Benny Leonard

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Benny Leonard was an American lightweight boxing champion of the 1910s and 1920s, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers in history.

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instanceOf human
professional boxer
world lightweight boxing champion
alsoKnownAs Benjamin Leonard NERFINISHED
The Ghetto Wizard NERFINISHED
birthDate 1896-04-07
birthPlace Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
burialPlace Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
championshipTitle World Lightweight Title NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
deathDate 1947-04-18
diedWhile refereeing a boxing match
era 1910s
1920s
ethnicGroup Jewish American NERFINISHED
foughtOutOf New York City NERFINISHED
fullName Benjamin Leiner NERFINISHED
gender male
heldTitleFrom 1917
heldTitleTo 1925
inductedInto International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
World Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
knownFor counterpunching ability
defensive skills
ring intelligence
managedBy Billy Gibson NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableOpponent Freddie Welsh NERFINISHED
Johnny Dundee NERFINISHED
Lew Tendler NERFINISHED
Richie Mitchell NERFINISHED
Rocky Kansas NERFINISHED
occupation boxer
boxing commentator
boxing referee
rankedAmong greatest boxers of all time
greatest lightweight boxers of all time
religion Judaism
residence New York City
sport boxing
stance orthodox stance
style scientific boxer
weightClass lightweight
yearsActive 1911–1932

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