Benny Leonard

not to mention that armstrong beat 16 world champions in an era when there was 1 world champion or maybe 2(nysac or nba champs for example). The guy beat like 30-35 good fighters, he has a harry greb type resume.

Barney Ross
Midget Wolgast
Baby Arizmendi
Juan Zurita
Mike Belloise
Rodolfo Casanova
Benny Bass
Petey Sarron
Chalky Wright
Lou Ambers
Caferino Garcia
Lew Jenkins
Fritzie Zivic
Tippy Larkin
Sammy Angott
Willy Joyce

These are just the title holders man, there are still like 20 other contenders that he beat, theres a reason why hes top 5 p4p and certainly higher than the likes of mickey walker and barney ross. They wish they beat 16 world champions.

 

Holding the Lightweight championship of the word for 7 and a 1/2 years is a very impresive feet.
Ross is a great boxer having won 3 world championships but I have Leonard ranked higher than him.

 

ross has canzonori and mclarnin on his resume.

 

I rate Benny Leonard as the best jewish fighter over Ross who was a great welter, Leonard dominated and he is top 5 at 135lbs in most experts books I personally have him at #2 AT LIGHTWEIGHT UNDER DURAN BUT BENNY HAD THE STYLE TO BEAT ROBERTO AND HE COULD BE #1 AND i COULD SEE IT, HE WAS ONE OF THE SMARTEST GUYS TO FIGHT, RIGHT UNDER OR NEXT TO WILLIE PEP AND SSR

 

And Petrolle, Battling Battalino, Sam Fullmer, Frankie Flick, and Garcia.