Bennie Briscoe
| Bennie Briscoe | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Bennie Briscoe |
| Nickname(s) | Bad |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
February 8, 1943 Augusta, Georgia, United States |
| Died |
December 28, 2010 (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 96 |
| Wins | 66 |
| Wins by KO | 53 |
| Losses | 24 |
| Draws | 5 |
"Bad" Bennie Briscoe (February 8, 1943 – December 28, 2010) was the quintessential Philadelphia boxer.[1]
"Bad" Bennie fought from 1962 to 1982, and retired with a career record of 66 wins (53 by KO) 24 losses and 5 draws. Briscoe was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. His record reads like a "who's who" list of prominent fighters from his era.
Amateur career
Briscoe had a standout career as an amateur, compiling a record of 70–3 (Source: The Ring, Sept 1963). He won the Middle Atlantic AAU title three times, the last in 1962 at Convention Hall in Philadelphia.
Professional career
Bennie fought Middleweight champions Marvin Hagler, Vito Antuofermo, Rodrigo Valdez, Emile Griffith and Carlos Monzón. He also fought and defeated future light-heavyweight champions Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Vicente Rondon, plus middleweight contenders Joe Shaw, Tom Bethea, Carlos Marks, Rafael Gutierrez, Charley Scott, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, George Benton, Jose Gonzales (twice), Art Hernandez, Tony Mundine, Stanley "Kitten" Hayward, Juarez DeLima, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart and Tony Chiaverini. Briscoe also dropped two decisions to former welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez.
Bennie was known for his toughness, strong punch and body punching. He fought future middleweight champion Monzon to a draw in Buenos Aires on May 6, 1967, but dropped a 15 round decision to the champion in a 1972 title match. Briscoe was outpointed by former welterweight and middleweight king Emile Griffith in their first match, but fought Griffith to a draw in a rematch. He was outpointed by future middleweight champions Marvin Hagler and Vito Antuofermo.
Bennie also fought Rodrigo Valdez three times. He was outpointed twice, but Valdez scored a rare KO over Briscoe in an elimination match to determine the WBC middleweight champion on May 25, 1974 - it was the only time in 96 fights that Briscoe was ever stopped. The WBC had decided to "strip" Monzon of its version of the middleweight crown, although the rest of the world continued to recognize Monzon as champion.
Briscoe was one of the most feared middleweights of his era. In 2003, he was named to the The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.[2] His final record was 66-24-5 with 53 knockouts and one No Contest.
Briscoe fought with the Star of David on his boxing trunks in tribute to his managers, first Jimmy Iselin, whose father Phil owned the New York Jets, and Arnold M. Weiss.
Professional boxing record
| 66 Wins (53 knockouts, 13 decisions), 24 Losses (1 knockout, 23 decisions), 5 Draws, 1 No Contest [3] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 10-7-1 | Jimmie Sykes |
UD | 10 | 15/12/1982 |  The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 16-6-1 |  Ralph Hollett |
SD | 10 | 01/06/1982 | Halifax Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Win | 20-2 | Norberto Sabater |
TKO | 5 | 23/03/1982 |  Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 14-2 | Rick Noggle |
KO | 6 | 23/12/1981 |  Canton Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, United States |
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| Loss | 21-8 |  Nick Ortiz |
SD | 10 | 30/01/1981 |  Felt Forum, New York City, United States |
3-6, 6-4, 2-8. |
| Loss | 43-5-3 | Vinnie Curto |
PTS | 10 | 15/12/1980 |  Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Win | 22-3-2 | Richie "The Bandit" Bennett |
PTS | 10 | 25/08/1980 | Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 21-2-2 | Richie "The Bandit" Bennett |
UD | 10 | 24/01/1980 | Upper Darby Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States |
44-47, 43-47, 43-50. |
| Loss | 42-13-5 |  Clement Tshinza |
PTS | 10 | 20/10/1979 | .svg.png){kind=small} Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium |
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| Win | 18-1 | Teddy Mann |
UD | 10 | 11/09/1979 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
48-43, 47-42, 47-43. |
| Win | 6-5 | Joe Barrientes |
TKO | 6 | 14/08/1979 | Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 20-5 | Nick Ortiz |
PTS | 10 | 23/05/1979 | DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| Loss | 30-15 | David "Chevy" Love |
UD | 10 | 05/02/1979 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
44-47, 46-47, 41-49. |
| Loss | 40-2-1 | Marvin Hagler |
UD | 10 | 24/08/1978 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
43-48, 43-49, 44-47. |
| Win | 12-3-2 | Bob "The Hunter" Patterson |
KO | 5 | 24/05/1978 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Patterson knocked out at 0:31 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 21-3 | Tony Chiaverini |
TKO | 8 | 31/03/1978 |  Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 40-3-1 |  Vito Antuofermo |
UD | 10 | 04/02/1978 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States |
7-3, 6-3, 7-2-1. |
| Loss | 59-6-2 |  Rodrigo Valdez |
UD | 15 | 05/11/1977 | Campione d'Italia, Italy |
WBA/WBC World Middleweight Title. 144-146, 143-148, 142-149. |
| Win | 13-12-1 |  Sammy Barr |
TKO | 8 | 26/07/1977 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 33-5-1 |  Jean Mateo |
KO | 10 | 31/03/1977 | Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France |
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| Win | 15-5-3 | Karl Vinson |
UD | 10 | 17/01/1977 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Draw | 42-30-1 | Willie "Sweetwater" Warren |
PTS | 10 | 20/12/1976 | Salle Leyrit, Nice, France |
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| Win | 5-1-1 |  Emetrio Villanueva |
TKO | 4 | 16/08/1976 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Draw | 82-20-1 |  Emile Griffith |
PTS | 10 | 26/06/1976 |  Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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| Win | 29-5-1 | Eugene Hart |
KO | 1 | 06/04/1976 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Hart knocked out at 1:49 of the first round. |
| Win | 16-20-4 | Jose Martin Flores |
KO | 7 | 25/02/1976 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Flores knocked out at 2:45 of the seventh round. |
| Draw | 28-5 | Eugene Hart |
PTS | 10 | 18/11/1975 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
46-44, 44-45, 45-45. |
| Win | 13-1-1 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad |
SD | 10 | 18/08/1975 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
46-44, 49-42, 46-44. |
| Win | 31-10-4 | Stanley "Kitten" Hayward |
UD | 10 | 16/06/1975 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Draw | 18-2 | Vinnie Curto |
PTS | 10 | 07/04/1975 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
44-46, 46-46, 48-42. |
| Win | 14-3 | Lenny Harden |
KO | 10 | 14/01/1975 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Harden knocked out at 1:36 of the tenth round. |
| Loss | 78-16-1 | Emile Griffith |
MD | 10 | 09/10/1974 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
41-45, 43-48, 45-45. |
| Loss | 50-4-2 | Rodrigo Valdez |
TKO | 7 | 25/05/1974 | Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
WBC World Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 44-2-1 |  Tony Mundine |
KO | 5 | 25/02/1974 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
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| Win | 38-20-1 | Willie "Sweetwater" Warren |
TKO | 7 | 08/12/1973 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 43-24-9 |  Ruben "El Zurdo" Arocha |
KO | 3 | 22/10/1973 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Arocha knocked out at 1:24 of the third round. |
| Loss | 47-4-2 | Rodrigo Valdez |
PTS | 12 | 01/09/1973 |  Noumea, New Caledonia |
NABF Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 27-6-1 | Billy "Dynamite" Douglas |
TKO | 8 | 25/06/1973 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
NABF Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 46-17-2 | Art Hernandez |
TKO | 3 | 26/03/1973 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
NABF Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:19 of the third round. |
| Win | 30-20-9 | Carlos Alberto Salinas |
KO | 5 | 29/01/1973 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Salinas knocked out at 2:22 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 77-3-9 | Carlos Monzon |
UD | 15 | 11/11/1972 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
WBA/WBC World Middleweight Titles. 139-150, 139-149, 143-149. |
| Win | 19-17-5 | Luis Vinales |
TKO | 7 | 11/10/1972 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 18-17-5 | Luis Vinales |
SD | 10 | 19/04/1972 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 41-16-4 | Jorge Rosales |
KO | 1 | 21/03/1972 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Rosales knocked out at 2:28 of the first round. |
| Win | 14-3 | Al Quinney |
TKO | 2 | 18/01/1972 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the second round. |
| Win | 42-6-3 | Rafael "El Presidente" Gutierrez |
KO | 2 | 15/11/1971 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Gutierrez knocked out at 2:17 of the second round. |
| Win | 38-39-7 | Charley "Bad News" Austin |
TKO | 1 | 14/10/1971 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the first round. |
| Win | 38-11-5 |  Juarez De Lima |
TKO | 2 | 10/08/1971 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 19-9-1 |  Carlos Marks |
KO | 5 | 03/05/1971 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Marks knocked out at 0:31 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 11-8-1 | Tom "The Bomb" Bethea |
TKO | 6 | 22/03/1971 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1-6 | Ned Edwards |
KO | 2 | 12/01/1971 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Edwards knocked out at 2:25 of the second round. |
| Win | 28-13-1 | Harold Richardson |
TKO | 6 | 02/11/1970 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 23-14-3 | Eddie "Red Top" Owens |
KO | 6 | 23/09/1970 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Owens knocked out at 1:22 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 33-8-3 | Joe "Buzz" Shaw |
TKO | 7 | 16/03/1970 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 31-8-3 | Joe "Buzz" Shaw |
MD | 10 | 18/11/1969 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
44-47, 45-46, 45-45. |
| Win | 37-21-8 |  Tito Marshall |
KO | 1 | 30/09/1969 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Marshall knocked out at 0:52 of the first round. |
| Win | 17-6-1 | Percy Manning |
KO | 4 | 19/05/1969 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Manning knocked out at 2:06 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 35-14-2 | Jose "Monon" Gonzalez |
TKO | 5 | 10/03/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States |
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| Loss | 30-5-5 | Juarez De Lima |
SD | 10 | 14/02/1969 | Felt Forum, New York City, United States |
2-7, 2-8, 7-3. |
| Win | 17-4-1 |  Vicente Rondon |
TKO | 8 | 26/01/1969 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
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| Win | 32-27-5 | Charley "Bad News" Austin |
SD | 10 | 18/11/1968 | Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
45-46, 48-42, 47-45. |
| Win | 42-6-2 |  Pedro Miranda |
KO | 7 | 02/11/1968 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
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| Loss | 14-3-1 | Vicente Rondon |
UD | 10 | 23/09/1968 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
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| Win | 34-12-2 | Jose "Monon" Gonzalez |
UD | 10 | 20/08/1968 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States |
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| Win | 36-17-6 | Gene "Honey Bear" Bryant |
TKO | 8 | 07/08/1968 |  Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Loss | 30-7-1 | Yoland Leveque |
DQ | 4 | 25/03/1968 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
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| Loss | 83-6 | Luis Manuel Rodriguez |
UD | 10 | 15/12/1967 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States |
2-8, 2-7, 4-6. |
| Win | 30-6-1 | Jimmy Lester |
TKO | 6 | 20/11/1967 | Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 18-37-4 | Ike White |
TKO | 3 | 30/10/1967 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 39-12 | Georgie "Deacon" Johnson |
TKO | 4 | 09/10/1967 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 11-8 | Bobby "Sweet Boy" Warthen |
TKO | 7 | 29/05/1967 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the seventh round. |
| Draw | 40-3-6 | Carlos Monzon |
PTS | 10 | 06/05/1967 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Loss | 76-6 | Luis Manuel Rodriguez |
UD | 10 | 20/03/1967 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
42-48, 43-47, 45-47. |
| Win | 54-11-1 | George Benton |
RTD | 9 | 05/12/1966 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 13-7-3 | C.L. Lewis |
TKO | 6 | 10/10/1966 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| No Contest | 13-7-3 | C.L. Lewis |
NC | 4 | 25/07/1966 | Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 21-2-1 | Stanley "Kitten" Hayward |
SD | 10 | 06/12/1965 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
43-48, 47-46, 45-47. |
| Loss | 32-10-3 | Tito Marshall |
UD | 10 | 20/09/1965 | Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 16-13-1 | Doug McLeod |
KO | 1 | 10/05/1965 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 3-12 | Jimmy "Rent is 2 Damn High" McMillan |
KO | 1 | 19/04/1965 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 14-3 | Percy Manning |
PTS | 10 | 29/03/1965 | Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 13-11-1 | Dave "Sugar" Wyatt |
KO | 7 | 22/02/1965 | Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 11-6-1 | "Sir" Walter Daniels |
PTS | 8 | 30/11/1964 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 14-2 | Percy Manning |
TKO | 8 | 15/06/1964 | Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 33-26 | Charley Scott |
KO | 1 | 09/03/1964 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Pennsylvania Welterweight Title. |
| Win | 10-6-1 | Johnny Clyde |
PTS | 6 | 20/01/1964 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 10-3-1 | Bobby "MI" Bell |
KO | 1 | 02/12/1963 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 5-0-3 | "King" Roosevelt Ware |
TKO | 4 | 11/10/1963 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 3-0 | Joe "Will" Clark |
PTS | 4 | 22/07/1963 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 3-5 | Cash White |
TKO | 2 | 25/04/1963 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 16-8 | Chuck McCreary |
PTS | 6 | 25/03/1963 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1-3 | "Average" Joe Smith |
KO | 6 | 28/02/1963 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Smith knocked out at 1:47 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 1-0 | Brad Silas |
KO | 4 | 11/02/1963 | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 8-6-2 | Charley Little |
KO | 1 | 14/01/1963 | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 4-5-1 | Dave "Sugar" Wyatt |
KO | 3 | 13/12/1962 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1-0 | Sam Samuels |
PTS | 4 | 10/09/1962 | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Death
Bennie Briscoe died on December 28, 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bertucci, Frank (29 December 2010). "Legendary Philly fighter Bennie Briscoe dies at 67". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers". Ring Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ↑ "Bennie Briscoe : Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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