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Ernest Burford vs George Benton — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ernest Burford

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George Benton

Ernest Burford (1-7 across 8 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 4 common opponents.

Burford

Tracked record

1–7

counted from 8 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

Ernest Burford and George Benton have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.

Ernest Burford and George Benton have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.
Met1964Mar 16Series
Ernest BurfordFighter ALLost0–1W–L
George BentonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Burford 0 · Benton 5 of 5 measurable rows
BurfordBenton
Record†
1-761-13-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
82% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
—0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
59% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
1.2
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75
8
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
Ernest Burford: No date of birth
George Benton: Died aged 78
Stance
Ernest Burford: Not recorded
George Benton: Orthodox

Ernest Burford 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
Ernest Burford1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

Ernest Burford: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 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 — Ernest Burford 8, George Benton 75 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Benton better on 3 · even on 1

Burford

Opponent

Benton

  • Ernest Burford

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 8

    1966

    Loss, UD

    1959

    LittleBenton better

    George Benton

    Win, MD

    1960

  • Ernest Burford

    Loss, TKO 7

    1962

    RodríguezEven

    George Benton

    Loss, TKO 9

    1966

  • Ernest Burford

    1–2 against

    Loss, KO 8

    1966

    Loss, TKO 2

    1962

    Win, UD

    1962

    CarterBenton better

    George Benton

    Loss, SD

    1963

  • Ernest Burford

    Loss, UD

    1963

    GiardelloBenton better

    George Benton

    Win, UD

    1962

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ernest Burford last boxed on Apr 11, 1966 — 22,108 days ago. Burford had lost six straight.LLLLL

Rodríguez Aug 1962Giardello Mar 1963Benton Mar 1964Carter Feb 1966Little Apr 19661.2 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 Ernest Burford and George Benton ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernest Burford and George Benton met once on March 16, 1964, and George Benton won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

LMar 16, 1964 · Benton · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Burford or Benton?
Ernest Burford is 1-7 across the 8 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 %

Burford1–712.5%

Benton61–13–182%

The Numbers ↓
Do Burford and Benton have any common opponents?
Ernest Burford and George Benton share 4 common opponents: Freddie Little, Luis Manuel Rodríguez and Rubin Carter (and 1 other). George Benton fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Freddie LittleLW

Luis Manuel RodríguezLL

Rubin Carter1–2L

Joey GiardelloLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burford and Benton?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Ernest Burford and 75 bouts tracked for George Benton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Burford8bouts

Benton75bouts

How They Win ↓

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