Benny Leonard
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1896 – 1947
Who was Benny Leonard?
Benny Leonard was an American professional lightweight boxer. 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." In 2005, the International Boxing Research Organization ranked Leonard as the #1 lightweight, and #8 best pound-for-pound fighter of all-time. Statistical website BoxRec rates Walker as the 3rd 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. Leonard is a member of the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1896
New York City - Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 18, 1947
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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