Bernard Benton

Bernard Benton (born January 6, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio) is a retired American professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division who held the WBC and Lineal Cruiserweight championship of the world.

Professional boxing career[]

Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles with a decision win over Alfonso Ratcliff in 1985.^[1] He was due to defend against David Pearce who had knocked him out in a previous amateur bout. Benton declined to fight Pearce and subsequently lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos De León via decision the following year. He retired in 1995.

Professional boxing record[]

21 Wins (9 knockouts, 12 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw [2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	10-2	Jim "The Dean" Huffman	PTS	12	1995-01-13	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	Ohio Heavyweight Title.
Win	10-46	Rocky Bentley	PTS	8	1993-01-15	Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win	8-19-1	Bruce "The Truce" Johnson	KO	4	1992-11-04	Toledo, Ohio, United States
Loss	17-1	Alex Garcia	TKO	2	1990-10-09	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round.
Loss	21-1	Pierre Coetzer	KO	1	1987-09-28	Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss	39-4	Carlos De Leon	MD	12	1986-03-22	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles
Win	20-2	Alfonzo Ratliff	UD	12	1985-09-21	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles
Loss	10-0	Boone Pultz	UD	12	1985-03-27	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	9-6-1	Stanley "The Boss" Ross	UD	10	1985-02-05	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	8-2, 6-4, 5-3.
Loss	11-1	Marvis Frazier	UD	10	1984-10-23	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	0-10, 2-7, 2-7.
Win	13-2	Ricky Parkey	PTS	12	1984-09-11	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win	9-0	Pierre Coetzer	PTS	10	1984-07-16	Durban, South Africa
Win	29-1	Monte Masters	TKO	8	1984-06-12	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the eighth round.
Win	3-1	Mark "Storm" Young	TKO	2	1984-05-22	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win	10-1	Mike Croley	PTS	6	1984-05-15	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	3-9-1	Larry Roberson	PTS	8	1984-05-03	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Draw	3-6-1	Jim Lemming	PTS	6	1984-04-10	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	--	Jeff Sherman	KO	4	1983-01-08	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	11-8	Terry Mims	TKO	3	1982-10-20	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	4-14	Reggie "The Ruffian" Fleming	KO	3	1982-06-27	Highland Heights, Ohio, United States
Win	7-15	Henry "Bulldog" Patterson	PTS	4	1982-04-09	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	1-4	Johnny Pitts	PTS	4	1982-03-27	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	3-2	Brady Wills	PTS	4	1982-01-30	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	1-1	Frank "Dairy" Farmer	KO	2	1981-10-23	Toledo, Ohio, United States
Loss	1-0	Donnie "Master of Disaster" Long	PTS	4	1981-09-27	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	--	Aaron Sherlock	TKO	2	1981-08-09	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	5-17	Tim "Senator" Johnson	KO	2	1981-07-02	Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win	--	Charles Wooten	PTS	4	1981-06-12	Detroit, Michigan, United States

See also[]

• List of cruiserweight boxing champions
• List of WBC world champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Bernard Benton from BoxRec
• Bernard "Bull" Benton - CBZ Profile