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George Benton (61-13-1 across 75 tracked bouts) and Joe Blackwood (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

George Benton vs Joe Blackwood — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Benton

Tracked record

61–13–1

75 tracked bouts

Joe Blackwood

Tracked record

2–2

4 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

Joe Blackwood leads 1–0

The Numbers

61-13-1 (edge)
Record
2-2

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

82% (edge)
Win %
50%
35 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
59% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
3.6 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.2

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

75
Bouts tracked
4

Tale of the Tape

93
Age
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

George Benton · 61 wins

KO/TKO
36
Decision
25
Other
0

Joe Blackwood · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (75 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • George Benton

    WMD · Nov 1964

    Jimmy Ellis

    Joe Blackwood

    LKO · May 1965

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

George Benton

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Apr 3, 1970

Joe Blackwood

LWLW

L1 streak · last fought May 25, 1965

Common Questions

Have George Benton and Joe Blackwood ever fought each other?
Yes. George Benton and Joe Blackwood met once on March 24, 1953, and Joe Blackwood won by MD.
Who has the better record, George Benton or Joe Blackwood?
George Benton is 61-13-1 across the 75 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Blackwood is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. George Benton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, George Benton or Joe Blackwood?
George Benton has 35 knockout wins and Joe Blackwood has 0. George Benton has more.
Do George Benton and Joe Blackwood have any common opponents?
George Benton and Joe Blackwood share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Ellis. George Benton fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Benton and Joe Blackwood?
This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for George Benton and 4 bouts tracked for Joe Blackwood. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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