About: Benjamin Bandoff

Benjamin Bandoff (fl. 1853–1865; also Bendoff or Bendorff) was a 19th-century English-Jewish bare-knuckle boxer. Bandoff's first match was on 20 September 1853, having been matched against Jerry Duggan for £10 a side. The battle, which continued for 75 rounds, was interrupted by the approach of darkness, and the match was drawn. Bandoff next fought George Sims, and was beaten by him on 8 November 1854 and on 17 May 1858. Four years later, however, Bandoff retrieved his reputation as a fighter when he met and defeated Hopkinson after a battle of 28 rounds (9 April 1862). This victory was followed by another on 8 September 1863, when Bandoff defeated Australian boxer Frederick "Black Billy" Jackson at Home Circuit after 40 rounds. On the same spot he fought 86 rounds with Callaghan; but owin