Record details

Benny Bass

"Little Fish"

Lightweight

Male

(Benjamin Baruch J. Bass)
USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: December 4, 1903, Kiev, Ukraine
Died: June 25, 1975, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5ft 1 1/2in, mt 1,56

Amateur Results


1920
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- July 14	Frankie Genaro (USA)	New York City, New York	LPTS 3
New York City, New York, Olympic Trials, 112 lbs

Professional record


1919
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Dec. 2	Jack Martin	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1


1920 Inactive

1921
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Matty Dechter	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
= Mar. 2	Young Monroe	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
+ Mar. 8	Young Joe Tuber	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 22	Sailor Joe Kelly	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Apr. 2	Young Joe Tuber	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Apr. 5	Willie Tasker	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 9	Harry Roth	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
- Apr. 26	Johnny Royce	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 8
= May 3	Sailor Joe Kelly	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 8
+ Sept. 24	Leo Reynolds	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 3
+ Oct. 10	Bobby Allen	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 3
+ Oct. 20	Leo Vincent	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Nov. 18	Whitey Langdon	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Nov. 23	Sailor Joe Kelly	Philadelphia, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 2	Tommy Gorman	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
- Dec. 12	Billy Devine	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6

1922
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 12	Joe Bradley	Philadelphia, United States	KO 4
+ Jan. 13	Terry Hanlon	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
- Jan. 16	Tommy Murray	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Feb. 10	Sailor Joe Kelly	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
= Mar. 3	Mickey Wolgast	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 17	Bobby McLeod	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Apr. 3	Jack Lester	Atlantic City, United States	KO 8
+ Apr. 20	Chick Kansas	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ May 5	Joe Bradley	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ June 13	Young Coster	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3
- July 7	Chick Kansas	Philadelphia, United States	LDQ 3
- July 18	Jimmy Mendo	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
+ July 31	Marty Burns	Atlantic City, United States	KO 8
+ Aug. 18	Frankie Ferro	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
+ Aug. 21	Joe Nelson	Atlantic City, United States	KO 8
+ Aug. 23	Joe McGovern	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
- Oct. 13	Young Sharkey	Philadelphia, United States	KO by 1
+ Oct. 30	Rosey Stoy	Lancaster, United States	L 8
+ Nov. 9	Jack Perry	Philadelphia, United States	L 8
* Nov. 30	Billy Mascott	Philadelphia, United States	ND 8
* Dec. 12	Cuddy DeMarco	Philadelphia, United States	ND 8
+ Dec. 25	Tommy Murray	Philadelphia, United States	L 8

1923
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 8	Battling Mack	Philadelphia, United States	L 8
* Feb. 27	Kid Kansas	Reading, United States	L 3
- Mar. 1	Bobby Garcia	New York, United States	L 6
+ Apr. 16	Al Gordon	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 8
+ June 18	Mike Moran	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 8
+ July 30	Chick Kansas	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 8
+ Aug. 16	Eddie O'Keefe	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 30	Johnny Dixon	Atlantic City, United States	W 10
- Oct. 22	Pete Sarmiento	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
- Nov. 29	Tommy Murray	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Dec. 14	Joe Nelson	Philadelphia, United States	W 10

1924
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 18	Martin Judge	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 28	K.O. Leonard	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 11	Jack Lester	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 25	Joe Nelson	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 14	Buck Fleming	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 4	Joey Clein	Milwaukee, United States	TKO 2
+ Apr. 7	Mickey Diamond	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1
+ Apr. 15	George Wolgast	Boston, United States	KO 1
+ Apr. 25	Sammy Craden	Milwaukee, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 29	Johnny Brown	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3
+ June 13	Teddy Joyce	Aurora, United States	WDQ 2
+ July 21	Spencer Gardner	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 20	Spencer Gardner	Newport, United States	KO 6
- Sept. 5	Chick Suggs	Newport, United States	KO 10
+ Sept. 8	Al Markie	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3
+ Oct. 1	Frankie Mandot	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1
+ Oct. 3	Terry Martin	Providence, United States	W 10
- Oct. 20	Pete Sarmiento	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 24	Tommy Noble	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
- Nov. 25	Andy Martin	Providence, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 8	Tommy Noble	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 25	Earl Baird	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3

1925
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 14	Willie Harvey	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 2	Joey Schwartz	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Mar. 9	Joey Schwartz	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 20	Johnny Sheppard	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ June 8	Johnny Sheppard	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ June 30	Steve Smith	Cleveland, United States	TKO 10
* Aug. 11	Johnny Farr	Cleveland, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 14	Battling Mack	Camden, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 24	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 12	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 2	Lew Mayrs	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 16	Jose Lombardo	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 26	Joe Ryder	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 7	Harry Scott	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 2

1926
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Joe Nelson	Camden, United States	KO 4
+ Jan. 11	Leo (Kid) Roy	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 18	Al Corbett	Cleveland, United States	KO 1
= Feb. 17	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 10
- Mar. 1	Pete Sarmiento	Cleveland, United States	LDQ 6
+ Mar. 10	Wilbur Cohen	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 7
+ Apr. 19	Ralph Repman	Lancaster, United States	KO 3
- June 8	Andy Martin	Providence, United States	L 10
+ June 24	Billy Kennedy	New York, United States	KO 7
+ July 2	Georges Amblard	Atlantic City, United States	Draw 8
= July 12	Dick Finnegan	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 10
+ July 29	Johnny Farr	New York, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 1	Babe Herman	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 15	Jack Ruskin	Atlantic City, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 20	Johnny Mosely	Philadelphia, United States	KO 9
+ Oct. 18	Frankie Garcia	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
- Nov. 23	Babe Herman	Cleveland, United States	L 12
+ Dec. 8	Benny Cross	Newark, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 10	Johnny Sheppard	Boston, United States	W 10

1927
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Red Chapman	New York, United States	WDQ 1
+ Mar. 21	Joe Glick	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
* Apr. 11	Joe Glick	Philadelphia, United States	W 3
+ May 2	Chick Suggs	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ June 16	Dominick Petrone	Long Island City, Queens	W 10
+ June 27	Joe Glick	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ July 14	Mickey Doyle	Wilkes-Barre, United States	TKO 5
+ Aug. 3	Tommy Crowley	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 10	Johnny Farr	Cleveland, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 16	Joey Williams	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
+ Sept. 12	Red Chapman	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
vacant National Boxing Association World Featherweight Title
+ Oct. 17	Mike Ballerino	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
* Dec. 9	Johnny Farr	Detroit, United States	ND 10
+ Dec. 12	Johnny Sheppard	Providence, United States	W 10

1928
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 2	Pete Nebo	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 30	Wilbur Cohen	Atlantic City, United States	L 8
- Feb. 10	Tony Canzoneri	New York, United States	L 15
National Boxing Association World Featherweight Title
+ June 11	Tommy Liberto	Atlantic City, United States	L 8
- June 18	Pete Nebo	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 13	Jimmy Burns	Atlantic City, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 27	Tony Russo	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 2
+ Sept. 10	Harry Blitman	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
Pennsylvania State Featherweight Title
- Oct. 29	Phil McGraw	Philadelphia, United States	LDQ 4
+ Nov. 15	Dominick Petrone	Wilkes-Barre, United States	TKO 1
+ Dec. 10	Gaston Charles	Philadelphia, United States	W 10

1929
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 14	Davey Abad	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 18	Joe Rivers	Saint Louis, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 28	Red Chapman	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1
- Feb. 6	Henry Lenard	Saint Louis, United States	LDQ 3
+ Feb. 11	Harry Forbes	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 18	Steve Smith	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 28	Davey Abad	Saint Louis, United States	W 10
- Mar. 19	Davey Abad	Saint Louis, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 25	Harry Forbes	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 29	Johnny Farr	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ May 6	Petey Mack	New York, United States	W 10
+ May 23	Steve Smith	North Braddock, United States	W 10
+ July 18	Augie Pisano	Newark, United States	W 10
+ July 26	Calvin Reed	Atlantic City, United States	W 8
+ July 31	Benny 'Kid' Carter	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 23	Charley Goodman	Long Branch, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 18	Armando Santiago	Philadelphia, United States	WDQ 2
- Sept. 27	Johnny Datto	Chicago, United States	LDQ 4
+ Oct. 11	Armando Santiago	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 5	Jimmy Mendo	Saint Louis, United States	KO 1
+ Nov. 11	Eddie Reed	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 2	Jim El Zaird	Philadelphia, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 20	Tod Morgan	New York, United States	KO 2
NYSAC World Super Featherweight Title

1930
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 3	Davey Abad	Saint Louis, United States	TKO 4
- Feb. 7	Sammy Fuller	Boston, United States	LDQ 5
= Feb. 22	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Milwaukee, United States	Draw 10
- Mar. 28	Eddie Shea	Saint Louis, United States	KO 10
+ June 10	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Milwaukee, United States	KO 3
+ June 23	Joey Goodman	North Braddock, United States	W 10
- July 21	Tony Canzoneri	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 3	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Des Moines, United States	LDQ 10
- Sept. 10	Tommy Cello	Peoria, United States	LDQ 2
+ Sept. 15	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Des Moines, United States	KO 10
- Oct. 6	Mike Dundee	Davenport, United States	KO 10
+ Oct. 27	Bud Mangino	Trenton, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 24	Lew Massey	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 2	Al Bryant	Allentown, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 8	Johnny Jadick	Philadelphia, United States	W 10

1931
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 5	Lew Massey	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 16	Bud Taylor	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 2
- Mar. 30	Young Joe Firpo	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 13	Young Joe Firpo	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ May 4	Eddie Mack	Philadelphia, United States	KO 3
+ June 26	Georgie Day	Atlantic City, United States	KO 2
- July 15	Kid Chocolate	Philadelphia, United States	TKO by 7
National Boxing Association World Super Featherweight Title
- Nov. 30	Jackie Pilkington	Philadelphia, United States	LDQ 5
+ Dec. 18	Sid Lampe	Wilmington, United States	KO 3
+ Dec. 25	Prince Saunders	Philadelphia, United States	KO 7

1932
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 9	Wesley Ramey	Saint Louis, United States	LDQ 10
- Mar. 14	Frank Bojarski	Pittsburgh, United States	LDQ 3
+ Apr. 14	Mickey Doyle	Wilmington, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 15	Young Zazzarino	Jersey City, United States	KO 5
+ May 25	Harry Dublinsky	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
= June 7	Harry Carlton	Jersey City, United States	Draw 10
+ July 25	Ernie Ratner	Staten Island, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 26	Young Patsy Wallace	Atlantic City, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 12	Tony Falco	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 5	Eddie Reilly	New York, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 12	Dominick Petrone	New York, United States	TKO 3

1933
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	Sid Lampe	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 22	Phil Zwick	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 8	Joe Ghnouly	Saint Louis, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 4	Johnny Farr	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 17	Jackie Willis	Atlantic City, United States	W 8
+ May 22	Buster Brown	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 7	Buster Brown	Atlantic City, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 21	Jack Portney	Atlantic City, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 30	Stumpy Jacobs	Virginia Beach, United States	W 8
- Sept. 4	Davey Abad	Houston, United States	LDQ 7
+ Oct. 2	Stumpy Jacobs	Atlantic City, United States	W 8
+ Dec. 27	Eddie Cool	Philadelphia, United States	W 10

1934
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Mar. 12	Cleto Locatelli	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 9	Jimmy Leto	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 2
- Apr. 30	Cleto Locatelli	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ July 31	Johnny Jadick	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
- Aug. 27	Petey Sarron	Washington, United States	LDQ 6
+ Aug. 31	Eddie Shea	Atlantic City, United States	KO 2
- Sept. 24	Petey Sarron	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 3	Frankie Wallace	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 20	Baby Kid Chocolate	Atlantic City, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 25	Jimmy Brady	Newark, United States	W 10

1935
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 18	Eddie Cool	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 22	Mike Marshall	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 12	Mike Marshall	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 29	Tony Falco	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ May 27	Mose Butch	Millvale, United States	W 10
+ July 23	Frankie Wallace	Lancaster, United States	W 8
+ July 26	Johnny Craven	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
- July 29	Jimmy Leto	Hartford, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 21	Johnny Craven	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 27	Mike Marshall	Leiperville, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 11	George Gibbs	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
- Nov. 11	Jack Portney	Baltimore, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 6	Charley Burns	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 25	Johnny Craven	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2

1936
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Dec. 4	Dave Finn	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 18	Joey Zodda	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1

1937
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 14	Joey Allen	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 22	Freddie Cochrane	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 5	Gene Gallotto	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 12	Andy Bundy	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 18	Charley Gomer	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 8	Johnny Cabello	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 16	Gene Gallotto	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ June 15	Tommy Cross	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
- July 27	Henry Armstrong	Philadelphia, United States	KO by 4


1938 Inactive

1939
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 10	Young Chappie	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 13	Norman Rahn	Philadelphia, United States	W 10

1940
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 22	Tony Sarullo	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Feb. 2	Norman Rahn	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1
= Mar. 4	Jimmy Tygh	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 10
- Apr. 8	Jimmy Tygh	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
- May 7	Tommy Spiegal	Philadelphia, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 243, Won: 187 (101 inside the limit), Lost: 41 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 7, NC: 0, ND: 4

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"Little Fish"

Lightweight

Amateur Results

Professional record

Summary

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