Bennie Briscoe vs. Eugene Hart (2nd meeting)

Bennie Briscoe 160 lbs beat Eugene Hart 160 lbs by KO at 1:49 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1976-04-06
• Location: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Tommy Reid

• Promoter: Russell Peltz (Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc.)

Bout Summary

"Eugene "Cyclone" Hart's prediction of an early knockout in his bout with middleweight Bennie Briscoe came true Tuesday night. But it was Hart who went down to the mat after 1:43 of the 1st round. Hart came out strong with lefts and rights to the body for the first minute, but Briscoe caught him with a left hook and right cross that sent him down for a count of ten. A near capacity crowd of 12,000 at the Spectrum watched the scheduled 10 round fight." - United Press International.

Notes

• Briscoe earned $30,000 for the fight, Hart got $25,000.

Post-Fight Quotes

• "What can I say? Everybody has a bad day and I sure had a bad day." - Cyclone Hart.
• "This fight was very important to me. It proved that I wasn't finished. That at the age of 33 I can still stay with the best of them." - Bennie Briscoe.