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Eddie Thompson vs George Benton — record, stats and common opponents compared

Eddie Thompson

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George Benton

Eddie Thompson (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and George Benton (61-13-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Thompson

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benton

61

Wins

13

Losses

1

Draw75 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Benton leads 1–0

Eddie Thompson and George Benton have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.

Eddie Thompson and George Benton have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.
Met1962Mar 8Series
Eddie ThompsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
George BentonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Thompson 1 · Benton 4 of 5 measurable rows
ThompsonBenton
Record†
1-161-13-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
82% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
59% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
0.7
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75
2
75

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Agenot held
Eddie Thompson: No date of birth
George Benton: Died aged 78
Stance
Eddie Thompson: Not recorded
George Benton: Orthodox

Eddie Thompson left, George Benton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eddie Thompson1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Eddie Thompson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

George Benton61 wins · from 75 tracked bouts

George Benton: 61 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (59%) and 25 on the cards (41%). Counted from 75 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 59%25 on the cards 41%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Thompson 2, George Benton 75 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Eddie Thompson last boxed on Mar 8, 1962 — 23,603 days ago. Thompson had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to George Benton.WL

Paret Apr 1959Benton Mar 19620.7 tracked bouts per year

George Benton had won four in a row before losing a decision to Juarez de Lima. Benton last boxed on Apr 3, 1970.WWWWL

Warthen Sep 1968Lima May 1969Beckles Jan 1970Owens Mar 1970Lima Apr 19703.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Thompson and George Benton ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Thompson and George Benton met once on March 8, 1962, and George Benton won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LMar 8, 1962 · Benton · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Benton?
Eddie Thompson is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and George Benton is 61-13-1. George Benton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thompson1–150%

Benton61–13–182%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thompson and Benton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Thompson and George Benton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Benton?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Eddie Thompson and 75 bouts tracked for George Benton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thompson2bouts

Benton75bouts

How They Win ↓

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