Benny Bass
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| Benny Bass | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Benjamin Baruch J. Bass |
| Nickname(s) | Little Fish |
| Rated at | Featherweight Lightweight |
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| Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 4, 1903 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 243 |
| Wins | 191 |
| Wins by KO | 72 |
| Losses | 41 |
| Draws | 9 |
| No contests | 2 |
Benjamin "Benny" Baruch J. Bass, known as "Little Fish," (December 15, 1904 – June 25, 1975) was an American boxer. He was born in Kiev, Ukraine, with his family emigrating to the United States in 1906; choosing to settle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bass was world featherweight champion and world junior lightweight champion during his career. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Bass as the #17 ranked lightweight of all time.[1] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.[2][3]
Notable bouts
See also
References
- ↑ All-Time Lightweight Rankings. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
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- ↑ Benny Bass' Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Benny Bass from BoxRec
- Cyber Boxing Zone - Benny Bass
- IBHOF Biography - Benny Bass
| Achievements | ||
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| Inaugural Champion | NBA World Featherweight Champion September 12, 1927 – February 10, 1928 |
Succeeded by Tony Canzoneri |
| Preceded by | World Junior Lightweight Champion December 20, 1929 – July 15, 1931 |
Succeeded by Kid Chocolate |
Categories:
- Age error
- Boxrec ID different in Wikidata
- 1904 births
- 1975 deaths
- Imperial Russian emigrants to the United States
- Boxers from Pennsylvania
- Featherweight boxers
- Jewish boxers
- Sportspeople from Kiev
- World featherweight boxing champions
- World super-featherweight boxing champions
- World boxing champions
- Super-featherweight boxers
- American Jews
- American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
- Ukrainian Jews
- Ukrainian emigrants to the United States
- American male boxers
