Benny Bass

Benny Bass
Statistics
Real name	Benjamin Baruch J. Bass
Nickname(s)	Little Fish
Rated at	Featherweight Lightweight
Height	5 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.56 m)
Reach	64 in (163 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1903-12-04)December 4, 1903 Kiev, Ukraine
Died	June 25, 1975(1975-06-25) (aged 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	243
Wins	191
Wins by KO	72
Losses	41
Draws	9
No contests	2

Benjamin "Benny" Baruch J. Bass, known as "Little Fish," (December 15, 1904 – June 25, 1975) was an American boxer. He was born in Kiev, Ukraine, with his family emigrating to the United States in 1906; choosing to settle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bass was world featherweight champion and world junior lightweight champion during his career. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Bass as the #17 ranked lightweight of all time.^[1] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.^[2][3]

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[4]
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Henry Armstrong	KO	4 (10)	1913-03-05	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Petey Sarron	MD	10	1934-09-24	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Petey Sarron	DQ	6 (10)	1934-08-27	Griffith Stadium, Washington D.C.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Johnny Jadick	PTS	10	1934-07-31	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Wesley Ramey	NWS	10	1932-03-09	Saint Louis Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri	Newspaper Decision
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Kid Chocolate	TKO	7 (10)	1931-07-15	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Lost World Junior Lightweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Bud Taylor	TKO	2 (10)	1931-02-16	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Lew Massey	UD	10	1931-01-05	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Johnny Jadick	UD	10	1930-12-08	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Lew Massey	UD	10	1930-11-24	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Tony Canzoneri	UD	10	1930-07-21	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	Tod Morgan	KO	2 (15)	1929-12-20	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Won World Junior Lightweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	Tony Canzoneri	SD	15	1928-02-10	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Lost NBA World Featherweight Title.

See also

• List of select Jewish boxers

References

1. ↑ All-Time Lightweight Rankings. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
2. ↑ "International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
3. ↑ "Benny Bass". Ibhof.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24. 
4. ↑ Benny Bass' Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Benny Bass from BoxRec
• Cyber Boxing Zone - Benny Bass
• IBHOF Biography - Benny Bass