The Great Benny Leonard

The Great Benny Leonard

Subtitle:
Mama's Boy to World Champ
By:
John Jarrett
Price:
£19.99
Out:
ISBN:
9781785317866
Format:
Hardback
Size:
240 x 160
Pages:
320

Description

Benny Leonard was the best of a long line of Jewish boxers who emerged from the ghetto. Arguably the greatest lightweight champion ever, he fought over 200 times with just five defeats. Apart from being a sublime boxer, Benny was a star who helped to put boxing on a higher plane. This is the definitive account of his remarkable life and career.

About the author

John Jarrett is the author of ten boxing books including The Sugar Ray Robinson Story: Boxing's Comeback King, Rocky Marciano: The Brockton Blockbuster, Max Baer: Clown Prince of Boxing and Dempsey and the Wild Bull. He has written about the sport since 1951 for publications such as Boxing News, International Boxing and Boxing Pictorial. He was Northern Area secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control for 40 years.

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