SPORT & NOTE
AL BENEDICT

Male

"The Brooklyn Thunderbolt"
(Alessandro De Benedictis)
(some sources report: Alberto De Benedictis)
Heavyweight, USA, Hoboken, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York
Born: February 18, 1892, Salerno, Campania, Italy
(some sources report: February 18, 1891)
Height: 6ft 1/2in, mt 1,84
Weight: 194, 202 lbs

Italian-American

undated results
1910
+ Nick Muller KO 1
+ Frank Kenny KO 2
1911
+ George Perry KO 2


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1910
+ Mar. 17Jack ClancyNew York, United States KO 1
+ Mar. 17Frank KennyNew York, United States KO 2
- May 2Jack Twin SullivanBrooklyn, United States TKO by 5
- Sept. 13George CottonPittsburgh, United StatesKO by 4
- Sept. 19Kyle WhitneyGlens Falls, United States KO by 5
1911
+ May 10Bob WilliamsNew York, United States TKO 4
* May 16Larry EnglishTroy, United States ND 10
+ May 26Arthur PelkeyNew York, United States W 5
+ May 26Al McCluskeyNew York, United StatesW 4
- May 26Sailor WhiteNew York, United StatesL 4
- June 8Sailor WhiteNew York, United States TKO by 3
- June 20 Andy MorrisBoston, United StatesKO by 10
+ July 20Young Hank GriffinHoboken, United States W 6
* July 29Soldier DelaneyNew York, United States NC 10
- Aug. 8Tom OverbyScranton, United States KO by 5
- Sept. 27Jim SavageNew York, United States TKO by 2
- Oct. 23Jim BarryWilkes-Barre, United States KO by 5
1912
- Feb. 15John SerinoLewiston, United States KO by 3
- Mar. 1Jim CoffeyNew York, United States KO by 8
1913
* Jan. 21Tom KennedyNew York, United States ND 10
- Apr. 16Al KaufmanPhiladelphia, United StatesTKO by 4
- June 27Joe JeannetteJoplin, United States TKO by 3
- July 25Carl MorrisJoplin, United States KO by 5
1914
- May 10Jack DaviesNew York, United States KO by 2
- June 10Fred FrittsBrooklyn, United States TKO by 9
* Sept. 7Soldier DelaneyBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- Sept. 26Al ReichBronx, United States KO by 2
* Oct. 29Soldier DelaneyHarlem, United States ND 10
1915
- Apr. 17Carl MorrisBrooklyn, United States KO by 4
* May 11Joe RosenPhiladelphia, United States ND 6
* Nov. 12 George DavisBuffalo, United StatesND 10
- Nov. 19 George DavisBuffalo, United StatesKO by 5
1916
+ Jan. 6Frank SchenckNew York, United States TKO 1
- Mar. 20Bill BrennanBrooklyn, United States KO by 2
* June 9Sam NolanRochester, United States ND 6
* July 23Sam NolanJamestown, United States ND 6
- Nov. 10Lou BodieSyracuse, United States KO by 2
1917
* Jan. 22Sam NolanBrooklyn, United States ND 10
- Feb. 5Bill BrennanNew York, United States KO by 7
+ Apr. 2Louis OexellerBrooklyn, United States KO 2
- May 7Andy SchmaderBrooklyn, United States KO by 8
* May 28Jack HanlonBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* June 25Battling LevinskyBrooklyn, United States ND 10
* July 16Battling LevinskyBrooklyn, United States ND 10
1918
- Jan. 26Emmett WagnerCarbondale, United StatesTKO by 4
1919
Inactive
1920
+ Jan. 1Joe AllisonSyracuse, United States KO 4
+ Jan. 13Frank RiceSyracuse, United States KO 1
* Mar. 22Battling LevinskyHoboken, United States ND 8
* Apr. 9Soldier Jack BurkeChicopee, United States ND 12
* Apr. 16Dummy BurnsAuburn, United States ND 10
1921
- Jan. 7Charley WeinertSyracuse, United States LDQ 4
- Feb. 4Bill BrennanSyracuse, United States TKO by 6
- Oct. 25Dan O'DowdSyracuse, United States L 15
1922
- Sept. 26Harry GrebToronto, Canada TKO by 2
1923
- Aug. 28Bob RoperAtlanta, United States KO by 3
1924
- Jan. 15Jack RenaultQuebec City, Canada KO by 1

 

Summary

Total bouts: 56, Won: 10 (7 inside the limit), Lost: 30 (27 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 16