Lightweight · United States
Benny Leonard 185-22-9, 3 NC 70 KO · 1911–1932
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Benny Leonard was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Apr 7, 1896. Record 185-22-9, 3 NC with 70 knockouts over 1911–1932. World titles: WBA lightweight (1921–1925). Benny Leonard last fought Jimmy McLarnin on Oct 7, 1932 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 10.
Also: Бенни Леонард · Бенні Леонард · בני לאונרד +7 more بنی لنارد · بينى ليونارد · بيني ليونارد · ベニー・レナード · 베니 레너드 · Benjamin Leiner · The Ghetto Wizard
Born Apr 7, 1896
Died Apr 18, 1947
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 165 cm
Reach 175.5 cm
Nickname Ghetto Wizard · The Great Bennah · Benny the Great
Debut Oct 14, 1911
Career 1911–1932
Rounds boxed 551
KO share 38%
Born in Lower East Side, New York City, New York, U.S.
Titles WBA lightweight · 1921–1925
Confirmed bouts 30 of 219
Career record Record
185-22-9, 3 NC, 70 KOs · 1911–1932
Last result L
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 219 bouts, 1911–1932, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 85-5-1
L
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 185-21-9 · McLarnin —
W
Mike Sarko
PTS 6/6 · Starlight Park, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 184-21-9 · Sarko —
W
Jimmy Abbott
TKO 3/10 · Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 183-21-9 · Abbott —
W
Phil Rafferty
PTS 6/6 · Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Leonard 182-21-9 · Rafferty —
W
Mike Sarko
PTS 6/6 · Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Leonard 181-21-9 · Sarko —
W
Paulie Walker
UD 10/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 180-21-9 · Walker —
W
Billy Townsend
PTS 10/10 · Queensboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 179-21-9 · Townsend —
W
Eddie Shapiro
PTS 8/8 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 178-21-9 · Shapiro —
W
Joe Trippe
KO 2/10 · Bonacker's Stadium, Rensselaer, 🇺🇸
Leonard 177-21-9 · Trippe —
W
Billy Angelo
PTS 10/10 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 176-21-9 · Angelo —
W
Andy Saviola
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 175-21-9 · Saviola —
W
Jimmy Abbott
TKO 6/10 · Paterson, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Leonard 174-21-9 · Abbott —
W
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Leonard 173-21-9 · Goldman —
W
Willie Garafola
TKO 4/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 172-21-9 · Garafola —
W
Mike Sarko
PTS 6/6 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 171-21-9 · Sarko —
W
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 170-21-9 · Brown —
W
Billy McMahon
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 169-21-9 · McMahon —
W
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 168-21-9 · Brown —
D
Johnny Kasper
PTS 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 🇺🇸
Leonard 168-21-8 · Kasper —
W
Vittorio Livan
KO 3/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Leonard 167-21-8 · Livan —
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Pal Silvers
TKO 2/10 · Queensboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 166-21-8 · Silvers —
W
Pal Moran
10 · Olympic Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 165-21-8 · Moran —
W
Johnny Mendelsohn
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 164-21-8 · Mendelsohn —
W
Retained NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 163-21-8 · Tendler 113-8-5
W
Alex Hart
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 162-21-8 · Hart —
W
TKO 10/10 · Dexter Park Pavilion, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Leonard 161-21-8 · Mitchell 37-7-4
W
Ever Hammer
10 · Sky Blue Arena, Michigan City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 160-21-8 · Hammer —
W
NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles at stake 12 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 159-21-8 · Tendler 107-7-5
W
TKO 8/10 · Sky Blue Arena, Michigan City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 158-21-8 · Kansas 103-20-14
L
For NYSAC and NBA welterweight titles DQ 13/15 · Velodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 158-20-8 · Britton 193-40-38
W
Jakob "Soldier" Bartfield
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 157-20-8 · Bartfield —
W
Johnny Clinton
10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Leonard 156-20-8 · Clinton —
W
Pal Moran
10 · Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Leonard 155-20-8 · Moran —
W
Retained NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 154-20-8 · Kansas 101-19-14
W
Tim Droney
8 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 153-20-8 · Droney —
W
Sailor Friedman
8 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 152-20-8 · Friedman —
W
NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles at stake 12 · Federal League Baseball Park, Harrison, 🇺🇸
Leonard 151-20-8 · Kansas 93-18-13
W
Joe Welling
8 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Leonard 150-20-8 · Welling —
W
Eddie Moy
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 149-20-8 · Moy —
W
Richie Mitchell
Retained NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles TKO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 148-20-8 · Mitchell —
W
Joe Welling
Retained NYSAC lightweight title TKO 14/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 147-20-8 · Welling —
W
Harlem Eddie Kelly
DQ 5/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 146-20-8 · Kelly —
W
K.O. Willie Loughlin
10 · Third Regiment Armory, Camden, 🇺🇸
Leonard 145-20-8 · Loughlin —
W
Johnny Tillman
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Leonard 144-20-8 · Tillman —
W
Johnny Sheppard
TKO 3/10 · 6th Regiment Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Leonard 143-20-8 · Sheppard —
W
Frankie Britt
TKO 5/10 · Wethersfield Baseball Grounds, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Leonard 142-20-8 · Britt —
W
Pal Moran
10 · East Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Leonard 141-20-8 · Moran —
W
K.O. Willie Loughlin
KO 9/10 · Armory, Camden, 🇺🇸
Leonard 140-20-8 · Loughlin —
W
KO 9/10 · Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, 🇺🇸
Leonard 139-20-8 · White 104-23-12
W
8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 138-20-8 · Dundee 151-34-33
W
Jake Abel
10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Leonard 137-20-8 · Abel —
W
TKO 6/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Leonard 136-20-8 · Herring —
W
TKO 2/8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 135-20-8 · Coogan —
W
Jakob "Soldier" Bartfield
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 134-20-8 · Bartfield —
W
Lockport Jimmy Duffy
Retained world lightweight title TKO 2/15 · Convention Hall, Tulsa, 🇺🇸
Leonard 133-20-8 · Duffy —
W
Jakob "Soldier" Bartfield
8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 132-20-8 · Bartfield —
W
Phil Bloom
10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Leonard 131-20-8 · Bloom —
W
Charley Metrie
TKO 7/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Leonard 130-20-8 · Metrie —
W
8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Leonard 129-20-8 · Dundee 144-32-33
W
Johnny Clinton
10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Leonard 128-20-8 · Clinton —
W
Jakob "Soldier" Bartfield
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 127-20-8 · Bartfield —
W
Patsy Cline
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 126-20-8 · Cline —
W
Joe Malone
TKO 3/6 · Newport, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Leonard 125-20-8 · Malone —
W
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 124-20-8 · Dundee 140-28-33
W
Charley Pitts
10 · Theatre francais, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Leonard 123-20-8 · Pitts —
W
Young George Erne
KO 6/8 · Grand Theater, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Leonard 122-20-8 · Erne —
W
TKO 8/8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Leonard 121-20-8 · Ritchie 41-12-17
W
Harvey Thorpe
10 · Joplin, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Leonard 120-20-8 · Thorpe —
L
4 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Leonard 120-19-8 · Ritchie 40-12-17
W
Wildcat Leonard
KO 4/4 · Hoffman A.C., Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Leonard 119-19-8 · Leonard —
W
Spider Roach
4 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Leonard 118-19-8 · Roach —
W
Joe Benjamin
4 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Leonard 117-19-8 · Benjamin —
W
8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Leonard 116-19-8 · Dundee 135-27-32
W
Harlem Eddie Kelly
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 115-19-8 · Kelly —
W
Paul Doyle
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 114-19-8 · Doyle —
D
World welterweight title at stake 8 · Weidenmeyer's Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Leonard 114-19-7 · Lewis 187-30-17
W
Harry Pierce
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 113-19-7 · Pierce —
W
Willie Gradwell
TKO 5/8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 112-19-7 · Gradwell —
W
Willie Jackson
6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 111-19-7 · Jackson —
W
Jack Brazzo
TKO 8/8 · Wildwood Beach Baseball Park, Wildwood, 🇺🇸
Leonard 110-19-7 · Brazzo —
W
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 109-19-7 · Britton 145-34-27
W
Barney Adair
4 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Leonard 108-19-7 · Adair —
W
Mike Golindo
PTS 4/4 · City Stadium, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Leonard 107-19-7 · Golindo —
W
Louis ReesMcCarthy
4 · Shrine Temple, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Leonard 106-19-7 · ReesMcCarthy —
W
Johnny McCarthy
4 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Leonard 105-19-7 · McCarthy —
W
Jack Brazzo
TKO 4/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 104-19-7 · Brazzo —
W
Young Joe Borrell
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 103-19-7 · Borrell —
W
Freddie Kelly
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 102-19-7 · Kelly —
W
Chick Brown
TKO 5/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Leonard 101-19-7 · Brown —
W
Patsy Cline
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 100-19-7 · Cline —
W
Gene Delmont
KO 8/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Leonard 99-19-7 · Delmont —
W
Battling Sailor Frank Kirk
KO 1/10 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Leonard 98-19-7 · Kirk —
W
Toughy Ramser
KO 7/10 · Cleveland A.C., Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Leonard 97-19-7 · Ramser —
W
Young George Erne
6 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Leonard 96-19-7 · Erne —
W
Young Eddie Wagond
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 95-19-7 · Wagond —
W
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 94-19-7 · Britton 130-32-25
W
Vic Moran
KO 2/10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 93-19-7 · Moran —
W
Eddie Dorsey
KO 2/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Leonard 92-19-7 · Dorsey —
W
Leo Johnson
Retained world lightweight title TKO 1/10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 91-19-7 · Johnson —
W
Phil Bloom
KO 2/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Leonard 90-19-7 · Bloom —
W
Jimmy Paul
6 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 89-19-7 · Paul —
W
Young Rector
TKO 5/10 · Island Stadium, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Leonard 88-19-7 · Rector —
W
TKO 3/6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 87-19-7 · Kilbane 96-10-15
W
Johnny Nelson
TKO 3/10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 86-19-7 · Nelson —
W
Joe Welsh
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 85-19-7 · Welsh —
W
Won world lightweight title TKO 9/10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 84-19-7 · Welsh 117-27-16
W
Eddie Shannon
TKO 6/10 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 83-19-7 · Shannon —
W
Charley Thomas
TKO 6/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 82-19-7 · Thomas —
W
Richie Mitchell
TKO 7/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Leonard 81-19-7 · Mitchell —
W
Packy Hommey
KO 9/10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 80-19-7 · Hommey —
W
Johnny Tillman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 79-19-7 · Tillman —
W
10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 78-19-7 · Reagan 23-21-14
W
10 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 77-19-7 · Callahan —
W
Phil Bloom
10 · Broadway S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 76-19-7 · Bloom —
W
Eddie Wallace
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 75-19-7 · Wallace —
W
Chick Simler
10 · Empire A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Leonard 74-19-7 · Simler —
W
Harvey Thorpe
KO 12/12 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Leonard 73-19-7 · Thorpe —
L
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 73-18-7 · Dundee 97-19-23
W
Stanley Yoakum
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 72-18-7 · Yoakum —
W
Ever Hammer
TKO 12/15 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 71-18-7 · Hammer —
W
Johnny Nelson
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 70-18-7 · Nelson —
W
Johnny Tillman
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 69-18-7 · Tillman —
W
Frankie Conifrey
TKO 7/10 · Empire A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Leonard 68-18-7 · Conifrey —
W
Eddie McAndrews
KO 5/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 67-18-7 · McAndrews —
W
Joe Azevedo
10 · Convention Hall, Saratoga Springs, 🇺🇸
Leonard 66-18-7 · Azevedo —
L
10 · Washington Park A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 66-17-7 · Welsh 109-21-15
W
Vic Moran
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 65-17-7 · Moran —
D
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 65-17-6 · Dundee 92-19-22
W
Charley Thomas
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 64-17-6 · Thomas —
W
Phil Bloom
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 63-17-6 · Bloom —
W
World lightweight title at stake 10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 62-17-6 · Welsh 107-19-13
W
Shamus O'Brien
TKO 7/10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 61-17-6 · O'Brien —
W
Sam Robideau
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 60-17-6 · Robideau —
D
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 60-17-5 · Dundee 87-19-21
W
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Leonard 59-17-5 · Kansas 41-7-5
W
Jimmy Murphy
KO 6/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 58-17-5 · Murphy —
W
Shamus O'Brien
10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Leonard 57-17-5 · O'Brien —
W
Phil Bloom
TKO 8/12 · Hippodrome, Boston, 🇺🇸
Leonard 56-17-5 · Bloom —
W
Joe Welsh
KO 5/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 55-17-5 · Welsh —
W
KO 7/10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 54-17-5 · Mandot —
W
Joe Azevedo
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 53-17-5 · Azevedo —
W
Banty Sharpe
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 52-17-5 · Sharpe —
W
Gene Moriarty
KO 3/10 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 51-17-5 · Moriarty —
W
Johnny Drummie
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 50-17-5 · Drummie —
W
Al Thomas
10 · American A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 49-17-5 · Thomas —
W
Johnny Drummie
10 · Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, 🇺🇸
Leonard 48-17-5 · Drummie —
W
Al Schumacher
TKO 7/10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 47-17-5 · Schumacher —
W
10 · 135th Street A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 46-17-5 · Callahan —
L
10 · Federal A.C., Atlantic Gardens, 🇺🇸
Leonard 46-16-5 · Kilbane 72-7-13
W
Joe Goldberg
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 45-16-5 · Goldberg —
W
Westside Jimmy Duffy
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 44-16-5 · Duffy —
L
10 · 135th Street A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 44-15-5 · Dundee 68-18-20
W
Patsy Cline
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 43-15-5 · Cline —
W
Tommy Langdon
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Leonard 42-15-5 · Langdon —
W
Johnny Drummie
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 41-15-5 · Drummie —
W
Jack Sheppard
DQ 5/10 · Long Acre A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 40-15-5 · Sheppard —
W
Frankie Conifrey
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 39-15-5 · Conifrey —
W
Phil Bloom
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 38-15-5 · Bloom —
W
Harry Condon
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 37-15-5 · Condon —
W
Young Driscoll
10 · Irving A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 36-15-5 · Driscoll —
D
Phil Bloom
10 · Irving A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 36-15-4 · Bloom —
W
Joe Thomas
10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 35-15-4 · Thomas —
W
Philadelphia Pal Moore
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 34-15-4 · Moore —
W
Eddie Wallace
10 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 33-15-4 · Wallace —
D
Bobby Reynolds
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 33-15-3 · Reynolds —
W
Tommy Houck
KO 7/10 · Alexandria A.C., Elmsford, 🇺🇸
Leonard 32-15-3 · Houck —
W
Billy Kramer
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 31-15-3 · Kramer —
W
Teddy Hubbs
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 30-15-3 · Hubbs —
W
Willie Schaefer
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 29-15-3 · Schaefer —
L
Young Abe Brown
10 · Empire A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 29-14-3 · Brown —
W
Patsy Kline
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 28-14-3 · Kline —
W
Joe Stacey
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 27-14-3 · Stacey —
L
Phil Bloom
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 27-13-3 · Bloom —
L
Kid Black
10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 27-12-3 · Black —
W
Charley Barry
10 · Irving A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 26-12-3 · Barry —
W
Special Delivery Hirsch
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 25-12-3 · Hirsch —
W
Danny Ridge
10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 24-12-3 · Ridge —
L
Harry Tracey
10 · Olympic A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 24-11-3 · Tracey —
W
Jack Sheppard
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 23-11-3 · Sheppard —
D
Willie Jones
10 · Postman A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 23-11-2 · Jones —
W
Young Fitzsimmons
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 22-11-2 · Fitzsimmons —
L
Tommy Houck
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 22-10-2 · Houck —
W
Harry Ah Chung
TKO 6/10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 21-10-2 · Chung —
L
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 21-9-2 · Fleming 33-8-9
W
Walter Hennessey
TKO 3/10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 20-9-2 · Hennessey —
W
Walter Brooks
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 19-9-2 · Brooks —
W
Johnny Carroll
KO 1/10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 18-9-2 · Carroll —
W
Dave Cronin
10 · New Polo A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 17-9-2 · Cronin —
L
Eddie Powers
6 · Elks' Hall, Rutherford, 🇺🇸
Leonard 17-8-2 · Powers —
L
Eddie Powers
10 · Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 17-7-2 · Powers —
D
Johnny Lustig
10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 17-7-1 · Lustig —
L
Jimmy McVeigh
6 · Rutherford, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Leonard 17-6-1 · McVeigh —
W
Special Delivery Hirsch
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 16-6-1 · Hirsch —
L
Kid Herman
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 16-5-1 · Herman —
W
Kid Ghetto
KO 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 15-5-1 · Ghetto —
W
Hank McGowan
6 · Rutherford, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Leonard 14-5-1 · McGowan —
L
Kid Ghetto
6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 14-4-1 · Ghetto —
W
Young Price
KO 5/6 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 13-4-1 · Price —
L
KO 4/6 · New Polo A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 13-3-1 · Fleming 20-6-8
D
Kid Goodman
6 · Elks' Hall, Rutherford, 🇺🇸
Leonard 13-3-0 · Goodman —
W
Packey Brennan
TKO 3/6 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 12-3-0 · Brennan —
W
Young Gross
4 · Newark, New Jersery, 🇺🇸
Leonard 11-3-0 · Gross —
NC
Battling Travis
6 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 11-3-0 · Travis —
L
Joe Shugrue
TKO 4/10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 11-2-0 · Shugrue —
W
Young Goldie
TKO 2/6 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 10-2-0 · Goldie —
W
Billy Meyers
TKO 1/6 · Carlyle A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 9-2-0 · Meyers —
W
Joe Kane
KO 5/6 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 8-2-0 · Kane —
L
Bobby Dunn
KO · Malvern A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 8-1-0 · Dunn —
W
Willie Singer
KO 1/6 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 7-1-0 · Singer —
W
Lewis Gibbs
KO 2/6 · Fordon A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 6-1-0 · Gibbs —
W
Paddy Parker
KO 4/6 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 5-1-0 · Parker —
W
Sammy Marino
6 · Fordon A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 3-1-0 · Marino —
W
Smiling Kemp
KO 1/6 · Fordon A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 3-1-0 · Kemp —
W
Young Goldie
4 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 2-1-0 · Goldie —
W
Young Frankie Pass
KO 3/6 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 1-1-0 · Pass —
NC
Battling Travis
6 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 1-1-0 · Travis —
NC
Johnny Falters
4 · Olympic A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 1-1-0 · Falters —
W
Young Joe Stanley
KO 2/4 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 0-1-0 · Stanley —
L
Mickey Finnegan
TKO 3/4 · Fordon A.C., New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 0-0-0 · Finnegan —
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Facts
What is Benny Leonard's record? Benny Leonard's professional record is 185-22-9, 3 NC with 70 knockouts.
Who did Benny Leonard fight last? Benny Leonard last fought Jimmy McLarnin on Oct 7, 1932 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 10.
Which world titles has Benny Leonard held? Benny Leonard has held 1 world title reign: WBA lightweight (1921–1925). Sources Boxerbook ID 18557 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18557 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
