This day in Jewish history / A boxing legend collapses2013-04-18 · Haaretz
On April 18, 1947, former longtime lightweight boxing champion Benny Leonard died while refereeing a match in New York. Today, more than six decades later, Leonard is still remembered as one of the greatest pugilists of all time, combining brute…
The Eighth God Of War: Benny Leonard2009-12-30 · TheSweetScience.com
Fencing, like boxing, evolved out of brutal origins into a sport that retained its aggressiveness but added gentility. The fencer salutes his opponent. The boxer extends a glove. The combatants in both sports engage one another under a clear set of rules…
Two-Fisted Hero2006-01-17 · Washington Post,United States
Among the most celebrated Jewish boxers were "Chrysanthemum" Joe Choynski, Louis "the Fighting Dentist" Wallach, Barney Lebrowitz (better known as "Battling Levinsky"), "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Abe Attell, Newsboy Brown and, of course, the great lightweight Benny Leonard.…