Benny Leonard

Benny Leonard
Born
Benjamin Leiner

(1896-04-07)April 7, 1896
Lower East Side, New York City, New York, United States
DiedApril 18, 1947(1947-04-18) (aged 51)
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Other namesGhetto Wizard
The Great Bennah
Benny the Great
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights219
Wins185
Wins by KO70
Losses22
Draws9
No contests3

Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was an American professional boxer who held the world lightweight championship for eight years, from 1917 to 1925. Widely considered one of the all-time greats, he was ranked 8th on The Ring magazine's list of the "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years" and placed 7th in ESPN's "50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time".[1] In 2005, the International Boxing Research Organization ranked Leonard as the #1 lightweight, and #8 best pound-for-pound fighter of all time.[2] Statistical website BoxRec rates Leonard as the 2nd best lightweight ever, while The Ring magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #2. Boxing historian Bert Sugar placed him 6th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue.[3][4][5][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ESPNalltime was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Dan Cuoco (November 2005). "All-Time Lightweight Rankings". IBRO.com. International Boxing Research Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sugar2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Silver, Mike (2016). Stars of the Ring, Published by Rowman and Littlefield, Los Angeles, pp. 57–62.
  5. ^ "Benny Leonard record". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 June 2018.