Have George Benton and Johnny Morris ever fought each other?

Yes. George Benton and Johnny Morris have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Benton or Morris?

George Benton is 61-13-1 and Johnny Morris is 2-7 across the 9 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 Morris have any common opponents?

George Benton and Johnny Morris share 4 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Rubin Carter and Jimmy Ellis (and 1 other). George Benton fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for George Benton and 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Morris. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Benton vs Johnny Morris — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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George Benton

Johnny Morris

George Benton (61-13-1) and Johnny Morris (2-7 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Benton

Wins

Losses

Draw75 tracked bouts

Morris

Tracked record

2–7

counted from 9 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

Series level 1–1

George Benton and Johnny Morris have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1963Nov 19	1964May 18	Series
George BentonFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Johnny MorrisFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	UDBenton vs Morris	SDBenton vs Morris	2Meetings

The Numbers

Benton 5 · Morris 0 of 5 measurable rows

BentonEdge = longer wingMorris

Record^†: 61-13-1 (edge)2-7
Win %0–100%: 82% (edge)
22.2%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0: 0
0
KO ratenot comparable: 0%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 59% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75: 75
9

† 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; Johnny Morris: No date of birth
Stance: George Benton: Orthodox; Johnny Morris: Not recorded

George Benton left, Johnny Morris 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%

Johnny Morris2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Benton 75, Johnny Morris 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Benton better on 2 · Morris better on 1 · even on 14 shared · George Benton better on 2 · Johnny Morris better on 1 · even on 1

BentonGeorge Benton

Opponent

MorrisJohnny Morris

George Benton
Loss, TKO 9
1966Mar 1966
RodríguezLuis Manuel RodríguezCuba 107–13EvenEven — 0–1 both
Johnny Morris
Loss, TKO 2
1965Oct 1965
George Benton
Loss, SD
1963May 1963
CarterRubin CarterCanada 27–12–1Morris betterJohnny Morris better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Morris
Win, SD
1966Jan 1966
George Benton
Win, MD
1964Nov 1964
EllisJimmy EllisUnited States 40–12–1 · HeavyweightBenton betterGeorge Benton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Morris
Loss, SD
1961Jul 1961
George Benton
Win, UD
1962Aug 1962
GiardelloJoey GiardelloUnited States 97–26–8 · MiddleweightBenton betterGeorge Benton better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Morris
Loss, SD
1962Nov 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

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

Johnny Morris last boxed on Jan 18, 1966 — 22,190 days ago. Morris had won once since losses to George Benton and Luis Manuel Rodríguez.LWLLW

Giardello Nov 1962Benton Nov 1963Benton May 1964Rodríguez Oct 1965Carter Jan 19660.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have George Benton and Johnny Morris ever fought each other?: Yes. George Benton and Johnny Morris have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Benton or Morris?: George Benton is 61-13-1 and Johnny Morris is 2-7 across the 9 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 Morris have any common opponents?: George Benton and Johnny Morris share 4 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Rubin Carter and Jimmy Ellis (and 1 other). George Benton fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benton and Morris?: This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for George Benton and 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Morris. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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