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

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George Benton

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Joe Louis Adair

George Benton (61-13-1) and Joe Louis Adair (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Benton

61

Wins

13

Losses

1

Draw75 tracked bouts

Adair

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

George Benton and Joe Louis Adair have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.

George Benton and Joe Louis Adair have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.
Met1962Feb 8Series
George BentonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe Louis AdairFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Benton 2 · Adair 1 of 3 measurable rows
BentonAdair
Record†
61-13-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
82% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
0%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
59%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75
75
1

† 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
George Benton: Died aged 78
Joe Louis Adair: No date of birth
Stance
George Benton: Orthodox
Joe Louis Adair: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Joe Louis Adair0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Joe Louis Adair: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Adair yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Benton 75, Joe Louis Adair 1 — 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

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

Joe Louis Adair last boxed on Feb 8, 1962 — 23,637 days ago. Adair had lost the most recent, to George Benton.L

Benton Feb 1962

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Benton and Joe Louis Adair ever fought each other?
Yes. George Benton and Joe Louis Adair met once on February 8, 1962, and George Benton won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WFeb 8, 1962 · Benton · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benton or Adair?
George Benton is 61-13-1 and Joe Louis Adair is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Benton61–13–182%

Adair0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Do Benton and Adair have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Benton and Joe Louis Adair have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benton and Adair?
This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for George Benton and 1 bout tracked for Joe Louis Adair. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benton75bouts

Adair1bout

How They Win ↓

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