Can anyone recomend a good book on Benny Leonard?

[rightsideup]

I would really like to get to know more about the Ghetto wizard.

[Panamaniac]

I searched the internet and the four corners of the earth and could not find a single book about Benny Leonard, although there were several articles (incl. Wikipedia). Odd, given his stature as an ATG (top 10 p4p, #1 LW). I suspect he might have been too mild-mannered and/or lead too dull a life to fill the pages of a book.

That's the way I see it, I could be wrong...

[rightsideup]

I searched the internet and the four corners of the earth and could not find a single book about Benny Leonard, although there were several articles (incl. Wikipedia). Odd, given his stature as an ATG (top 10 p4p, #1 LW). I suspect he might have been too mild-mannered and/or lead too dull a life to fill the pages of a book.

That's the way I see it, I could be wrong...

Thank you for looking and I suspect you are right. He is mentioned in a book I have about Gene Tunney and is credited with giving gene the advise to punch to harry grebs chest to avenge his defeat to greb. Benny is also mentioned in the book I have about ray arcel as ray trained him in his comeback.

[ShoulderRoll]

I would really like to get to know more about the Ghetto wizard.

Same here. And the guy had one of the coolest nicknames ever.

[McGoorty]

I would really like to get to know more about the Ghetto wizard.

Mate in one of my old threads I had a little biography of Leonard written by a newspaper journalist back in the 30's and its a great read, it would not class as a book but more like a mini book. Long time ago when I made that thread about links to books and biographies of great old time boxers. There were also quite a few boxing manuals written by everyone from Daniel Mendoza to Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Fitz and Frank Klaus. There was also a mini book bio of Battling Nelson. I made threads like that for a resource study for BS boxing history enthusiasts. People like me. Please, enjoy.

[Panamaniac]

Same here. And the guy had one of the coolest nicknames ever.

You'd figure that a fighter with a nickname like "Ghetto Wizard" would have a book written about him. Anyone knows how he earned such a nick? And please don't tell me it's because he's a wizard from the ghetto... That kind of silliness is reserved exclusively for me.

[McGoorty]

You'd figure that a fighter with a nickname like "Ghetto Wizard" would have a book written about him. Anyone knows how he earned such a nick? And please don't tell me it's because he's a wizard from the ghetto... That kind of silliness is reserved exclusively for me.

Well he was a wizard, and he was from the ghetto. It was probably originally a throwaway line from one of the street urchins of that time.

[Hawkins]

Didn't Nat Fleischer write a book about Leonard?

[Panamaniac]

Look what the cat dragged in...

Didn't Nat Fleischer write a book about Leonard?

Yes!

[Young Money]

He wrote a short article on his toughest fights.

I have the pdf somewhere on my old computer but you might be able to find it online.

Definitely enjoy reading about the Ghetto Wizard and his ring smarts, doing things like tapping guys on the shoulder to disorientate them and faking low blows etc.