- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBenjamin Leiner
- Nickname
- The Ghetto Wizard
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Benny Leonard was a Jewish 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". 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 cataloger.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- Died while refereeing a boxing match.
- World Lightweight boxing champion, 1917-1923.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1980.
- Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
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