Benny Bass | |
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| Born | Benjamin Baruch J. Bass December 4, 1904[1] Kyiv, Russian Empire (modern-day Ukraine) |
| Died | June 25, 1975 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Little Fish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.56 m) |
| Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 243 |
| Wins | 190 |
| Wins by KO | 72 |
| Losses | 41 |
| Draws | 10 |
| No contests | 2 |
Benjamin "Benny" Baruch J. Bass (December 4, 1904 – June 25, 1975), known as "Little Fish", was an American boxer. He was born in Kyiv, 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.[2] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.[3][4][5] Strongly built with muscular shoulders, Bass's signature punch was a powerful left hook to the midsection, and he enjoyed fighting on the inside, a frequent requirement from his relative lack of reach.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Starswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ All-Time Lightweight Rankings. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
- ^ "International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Benny Bass". Ibhof.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Bass boxing record". BoxRec. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Blady, Ken, The Jewish Boxer's Hall of Fame, Shapolsky Brothers, New York, New York, pg. 189-93