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Benny LEONARD

Male

"The Ghetto Wizard"
(Benjamin Leiner)
Lightweight, USA, New York City, New York
Born: April 17, 1896, New York City, New York, USA
(some sources report: April 7, 1986)
Died: April 18, 1947, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 5in, mt 1,64

a Jewish boxer

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1911
- Oct. 14	Mickey Finnegan	New York, United States	TKO by 3
+ Oct. 28	Young Joe Stanley	New York, United States	KO 2
* Nov. 4	Johnny Falters	New York, United States	NC 4
* Nov. 11	Battling Travis	New York, United States	NC 6
+ Nov. 25	Young Frankie Pass	New York, United States	KO 3
+ Dec. 9	Young Goldie	New York, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 25	Smiling Kemp	New York, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 25	Young Marino	New York, United States	KO 6
+ Dec. 30	Paddy Parker	New York, United States	KO 4
1912
+ Jan. 8	Lewis Gibbs	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 9	Willie Singer	New York, United States	KO 1
- Jan. 22	Bobby Dunn	Bronx, United States	KO by
+ Feb. 3	Joe Kane	New York, United States	KO 5
+ Feb. 12	Billy Meyers	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 1
+ Feb. 24	Young Goldie	New York, United States	TKO 2
- Mar. 5	Joe Shugrue	New York, United States	TKO by 4
* Mar. 26	Battling Travis	New York, United States	NC 6
+ Apr. 8	Young Gross	Newark, United States	TKO 4
+ Apr. 13	Packey Brennan	New York, United States	TKO 3
- May 3	Frankie Fleming	New York, United States	KO by 4
* June 28	Kid Goldman	New York, United States	NC 6
+ July 19	Young Price	New York, United States	KO 5
+ Aug. 30	Hank McGowan	Rutherford, United States	KO 6
+ Sept. 13	Kid Ghetto	New York, United States	KO 6
- Sept. 28	Kid Herman	Bronx, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 2	Special Delivery Hirsch	Bronx, United States	KO 10
* Dec. 12	Jimmy McVeigh	Rutherford, United States	NC 6
1913
* Jan. 14	Young Lustig	New York, United States	NC 10
- May 3	Eddie Powers	New York, United States	L 10
* May 22	Eddie Powers	Rutherford, United States	NC 6
+ May 29	Dave Cronin	New York, United States	KO 10
+ June 20	Johnny Carroll	Bronx, United States	KO 1
+ July 12	Walter Brooks	Bronx, United States	TKO 10
+ Aug. 2	Walter Hennessey	Bronx, United States	TKO 3
- Aug. 16	Frankie Fleming	Bronx, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 2	Harry Ah Chung	New York, United States	TKO 6
- Sept. 27	Tommy Houck	New York, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 4	Young Fitzsimmons	Bronx, United States	KO 10
= Oct. 23	Willie Jones	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 15	Jack Sheppard	New York, United States	KO 10
- Dec. 8	Harry Tracey	New York, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 20	Danny Ridge	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Dec. 30	Special Delivery Hirsch	New York, United States	KO 10
1914
+ Jan. 3	Charlie Barry	Brooklyn, United States	KO 10
- Jan. 6	Kid Black	New York, United States	L 10
+ Jan. 20	Phil Bloom	New York, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 24	Joe Stacey	Bronx, United States	KO 10
+ Mar. 3	'Newark' Patsy Kline	New York, United States	KO 10
= Apr. 3	Abe Brown	New York, United States	Draw 10
+ May 30	Willie Schaefer	Bronx, United States	KO 10
+ June 20	Teddy Hubbs	Bronx, United States	KO 10
+ July 18	Billy Kramer	Bronx, United States	KO 10
+ Aug. 14	Tommy Houck	Elmsford, United States	KO 7
- Aug. 22	Bobby Reynolds	Bronx, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 25	Eddie Wallace	Brooklyn, United States	WDQ 10
+ Sept. 7	Pal Moore	Bronx, United States	WDQ 10
+ Sept. 16	Joe Thomas	New York, United States	WDQ 10
= Oct. 3	Phil Bloom	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 10
+ Oct. 31	Young Driscoll	Brooklyn, United States	WDQ 10
+ Nov. 7	Harry Condon	Bronx, United States	WDQ 10
+ Nov. 26	Phil Bloom	Bronx, United States	WDQ 10
+ Dec. 12	Frankie Conifrey	Bronx, United States	WDQ 10
1915
+ Jan. 11	Jack Sheppard	New York, United States	WDQ 5
+ Jan. 16	Johnny Drummie	Bronx, United States	TKO 10
+ Feb. 15	Tommy Langdon	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Feb. 18	Patsy Cline	Bronx, United States	TKO 10
- Mar. 2	Johnny Dundee	New York, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 20	Westside Jimmy Duffy	Bronx, United States	TKO 10
+ Mar. 24	Joe Goldberg	Bronx, United States	TKO 10
- Apr. 29	Johnny Kilbane	New York, United States	L 10
+ May 18	Frankie Callahan	New York, United States	TKO 10
+ June 19	Al Schumacher	Bronx, United States	TKO 7
= Aug. 13	Johnny Drummie	Far Rockaway, United States	Draw 10
+ Oct. 1	Al Thomas	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Oct. 19	Johnny Drummie	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Nov. 8	Gene Moriarty	Brooklyn, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 13	Banty Sharpe	Bronx, United States	KO 10
+ Nov. 19	Joe Azevedo	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Dec. 17	Joe Mandot	New York, United States	KO 7
1916
+ Jan. 1	Joe Welsh	Philadelphia, United States	KO 5
+ Feb. 8	Phil Bloom	Boston, United States	TKO 8
+ Feb. 11	Shamus O'Brien	Syracuse, United States	KO 10
+ Feb. 21	Jimmy Murphy	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Feb. 28	Rocky Kansas	Buffalo, United States	KO 10
+ Mar. 8	Johnny Dundee	New York, United States	W 15
+ Mar. 13	Sam Robideau	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 17	Shamus O'Brien	New York, United States	KO 7
+ Mar. 31	Freddie Welsh	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Apr. 20	Phil Bloom	New York, United States	KO 10
+ May 1	Charley Thomas	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
- June 12	Johnny Dundee	New York, United States	L 10
+ June 23	Vic Moran	New York, United States	KO 10
- July 28	Freddie Welsh	Brooklyn, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 18	Joe Azevedo	Saratoga Springs, United States	KO 10
+ Sept. 9	Eddie McAndrews	Philadelphia, United States	KO 5
+ Sept. 14	Frankie Conifrey	Harlem, United States	TKO 7
+ Sept. 25	Johnny Tillman	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Oct. 9	Johnny Nelson	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Oct. 18	Ever Hammer	Kansas City, United States	TKO 12
+ Nov. 10	Stanley Yoakum	New York, United States	KO 10
- Nov. 15	Johnny Dundee	Philadelphia, United States	L 6
+ Nov. 21	Harvey Thorpe	Saint Louis, United States	KO 12
+ Nov. 28	Chick Simler	New York, United States	KO 10
1917
+ Jan. 22	Eddie Wallace	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Jan. 30	Phil Bloom	Brooklyn, United States	KO 10
+ Feb. 1	Frankie Callahan	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 28	Jimmy Reagan	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Mar. 12	Johnny Tillman	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 22	Packy Hommey	Bronx, United States	KO 9
+ Apr. 19	Richie Mitchell	Milwaukee, United States	TKO 7
+ May 7	Charley Thomas	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ May 10	Eddie Shannon	Brooklyn, United States	KO 6
+ May 28	Freddie Welsh	New York, United States	TKO 9
World Lightweight Title
+ June 4	Joe Welsh	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ June 18	Johnny Nelson	New York, United States	TKO 3
+ July 25	Johnny Kilbane	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 3	Young Rector	Toronto, Canada	TKO 5
+ Sept. 12	Jimmy Paul	Bronx, United States	KO 6
+ Sept. 14	Phil Bloom	Pittsburgh, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 21	Leo Johnson	New York, United States	TKO 1
+ Sept. 27	Eddie Dorsey	Buffalo, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 5	Vic Moran	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 19	Jack Britton	New York, United States	KO 10
+ Oct. 22	Eddie Wagond	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Oct. 23	George Erne	Buffalo, United States	KO 6
+ Oct. 24	Toughy Ramser	Cleveland, United States	KO 7
+ Nov. 28	Frank Kirke	Denver, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 5	Gene Delmont	Saint Paul, United States	KO 8
+ Dec. 12	'Irish' Patsy Cline	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Dec. 17	Chick Brown	New Haven, United States	TKO 5
+ Dec. 19	Freddie Kelly	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
1918
+ Apr. 8	Young Joe Borrell	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Apr. 13	Jack Brazzo	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 4
+ May 10	Johnny McCarthy	San Francisco, United States	W 4
+ May 20	Louis Rees	Los Angeles, United States	W 4
+ May 25	Mike Golindo	San Diego, United States	W 4
+ June 6	Barney Adair	Buffalo, United States	TKO 4
+ June 25	Jack Britton	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ July 4	Jack Brazzo	Wildwood, United States	TKO 8
+ July 16	Willie Jackson	New York, United States	TKO 4
+ July 22	Willie Gradwell	Jersey City, United States	TKO 5
+ Sept. 16	Harry Pierce	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
* Sept. 23	Ted Kid Lewis	Newark, United States	ND 8
1919
+ Jan. 1	Paul Doyle	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Jan. 13	Harlem Eddie Kelly	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Jan. 20	Johnny Dundee	Newark, United States	W 8
+ Jan. 31	Joe Benjamin	San Francisco, United States	W 4
+ Feb. 5	Spider Roach	Oakland, United States	KO 4
+ Feb. 7	Wildcat Leonard	Sacramento, United States	KO 4
- Feb. 21	Willie Ritchie	San Francisco, United States	L 4
+ Mar. 26	Harvey Thorpe	Joplin, United States	TKO 10
+ Apr. 28	Willie Ritchie	Newark, United States	TKO 8
+ May 21	George Erne	Trenton, United States	KO 6
+ June 9	Charley Pitts	Montreal, Canada	TKO 10
+ June 16	Johnny Dundee	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ July 23	Joe Malone	Newport, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 11	'Irish' Patsy Cline	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Sept. 4	Soldier Bartfield	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Sept. 8	Johnny Clinton	Syracuse, United States	TKO 10
+ Sept. 17	Johnny Dundee	Newark, United States	TKO 8
+ Oct. 1	Charley Metrie	Detroit, United States	TKO 7
+ Oct. 15	Phil Bloom	Detroit, United States	TKO 10
+ Nov. 10	Soldier Bartfield	Jersey City, United States	TKO 8
+ Nov. 17	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	Tulsa, United States	TKO 2
+ Nov. 27	Soldier Bartfield	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
+ Dec. 10	Mel Coogan	Jersey City, United States	TKO 2
+ Dec. 19	James Red Herring	Memphis, United States	TKO 6
+ Dec. 22	Jake Abel	Atlanta, United States	KO 10
1920
+ Feb. 9	Johnny Dundee	Jersey City, United States	KO 8
+ July 5	Charley White	Benton Harbor, United States	KO 9
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 10	KO Willie Loughlin	Camden, United States	KO 9
+ Sept. 25	Pal Moran	East Chicago, United States	TKO 10
+ Oct. 4	Frankie Britt	Hartford, United States	TKO 5
+ Oct. 8	Johnny Sheppard	Paterson, United States	TKO 3
+ Oct. 18	Johnny Tillman	Akron, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 12	KO Willie Loughlin	Camden, United States	WDQ 10
+ Nov. 17	Harlem Eddie Kelly	New York, United States	WDQ 5
+ Nov. 26	Joe Welling	New York, United States	TKO 14
World Lightweight Title
1921
+ Jan. 14	Richie Mitchell	New York, United States	TKO 6
World Lightweight Title
+ Feb. 21	Eddie Moy	Dayton, United States	TKO 3
+ Feb. 24	Joe Welling	Saint Louis, United States	W 8
+ June 6	Rocky Kansas	Harrison, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 22	Sailor Friedman	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ Dec. 20	Tim Droney	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
1922
+ Feb. 10	Rocky Kansas	New York, United States	W 15
World Lightweight Title
+ Feb. 25	Pal Moran	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 20	Johnny Clinton	Boston, United States	W 10
+ May 19	Soldier Bartfield	New York, United States	W 4
- June 26	Jack Britton	Bronx, United States	LDQ 13
World Welterweight Title
+ July 4	Rocky Kansas	Michigan City, United States	TKO 8
+ July 27	Lew Tendler	Jersey City, United States	TKO 12
+ Aug. 5	Ever Hammer	Michigan City, United States	TKO 10
1923
+ May 29	Pinky Mitchell	Chicago, United States	TKO 10
+ July 9	Alex Hart	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
+ July 24	Lew Tendler	Bronx, United States	W 15
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 7	Johnny Mendelsohn	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
1924
+ Aug. 11	Pal Moran	Cleveland, United States	KO 10
1925-1930 Inactive
1931
+ Oct. 6	Pal Silvers	Long Island City, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 27	Vittorio Livan	Boston, United States	KO 3
= Nov. 6	Johnny Casper	Burlington, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 23	Buster Brown	Baltimore, United States	W 10
1932
+ Feb. 29	Billy McMahon	New York, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 11	Buster Brown	New York, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 19	Mike Sarko	Brooklyn, United States	W 6
+ May 2	Willie Garafola	New York, United States	TKO 4
+ May 16	Marty Goldman	Newark, United States	KO 2
+ May 23	Jimmy Abbott	Paterson, United States	TKO 6
+ June 8	Andy Saviola	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ June 16	Billy Angelo	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ June 20	Joe Trippe	Rensselaer, United States	KO 2
+ July 22	Eddie Shapiro	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ July 28	Billy Townsend	Long Island City, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 11	Paulie Walker	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 19	Mike Sarko	Long Beach, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 2	Phil Rafferty	Long Beach, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 8	Jimmy Abbott	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 12	Mike Sarko	Bronx, United States	W 6
- Oct. 7	Jimmy McLarnin	New York, United States	TKO by 6

Summary

Total bouts: 218, Won: 186 (142 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 5, NC: 8