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Benny Bass, known as "Little Fish," (born December 4, 1904, in Kiev, Ukraine; immigrated to the United States in 1906; died June 25, 1975, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American boxer. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
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He was world featherweight champion, and world junior lightweight champion.
Boxing career
Regarding Bass, Jack Dempsey was quoted as saying: "He is the greatest fighter of his weight and inches I have ever set my eyes upon."[1] At a diminutive 5' 2", Benny possessed a bull neck and extraordinary musculature around his shoulders & biceps. He was a powerful force & rarely fought at over 130 pounds. Bass was one of the hardest punchers ever in the featherweight and junior lightweight divisions. Contemporary Ring Magazine writer, Francis Albertani, described Benny as "A deadly puncher, cool as the proverbial pebble under fire and a masterful boxer." William Harrison Jack Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1919 and 1926. ...
By the age of 15, Benny began his amateur career, winning 95 out of an estimated 100 bouts. He earned a shot at representing the U.S. in the Olympics, but lost a heated decision to future world flyweight champion Frankie Genaro in the box-offs. Genaro went on to win the gold medal at flyweight in the 1920 Olympics. Frankie Genaro (August 26, 1901-December 27, 1966) was a former Olympic gold medalist and boxing world flyweight champion. ...
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In 1920, at age 16, Bass won the U.S. Middle States Flyweight Championship. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
Benny turned pro in 1921 under the tutelage of Phil Glassman, who also handled the quintessential Philadelphia fighter, the great Lew Tendler. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...
Over the next three years Benny socked his way to an outstanding record of 53-4 with 1 NC, 2-Draws & 13 ND. Then, the great featherweight champion, Lewis "Kid" Kaplan, resigned the featherweight title due to weight problems leaving a small group of contenders to vie for the vacant crown.
The N.B.A. matched Benny with a leading contender, Morris Kaplan, whose nom de guerre was Red Chapman. Chapman was a mauling bruising in-fighter who had previously lost to Bass (WF-1). Benny and Chapman squared off for the vacant N.B.A. featherweight title on September 19, 1927, in Philadelphia. Upon winning a well-deserved decision Benny Bass became the featherweight champion of the world. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ...
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. ...
On February 10th, 1928, he faced Tony Canzoneri in New York City for the undisputed world title. Even though he lost a 15-round decision along with his title, Bass covered himself with fistic glory in a display of courage & stamina. During the third round of the encounter Bass somehow got his collarbone broken in five places. This kind of injury is excruciatingly painful making even something as simple as clenching your fists & holding them up agonizing. He somehow not only mustered the will too fight on for another 12 rounds; but from the 10th round on, he mounted a furious rally & almost pulled out of an extremely close 15 round split decision loss. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...
Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908-December 9, 1959) was an Italian-American boxer who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana. ...
He then successfully challenged Todd Morgan for the junior lightweight title in 1929. Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Following a successful title defense, he lost the crown to Kid Chocolate on July 15, 1931. Eligio Saldana (January 6, 1910-August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society life during a span of the 1930s. ...
1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...
He retired after two consecutive 10 round losses in 1940.
During a career that lasted until 1940, Bass registered over 200 fights, and wins over such notables as Red Cochrane, Joe Glick, Harry Forbes, Bud Taylor, and Johnny Jadick. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
After all the years of blood and effort Benny was dead broke. As Benny put it: "Everybody who needed money got it from me."Cyber Boxing Zone bio
Benny was no dummy, however, and even though he lacked much formal scholastic training he had a sharp mind, as evinced by his fluency in five languages. Applying himself with the same resolve he had displayed in the ring, Benny passed a Civil Service exam and worked a desk job for the Philadelphia traffic courts for many years.
Hall of Fame Bass was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.[2] The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
Bass, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[3] For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
He is enshrined in the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall Of Fame.
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