THE BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY:: BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " BAD BENNIE BRISCOE " WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL PHILADELPHIA BOXER : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY "Bad" Bennie Briscoe (August 2, 1943 – December 28, 2010) was the quintessential Philadelphia boxer.^[1]

"Bad" Bennie fought from 1962 to 1982, and retired with a career record of 66 wins (53 by KO) 24 losses and 5 draws. Briscoe was a top-rated Middleweight contender during the ', unsuccessfully challenging for the World Title on three different occasions. His record reads like a "who's who" list of prominent fighters from his era.Amateur career[edit]

Briscoe had a standout career as an amateur, compiling a record of 70–3 (Source: The Ring, Sept 1963). He won the Middle Atlantic AAU title three times, the last in 1962 at Convention Hall in Philadelphia.

Professional career

Bennie fought Middleweight champions Marvin Hagler, Vito Antuofermo, Rodrigo Valdez, Emile Griffith and Carlos Monzón. He also fought and defeated future light-heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Tom Bethea, Carlos Marks, Rafael Gutierrez, Charley Scott, Billy "Dynamite" Douglas, George Benton, Vicente Rondon, Jose Gonzales (twice), Art Hernandez, Tony Mundine, Stanley "Kitten" Hayward, Juarez DeLima, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart and Tony Chiaverini. Briscoe also dropped two decisions to former welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez.

Bennie was known for his toughness, strong punch and body punching. He fought future middleweight champion Monzon to a draw in Buenos Aires on May 6, 1967, but dropped a 15 round decision to the champion in a 1972 title match. Briscoe was outpointed by former welterweight and middleweight king Emile Griffith in their first match, but fought Griffith to a draw in a rematch. He was outpointed by future middleweight champions Marvin Hagler and Vito Antuofermo.

Bennie also fought Rodrigo Valdez three times. He was outpointed twice, but Valdez scored a rare KO over Briscoe in an elimination match to determine the WBC middleweight champion on May 25, 1974 - it was the only time in 96 fights that Briscoe was ever stopped. The WBC had decided to "strip" Monzon of its version of the middleweight crown, although the rest of the world continued to recognize Monzon as champion.

Briscoe was one of the most feared middleweights of his era. In 2003, he was named to the The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.^[2] His final record was 66-24-5 with 53 knockouts and one No Contest.

Briscoe fought with the Star of David on his boxing trunks in tribute to his managers, first Jimmy Iselin, whose father Phil owned the New York Jets, and Arnold Weiss.^[1]

Professional boxing record

66 Wins (53 knockouts, 13 decisions), 24 Losses (1 knockout, 23 decisions), 5 Draws, 1 No Contest ^[3]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	10-7-1	Jimmie Sykes	UD	10	15/12/1982	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	16-6-1	Ralph Hollett	SD	10	01/06/1982	Halifax Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win	20-2	Norberto Sabater	TKO	5	23/03/1982	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey,United States
Win	14-2	Rick Noggle	KO	6	23/12/1981	Canton Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, United States
Loss	21-8	Nick Ortiz	SD	10	30/01/1981	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	3-6, 6-4, 2-8.
Loss	43-5-3	Vinnie Curto	PTS	10	15/12/1980	Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts,United States
Win	22-3-2	Richie "The Bandit" Bennett	PTS	10	25/08/1980	Martin Luther King Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Loss	21-2-2	Richie "The Bandit" Bennett	UD	10	24/01/1980	Upper Darby Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania,United States	44-47, 43-47, 43-50.
Loss	42-13-5	Clement Tshinza	PTS	10	20/10/1979	Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium
Win	18-1	Teddy Mann	UD	10	11/09/1979	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	48-43, 47-42, 47-43.
Win	6-5	Joe Barrientes	TKO	6	14/08/1979	Steel Pier Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	20-5	Nick Ortiz	PTS	10	23/05/1979	DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Loss	30-15	David "Chevy" Love	UD	10	05/02/1979	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	44-47, 46-47, 41-49.
Loss	40-2-1	Marvin Hagler	UD	10	24/08/1978	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	43-48, 43-49, 44-47.
Win	12-3-2	Bob "The Hunter" Patterson	KO	5	24/05/1978	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Patterson knocked out at 0:31 of the fifth round.
Win	21-3	Tony Chiaverini	TKO	8	31/03/1978	Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the eighth round.
Loss	40-3-1	Vito Antuofermo	UD	10	04/02/1978	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	7-3, 6-3, 7-2-1.
Loss	59-6-2	Rodrigo Valdez	UD	15	05/11/1977	Campione d'Italia, Italy	WBA/WBC World Middleweight Title. 144-146, 143-148, 142-149.
Win	13-12-1	Sammy Barr	TKO	8	26/07/1977	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	33-5-1	Jean Mateo	KO	10	31/03/1977	Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France
Win	15-5-3	Karl Vinson	UD	10	17/01/1977	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Draw	42-30-1	Willie "Sweetwater" Warren	PTS	10	20/12/1976	Salle Leyrit, Nice, France
Win	5-1-1	Emetrio Villanueva	TKO	4	16/08/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Draw	82-20-1	Emile Griffith	PTS	10	26/06/1976	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Win	29-5-1	Eugene Hart	KO	1	06/04/1976	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Hart knocked out at 1:49 of the first round.
Win	16-20-4	Jose Martin Flores	KO	7	25/02/1976	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Flores knocked out at 2:45 of the seventh round.
Draw	28-5	Eugene Hart	PTS	10	18/11/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	46-44, 44-45, 45-45.
Win	13-1-1	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	SD	10	18/08/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	46-44, 49-42, 46-44.
Win	31-10-4	Stanley "Kitten" Hayward	UD	10	16/06/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Draw	18-2	Vinnie Curto	PTS	10	07/04/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	44-46, 46-46, 48-42.
Win	14-3	Lenny Harden	KO	10	14/01/1975	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Harden knocked out at 1:36 of the tenth round.
Loss	78-16-1	Emile Griffith	MD	10	09/10/1974	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	41-45, 43-48, 45-45.
Loss	50-4-2	Rodrigo Valdez	TKO	7	25/05/1974	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco	WBC World Middleweight Title.
Win	44-2-1	Tony Mundine	KO	5	25/02/1974	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Win	38-20-1	Willie "Sweetwater" Warren	TKO	7	08/12/1973	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the seventh round.
Win	43-24-9	Ruben "El Zurdo" Arocha	KO	3	22/10/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Arocha knocked out at 1:24 of the third round.
Loss	47-4-2	Rodrigo Valdez	PTS	12	01/09/1973	Noumea, New Caledonia	NABF Middleweight Title.
Win	27-6-1	Billy "Dynamite" Douglas	TKO	8	25/06/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	NABF Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the eighth round.
Win	46-17-2	Art Hernandez	TKO	3	26/03/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	NABF Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:19 of the third round.
Win	30-20-9	Carlos Alberto Salinas	KO	5	29/01/1973	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Salinas knocked out at 2:22 of the fifth round.
Loss	77-3-9	Carlos Monzon	UD	15	11/11/1972	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,Argentina	WBA/WBC World Middleweight Titles. 139-150, 139-149, 143-149.
Win	19-17-5	Luis Vinales	TKO	7	11/10/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round.
Loss	18-17-5	Luis Vinales	SD	10	19/04/1972	Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania,United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round.
Win	41-16-4	Jorge Rosales	KO	1	21/03/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Rosales knocked out at 2:28 of the first round.
Win	14-3	Al Quinney	TKO	2	18/01/1972	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the second round.
Win	42-6-3	Rafael "El Presidente" Gutierrez	KO	2	15/11/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Gutierrez knocked out at 2:17 of the second round.
Win	38-39-7	Charley "Bad News" Austin	TKO	1	14/10/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the first round.
Win	38-11-5	Juarez De Lima	TKO	2	10/08/1971	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	19-9-1	Carlos Marks	KO	5	03/05/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Marks knocked out at 0:31 of the fifth round.
Win	11-8-1	Tom "The Bomb" Bethea	TKO	6	22/03/1971	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	1-6	Ned Edwards	KO	2	12/01/1971	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Edwards knocked out at 2:25 of the second round.
Win	28-13-1	Harold Richardson	TKO	6	02/11/1970	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	23-14-3	Eddie "Red Top" Owens	KO	6	23/09/1970	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Owens knocked out at 1:22 of the sixth round.
Win	33-8-3	Joe "Buzz" Shaw	TKO	7	16/03/1970	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Loss	31-8-3	Joe "Buzz" Shaw	MD	10	18/11/1969	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	44-47, 45-46, 45-45.
Win	37-21-8	Tito Marshall	KO	1	30/09/1969	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Marshall knocked out at 0:52 of the first round.
Win	17-6-1	Percy Manning	KO	4	19/05/1969	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Manning knocked out at 2:06 of the fourth round.
Win	35-14-2	Jose "Monon" Gonzalez	TKO	5	10/03/1969	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Loss	30-5-5	Juarez De Lima	SD	10	14/02/1969	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	2-7, 2-8, 7-3.
Win	17-4-1	Vicente Rondon	TKO	8	26/01/1969	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Win	32-27-5	Charley "Bad News" Austin	SD	10	18/11/1968	Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	45-46, 48-42, 47-45.
Win	42-6-2	Pedro Miranda	KO	7	02/11/1968	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Loss	14-3-1	Vicente Rondon	UD	10	23/09/1968	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico,United States
Win	34-12-2	Jose "Monon" Gonzalez	UD	10	20/08/1968	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	36-17-6	Gene "Honey Bear" Bryant	TKO	8	07/08/1968	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	30-7-1	Yoland Leveque	DQ	4	25/03/1968	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Loss	83-6	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	UD	10	15/12/1967	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	2-8, 2-7, 4-6.
Win	30-6-1	Jimmy Lester	TKO	6	20/11/1967	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the sixth round.
Win	18-37-4	Ike White	TKO	3	30/10/1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	39-12	Georgie "Deacon" Johnson	TKO	4	09/10/1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the fourth round.
Win	11-8	Bobby "Sweet Boy" Warthen	TKO	7	29/05/1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the seventh round.
Draw	40-3-6	Carlos Monzon	PTS	10	06/05/1967	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,Argentina
Loss	76-6	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	UD	10	20/03/1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	42-48, 43-47, 45-47.
Win	54-11-1	George Benton	RTD	9	05/12/1966	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	13-7-3	C.L. Lewis	TKO	6	10/10/1966	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
No Contest	13-7-3	C.L. Lewis	NC	4	25/07/1966	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	21-2-1	Stanley "Kitten" Hayward	SD	10	06/12/1965	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	43-48, 47-46, 45-47.
Loss	32-10-3	Tito Marshall	UD	10	20/09/1965	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	16-13-1	Doug McLeod	KO	1	10/05/1965	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	3-12	Jimmy "Rent is 2 Damn High" McMillan	KO	1	19/04/1965	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Loss	14-3	Percy Manning	PTS	10	29/03/1965	Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	13-11-1	Dave "Sugar" Wyatt	KO	7	22/02/1965	Philadelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	11-6-1	"Sir" Walter Daniels	PTS	8	30/11/1964	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	14-2	Percy Manning	TKO	8	15/06/1964	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	33-26	Charley Scott	KO	1	09/03/1964	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States	Pennsylvania Welterweight Title.
Win	10-6-1	Johnny Clyde	PTS	6	20/01/1964	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	10-3-1	Bobby "MI" Bell	KO	1	02/12/1963	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	5-0-3	"King" Roosevelt Ware	TKO	4	11/10/1963	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	3-0	Joe "Will" Clark	PTS	4	22/07/1963	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada,United States
Win	3-5	Cash White	TKO	2	25/04/1963	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	16-8	Chuck McCreary	PTS	6	25/03/1963	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
Win	1-3	"Average" Joe Smith	KO	6	28/02/1963	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Smith knocked out at 1:47 of the sixth round.
Win	1-0	Brad Silas	KO	4	11/02/1963	Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	8-6-2	Charley Little	KO	1	14/01/1963	Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	4-5-1	Dave "Sugar" Wyatt	KO	3	13/12/1962	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	1-0	Sam Samuels	PTS	4	10/09/1962	Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States