Benny Leonard

Benny Leonard
1896 - 1947
Benny Leonard  American Boxing
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First Name Benny
Last Name Leonard
Birthday 7th April, 1896
Birthplace New York, New York, United States
Died 18th April, 1947
Place of Death St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York
Buried Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA
Height 5' 5" (165 cm)
Build Athletic
Hair Color Black
Zodiac Sign Aries
Religion Jewish
Ethnicity White
Nationality American
Occupation Boxing

Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was a Jewish American professional boxer who held the world lightweight championship for eight years from 1917-25. 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 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.

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