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Benny Leonard -LRB- born Benjamin Leiner ; Hebrew name דוב בער בן אברהם גרשון -LSB- Dov Ber ben Avraham Gershon -RSB- ; April 7 , 1896 -- April 18 , 1947 -RRB- was an American professional lightweight boxer .. American. Americans. lightweight. lightweight. boxer. Boxing. Widely considered one of the all-time greats , he was ranked 8th on The Ring magazine 's list of the `` 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years '' and placed 7th in ESPN 's `` 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time '' .. The Ring. The Ring ( magazine ). ESPN. ESPN. In 2005 , the International Boxing Research Organization ranked Leonard as the # 1 lightweight , and # 8 best pound-for-pound fighter of all-time .. lightweight. lightweight. Statistical website BoxRec rates Leonard as the 2nd best lightweight ever , while The Ring magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at # 2 .. lightweight. lightweight. The Ring. The Ring ( magazine ). BoxRec. BoxRec. Nat Fleischer. Nat Fleischer. Boxing historian Bert Sugar placed him 6th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue .. Bert Sugar. Bert Sugar. Leonard is a member of the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame , the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame , the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame , the World Boxing Hall of Fame , and the International Boxing Hall of Fame .. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Ring Magazine Hall of Fame. Ring Magazine hall of fame. World Boxing Hall of Fame. World Boxing Hall of Fame. International Boxing Hall of Fame. International Boxing Hall of Fame