Have George Benton and John Henry Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. George Benton and John Henry Smith met once on August 31, 1963, and George Benton won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Benton or Smith?

George Benton is 61-13-1 and John Henry Smith is 0-3 across the 3 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.

Do Benton and Smith have any common opponents?

George Benton and John Henry Smith share 2 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez and Freddie Little. George Benton fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benton and Smith?

This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for George Benton and 3 bouts tracked for John Henry Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Benton vs John Henry Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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George Benton

John Henry Smith

George Benton (61-13-1) and John Henry Smith (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Benton

Wins

Losses

Draw75 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts 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 John Henry Smith have met 1 time; Benton leads 1–0.
Met	1963Aug 31	Series
George BentonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
John Henry SmithFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Benton vs Smith	1Meeting

Benton vs Smith · Aug 31, 1963

The Numbers

Benton 4 · Smith 0 of 4 measurable rows

BentonEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 61-13-1 (edge)0-3
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 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75: 75
3

† 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; John Henry Smith: No date of birth
Stance: George Benton: Orthodox; John Henry Smith: Not recorded

George Benton left, John Henry Smith 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

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

John Henry Smith0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Benton 75, John Henry Smith 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Benton better on 1 · even on 12 shared · George Benton better on 1 · even on 1

BentonGeorge Benton

Opponent

SmithJohn Henry Smith

George Benton
Loss, TKO 9
1966Mar 1966
RodríguezLuis Manuel RodríguezCuba 107–13EvenEven — 0–1 both
John Henry Smith
Loss, KO
1965Mar 1965
George Benton
Win, MD
1960Oct 1960
LittleFreddie LittleUnited States 51–6 · Super WelterweightBenton betterGeorge Benton better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Henry Smith
Loss, KO 3
1965Jun 1965

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

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

John Henry Smith last boxed on Jun 1, 1965 — 22,420 days ago. Smith had lost three straight.LLL

Benton Aug 1963Rodríguez Mar 1965Little Jun 19651.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have George Benton and John Henry Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. George Benton and John Henry Smith met once on August 31, 1963, and George Benton won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Benton or Smith?: George Benton is 61-13-1 and John Henry Smith is 0-3 across the 3 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.
Do Benton and Smith have any common opponents?: George Benton and John Henry Smith share 2 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez and Freddie Little. George Benton fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benton and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for George Benton and 3 bouts tracked for John Henry Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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