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.
Nino Benvenuti (82-7-1) and Tom Bethea (3-7-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Nino Benvenuti vs Tom Bethea — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Nino Benvenuti wonBenvenuti vs BetheaMay 23, 1970 · KO · R8
- Tom Bethea wonBenvenuti vs BetheaMar 13, 1970 · TKO · R8
The Numbers
- 82-7-1 (edge)
- Record
- 3-7-1
- 91.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 31.8%
- 35 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 42.68%
- KO rate
- —
- 43%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 8 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 8.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 90
- Bouts tracked
- 11
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′10″ (177 cm)
- Height
- —
- 88
- Age
- 82
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- 79.5 Kg
- Division
- —
- Italian
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyNino Benvenuti · 82 wins
KO/TKO
35
Decision
42
Other
5
Tom Bethea · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (90 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Nino Benvenuti
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought May 8, 1971
Tom Bethea
LLLWD
L3 streak · last fought Nov 11, 1978
Common Questions
- Have Nino Benvenuti and Tom Bethea ever fought each other?
- Yes. Nino Benvenuti and Tom Bethea have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Nino Benvenuti or Tom Bethea?
- Nino Benvenuti is 82-7-1 and Tom Bethea is 3-7-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Nino Benvenuti has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Nino Benvenuti or Tom Bethea?
- Nino Benvenuti has 35 knockout wins and Tom Bethea has 2. Nino Benvenuti has more.
- Do Nino Benvenuti and Tom Bethea have any common opponents?
- Nino Benvenuti and Tom Bethea share 2 common opponents: Carlos Monzón and Luis Manuel Rodríguez. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nino Benvenuti and Tom Bethea?
- This comparison is drawn from 90 bouts tracked for Nino Benvenuti and 11 bouts tracked for Tom Bethea. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.