Benny Bass

Benny Bass
Statistics
Real name	Benjamin Baruch J. Bass
Nickname(s)	Little Fish
Rated at	Featherweight Lightweight
Height	5 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in (1.56 m)
Reach	64 in (163 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	December 4, 1903 Kiev, Ukraine
Died	June 25, 1975 (aged 71) 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

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[4]
Loss	Henry Armstrong	KO	4 (10)	1913-03-05	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Petey Sarron	MD	10	1934-09-24	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Petey Sarron	DQ	6 (10)	1934-08-27	Griffith Stadium, Washington D.C.
Win	Johnny Jadick	PTS	10	1934-07-31	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Wesley Ramey	NWS	10	1932-03-09	Saint Louis Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Kid Chocolate	TKO	7 (10)	1931-07-15	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Lost World Junior Lightweight Title.
Win	Bud Taylor	TKO	2 (10)	1931-02-16	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	Lew Massey	UD	10	1931-01-05	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	Johnny Jadick	UD	10	1930-12-08	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	Lew Massey	UD	10	1930-11-24	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Tony Canzoneri	UD	10	1930-07-21	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	Tod Morgan	KO	2 (15)	1929-12-20	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Won World Junior Lightweight Title.
Loss	Tony Canzoneri	SD	15	1928-02-10	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Lost NBA World Featherweight Title.

See also

• List of select Jewish boxers

References

1. All-Time Lightweight Rankings. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
2. "International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
3. "Benny Bass". Ibhof.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
4. 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