George Benton - Shoulder Roll (Defense Highlight)

Defensive highlights of the former top Middleweight contender. George Benton - Was a boxer and famous boxing trainer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benton became the #1 ranked middleweight in the world in the early 1960s, but he never got a shot at the world title. In 1962, after he beat Giardello, Benton thought that he would get a title shot. However, Giardello’s manager, Lou Duva, was well connected and was able to get Giardello a fight with Dick Tiger for the World Middleweight Championship, which G
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