Benny Leonard

Career, Record, Stats

Benny Leonard (Ghetto Wizard) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 20 years, 11 months, and 23 days, Leonard amassed a record of 185-22-9, which includes 70 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Benny Leonard's Boxing Career

Benny Leonard was born in Lower East Side, New York City, New York, U.S on April 7, 1896. He made his professional debut at the age of 15 years on October 14, 1911 against Mickey Finnegan. Leonard lost to Finnegan via 3rd round TKO. Not a good start!

Leonard's last fight was a 6th-round TKO loss to Jimmy McLarnin at age 36, on October 7, 1932.

Some of Benny Leonard's best fights were against Richie Mitchell, Johnny Kilbane, Lew Tendler, Rocky Kansas, and Freddie Welsh. For a complete list of Leonard's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Benny Leonard".

Leonard has 22 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Benny Leonard Losses".

Benny Leonard's Boxing Record

Total Fights

219

Wins

185

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
219	Oct 07, 1932	36	Jimmy McLarnin 24 49-8-3	loss	TKO 6
218	Sep 12, 1932	36	Mike Sarko	win	PTS 6
217	Sep 08, 1932	36	Jimmy Abbott	win	TKO 3
216	Sep 02, 1932	36	Phil Rafferty	win	PTS 6
215	Aug 19, 1932	36	Mike Sarko	win	PTS 6
214	Aug 11, 1932	36	Paulie Walker	win	UD 10
213	Jul 28, 1932	36	Billy Townsend	win	PTS 10
212	Jul 22, 1932	36	Eddie Shapiro	win	PTS 8
211	Jun 20, 1932	36	Joe Trippe	win	KO 2
210	Jun 16, 1932	36	Billy Angelo	win	PTS 10
209	Jun 08, 1932	36	Andy Saviola	win	PTS 10
208	May 23, 1932	36	Jimmy Abbott	win	TKO 6
207	May 16, 1932	36	Marty Goldman	win	KO 2
206	May 02, 1932	36	Willie Garafola	win	TKO 4
205	Apr 19, 1932	36	Mike Sarko	win	PTS 6
204	Apr 11, 1932	36	Buster Brown	win	PTS 10
203	Feb 29, 1932	35	Billy McMahon	win	PTS 10
202	Nov 23, 1931	35	Buster Brown	win	PTS 10
201	Nov 06, 1931	35	Johnny Kasper	draw	PTS 10
200	Oct 27, 1931	35	Vittorio Livan	win	KO 3
199	Oct 06, 1931	35	Pal Silvers	win	TKO 2
198	Aug 11, 1924	28	Pal Moran	win	NWS 10
197	Sep 07, 1923	27	Johnny Mendelsohn	win	NWS 8
196	Jul 24, 1923	27	Lew Tendler	win	UD 15
195	Jul 09, 1923	27	Alex Hart	win	NWS 8
194	May 29, 1923	27	Pinky Mitchell	win	TKO 10
193	Aug 05, 1922	26	Ever Hammer	win	NWS 10
192	Jul 27, 1922	26	Lew Tendler	win	NWS 12
191	Jul 04, 1922	26	Rocky Kansas	win	TKO 8
190	Jun 26, 1922	26	Jack Britton	loss	DQ 13
189	Apr 19, 1922	26	Jakob Bartfield	win	PTS 4
188	Mar 20, 1922	25	Johnny Clinton	win	NWS 10
187	Feb 25, 1922	25	Pal Moran	win	NWS 10
186	Feb 10, 1922	25	Rocky Kansas	win	UD 15
185	Dec 20, 1921	25	Tim Droney	win	NWS 8
184	Nov 22, 1921	25	Sailor Friedman	win	NWS 8
183	Jun 06, 1921	25	Rocky Kansas	win	NWS 12
182	Feb 24, 1921	24	Joe Welling	win	NWS 8
181	Feb 21, 1921	24	Eddie Moy	win	TKO 3
180	Jan 14, 1921	24	Richie Mitchell	win	TKO 6
179	Nov 26, 1920	24	Joe Welling	win	TKO 14
178	Nov 17, 1920	24	Harlem Eddie Kelly	win	DQ 5
177	Nov 12, 1920	24	K.O. Willie Loughlin	win	NWS 10
176	Oct 18, 1920	24	Johnny Tillman	win	PTS 10
175	Oct 08, 1920	24	Johnny Sheppard	win	TKO 3
174	Oct 04, 1920	24	Frankie Britt	win	TKO 5
173	Sep 25, 1920	24	Pal Moran	win	NWS 10
172	Sep 10, 1920	24	K.O. Willie Loughlin	win	KO 9
171	Jul 05, 1920	24	Charley White	win	KO 9
170	Feb 09, 1920	23	Johnny Dundee	win	NWS 8
169	Dec 22, 1919	23	Jake Abel	win	NWS 10
168	Dec 19, 1919	23	James Red Herring	win	TKO 6
167	Dec 10, 1919	23	Mel Coogan	win	TKO 2
166	Nov 27, 1919	23	Jakob Bartfield	win	NWS 6
165	Nov 17, 1919	23	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	win	TKO 2
164	Nov 10, 1919	23	Jakob Bartfield	win	NWS 8
163	Oct 15, 1919	23	Phil Bloom	win	NWS 10
162	Oct 01, 1919	23	Charley Metrie	win	TKO 7
161	Sep 17, 1919	23	Johnny Dundee	win	NWS 8
160	Sep 08, 1919	23	Johnny Clinton	win	NWS 10
159	Sep 04, 1919	23	Jakob Bartfield	win	NWS 6
158	Aug 11, 1919	23	Patsy Cline	win	NWS 6
157	Jul 23, 1919	23	Joe Malone	win	TKO 3
156	Jun 16, 1919	23	Johnny Dundee	win	NWS 6
155	Jun 09, 1919	23	Charley Pitts	win	NWS 10
154	May 21, 1919	23	Young George Erne	win	KO 6
153	Apr 28, 1919	23	Willie Ritchie	win	TKO 8
152	Mar 26, 1919	22	Harvey Thorpe	win	NWS 10
151	Feb 21, 1919	22	Willie Ritchie	loss	NWS 4
150	Feb 07, 1919	22	Wildcat Leonard	win	KO 4
149	Feb 05, 1919	22	Spider Roach	win	NWS 4
148	Jan 31, 1919	22	Joe Benjamin	win	NWS 4
147	Jan 20, 1919	22	Johnny Dundee	win	NWS 8
146	Jan 13, 1919	22	Harlem Eddie Kelly	win	NWS 6
145	Jan 01, 1919	22	Paul Doyle	win	NWS 6
144	Sep 23, 1918	22	Ted Kid Lewis	draw	NWS 8
143	Sep 16, 1918	22	Harry Pierce	win	NWS 6
142	Jul 22, 1918	22	Willie Gradwell	win	TKO 5
141	Jul 16, 1918	22	Willie Jackson	win	NWS 6
140	Jul 04, 1918	22	Jack Brazzo	win	TKO 8
139	Jun 25, 1918	22	Jack Britton	win	NWS 6
138	Jun 06, 1918	22	Barney Adair	win	NWS 4
137	May 25, 1918	22	Mike Golindo	win	PTS 4
136	May 20, 1918	22	Louis ReesMcCarthy	win	NWS 4
135	May 10, 1918	22	Johnny McCarthy	win	NWS 4
134	Apr 13, 1918	22	Jack Brazzo	win	TKO 4
133	Apr 08, 1918	22	Young Joe Borrell	win	NWS 6
132	Dec 19, 1917	21	Freddie Kelly	win	NWS 6
131	Dec 17, 1917	21	Chick Brown	win	TKO 5
130	Dec 12, 1917	21	Patsy Cline	win	NWS 6
129	Dec 05, 1917	21	Gene Delmont	win	KO 8
128	Nov 28, 1917	21	Battling Sailor Frank Kirk	win	KO 1
127	Oct 24, 1917	21	Toughy Ramser	win	KO 7
126	Oct 23, 1917	21	Young George Erne	win	NWS 6
125	Oct 22, 1917	21	Young Eddie Wagond	win	NWS 6
124	Oct 19, 1917	21	Jack Britton	win	NWS 10
123	Oct 05, 1917	21	Vic Moran	win	KO 2
122	Sep 27, 1917	21	Eddie Dorsey	win	KO 2
121	Sep 21, 1917	21	Leo Johnson	win	TKO 1
120	Sep 14, 1917	21	Phil Bloom	win	KO 2
119	Sep 12, 1917	21	Jimmy Paul	win	NWS 6
118	Sep 03, 1917	21	Young Rector	win	TKO 5
117	Jul 25, 1917	21	Johnny Kilbane	win	TKO 3
116	Jun 18, 1917	21	Johnny Nelson	win	TKO 3
115	Jun 04, 1917	21	Joe Welsh	win	NWS 6
114	May 28, 1917	21	Freddie Welsh	win	TKO 9
113	May 10, 1917	21	Eddie Shannon	win	TKO 6
112	May 07, 1917	21	Charley Thomas	win	TKO 6
111	Apr 19, 1917	21	Richie Mitchell	win	TKO 7
110	Mar 22, 1917	20	Packy Hommey	win	KO 9
109	Mar 12, 1917	20	Johnny Tillman	win	NWS 6
108	Feb 28, 1917	20	Jimmy Reagan	win	NWS 10
107	Feb 01, 1917	20	Frankie Callahan	win	NWS 10
106	Jan 30, 1917	20	Phil Bloom	win	NWS 10
105	Jan 22, 1917	20	Eddie Wallace	win	NWS 6
104	Nov 28, 1916	20	Chick Simler	win	NWS 10
103	Nov 21, 1916	20	Harvey Thorpe	win	KO 12
102	Nov 15, 1916	20	Johnny Dundee	loss	NWS 6
101	Nov 10, 1916	20	Stanley Yoakum	win	NWS 10
100	Oct 18, 1916	20	Ever Hammer	win	TKO 12
99	Oct 09, 1916	20	Johnny Nelson	win	NWS 6
98	Sep 25, 1916	20	Johnny Tillman	win	NWS 6
97	Sep 14, 1916	20	Frankie Conifrey	win	TKO 7
96	Sep 09, 1916	20	Eddie McAndrews	win	KO 5
95	Aug 18, 1916	20	Joe Azevedo	win	NWS 10
94	Jul 28, 1916	20	Freddie Welsh	loss	NWS 10
93	Jun 23, 1916	20	Vic Moran	win	NWS 10
92	Jun 12, 1916	20	Johnny Dundee	draw	NWS 10
91	May 01, 1916	20	Charley Thomas	win	NWS 6
90	Apr 20, 1916	20	Phil Bloom	win	NWS 10
89	Mar 31, 1916	19	Freddie Welsh	win	NWS 10
88	Mar 17, 1916	19	Shamus O'Brien	win	TKO 7
87	Mar 13, 1916	19	Sam Robideau	win	NWS 6
86	Mar 08, 1916	19	Johnny Dundee	draw	NWS 10
85	Feb 28, 1916	19	Rocky Kansas	win	NWS 10
84	Feb 21, 1916	19	Jimmy Murphy	win	KO 6
83	Feb 11, 1916	19	Shamus O'Brien	win	NWS 10
82	Feb 08, 1916	19	Phil Bloom	win	TKO 8
81	Jan 01, 1916	19	Joe Welsh	win	KO 5
80	Dec 17, 1915	19	Joe Mandot	win	KO 7
79	Nov 19, 1915	19	Joe Azevedo	win	NWS 10
78	Nov 13, 1915	19	Banty Sharpe	win	NWS 10
77	Nov 08, 1915	19	Gene Moriarty	win	KO 3
76	Oct 19, 1915	19	Johnny Drummie	win	NWS 10
75	Oct 01, 1915	19	Al Thomas	win	NWS 10
74	Aug 13, 1915	19	Johnny Drummie	win	NWS 10
73	Jun 19, 1915	19	Al Schumacher	win	TKO 7
72	May 18, 1915	19	Frankie Callahan	win	NWS 10
71	Apr 29, 1915	19	Johnny Kilbane	loss	NWS 10
70	Mar 24, 1915	18	Joe Goldberg	win	NWS 10
69	Mar 20, 1915	18	Westside Jimmy Duffy	win	NWS 10
68	Mar 02, 1915	18	Johnny Dundee	loss	NWS 10
67	Feb 18, 1915	18	Patsy Cline	win	NWS 10
66	Feb 15, 1915	18	Tommy Langdon	win	NWS 6
65	Jan 16, 1915	18	Johnny Drummie	win	NWS 10
64	Jan 11, 1915	18	Jack Sheppard	win	DQ 5
63	Dec 12, 1914	18	Frankie Conifrey	win	NWS 10
62	Nov 26, 1914	18	Phil Bloom	win	NWS 10
61	Nov 07, 1914	18	Harry Condon	win	NWS 10
60	Oct 31, 1914	18	Young Driscoll	win	NWS 10
59	Oct 03, 1914	18	Phil Bloom	draw	NWS 10
58	Sep 16, 1914	18	Joe Thomas	win	NWS 10
57	Sep 07, 1914	18	Philadelphia Pal Moore	win	NWS 10
56	Aug 25, 1914	18	Eddie Wallace	win	NWS 10
55	Aug 22, 1914	18	Bobby Reynolds	draw	NWS 10
54	Aug 14, 1914	18	Tommy Houck	win	KO 7
53	Jul 18, 1914	18	Billy Kramer	win	NWS 10
52	Jun 20, 1914	18	Teddy Hubbs	win	NWS 10
51	May 30, 1914	18	Willie Schaefer	win	NWS 10
50	Apr 03, 1914	17	Young Abe Brown	loss	NWS 10
49	Mar 03, 1914	17	Patsy Kline	win	NWS 10
48	Jan 24, 1914	17	Joe Stacey	win	NWS 10
47	Jan 20, 1914	17	Phil Bloom	loss	NWS 10
46	Jan 06, 1914	17	Kid Black	loss	NWS 10
45	Jan 03, 1914	17	Charley Barry	win	NWS 10
44	Dec 30, 1913	17	Special Delivery Hirsch	win	NWS 10
43	Dec 20, 1913	17	Danny Ridge	win	NWS 10
42	Dec 08, 1913	17	Harry Tracey	loss	NWS 10
41	Nov 15, 1913	17	Jack Sheppard	win	NWS 10
40	Oct 23, 1913	17	Willie Jones	draw	NWS 10
39	Oct 04, 1913	17	Young Fitzsimmons	win	NWS 10
38	Sep 27, 1913	17	Tommy Houck	loss	NWS 10
37	Sep 02, 1913	17	Harry Ah Chung	win	TKO 6
36	Aug 16, 1913	17	Frankie Fleming	loss	NWS 10
35	Aug 02, 1913	17	Walter Hennessey	win	TKO 3
34	Jul 12, 1913	17	Walter Brooks	win	NWS 10
33	Jun 20, 1913	17	Johnny Carroll	win	KO 1
32	May 29, 1913	17	Dave Cronin	win	NWS 10
31	May 22, 1913	17	Eddie Powers	loss	NWS 6
30	May 03, 1913	17	Eddie Powers	loss	NWS 10
29	Jan 14, 1913	16	Johnny Lustig	draw	NWS 10
28	Dec 12, 1912	16	Jimmy McVeigh	loss	NWS 6
27	Nov 02, 1912	16	Special Delivery Hirsch	win	NWS 10
26	Sep 28, 1912	16	Kid Herman	loss	NWS 10
25	Sep 13, 1912	16	Kid Ghetto	win	KO 6
24	Aug 30, 1912	16	Hank McGowan	win	NWS 6
23	Jul 31, 1912	16	Kid Ghetto	loss	NWS 6
22	Jul 19, 1912	16	Young Price	win	KO 5
21	May 03, 1912	16	Frankie Fleming	loss	KO 4
20	Apr 26, 1912	16	Kid Goodman	draw	NWS 6
19	Apr 13, 1912	16	Packey Brennan	win	TKO 3
18	Apr 08, 1912	16	Young Gross	win	NWS 4
17	Mar 26, 1912	15	Battling Travis	nd	ND 6
16	Mar 05, 1912	15	Joe Shugrue	loss	TKO 4
15	Feb 24, 1912	15	Young Goldie	win	TKO 2
14	Feb 12, 1912	15	Billy Meyers	win	TKO 1
13	Feb 03, 1912	15	Joe Kane	win	KO 5
12	Jan 22, 1912	15	Bobby Dunn	loss	KO 5
11	Jan 09, 1912	15	Willie Singer	win	KO 1
10	Jan 08, 1912	15	Lewis Gibbs	win	KO 2
9	Dec 30, 1911	15	Paddy Parker	win	KO 4
8	Dec 25, 1911	15	Smiling Kemp	win	KO 1
7	Dec 25, 1911	15	Sammy Marino	win	NWS 6
6	Dec 09, 1911	15	Young Goldie	win	NWS 4
5	Nov 25, 1911	15	Young Frankie Pass	win	KO 3
4	Nov 11, 1911	15	Battling Travis	nd	ND 6
3	Nov 04, 1911	15	Johnny Falters	nd	ND 4
2	Oct 28, 1911	15	Young Joe Stanley	win	KO 2
1	Oct 14, 1911	15	Mickey Finnegan	loss	TKO 3

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