George Benton Tribute

A tribute to the career of the avoided middleweight boxer and accomplished trainer George Benton. He will be remembered for his unquestionable contributions to the sport of boxing.

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Sports

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• boxing
• boxer
• tko
• ko
• knockout
• george
• benton
• middleweight
• joey
• giardello
• lou
• duva
• holyfield
• whitaker
• meldrick
• taylor
• fight
• fighting
• defense
• shoulder
• roll
• mayweather
• toney

[priapus56]

Who's playing the music? Sounds good enough to be Jimi Hendrix!

[TheGreatA]

@priapus56

That's because it is Jimi Hendrix.

[bradlee180]

Meegwetc, TheGreatA.

RIP George Benton, Fighter and Fight-Teacher.

[diamondman420]

We lost the man with arguably the best mind in boxing history. R.I.P. to a great fighter, great trainer, and even better man.

[carlitoboxing7]

@turningtide1 won 62 (KO 37) + lost 13 (KO 2) + drawn 1

[connymat]

@wamiqm There where a couple guys doing it, not just as good as others..

[turningtide1]

what was benton's record??

[wamiqm]

Floyd Mayweather jr and James Toney copied their style from Benton. I think he invented the shoulder roll and philly shell defense.

[Jrv784]

@fredwill13 he would co-train whitaker with lou duva

[Jrv784]

@13ghappz I don't know when I see this he reminds me of Floyd Mayweather

[fredwill13]

Looks EERILY like pernell whitaker. the feints, the foot work, that "right in front of you, but you still can't hit me" style. Breath-taking to the boxing purist!

[Bfjoll]

Benton was a great. My trainer was trained by him. He trained Holyfield, Whittaker, Frazier, just to name few. He shaped the Philly fight scene.

[tinapbutler]

My Uncle George was the one of the Greatest boxers who ever did it & the Greatest trainer who ever lived!!!! He was a Genius!!!!!! R.I.P. Uncle George!!!! You will be truly missed!!!!!!

[mcdun1]

Great video, a true master.