Al Benedict
(Albert J. Benedict)

BORN   February 18 1892; Brooklyn, New York
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 192-202 lbs
RACE   White; Italian-American

Benedict was big and strong and carried a solid punch; However, his chin was suspect and he was vulnerable to a heavy punch

Among those he defeated during his career were Jack Taylor, Hank Griffin, Tom Overby, Jack McFarland, and "Soldier" Kenny

He was a White Hope of the teens

1910
Mar 17 Jack Clancy                New York, NY                     KO  1
Mar 17 Frank Kenny                New York, NY                     KO  2
May  2 Jack "Twin" Sullivan       Brooklyn, NY                     LT  5
Sep 19 Kyle Whitney               Glens Falls, NY                  LK  5
          -Some sources report "KO 2"

1911
Mar  1 Jim Coffey                 New York, NY                     LK  8
May 10 Bob Williams               New York, NY                     TK  5
          -Some sources report "TK 4"
May    Arthur Pelkey              New York, NY                      L  5
          -Some sources report "ND 3"
Jun  8 "Sailor" Charles White     Brooklyn, NY                     LK  3
Jun 20 Andy Morris                Boston, Ma                       LK 10
Jul 20 "Young" Hank Griffin       Harrison, NJ                      W  6
Jul 22 Soldier Delaney            New York, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug  8 Tom Overby                 Scranton, Pa                     LK  5
Sep 21 Jim Savage                 New York, NY                     LT  2
Oct 23 Jim Barry                  Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 LK  5
Nov 20 Billy Ketchell             Brooklyn, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1912
Mar    Jim Coffey                 New York, NY, USA                LK  8 
Dec    "Sailor" Charles White                                      LK  1 

1913
Jan 21 Tom Kennedy                New York, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report "LT 7"
Apr 16 Al Norton                  Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  4
          -Some sources report "Young Al Kaufman";
           Some sources report "LT 2"
Jun 27 Joe Jeannette              Joplin, Mo                       LT  3
Jul 25 Carl Morris                Joplin, Mo                       LK  5

1914
May 19 Jack Davies                New York, NY                     LK  2
Jun 10 "Sailor" Fred Fritts       Brooklyn, NY                     LK  9
Sep  7 Soldier Delaney            New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 28 Al Reich                   New York, NY                     LK  2

1915
Apr 19 Carl Morris                Brooklyn, NY                     LK  4
       "Lengthy" Joe Rosen        Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 12 George "One-Round" Davis   Buffalo, NY                      ND 10
Nov 19 George "One-Round" Davis   Buffalo, NY                      LK  5

1916
Jan  6 Frank Schenck              New York, NY                     TK  1
Jan 15 Tom Kennedy                                                 ND 10 
Jan 17 "K.O." Bill Brennan        Brooklyn, NY                     LK  2
Jun  9 Sam Nolan                  Rochester, NY                    ND  6
Nov 10 Lou Bodie                  Syracuse, NY                     LK  2 

1917
Jan 22 Sam Nolan                  Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Feb  5 "K.O." Bill Brennan        New York, NY                     LK  7
Mar 12 Jack Clifford              New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr  2 Louis Dexeller             Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
Apr 23 Al Roth                    Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
May  7 Sailor Smadecke            Brooklyn, NY                     LK  8
          -Perhaps, this man was "Andy Schmader"
May 28 Jack Hanlon                Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Jun 25 Battling Levinsky          Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Jul 16 Battling Levinsky          Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
       Homer Smith                                                 LK  2

1918 
May 25 Sam Nolan                  Fort Dix, NJ                      L  4
Apr 17 Charley Weinert            Newark, NJ                       LK  3
          -Perhaps, this is the 1/07/21 bout

1919
       Red Lyns                                                    KO  1
Dec  3 Battling Levinsky          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  8

1920
Jan  1 Joe Allison                Syracuse, NY                     KO  4
Jan 13 Frank Rice                 Syracuse, NY                     KO  1
       Soldier Birch                                                W 12
Mar 15 Battling Levinsky          West Hoboken, NJ                 ND  8
          -Some sources report 3/22/20
Apr 16 Dummy Burns                Auburn, NY                       ND 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"

1921
Jan  7 Charley Weinert            Syracuse, NY                     LF  3
Feb  4 "K.O." Bill Brennan        Syracuse, NY                     LK  6
Feb 25 Dan O'Dowd                 Syracuse, NY                      L 15

1922
Sep 26 Harry Greb                 Toronto, Ont, Can                LT  2

1923
Aug 28 "Captain" Bob Roper        Atlanta, Ga                      LK  3

1924
Jan 15 Jack Renault               Quebec, Que, Can                 LK  1
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1910
       Jim Sanders                                                 KO  2
       Frank Williams                                              KO  1
       Young Finney                                                KO  1
       Jack Taylor                                                 KO  1
       Nick Muller                                                 KO  1
       Larry English                                               ND 10
       George "Kid" Cotton                                         LK  4

1911
       John Lerono                                                 KO  3

1912 
       One-Round McCluskey                                         KO  4
       George "K.O." Perry                                         KO  2
       Tom Overby                                                  WF  5
       Andy Morris                                                 ND 10

1913
       Soldier Delaney                                             ND 10
       "Sailor" Fred Fritts                                        ND 10
       John Serino                                                 LK  9
       Jim Savage                 New York, NY                     LK  3

1914
       Bill Shank                                                  KO  1
       One-Round McCluskey                                         KO  1

1915
       Fred Stone                                                  KO  2
       George "K.O." Perry                                         KO  1
       John Serino                                                 KO  1
       Jack McFarland                                              KO  1
       Masked Marvel                                               KO  4
       Tom Kennedy                                                 ND 10

1916
       Snow Clark                                                  KO  1
       Tom Overby                                                   W  5
       Fred Nolan                                                  ND 10
       Jim Savage                                                  ND 10
       Andy Morris                                                  L 10
       John Serino                                                 LK  9

1917
       Fred McGang                                                 KO  2
       Fred Orve                                                   KO  1
       Bill Shank                                                  KO  1
       Fred Canart                                                 KO  1

1918 
       Soldier Kenny                                               KO  1
       Jack Rask                                                   KO  4
       John Otterson                                                W  4
       Frank Anderson                                               W  4

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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