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Jim Hegerle vs Nino Benvenuti — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jim Hegerle

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Nino Benvenuti

Jim Hegerle (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Nino Benvenuti (82-7-1) 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.

Hegerle

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benvenuti

82

Wins35 KO · 43%

7

Losses

1

Draw90 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

Benvenuti leads 1–0

Jim Hegerle and Nino Benvenuti have met 1 time; Benvenuti leads 1–0.

Jim Hegerle and Nino Benvenuti have met 1 time; Benvenuti leads 1–0.
Met1962Apr 13Series
Jim HegerleFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nino BenvenutiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Hegerle 1 · Benvenuti 6 of 7 measurable rows
HegerleBenvenuti
Record†
1-282-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
91.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
0
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—42.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
43% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 9
0
9 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 8.7
0.8
8.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 90
3
90

† 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

Heightnot held
Jim Hegerle: No height on file
Nino Benvenuti: 5′10″
Agenot comparable
Jim Hegerle: Died aged 71
Nino Benvenuti: Died aged 87
Stance
Jim Hegerle: Not recorded
Nino Benvenuti: Orthodox

Jim Hegerle left, Nino Benvenuti right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jim Hegerle1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Jim Hegerle: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Nino Benvenuti82 wins · from 90 tracked bouts

Nino Benvenuti: 82 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (43%), 42 on the cards (51%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 90 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 43%42 on the cards 51%5 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jim Hegerle 3, Nino Benvenuti 90 — 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

Jim Hegerle has lost two straight, after one straight win. Hegerle last boxed on Apr 13, 1962.WLL

Jones May 1958Fullmer Jul 1958Benvenuti Apr 19620.8 tracked bouts per year

Nino Benvenuti has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Benvenuti last boxed on May 8, 1971.WWLLL

Bethea May 1970Baird Sep 1970Monzón Nov 1970Chirino Mar 1971Monzón May 19718.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jim Hegerle and Nino Benvenuti ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Hegerle and Nino Benvenuti met once on April 13, 1962, and Nino Benvenuti won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

LApr 13, 1962 · Benvenuti · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hegerle or Benvenuti?
Jim Hegerle is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Nino Benvenuti is 82-7-1. Nino Benvenuti has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hegerle1–233.3%

Benvenuti82–7–191.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hegerle or Benvenuti?
Jim Hegerle has 0 knockout wins and Nino Benvenuti has 35. Nino Benvenuti has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hegerle0

Benvenuti3542.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hegerle and Benvenuti have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jim Hegerle and Nino Benvenuti have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hegerle and Benvenuti?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Jim Hegerle and 90 bouts tracked for Nino Benvenuti. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hegerle3bouts

Benvenuti90bouts

How They Win ↓

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