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Benny Leonard was an American professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1932. He held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925, making him the longest-reigning champion in the division's histo
Leonard c. 1922
Welsh (left center) vs Leonard 1917
Freddie Welsh, 1920s
Champion Ted "Kid" Lewis
Freddie Welsh
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Freddie Welsh was a Welsh World boxing champion. The lightweight boxer was born in Pontypridd, Wales, nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard". Brought up in a tough mining community, Welsh left a working-class b
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…was knocked out for only the second time in his career. He lost a rematch with Fleming 16 months later. Not surprisingly, Fleming got the first shot at Freddie Welsh, failing to unseat the world lightweight champion in a May 1915 fight, which the newspapers awarded to Welsh. On August 14, 1914, Leonard knocked out…
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Young Erne, who faced Welsh twice, firstly in Philadelphia in 1906
Packey McFarland fought Welsh three times, twice in 1908
Freddie Welsh at docks, incorrectly labelled as 1910