The great Benny Leonard, still considered by many to be the supreme lightweight of all time maintained that the finest light-heavyweight he ever saw was the Canadian-born master from Bridgeport, ...

In the gritty streets of Detroit, *The Jazz Fight* follows Benny "The Hammer" Leonard, a once-promising boxer whose career has been derailed by his own demons—alcoholism, anger, and a destructive past ...

The Chicago public was presented with a bout not on the card when Ritchie Mitchell piled into the ring after his brother Pinky’s defeat by Benny Leonard, and struck Referee Miller in the mouth.

¶ Lew Tendler, Philadelphia light-weight boxer, challenged Benny Leonard, champion lightweight, and was hopelessly beaten in 15 rounds at the Yankee Stadium, New York. ¶ Leonard received $140,000; ...