadelphia            W 8

1965
Feb 22  Dave Wyatt              Philadelphia            KO 7
Mar 29  Percy Manning           Philadelphia            L 10
Apr 19  Jimmy McMillan          Philadelphia            KO 1
May 10  Doug McLeod             Philadelphia            KO 1
Sep 20  Tito Marshall           Philadelphia            L 10
Dec 6   Stanley "Kitten" Hayward Philadelphia           L 10

1966
Jul 25  C.L. Lewis              Philadelphia            NC 4
Oct 10  C.L. Lewis              Philadelphia            KO 6
Dec 5   George Benton           Philadelphia            KO 10

1967
Mar 20  Luis Rodriguez         Philadelphia            L 10
May 6   Carlos Monzon           Buenos Aires            D 10
May 29  Bobby Warthem           Philadelphia            KO 7
Oct 9   George Johnson          Philadelphia            KO 4
Oct 30  Ike White               Philadelphia            KO 3
Nov 20  Jimmy "Junior" Lester   Philadelphia            KO 6
Dec 15  Luis Rodriguez          New York                L 10

1968
Mar 25  Yolande Leveque         Paris                   LDQ 4
Aug 7   Gene Bryant             Las Vegas               KO 8
Aug 20  Jose Gonzalez           New York                W 10
Sep 23  Vicente Rondon          San Juan                L 10
Nov 2   Pedro Miranda           San Juan                KO 7
Nov 18  Charlie Austin          Philadelphia            W 10

1969
Jan 26  Vicente Rondon          San Juan                KO 8
Feb 14  Juarez DeLima           New York                L 10
Mar 10  Jose Gonzalez           New York                KO 5
May 19  Percy Manning           Philadelphia            KO 4
Sep 30  Tito Marshall           Philadelphia            KO 1
Nov 18  Joe Shaw                Philadelphia            L 10

1970
Mar 16  Joe Shaw                Philadelphia            KO 7
Sep 23  Eddie Owens             Philadelphia            KO 6
Nov 2   Harold Richardson       Philadelphia            KO 6

1971
Jan 12  Ned Edwards             Philadelphia            KO 2
Mar 22  Tom "The Bomb" Bethea   Philadelphia            KO 7
May 3   Carlos Marks            Philadelphia            KO 5
Aug 10  Juarez DeLima           Philadelphia            KO 2
Oct 14  Charlie Austin          Philadelphia            KO 1
Nov 15  Rafael Gutierrez        Philadelphia            KO 2

1972
Jan 18  Al Quinney              Philadelphia            KO 2
Mar 21  Jorge Rosales           Philadelphia            KO 1
Apr 19  Luis Vinales            Scranton, PA            L 10
Oct 11  Luis Vinales            Philadelphia            KO 7
Nov 11  Carlos Monzon           Buenos Aires            L 15
        (For World Middleweight Title)

1973
Jan 29  Carlos Salinas          Philadelphia            KO 2
Mar 26  Art Hernandez           Philadelphia            KO 3
        (Wins NABF Middleweight Title)
Jun 25  Bill "Dynamite" Douglas Philadelphia            KO 8
        (Retains NABF Middleweight Title)
Sep 1   Rodrigo Valdez          Noumea, France          L 12
        (Loses NABF Middleweight Title)
Oct 22  Ruben Arocha            Philadelphia            KO 3
Dec 8   Willie Warren           Atlantic City           KO 7

1974
Feb 25  Tony Mundine            Paris                   KO 5
May 25  Rodrigo Valdez          Monte Carlo             KO by 7
        (For Vacant WBC Middleweight Title)
Oct 9   Emile Griffith          Philadelphia            L 10

1975
Jan 14  Lenny Harden            Philadelphia            KO 10
Apr 7   Vinnie Curto            Philadelphia            D 10 
Jun 16  Stanley "Kitten" Hayward Philadelphia           W 10
Aug 18  Eddie Gregory           Philadelphia            W 10
Nov 18  Eugene "Cyclone" Hart   Philadelphia            D 10

1976
Feb 25  Jose Martin Flores      Philadelphia            KO 7
Apr 6   Eugene "Cyclone" Hart   Philadelphia            KO 1
Jun 26  Emile Griffith          Monte Carlo             D 10
Aug 16  Emetrio Villanueva      Philadelphia            KO 4
Dec 20  Willie Warren           Nice, France            D 10

1977
Jan 17  Karl Vinson             Philadelphia            W 10
Mar 30  Jean Mateo              Paris                   KO 10
Jul 26  Sammy Barr              Philadelphia            KO 8
Nov 5   Rodrigo Valdez          Campione d'Italia, Swi. L 15
        (For Vacant World Middleweight Title)

1978
Feb 4   Vito Antuofermo         New York                L 10
Mar 31  Tony Chiaverini         Kansas City             TKO 8
May 24  Bob Patterson           Philadelphia            KO 5
Aug 24  Marvin Hagler          Philadelphia            L 10

1979
Feb 5   David Love              Philadelphia            L 10
May 23  Nick Ortiz              Washington, DC          W 10
Aug 14  Joe Barrientes          Atlantic City           TKO 6
Sep 11  "Irish" Ted Mann        Philadelphia            W 10
Oct 20  Clement Tshinza         Liege, Belgium          L 10

1980
Jan 24  Richie Bennett          Upper Darby, MD         L 10
Aug 25  Richie Bennett          Philadelphia            W 10
Dec 15  Vinnie Curto            Boston                  L 10

1981
Jan 30  Nick Ortiz              New York                L 10
Dec 23  Rick Noggle             Canton, OH              KO 6

1982
Mar 23  Norberto Sabater        Atlantic City           KO 5
Jun 1   Ralph Nollett           Halifax, Nova Scotia    L 10
Dec 15  Jimmy Sykes             Philadelphia            L 10

1983
Apr 5   Announces Retirement