Super featherweight · United States

Benny Bass

190-41-10, 2 NC 72 KO · 1919–1940

Benny Bass was a super featherweight boxer from United States, born Dec 4, 1904. Record 190-41-10, 2 NC with 72 knockouts over 1919–1940. World titles: WBA super featherweight (1929–1931), WBA featherweight (1927–1928). Benny Bass last fought Tommy Speigal on May 7, 1940 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.

Also: Бенни Басс · Бенні Басс · بيني باس
+4 moreベニー・バス · Benjamin Baruch J. Bass · Benny Bass、男性 · Басс, Бенни
BornDec 4, 1904
DiedJun 24, 1975
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Height156 cm
Reach162.5 cm
NicknameLittle Fish
DebutDec 2, 1919
Career1919–1940
Rounds boxed1327
KO share38%
Born inKyiv, Russian Empire (modern-day Ukraine)
TitlesWBA featherweight · 1927–1928; WBA super featherweight · 1929–1931
Boxerbook rating1494 ± 349 · inactive since May 1940Why here ›
Confirmed bouts15 of 243

Career record

Record
190-41-10, 2 NC, 72 KOs · 1919–1940

Last result

L
Tommy Speigal
For USA Pennsylvania State lightweight title
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
1940-05-07 ›
✓ one source

The record

243 bouts, 1919–1940, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.Wikidata: 152-28-5
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Tommy Speigal
For USA Pennsylvania State lightweight title
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 190-40-10 · Speigal —
1940-05-07 ›
✓ one source
L
Jimmy Tygh
MD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 190-39-10 · Tygh —
1940-04-08 ›
✓ one source
D
Jimmy Tygh
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 190-39-9 · Tygh —
1940-03-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Norman Rahn
KO 1/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 189-39-9 · Rahn —
1940-02-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Sarullo
PTS 8/8 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 188-39-9 · Sarullo —
1940-01-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Norman Rahn
UD 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 187-39-9 · Rahn —
1939-10-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Chappie
KO 2/10 · Cambria Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 186-39-9 · Chappie —
1939-08-10 ›
✓ one source
L
KO 4/10 · National League Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 186-38-9 · Armstrong 66-13-7
1937-07-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Tommy Cross
SD 10/10 · National League Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 185-38-9 · Cross —
1937-06-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Gene Gallotto
UD 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 184-38-9 · Gallotto —
1937-04-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Cabello
KO 2/10 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 183-38-9 · Cabello —
1937-04-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Gomer
PTS 10/10 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 182-38-9 · Gomer —
1937-03-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Andy Bundy
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 181-38-9 · Bundy —
1937-03-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Gene Gallotto
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 180-38-9 · Gallotto —
1937-02-05 ›
✓ one source
W
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 179-38-9 · Cochrane 25-13-4
1937-01-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Joey Allen
PTS 10/10 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 178-38-9 · Allen —
1937-01-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Zodda
KO 1/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 177-38-9 · Zodda —
1936-12-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Dave Finn
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 176-38-9 · Finn —
1936-12-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Craven
TKO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 175-38-9 · Craven —
1935-12-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Burns
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 174-38-9 · Burns —
1935-12-06 ›
✓ one source
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Jack Portney
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bass 174-37-9 · Portney —
1935-11-11 ›
✓ one source
W
George Gibbs
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 173-37-9 · Gibbs —
1935-10-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Marshall
PTS 10/10 · Open Air Arena, Leiperville, 🇺🇸
Bass 172-37-9 · Marshall —
1935-08-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Craven
PTS 10/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Bass 171-37-9 · Craven —
1935-08-21 ›
✓ one source
L
Jimmy Leto
PTS 10/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Bass 171-36-9 · Leto —
1935-07-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Craven
PTS 10/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Bass 170-36-9 · Craven —
1935-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Wallace
SD 8/8 · Maple Grove Field House, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Bass 169-36-9 · Wallace —
1935-07-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Mose Butch
SD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Bass 168-36-9 · Butch —
1935-05-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Falco
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 167-36-9 · Falco —
1935-04-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Marshall
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 166-36-9 · Marshall —
1935-04-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Marshall
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 165-36-9 · Marshall —
1935-03-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Eddie Cool
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 165-35-9 · Cool —
1935-02-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Brady
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Bass 164-35-9 · Brady —
1934-12-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Baby Kid Chocolate
TKO 2/8 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 163-35-9 · Chocolate —
1934-12-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Wallace
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 162-35-9 · Wallace —
1934-12-03 ›
✓ one source
L
Petey Sarron 🇺🇸
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 162-34-9 · Sarron 83-18-11
1934-09-24 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Eddie Shea
KO 2/10 · Bader Field, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 161-34-9 · Shea —
1934-08-31 ›
✓ one source
L
Petey Sarron 🇺🇸
DQ 6/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Bass 161-33-9 · Sarron 82-18-11
1934-08-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Johnny Jadick 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 160-33-9 · Jadick 89-27-5
1934-07-31 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
SD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 160-32-9 · Locatelli —
1934-04-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Leto
RTD 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 159-32-9 · Leto —
1934-04-09 ›
✓ one source
D
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 159-32-8 · Locatelli —
1934-03-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Cool
Won vacant USA Pennsylvania State lightweight title
SD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 158-32-8 · Cool —
1933-12-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Stumpy Jacobs
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 157-32-8 · Jacobs —
1933-10-02 ›
✓ one source
L
Davey Abad
DQ 7/10 · Buffalo Stadium, Houston, 🇺🇸
Bass 157-31-8 · Abad —
1933-09-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Stumpy Jacobs
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Virginia Beach, 🇺🇸
Bass 156-31-8 · Jacobs —
1933-08-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Portney
KO 2/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 155-31-8 · Portney —
1933-08-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Buster Brown 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 154-31-8 · Brown —
1933-08-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Buster Brown 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bass 153-31-8 · Brown —
1933-05-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Jackie Willis
PTS 8/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 152-31-8 · Willis —
1933-04-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Farr
PTS 8/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 151-31-8 · Farr —
1933-04-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Ghnouly
MD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 150-31-8 · Ghnouly —
1933-03-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Phil Zwick 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 149-31-8 · Zwick —
1933-02-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Sid Lampe
KO 2/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 148-31-8 · Lampe —
1933-01-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Dominick Petrone
TKO 3/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 147-31-8 · Petrone —
1932-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Reilly
KO 1/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 146-31-8 · Reilly —
1932-12-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Falco
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 145-31-8 · Falco —
1932-09-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Patsy Wallace
PTS 10/10 · Atlantic City Auditorium, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 144-31-8 · Wallace —
1932-08-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Ernie Ratner
PTS 10/10 · Thompson's Stadium, Staten Island, 🇺🇸
Bass 143-31-8 · Ratner —
1932-07-25 ›
✓ one source
D
Harry Carlton
PTS 10/10 · Oakland Outdoor Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Bass 143-31-7 · Carlton —
1932-06-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Dublinsky
SD 10/10 · Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 142-31-7 · Dublinsky —
1932-05-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Zazzarino
KO 5/10 · Hollywood Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Bass 141-31-7 · Zazzarino —
1932-04-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Mickey Doyle
KO 2/8 · Auditorium, Wilmington, 🇺🇸
Bass 140-31-7 · Doyle —
1932-04-14 ›
✓ one source
L
Frank Bojarski
DQ 3/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Bass 140-30-7 · Bojarski —
1932-03-14 ›
✓ one source
L
Wesley Ramey 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 140-29-7 · Ramey 43-3-6
1932-03-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Prince Saunders
KO 7/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 139-29-7 · Saunders —
1931-12-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Sid Lampe
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Wilmington, 🇺🇸
Bass 138-29-7 · Lampe —
1931-12-18 ›
✓ one source
L
DQ 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 138-28-7 · Pilkington —
1931-11-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Lost NBA and The Ring junior-lightweight titles
TKO 7/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 138-27-7 · Montalvo —
1931-07-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Georgie Day
TKO 2/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 137-27-7 · Day —
1931-06-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Mack
KO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 136-27-7 · Mack —
1931-05-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Joe Firpo
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 135-27-7 · Firpo —
1931-04-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Young Joe Firpo
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 135-26-7 · Firpo —
1931-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Bud Taylor 🇺🇸
TKO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 134-26-7 · Taylor 116-31-16
1931-02-16 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Lew Massey
Retained NBA and The Ring junior-lightweight titles
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 133-26-7 · Massey —
1931-01-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Jadick 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 132-26-7 · Jadick 67-13-2
1930-12-08 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Al Bryant
UD 10/10 · Manhattan Auditorium, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Bass 131-26-7 · Bryant —
1930-12-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Bud Mangino
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 130-26-7 · Mangino —
1930-11-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Bud Mangino
KO 8/10 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Bass 129-26-7 · Mangino —
1930-10-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Mike Dundee
10 · Coliseum, Davenport, 🇺🇸
Bass 129-25-7 · Dundee —
1930-10-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
10 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Bass 128-25-7 · Anderson —
1930-09-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Tommy Cello
DQ 2/10 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Bass 128-24-7 · Cello —
1930-09-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
10 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Bass 127-24-7 · Anderson —
1930-09-03 ›
✓ one source
L
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 127-23-7 · Canzoneri 74-7-9
1930-07-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Joey Goodman
SD 10/10 · Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, 🇺🇸
Bass 126-23-7 · Goodman —
1930-06-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
KO 3/10 · Borchert Field, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Bass 125-23-7 · Anderson —
1930-06-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Eddie Shea
NBA and The Ring junior-lightweight titles at stake
10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 125-22-7 · Shea —
1930-03-28 ›
✓ one source
D
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Bass 125-22-6 · Anderson —
1930-02-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Sammy Fuller
DQ 5/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Bass 125-21-6 · Fuller —
1930-02-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Davey Abad
Retained NBA and The Ring junior-lightweight titles
TKO 4/10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 124-21-6 · Abad —
1930-02-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Tod Morgan 🇺🇸
Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring junior-lightweight titles
KO 2/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 123-21-6 · Morgan 71-17-23
1929-12-20 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jim El Zaird
KO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 122-21-6 · Zaird —
1929-12-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Reed
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 121-21-6 · Reed —
1929-11-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Mendo
KO 1/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 120-21-6 · Mendo —
1929-11-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Armando Santiago
KO 2/10 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 119-21-6 · Santiago —
1929-10-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Datto
DQ 2/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bass 119-20-6 · Datto —
1929-09-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Armando Santiago
DQ 2/10 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 118-20-6 · Santiago —
1929-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Goodman
TKO 2/10 · Municipal Stadium, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Bass 117-20-6 · Goodman —
1929-08-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Benny Carter
PTS 10/10 · Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Bass 116-20-6 · Carter —
1929-07-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Calvin Reed
PTS 8/8 · Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 115-20-6 · Reed —
1929-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Augie Pisano
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Bass 114-20-6 · Pisano —
1929-07-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Steve Smith
PTS 10/10 · Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, 🇺🇸
Bass 113-20-6 · Smith —
1929-05-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Petey Mack
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 112-20-6 · Mack —
1929-05-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Farr
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 111-20-6 · Farr —
1929-04-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Forbes 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 110-20-6 · Forbes 97-24-27
1929-03-25 ›
✓ one source
L
Davey Abad
10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 110-19-6 · Abad —
1929-03-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Davey Abad
10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 109-19-6 · Abad —
1929-02-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Steve Smith
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 108-19-6 · Smith —
1929-02-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Forbes 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bass 107-19-6 · Forbes 97-23-27
1929-02-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Henry Lenard 🇺🇸
DQ 3/10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 107-18-6 · Lenard —
1929-02-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Red Chapman
KO 1/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 106-18-6 · Chapman —
1929-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Rivers
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bass 105-18-6 · Rivers —
1929-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Davey Abad
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 104-18-6 · Abad —
1929-01-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Gaston Charles
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 103-18-6 · Charles —
1928-12-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Dominick Petrone
TKO 1/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Bass 102-18-6 · Petrone —
1928-11-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Phil McGraw
DQ 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 102-17-6 · McGraw —
1928-10-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Blitman
Retained USA Pennsylvania State featherweight title
KO 6/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 101-17-6 · Blitman —
1928-09-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Russo
TKO 2/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 100-17-6 · Russo —
1928-08-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Burns
KO 1/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 99-17-6 · Burns —
1928-08-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Pete Nebo 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 99-16-6 · Nebo —
1928-06-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Liberto
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 98-16-6 · Liberto —
1928-06-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Lost NBA featherweight title
SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 98-15-6 · Canzoneri 46-3-7
1928-02-10 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Wilbur Cohen
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 97-15-6 · Cohen —
1928-01-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Pete Nebo 🇺🇸
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 96-15-6 · Nebo —
1928-01-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Sheppard
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Bass 95-15-6 · Sheppard —
1927-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Farr
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Bass 94-15-6 · Farr —
1927-12-09 ›
✓ one source
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 93-15-6 · Ballerino 44-30-17
1927-10-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Red Chapman
Won inaugural NBA featherweight title
UD 10/10 · Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 92-15-6 · Chapman —
1927-09-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Williams
KO 8/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Bass 91-15-6 · Williams —
1927-08-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Farr
UD 10/10 · Olympic Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Bass 90-15-6 · Farr —
1927-08-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Crowley
KO 2/10 · Harrogate Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 89-15-6 · Crowley —
1927-08-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Mickey Doyle
Won vacant USA Pennsylvania State featherweight title
KO 5/10 · Artillery Park, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Bass 88-15-6 · Doyle —
1927-07-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Glick 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 87-15-6 · Glick 86-23-17
1927-06-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Dominick Petrone
PTS 10/10 · Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, 🇺🇸
Bass 86-15-6 · Petrone —
1927-06-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Chick Suggs
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 85-15-6 · Suggs —
1927-05-02 ›
✓ one source
NC
Joe Glick 🇺🇸
NC 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 85-15-6 · Glick 84-23-17
1927-04-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Joe Glick 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 84-15-6 · Glick 83-22-17
1927-03-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Red Chapman
DQ 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 83-15-6 · Chapman —
1927-01-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Sheppard
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Bass 82-15-6 · Sheppard —
1926-12-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Benny Cross
10 · 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Bass 81-15-6 · Cross —
1926-12-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Babe Herman 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bass 81-14-6 · Herman —
1926-11-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Garcia
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Bass 80-14-6 · Garcia —
1926-10-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Mosely
KO 9/10 · Carnival Park, West Manayunk, 🇺🇸
Bass 79-14-6 · Mosely —
1926-09-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Ruskin
KO 2/6 · Airport, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 78-14-6 · Ruskin —
1926-09-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Babe Herman 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 77-14-6 · Herman —
1926-09-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Farr
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 76-14-6 · Farr —
1926-07-29 ›
✓ one source
D
Dick Finnegan
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 76-14-5 · Finnegan —
1926-07-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Georges Amblard
8 · Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 75-14-5 · Amblard —
1926-07-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Kennedy
KO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 74-14-5 · Kennedy —
1926-06-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Andy Martin
PTS 10/10 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Bass 74-13-5 · Martin —
1926-06-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Ralph Repman
KO 3/8 · Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Bass 73-13-5 · Repman —
1926-04-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Wilbur Cohen
TKO 7/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 72-13-5 · Cohen —
1926-03-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Pete Sarmiento
DQ 6/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bass 72-12-5 · Sarmiento —
1926-03-01 ›
✓ one source
D
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
MD 10/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 72-12-4 · Anderson —
1926-02-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Corbett
KO 1/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bass 71-12-4 · Corbett —
1926-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Roy 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 70-12-4 · Roy —
1926-01-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Nelson
TKO 4/8 · Convention Hall, Camden, 🇺🇸
Bass 69-12-4 · Nelson —
1926-01-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Scott
TKO 2/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 68-12-4 · Scott —
1925-12-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Ryder
PTS 10/10 · Adelphia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 67-12-4 · Ryder —
1925-11-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Jose Lombardo
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 66-12-4 · Lombardo —
1925-11-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Lew Mayrs
KO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 65-12-4 · Mayrs —
1925-11-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 64-12-4 · Anderson —
1925-10-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Cowboy Eddie Anderson
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 63-12-4 · Anderson —
1925-09-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Battling Mack
TKO 3/8 · Public Service Ball Park, Camden, 🇺🇸
Bass 62-12-4 · Mack —
1925-08-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Farr
10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Bass 61-12-4 · Farr —
1925-08-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Steve Smith
10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Bass 60-12-4 · Smith —
1925-06-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Sheppard
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 59-12-4 · Sheppard —
1925-06-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Sheppard
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 58-12-4 · Sheppard —
1925-04-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Schwartz
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 57-12-4 · Schwartz —
1925-03-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Schwartz
TKO 6/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 56-12-4 · Schwartz —
1925-02-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Willie Kid Harvey
KO 2/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 55-12-4 · Harvey —
1925-01-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Earl Baird
KO 3/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 54-12-4 · Baird —
1924-12-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Noble 🇬🇧
PTS 10/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 53-12-4 · Noble —
1924-12-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Andy Martin
PTS 10/10 · Infantry Hall, Providence, 🇺🇸
Bass 53-11-4 · Martin —
1924-11-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Noble 🇬🇧
PTS 10/10 · 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 52-11-4 · Noble —
1924-11-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Pete Sarmiento
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Bass 52-10-4 · Sarmiento —
1924-10-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Terry Martin
PTS 10/10 · Infantry Hall, Providence, 🇺🇸
Bass 51-10-4 · Martin —
1924-10-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Mandot
KO 1/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 50-10-4 · Mandot —
1924-10-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Markie
KO 3/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 49-10-4 · Markie —
1924-09-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Chick Suggs
10 · Newport, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Bass 49-9-4 · Suggs —
1924-09-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Spencer Gardner
KO 6/10 · Freebody Park, Newport, 🇺🇸
Bass 48-9-4 · Gardner —
1924-08-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Spencer Gardner
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 47-9-4 · Gardner —
1924-07-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Teddy Joyce
DQ 2/8 · Sager's Arena, Aurora, 🇺🇸
Bass 46-9-4 · Joyce —
1924-06-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Brown
KO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 45-9-4 · Brown —
1924-04-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Craden
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Bass 44-9-4 · Craden —
1924-04-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Wolgast
KO 1/8 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Bass 43-9-4 · Wolgast —
1924-04-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Mickey Diamond
KO 1/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 42-9-4 · Diamond —
1924-04-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Clein
TKO 2/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Bass 41-9-4 · Clein —
1924-04-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Buck Fleming
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 40-9-4 · Fleming —
1924-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Nelson
UD 8/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 39-9-4 · Nelson —
1924-02-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Lester
KO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 38-9-4 · Lester —
1924-02-11 ›
✓ one source
W
KO Leonard
KO 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 37-9-4 · Leonard —
1924-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Nelson
KO 2/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 36-9-4 · Nelson —
1924-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Nelson
PTS 10/10 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 35-9-4 · Nelson —
1923-12-14 ›
✓ one source
L
Tommy Murray
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 35-8-4 · Murray —
1923-11-29 ›
✓ one source
L
Pete Sarmiento
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 35-7-4 · Sarmiento —
1923-10-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Dixon
10 · Airport, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 34-7-4 · Dixon —
1923-08-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie O'Keefe
TKO 3/8 · Airport, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 33-7-4 · O'Keefe —
1923-08-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Chick Kansas
8 · Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 32-7-4 · Kansas —
1923-07-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Mike Moran
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 31-7-4 · Moran —
1923-06-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Gordon
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 30-7-4 · Gordon —
1923-04-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Bobby Garcia
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bass 30-6-4 · Garcia —
1923-03-01 ›
✓ one source
NC
Kid Kansas
NC 3/8 · Armory, Reading, 🇺🇸
Bass 30-6-4 · Kansas —
1923-02-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Battling Mack
8 · Adelphia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 29-6-4 · Mack —
1923-02-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Murray
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 28-6-4 · Murray —
1922-12-25 ›
✓ one source
L
Cuddy DeMarco
8 · 20th Century A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 28-5-4 · DeMarco —
1922-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Mascott
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 27-5-4 · Mascott —
1922-11-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Perry
8 · Chestnut Street Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 26-5-4 · Perry —
1922-11-09 ›
✓ one source
L
Rosey Stoy
8 · Western Market House, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Bass 26-4-4 · Stoy —
1922-10-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Sharkey
KO 1/8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 25-4-4 · Sharkey —
1922-10-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe McGovern
8 · Logan A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 24-4-4 · McGovern —
1922-08-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Nelson
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 23-4-4 · Nelson —
1922-08-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Ferro
8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 22-4-4 · Ferro —
1922-08-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Marty Burns
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 21-4-4 · Burns —
1922-07-31 ›
✓ one source
L
Jimmy Mendo
8 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 21-3-4 · Mendo —
1922-07-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Chick Kansas
DQ 3/6 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 21-2-4 · Kansas —
1922-07-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Coster
KO 3/6 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 20-2-4 · Coster —
1922-06-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Bradley
KO 2/8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 19-2-4 · Bradley —
1922-05-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Chick Kansas
6 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 18-2-4 · Kansas —
1922-04-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Lester
8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Bass 17-2-4 · Lester —
1922-04-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby McLeod
6 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 16-2-4 · McLeod —
1922-03-17 ›
✓ one source
D
Mickey Wolgast
6 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 16-2-3 · Wolgast —
1922-03-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Sailor Joe Kelly
6 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 15-2-3 · Kelly —
1922-02-20 ›
✓ one source
L
Tommy Murray
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 15-1-3 · Murray —
1922-01-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Terry Hanlon
8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 14-1-3 · Hanlon —
1922-01-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Bradley
KO 4/8 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 13-1-3 · Bradley —
1922-01-12 ›
✓ one source
L
Billy Devine
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 13-0-3 · Devine —
1921-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Gorman
KO 2/8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 12-0-3 · Gorman —
1921-12-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Sailor Joe Kelly
4 · Bijou Theater, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 11-0-3 · Kelly —
1921-11-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Whitey Langdon
KO 6/8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 10-0-3 · Langdon —
1921-11-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Vincent
6 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 9-0-3 · Vincent —
1921-10-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Allen
TKO 3/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 8-0-3 · Allen —
1921-10-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Reynolds
TKO 3/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 7-0-3 · Reynolds —
1921-09-24 ›
✓ one source
D
Sailor Joe Kelly
8 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 7-0-2 · Kelly —
1921-05-03 ›
✓ one source
D
Johnny Royce
8 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 7-0-1 · Royce —
1921-04-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Roth
KO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 6-0-1 · Roth —
1921-04-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Willie Tasker
KO 2/6 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 5-0-1 · Tasker —
1921-04-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Joe Tuber
6 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 4-0-1 · Tuber —
1921-04-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Sailor Joe Kelly
6 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 3-0-1 · Kelly —
1921-03-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Joe Tuber
6 · Auditorium A.A., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 2-0-1 · Tuber —
1921-03-08 ›
✓ one source
D
Jimmy Monroe
8 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 2-0-0 · Monroe —
1921-03-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Matty Dechter
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 1-0-0 · Dechter —
1921-01-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Martin
KO 1/6 · Gayety Theater, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bass 0-0-0 · Martin —
1919-12-02 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

1929-12-19 – 1931-07-15
1927-09-12 – 1928-02-10

Facts

What is Benny Bass's record?
Benny Bass's professional record is 190-41-10, 2 NC with 72 knockouts.
Who did Benny Bass fight last?
Benny Bass last fought Tommy Speigal on May 7, 1940 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Benny Bass held?
Benny Bass has held 2 world title reigns: WBA super featherweight (1929–1931), WBA featherweight (1927–1928).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 6765 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/6765. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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