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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion
Wilfred Benitez
(the "Bible of Boxing")
BORN September 12 1958; Bronx, New York HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 139 1/2 - 160 lbs MANAGER. Bill Cayton TRAINER Gregorio Benitez Benitez - the self-styled "Bible of Boxing" - was a defensive wizard who claimed to have rarely ever trained for a fight; He was a young, fighting prodigy who boxed well, hit effectively and had a natural "savvy" directing him - what to do and when to do it
During his career, he won the WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World, the Welterweight Championship of the World and the WBC Light Welterweight Championship of the World; Wilfred suffered brain damage and is now in the care of his mother; To donate to his care, click here
He defeated such men as Roberto Duran, Carlos Palomino, Antonio Cervantes, Maurice Hope, Tony Chiaverini, Bruce Curry, Pete Ranzany, Tony Petronelli, Randy Shields, Angel Robinson Garcia, Lawrence Hafey, Johnny Turner, Carlos Santos, Kevin Moley, Mauricio Bravo, Harold Weston and Paul Whittaker
Herb Goldman ranked Benitez as the #5 All-Time Welterweight; Wilfred was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 19961973
Nov 22 Hiram Santiago San Juan, Puerto Rico KO 1
Nov 30 Jesse Torres Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA KO 2
1974
Jan 7 Hector Amadis San Juan, Puerto Rico KO 4
Jan 26 Joe "Hawk" York Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA KO 2
Feb 18 Roberto Flanders San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 4
Apr 1 Victor Mangual San Juan, Puerto Rico W 8
Apr 30 Juan Disla San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 3
May 11 "Easy Boy" Lake Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA KO 5
-Some sources report "KO 1"
Jun 21 Ives St. Jean Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA KO 1
Jun 26 Carlos Crispin San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 3
-Some sources report "Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA"
Aug 31 "Easy Boy" Lake Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA TK 5
Sep 16 Al Hughes New York, NY TK 6
Oct 25 Terry Summerhayes New York, NY TK 6
Dec 2 Lawrence Hafey New York, NY W 8
1975
Jan 4 Francisco Rodriguez San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 7
Feb 8 Santiago Rosa San Juan, Puerto Rico KO 4
Mar 31 Wilbur Seales San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 4
May 5 Santos Solis San Juan, Puerto Rico W 10
Jun 9 Angel Robinson Garcia San Juan, Puerto Rico W 10
Jun 28 Joe Henry San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 8
Aug 1 Eyue Jeudy Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA KO 4
Aug 19 Young Woodall Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA KO 4
Sep 1 Marcelino Alicia San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 2
Oct 20 Omar [Ruben Realecio] Piton New York, NY TK 6
Dec 13 Chris Fernandez San Juan, Puerto Rico W 10
1976
Mar 6 Antonio Cervantes San Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
-WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World
May 31 Emiliano Villa San Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
-WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 16 Tony Petronelli San Juan, Puerto Rico TK 3
-WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World
1977
Feb 2 Harold Weston New York, NY D 10
Mar 6 Mel Dennis Marion, Oh W 8
Jun 2 Roberto Gonzalez St. Thomas, Virgin Islands KO 1
Jul 1 Easy Boy Lake St. Thomas, Virgin Islands KO 1
Aug 3 Jose Guerrero Chavez New York, NY TK 15
-Light Welterweight Championship of the World
(as recgonized by New York state)
Nov 18 Bruce Curry New York, NY W 10
1978
Feb 4 Bruce Curry New York, NY W 10
Aug 25 Randy Shields New York, NY KO 6
Dec 5 Verno Lewis New York, NY W 10
-Some sources report 12/08/78
1979
Jan 14 Carlos Palomino San Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
-WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Mar 25 Harold Weston San Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
-WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 30 "Sugar" Ray Leonard Las Vegas, Nv LT 15
-WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
1980
Mar 9 Johnny Turner Miami, Fl TK 9
-Some sources report 3/16/80
Aug 1 Tony Chiaverini Las Vegas, Nv TK 8
Dec 12 Pete Ranzany Sacramento, Ca W 10
1981
May 23 Maurice Hope Las Vegas, Nv TK 12
-WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 13 Carlos Santos Las Vegas, Nv W 15
-WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report 11/14/81
1982
Jan 30 Roberto Duran Las Vegas, Nv W 15
-WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 3 Thomas Hearns New Orleans, La L 15
-WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
1983
May 18 Tony Cerda Las Vegas, Nv W 10
Jul 16 Mustafa Hamsho Las Vegas, Nv L 12
1984
Feb 11 Stacey McSwain Detroit, Mi W 10
Jul 14 Davey Moore Monte Carlo, Monaco LT 2
1985
Mar 30 Mauricio Bravo Oranjestad, Aruba TK 2
Jul 6 Danny Chapman Washington, DC TK 7
-Some sources report 7/07/85
Aug 21 Kevin Moley New York, NY W 10
1986
Feb 15 Matthew Hilton Montreal, Que, Can LK 9
Jul 1 Paul Whittaker New Orleans, La W 10
Sep 17 Henry Daniels Baltimore, Md W 10
Nov 28 Carlos Herrera Salta, Argentina LT 7
1990
Mar 8 Ariel Conde Phoenix, Az KO 7
May 23 Pat Lawlor Tucson, Az L 10
Aug 24 Sam Wilson Denver, Co W 10
Sep 18 Scott Papsadora Winnipeg, Man, Can L 10
*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization