Benny Bass
American boxer (1904–1975)
ベニー・バス
- Born
- 4 December 1904, Kyiv
- Died
- 24 June 1975, Philadelphia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- super featherweight, featherweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 152 wins, 28 losses, 5 draws
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 a World Featherweight Champion and Undisputed World Super Featherweight Champion during his career. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Bass as the #17 ranked lightweight of all time. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. 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.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2002
- The Ring World Junior Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Featherweight Champion
- WBA World Super Featherweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1646221 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.