Hank Kaplan was born on 15 April 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was married to Sylvia L. Kaplan. He died on 14 December 2007 in Miami, Florida, USA.
[When asked for his opinion on who he thought the greatest fighter of
all time] I suppose there is a definitive answer to that, but I'd have to break it down this way. My personal favorite fighter is Joe Louis. But the greatest two-fisted fighter I have ever seen is Henry Armstrong. The most skilled fighter I've ever seen is probably Sugar Ray Robinson. The most scientific boxer I have ever seen is Willie Pep, without a doubt. And the man I believe to the greatest fighter who ever lived is Harry Greb. Nobody before him or since him has done the things he did. He was merely a middleweight and
he fought light-heavyweights and heavyweights all over the lot. And here is a guy with 300 fights.
