Frankie Fleming

Frankie Fleming
Born	(1893-01-01)January 1, 1893 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 1, 1960(1960-01-01) (aged 67) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	219
Wins	64
Wins by KO	37
Losses	5
Draws	5

Frank "Frankie" Fleming was a Canadian featherweight boxer active from 1910 to 1922. During his career he held the distinction of being the Canadian Boxing Federation Featherweight Champion. He is best known for beating all-time great Benny Leonard twice, being the only fighter to do so. He also faced Hall of Famers Johnny Kilbane, Johnny Dundee, and Freddie Welsh in defeat; challenging for the latter's World Featherweight Title. Statistical boxing website BoxRec rates Fleming as the 11th best Canadian boxer ever across all weight divisions.

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Johnny Kilbane	NWS	10	1917-05-24	Sohmer Park, Montreal, Quebec	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Freddie Welsh	NWS	10	1915-05-24	Sohmer Park, Montreal, Quebec	For World Featherweight Title. Newspaper Decision
Win	Benny Leonard	NWS	10	1913-08-16	Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	Benny Leonard	KO	4 (6)	1912-05-03	New Polo A.C., New York, New York
Loss	Johnny Dundee	NWS	10	1911-06-10	Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Johnny Dundee	NWS	6	1911-03-01	Olympic A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision

External links

• Boxing record for Frankie Fleming from BoxRec (registration required)