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Henry Armstrong

January 20, 2023

For other people named Henry Armstrong, see Henry Armstrong (disambiguation).

Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 24, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.

Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong in 1937
Statistics
Real nameHenry Melody Jackson Jr.
Nickname(s)
  • Homicide Hank
  • Hurricane Hank
  • Hammerin' Hank
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
Born(1912-12-12)December 12, 1912
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1988(1988-10-24) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights181
Wins151
Wins by KO101
Losses21
Draws9

Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions: featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. He defended his welterweight title a total of nineteen times.

The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1937. The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1940. He is currently ranked by BoxRec as the 12th greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.[1] In 2007, The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years.[2] Historian Bert Sugar also ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time. ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time.[3] He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.[4] In 2019, the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) ranked him as the second best boxer of all time, pound for pound, as well as the second best featherweight, third best welterweight, and fifth best lightweight of all time.[5][6][7][8]

Early life

He was born Henry Jackson, Jr. on December 12, 1912, in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the son of Henry Jackson Sr., a sharecropper of African American descent and America Jackson, said to be a "full-blooded" Iroquois. As a child, Henry Jr. moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri, during the early period of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to industrial cities of the Midwest and North. There he became involved in boxing. He graduated as an honor student from Vashon High School in St. Louis[9] Later he took the surname Armstrong as his fighting name.

Early career

Armstrong began his professional career on July 28, 1931, in a fight with Al Iovino, in which Armstrong was knocked out in three rounds. His first win came later that year, beating Sammy Burns by a decision in six. In 1932, Armstrong moved to Los Angeles, where he lost two four-round decisions in a row to Eddie Trujillo and Al Greenfield. Following these two losses, however, he started a streak of 11 wins.[10]

In 1936, Armstrong split his time among Los Angeles, Mexico City and St. Louis. A few notable opponents of that year include Ritchie Fontaine, Baby Arizmendi, former world champion Juan Zurita, and Mike Belloise.[10] Early in his career, he fought some fights under the ring name Melody Jackson.[11]

In 1937 alone, Armstrong went 27–0 (26KO). Aldo Spoldi was the only opponent to take him the full 10 rounds. He kayoed Baby Casanova in three rounds, Belloise in four, Joe Rivers in three, former world champion Frankie Klick in four, and former world champion Benny Bass in four.[10] Armstrong was given his first world title fight, for the title in the 126-pound weight class against World Featherweight Champion Petey Sarron at Madison Square Garden. Armstrong knocked Sarron out in six rounds, becoming the World Featherweight Champion.[12]

Armstrong's two nicknames were Hurricane Henry and Homicide' Hank.[13]

In 1938, Armstrong started his season with seven more knockouts in a row, including one over Chalky Wright, a future world champion. The streak finally ended when Arizmendi lasted ten rounds before losing a decision to Armstrong in their fourth fight. Armstrong's streak of 27 knockout wins in a row qualifies as one of the longest knockout win streaks in the history of boxing, according to The Ring magazine.[citation needed]

Later in 1938, Armstrong, still the Featherweight division world champion, challenged Barney Ross for the title. Later a fellow member of the three division champions' club, Ross was then World Welterweight Champion. Armstrong, at 133+1⁄2 pounds, beat Ross, at 142 pounds, by unanimous decision, adding the World Welterweight Championship to his belt. Armstrong lost weight in order to compete in the lower weight division, and beat World Lightweight Champion Lou Ambers by split decision. Armstrong was the first boxer ever to hold world championships in three different weight divisions at the same time. He decided not to maintain the required 126-pound weight anymore and left the featherweight crown vacant.[12]

Welterweight defenses

Armstrong dedicated the next two years to defending the welterweight crown, beating, among others, Ceferino Garcia, a future World Middleweight Champion, and Bobby Pacho.

Armstrong defended his Lightweight belt in a rematch with Ambers, which he lost on a 15-round decision. After that, he concentrated once again on defending the world Welterweight title. He defended it in eight fights in a row, the last of which was a nine-round knockout win over Puerto Rico's Pedro Montañez.

Armstrong sought to become the first boxer to win world titles in four different categories in a rematch with Garcia, already the World Middleweight Champion, but the fight ended in a ten-round draw. Armstrong's attempt to win a world title in a fourth division was frustrated.[14] According to boxing historian Bert Sugar, many commentators of the time said that Armstrong deserved the decision in this fight.[15]

 
Armstrong (right) demonstrating some boxing techniques to a US Army member during an exhibition tour in 1943.

Returning to the welterweight division, Armstrong successfully defended the title five more times, until Fritzie Zivic beat him to take the world title in a 15-round decision. This ended Armstrong's reign as Welterweight Champion. Armstrong's eighteen successful title defenses were the most in history in the Welterweight division.[citation needed]

In 1945, Armstrong retired from boxing. His official record was 152 wins, 21 losses and 9 draws, with 101 knockout wins.[10]

After boxing

After retiring from boxing in 1946, Armstrong briefly opened a Harlem nightclub, the Melody Room (named after his first nickname).[16] He returned to settle again in St. Louis, Missouri where, apart from the ceremonies and galas that he attended afterward, he led a quiet retirement. He became a born-again Christian and an ordained Baptist minister and youth advocate, helping to run the Herbert Hoover Boys Club. He also taught young fighters how to box.[11] In February 1966, Rev. Armstrong appeared on the TV game show I've Got a Secret with his simultaneous triple championship as his secret.

Honors

Professional boxing record

183 fights 152 wins 22 losses
By knockout 100 2
By decision 52 18
By disqualification 0 2
Draws 9
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Age Location Notes
183 Loss 151–22–10 Chester Slider PTS 10 Feb 14, 1945 35 years, 64 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
182 Win 151–21–10 Genaro Rojo UD 10 Feb 6, 1945 35 years, 56 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
181 Draw 150–21–10 Chester Slider PTS 10 Jan 17, 1945 35 years, 36 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
180 Win 150–21–9 Mike Belloise KO 4 (10), 0:20 Nov 4, 1944 34 years, 328 days Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
179 Win 149–21–9 Aldo Spoldi KO 2 (10), 2:43 Sep 15, 1944 34 years, 278 days Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri
178 Win 148–21–9 Willie Joyce PTS 10 Aug 21, 1944 34 years, 253 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
177 Draw 147–21–9 Slugger White PTS 10 Jul 14, 1944 34 years, 215 days Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California
176 Loss 147–21–8 John Thomas UD 10 Jul 4, 1944 34 years, 205 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
175 Win 147–20–8 Nick Latsios UD 10 Jun 21, 1944 34 years, 192 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
174 Win 146–20–8 Al 'Bummy' Davis TKO 2 (10), 0:59 Jun 15, 1944 34 years, 186 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
173 Loss 145–20–8 Willie Joyce UD 10 Jun 2, 1944 34 years, 173 days Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
172 Win 145–19–8 Aaron Perry TKO 6 (10), 2:56 May 22, 1944 34 years, 162 days Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
171 Win 144–19–8 Ralph Zannelli UD 10 May 16, 1944 34 years, 156 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
170 Win 143–19–8 John Thomas SD 10 Apr 25, 1944 34 years, 135 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
169 Win 142–19–8 Ralph Zannelli UD 10 Mar 24, 1944 34 years, 103 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
168 Win 141–19–8 Frankie Willis UD 10 Mar 20, 1944 34 years, 99 days Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
167 Win 140–19–8 Johnny Jones KO 5 (10), 1:10 Mar 14, 1944 34 years, 93 days Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida
166 Win 139–19–8 Jackie Byrd KO 4 (10), 1:18 Feb 29, 1944 34 years, 79 days Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa
165 Win 138–19–8 Jimmy Garrison TKO 5 (10), 1:56 Feb 23, 1944 34 years, 73 days Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
164 Win 137–19–8 Lew Hanbury KO 3 (10), 1:10 Feb 7, 1944 34 years, 57 days Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
163 Win 136–19–8 Saverio Turiello KO 7 (12), 1:34 Jan 25, 1944 34 years, 44 days Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
162 Win 135–19–8 Aldo Spoldi KO 3 (10), 1:39 Jan 14, 1944 34 years, 33 days Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
161 Loss 134–19–8 Sugar Ray Robinson UD 10 Aug 27, 1943 33 years, 258 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
160 Win 134–18–8 Joey Silva PTS 10 Aug 14, 1943 33 years, 245 days Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, Washington
159 Win 133–18–8 Jimmy Garrison PTS 10 Aug 6, 1943 33 years, 237 days Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
158 Win 132–18–8 Willie Joyce UD 10 Jul 24, 1943 33 years, 224 days Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California
157 Win 131–18–8 Sammy Angott UD 10 Jun 11, 1943 33 years, 181 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
156 Win 130–18–8 Maxie Shapiro TKO 7 (10), 1:58 May 24, 1943 33 years, 163 days Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
155 Win 129–18–8 Tommy Jessup KO 1 (10), 1:00 May 7, 1943 33 years, 146 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
154 Win 128–18–8 Saverio Turiello TKO 5 (10) May 3, 1943 33 years, 142 days Uline Arena, Washington, D.C.
153 Loss 127–18–8 Beau Jack UD 10 Apr 2, 1943 33 years, 111 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
152 Win 127–17–8 Al Tribuani UD 10 Mar 22, 1943 33 years, 100 days Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
151 Win 126–17–8 Tippy Larkin KO 2 (10) Mar 8, 1943 33 years, 86 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
150 Loss 125–17–8 Willie Joyce MD 10 Mar 2, 1943 33 years, 80 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
149 Win 125–16–8 Jimmy McDaniels UD 10 Jan 5, 1943 33 years, 24 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
148 Win 124–16–8 Saverio Turiello TKO 4 (10), 1:20 Dec 14, 1942 33 years, 2 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
147 Win 123–16–8 Lew Jenkins TKO 8 (10), 1:55 Dec 4, 1942 32 years, 357 days Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
146 Win 122–16–8 Fritzie Zivic UD 10 Oct 26, 1942 32 years, 318 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
145 Win 121–16–8 Juan Zurita KO 2 (10), 2:20 Oct 13, 1942 32 years, 305 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
144 Win 120–16–8 Earl Turner KO 4 (10) Sep 30, 1942 32 years, 292 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
143 Win 119–16–8 Leo Rodak TKO 8 (10), 3:00 Sep 14, 1942 32 years, 276 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
142 Win 118–16–8 Johnny Taylor TKO 3 (10) Sep 7, 1942 32 years, 269 days Arena, Pittman, Nevada
141 Win 117–16–8 Rodolfo Ramirez KO 8 (10), 1:38 Aug 26, 1942 32 years, 257 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
140 Win 116–16–8 Jackie Burke PTS 10 Aug 13, 1942 32 years, 244 days John Affleck Park, Ogden, Utah
139 Win 115–16–8 Aldo Spoldi TKO 7 (10), 2:20 Aug 3, 1942 32 years, 234 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
138 Win 114–16–8 Joe Ybarra TKO 3 (10) Jul 20, 1942 32 years, 220 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
137 Loss 113–16–8 Rueben Shank UD 10 Jul 3, 1942 32 years, 203 days Municipal Auditorium, Denver, Colorado
136 Win 113–15–8 Sheik Rangel PTS 10 Jun 24, 1942 32 years, 194 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
135 Win 112–15–8 Johnny Taylor TKO 4 (10) Jun 1, 1942 32 years, 171 days Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California
134 Loss 111–15–8 Fritzie Zivic TKO 12 (15), 0:52 Jan 17, 1941 31 years, 36 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
133 Loss 111–14–8 Fritzie Zivic UD 15 Oct 4, 1940 30 years, 297 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
132 Win 111–13–8 Phil Furr KO 4 (15), 1:45 Sep 23, 1940 30 years, 286 days Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
131 Win 110–13–8 Lew Jenkins TKO 6 (12) Jul 17, 1940 30 years, 218 days Polo Grounds, New York City, New York
130 Win 109–13–8 Paul Junior TKO 3 (15), 2:39 Jun 21, 1940 30 years, 192 days Exposition Building, Portland, Oregon Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
129 Win 108–13–8 Ralph Zannelli TKO 5 (15), 1:30 May 24, 1940 30 years, 164 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
128 Win 107–13–8 Paul Junior TKO 7 (15), 1:05 Apr 26, 1940 30 years, 136 days Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
127 Draw 106–13–8 Ceferino Garcia PTS 10 Mar 1, 1940 30 years, 80 days Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California Billed as a World Middleweight Title fight recognized only by California
126 Win 106–13–7 Pedro Montañez TKO 9 (15), 0:47 Jan 24, 1940 30 years, 43 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
125 Win 105–13–7 Joe Ghnouly KO 5 (15), 0:34 Jan 4, 1940 30 years, 23 days Municipal Audiotrium, Saint Louis, Missouri Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
124 Win 104–13–7 Jimmy Garrison KO 7 (10), 1:19 Dec 11, 1939 29 years, 364 days Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
123 Win 103–13–7 Bobby Pacho TKO 4 (15) Oct 30, 1939 29 years, 322 days Municipal Auditorium, Denver, Colorado Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
122 Win 102–13–7 Jimmy Garrison PTS 10 Oct 24, 1939 29 years, 316 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
121 Win 101–13–7 Richie Fontaine TKO 3 (15) Oct 20, 1939 29 years, 312 days Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
120 Win 100–13–7 Howard Scott KO 2 (10), 1:38 Oct 13, 1939 29 years, 305 days Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
119 Win 99–13–7 Al Manfredo TKO 4 (10), 1:35 Oct 9, 1939 29 years, 301 days Riverview Park, Des Moines, Iowa Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
118 Loss 98–13–7 Lou Ambers UD 15 Aug 22, 1939 29 years, 253 days Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles
117 Win 98–12–7 Ernie Roderick PTS 15 May 25, 1939 29 years, 164 days Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
116 Win 97–12–7 Davey Day TKO 12 (15), 2:49 Mar 31, 1939 29 years, 109 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
115 Win 96–12–7 Lew Feldman KO 1 (15), 2:12 Mar 16, 1939 29 years, 94 days Municipal Audtiorium, Saint Louis, Missouri Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles;
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles
114 Win 95–12–7 Bobby Pacho TKO 4 (15), 1:10 Mar 4, 1939 29 years, 82 days Tropical Stadium, Havana, Cuba Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
113 Win 94–12–7 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Jan 10, 1939 29 years, 29 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
112 Win 93–12–7 Al Manfredo TKO 3 (15), 1:45 Dec 5, 1938 28 years, 358 days Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
111 Win 92–12–7 Ceferino Garcia UD 15 Nov 25, 1938 28 years, 348 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
110 Win 91–12–7 Lou Ambers SD 15 Aug 17, 1938 28 years, 248 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles
109 Win 90–12–7 Barney Ross UD 15 May 31, 1938 28 years, 170 days Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles
108 Win 89–12–7 Lew Feldman KO 5 (10), 1:51 Mar 30, 1938 28 years, 108 days Hippodrime, New York City, New York
107 Win 88–12–7 Eddie Zivic TKO 4 (10), 2:35 Mar 25, 1938 28 years, 103 days Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
106 Win 87–12–7 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Mar 15, 1938 28 years, 93 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
105 Win 86–12–7 Charley Burns KO 2 (10), 1:02 Feb 28, 1938 28 years, 78 days Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota
104 Win 85–12–7 Everett Rightmire TKO 3 (10), 1:38 Feb 25, 1938 28 years, 75 days International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois
103 Win 84–12–7 Al Citrino TKO 4 (10) Feb 9, 1938 28 years, 59 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
102 Win 83–12–7 Chalky Wright KO 3 (10), 1:10 Feb 1, 1938 28 years, 51 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
101 Win 82–12–7 Tommy Brown KO 2 (10), 1:21 Jan 22, 1938 28 years, 41 days Labor Temple, Tucson, Arizona
100 Win 81–12–7 Frankie Castillo TKO 3 (10) Jan 21, 1938 28 years, 40 days Legion Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
99 Win 80–12–7 Enrico Venturi KO 6 (10), 2:49 Jan 12, 1938 28 years, 31 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
98 Win 79–12–7 Johnny Jones KO 2 (10), 1:20 Dec 12, 1937 28 years, 0 days Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
97 Win 78–12–7 Tony Chavez TKO 1 (10), 2:04 Dec 6, 1937 27 years, 359 days Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
96 Win 77–12–7 Joey Brown KO 2 (10), 0:39 Nov 23, 1937 27 years, 346 days Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
95 Win 76–12–7 Billy Beauhuld TKO 5 (10) Nov 19, 1937 27 years, 342 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
94 Win 75–12–7 Petey Sarron KO 6 (15), 2:36 Oct 29, 1937 27 years, 321 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Won NBA, The Ring, and vacant NYSAC featherweight titles
93 Win 74–12–7 Joe Marciente KO 3 (10), 2:06 Oct 18, 1937 27 years, 310 days Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
92 Win 73–12–7 Bobby Dean KO 1 (10), 1:02 Sep 21, 1937 27 years, 283 days Rayen-Wood Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio
91 Win 72–12–7 Johnny DeFoe TKO 4 (10), 1:12 Sep 16, 1937 27 years, 278 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
90 Win 71–12–7 Charley Burns KO 4 (10), 2:45 Sep 9, 1937 27 years, 271 days Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania
89 Win 70–12–7 Orville Drouillard TKO 5 (10) Aug 31, 1937 27 years, 262 days University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
88 Win 69–12–7 Johnny Cabello RTD 1 (10) Aug 16, 1937 27 years, 247 days Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
87 Win 68–12–7 Eddie Brink KO 3 (10), 2:36 Aug 13, 1937 27 years, 244 days Dyckman Oval, New York City, New York
86 Win 67–12–7 Benny Bass KO 4 (10), 2:35 Jul 27, 1937 27 years, 227 days Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
85 Win 66–12–7 Lew Massey TKO 4 (10), 1:20 Jul 19, 1937 27 years, 219 days Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York
84 Win 65–12–7 Alf Blatch TKO 3 (10), 1:21 Jul 8, 1937 27 years, 208 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
83 Win 64–12–7 Jackie Carter TKO 3 (10), 2:02 Jun 15, 1937 27 years, 185 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
82 Win 63–12–7 Mark Diaz KO 4 (10), 0:35 Jun 9, 1937 27 years, 179 days Pasadena Arean, Pasadena, California
81 Win 62–12–7 Wally Hally TKO 4 (10), 0:50 May 28, 1937 27 years, 167 days Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California
80 Win 61–12–7 Frankie Klick TKO 4 (10), 2:57 May 4, 1937 27 years, 143 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
79 Win 60–12–7 Pete DeGrasse KO 10 (10), 2:37 Apr 6, 1937 27 years, 115 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
78 Win 59–12–7 Aldo Spoldi UD 10 Mar 19, 1937 27 years, 97 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
77 Win 58–12–7 Mike Belloise TKO 4 (10) Mar 12, 1937 27 years, 90 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
76 Win 57–12–7 'California' Joe Rivers TKO 4 (10), 2:40 Mar 2, 1937 27 years, 80 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
75 Win 56–12–7 Varias Milling KO 4 (10), 2:25 Feb 19, 1937 27 years, 69 days Coliseum, San Diego, California
74 Win 55–12–7 Moon Mullins TKO 2 (10), 1:20 Feb 2, 1937 27 years, 52 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
73 Win 54–12–7 Tony Chavez KO 10 (10) Jan 19, 1937 27 years, 38 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
72 Win 53–12–7 Rodolfo Casanova KO 3 (10) Jan 1, 1937 27 years, 20 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
71 Loss 52–12–7 Tony Chavez DQ 8 (10) Dec 3, 1936 26 years, 357 days Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri
70 Win 52–11–7 Joey Alcanter RTD 5 (10) Nov 17, 1936 26 years, 341 days Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri
69 Win 51–11–7 Gene Espinoza KO 1 (10), 0:34 Nov 2, 1936 26 years, 326 days Eastside Arena, Los Angeles, California
68 Win 50–11–7 Mike Belloise PTS 10 Oct 27, 1936 26 years, 320 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Retained world featherweight title (California–Mexico)
67 Win 49–11–7 Dommy Ganzon KO 1 (10), 1:54 Sep 8, 1936 26 years, 271 days Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California
66 Win 48–11–7 Elmer "Buzz" Brown PTS 10 Sep 3, 1936 26 years, 266 days Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Oregon
65 Win 47–11–7 Juan Zurita KO 4 (10), 2:10 Aug 18, 1936 26 years, 250 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
64 Win 46–11–7 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Aug 4, 1936 26 years, 236 days Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California Won world featherweight title (California-Mexico)
63 Win 45–11–7 Johnny DeFoe PTS 10 Jun 22, 1936 26 years, 193 days Fox Theatre, Butte, Montana
62 Win 44–11–7 Bobby Leyvas TKO 4 (10), 0:40 May 19, 1936 26 years, 159 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Retained USA California State featherweight title
61 Win 43–11–7 Richie Fontaine PTS 10 Mar 31, 1936 26 years, 110 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
60 Loss 42–11–7 Richie Fontaine PTS 10 Feb 26, 1936 26 years, 76 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
59 Loss 42–10–7 Joe Conde PTS 10 Jan 1, 1936 26 years, 20 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
58 Win 42–9–7 Alton Black TKO 8 (15) Dec 6, 1935 25 years, 359 days Chestnut St. Arena, Reno, Nevada Retained Western featherweight title
57 Win 41–9–7 Midget Wolgast PTS 10 Nov 27, 1935 25 years, 350 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
56 Win 40–9–7 Leo Lomelli TKO 6 (8) Nov 12, 1935 25 years, 335 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
55 Win 39–9–7 Lester Marston TKO 7 (10) Oct 21, 1935 25 years, 313 days Auditorium, Oakland, California
54 Draw 38–9–7 Perfecto Lopez PTS 8 Sep 18, 1935 25 years, 280 days Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
53 Win 38–9–6 Alton Black TKO 8 (10) Sep 13, 1935 25 years, 275 days Chestnut St. Arena, Reno, Nevada Won Western featherweight title
52 Win 37–9–6 Varias Milling PTS 10 Jun 25, 1935 25 years, 195 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
51 Win 36–9–6 Davey Abad PTS 10 May 28, 1935 25 years, 167 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
50 Win 35–9–6 Mark Diaz PTS 8 May 10, 1935 25 years, 149 days Ventura A.C., Ventura, California
49 Win 34–9–6 Frankie Covelli PTS 8 Apr 16, 1935 25 years, 125 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
48 Win 33–9–6 Tully Corvo TKO 5 (10) Apr 6, 1935 25 years, 115 days L Street Arena, Sacramento, California
47 Loss 32–9–6 Davey Abad PTS 10 Mar 31, 1935 25 years, 109 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
46 Win 32–8–6 Sal Hernandez TKO 2 (10), 2:57 Mar 19, 1935 25 years, 97 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
45 Loss 31–8–6 Rodolfo Casanova DQ 5 (10) Feb 16, 1935 25 years, 66 days Arena Nacional, Mexico City
44 Loss 31–7–6 Baby Arizmendi UD 12 Jan 1, 1935 25 years, 20 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
43 Win 31–6–6 Ventura Arana TKO 5 (10) Dec 15, 1934 25 years, 3 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
42 Win 30–6–6 Joe Conde TKO 7 (10) Dec 1, 1934 24 years, 354 days Arena Nacional, Mexico City
41 Loss 29–6–6 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Nov 4, 1934 24 years, 327 days Arena Nacional, Mexico City
40 Win 29–5–6 Perfecto Lopez PTS 8 Sep 28, 1934 24 years, 290 days Ventura A.C., Ventura, California
39 Win 28–5–6 Max Tarley KO 3 (10) Sep 13, 1934 24 years, 275 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
38 Win 27–5–6 Joe Sanchez TKO 4 (8) Sep 7, 1934 24 years, 269 days Ventura A.C., Ventura, California
37 Win 26–5–6 Perfecto Lopez TKO 5 (6) Aug 28, 1934 24 years, 259 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
36 Win 25–5–6 Perfecto Lopez PTS 6 Jul 17, 1934 24 years, 187 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
35 Win 24–5–6 Davey Abad PTS 10 Jun 14, 1934 24 years, 184 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
34 Win 23–5–6 Vicente Torres PTS 4 Jun 5, 1934 24 years, 175 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
33 Win 22–5–6 Johnny DeFoe TKO 6 (6), 2:10 May 22, 1934 24 years, 161 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
32 Draw 21–5–6 Young Danny PTS 10 May 4, 1934 24 years, 143 days Civic Auditorium, Watsonville, California
31 Win 21–5–5 Young Danny KO 1 (4) Mar 27, 1934 24 years, 105 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
30 Win 20–5–5 Perfecto Lopez PTS 8 Mar 6, 1934 24 years, 84 days Bakersfield Arena, Bakersfield, California
29 Win 19–5–5 Benny Pelz PTS 6 Feb 13, 1934 24 years, 63 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
28 Win 18–5–5 Baby Manuel PTS 10 Jan 26, 1934 24 years, 45 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
27 Win 17–5–5 Gene Espinoza TKO 7 (10) Dec 14, 1933 24 years, 2 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
26 Draw 16–5–5 Kid Moro PTS 10 Nov 23, 1933 23 years, 346 days Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California
25 Win 16–5–4 Kid Moro PTS 10 Nov 3, 1933 23 years, 326 days Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California
24 Win 15–5–4 Johnny Granone TKO 6 (6) Oct 19, 1933 23 years, 311 days Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
23 Draw 14–5–4 Perfecto Lopez PTS 4 Oct 11, 1933 23 years, 303 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
22 Draw 14–5–3 Perfecto Lopez PTS 4 Sep 5, 1933 23 years, 267 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
21 Draw 14–5–2 Hoyt Jones PTS 4 Aug 30, 1933 23 years, 261 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
20 Win 14–5–1 Bobby Calmes KO 5 (6) Aug 8, 1933 23 years, 239 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
19 Win 13–5–1 Benny Pelz PTS 4 Jul 29, 1933 23 years, 229 days Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California
18 Loss 12–5–1 Baby Manuel PTS 6 Jul 11, 1933 23 years, 211 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
17 Win 12–4–1 George Haberski PTS 4 Jun 28, 1933 23 years, 198 days Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California
16 Win 11–4–1 Ricky Hall KO 3 (4) Jun 7, 1933 23 years, 177 days Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California
15 Draw 10–4–1 Max Tarley PTS 6 May 31, 1933 23 years, 170 days Pico Arena, Los Angeles, California
14 Win 10–4 Young Bud Taylor KO 2 (4) May 24, 1933 23 years, 163 days Pico Arena, Los Angeles, California
13 Win 9–4 Perfecto Lopez PTS 6 Apr 28, 1933 23 years, 137 days Ventura A.C., Ventura, California
12 Win 8–4 Paul Wangley KO 4 (4) Mar 21, 1933 23 years, 99 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
11 Win 7–4 George Dundee PTS 6 Feb 17, 1933 23 years, 67 days Ventura A.C., Ventura, California
10 Win 6–4 Johnny Ryan PTS 6 Feb 3, 1933 23 years, 53 days Ventura A.C., Ventura, California
9 Win 5–4 Young Corpuz PTS 4 Dec 31, 1932 23 years, 19 days Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California
8 Win 4–4 Gene Espinoza PTS 4 Dec 13, 1932 23 years, 1 day Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
7 Win 3–4 Vince Trujillo KO 2 (?) Dec 1, 1932 22 years, 355 days Los Angeles, California
6 Win 2–4 Max Tarley PTS 4 Oct 1, 1932 22 years, 294 days Los Angeles, California
5 Loss 1–4 Al Greenfield PTS 4 Sep 27, 1932 22 years, 290 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
4 Loss 1–3 Eddie Trujillo PTS 4 Aug 30, 1932 22 years, 262 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
3 Loss 1–2 Victor Kid Ponce PTS 4 Dec 7, 1931 21 years, 360 days Culver City Stadium, Culver City, California
2 Win 1–1 Sammy Burns PTS 6 Jul 31, 1931 21 years, 231 days Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania
1 Loss 0–1 Al Lovino KO 3 (4), 2:27 Jul 27, 1931 21 years, 227 days Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, Pennsylvania

See also

References

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Preceded by NYSAC featherweight champion
October 29, 1937 – September 12, 1938
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Title next held by
Joey Archibald
NBA featherweight champion
October 29, 1937 – September 12, 1938
Vacated
The Ring featherweight champion
October 29, 1937 – September 12, 1938
Vacated
Undisputed featherweight champion
October 29, 1937 – September 12, 1938
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Preceded by NYSAC welterweight champion
May 31, 1938 – October 4, 1940 		Succeeded by
NBA welterweight champion
May 31, 1938 – October 4, 1940
The Ring welterweight champion
May 31, 1938 – October 4, 1940
Undisputed welterweight champion
May 31, 1938 – October 4, 1940
Preceded by NYSAC lightweight champion
August 17, 1938 – August 22, 1939 		Succeeded by
Lou Ambers
NBA lightweight champion
August 17, 1938 – August 22, 1939
The Ring lightweight champion
August 17, 1938 – August 22, 1939
Undisputed lightweight champion
August 17, 1938 – August 22, 1939

January 20, 2023
henry, armstrong, other, people, named, disambiguation, henry, jackson, december, 1912, october, 1988, american, professional, boxer, world, boxing, champion, fought, under, name, 1937statisticsreal, namehenry, melody, jackson, nickname, homicide, hank, hurric. For other people named Henry Armstrong see Henry Armstrong disambiguation Henry Jackson Jr December 12 1912 October 24 1988 was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong Henry ArmstrongHenry Armstrong in 1937StatisticsReal nameHenry Melody Jackson Jr Nickname s Homicide Hank Hurricane Hank Hammerin HankWeight s Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight MiddleweightHeight5 ft 5 1 2 in 166 cm Reach67 in 170 cm Born 1912 12 12 December 12 1912Columbus Mississippi U S DiedOctober 24 1988 1988 10 24 aged 75 Los Angeles California U S StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights181Wins151Wins by KO101Losses21Draws9Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions featherweight lightweight and welterweight He defended his welterweight title a total of nineteen times The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1937 The Boxing Writers Association of America BWAA named him Fighter of the Year in 1940 He is currently ranked by BoxRec as the 12th greatest pound for pound fighter of all time 1 In 2007 The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second greatest fighter of the last 80 years 2 Historian Bert Sugar also ranked Armstrong as the second greatest fighter of all time ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time 3 He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990 4 In 2019 the International Boxing Research Organization IBRO ranked him as the second best boxer of all time pound for pound as well as the second best featherweight third best welterweight and fifth best lightweight of all time 5 6 7 8 Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Welterweight defenses 4 After boxing 5 Honors 6 Professional boxing record 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditHe was born Henry Jackson Jr on December 12 1912 in Columbus Mississippi He was the son of Henry Jackson Sr a sharecropper of African American descent and America Jackson said to be a full blooded Iroquois As a child Henry Jr moved with his family to St Louis Missouri during the early period of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to industrial cities of the Midwest and North There he became involved in boxing He graduated as an honor student from Vashon High School in St Louis 9 Later he took the surname Armstrong as his fighting name Early career EditArmstrong began his professional career on July 28 1931 in a fight with Al Iovino in which Armstrong was knocked out in three rounds His first win came later that year beating Sammy Burns by a decision in six In 1932 Armstrong moved to Los Angeles where he lost two four round decisions in a row to Eddie Trujillo and Al Greenfield Following these two losses however he started a streak of 11 wins 10 In 1936 Armstrong split his time among Los Angeles Mexico City and St Louis A few notable opponents of that year include Ritchie Fontaine Baby Arizmendi former world champion Juan Zurita and Mike Belloise 10 Early in his career he fought some fights under the ring name Melody Jackson 11 In 1937 alone Armstrong went 27 0 26KO Aldo Spoldi was the only opponent to take him the full 10 rounds He kayoed Baby Casanova in three rounds Belloise in four Joe Rivers in three former world champion Frankie Klick in four and former world champion Benny Bass in four 10 Armstrong was given his first world title fight for the title in the 126 pound weight class against World Featherweight Champion Petey Sarron at Madison Square Garden Armstrong knocked Sarron out in six rounds becoming the World Featherweight Champion 12 Armstrong s two nicknames were Hurricane Henry and Homicide Hank 13 In 1938 Armstrong started his season with seven more knockouts in a row including one over Chalky Wright a future world champion The streak finally ended when Arizmendi lasted ten rounds before losing a decision to Armstrong in their fourth fight Armstrong s streak of 27 knockout wins in a row qualifies as one of the longest knockout win streaks in the history of boxing according to The Ring magazine citation needed Later in 1938 Armstrong still the Featherweight division world champion challenged Barney Ross for the title Later a fellow member of the three division champions club Ross was then World Welterweight Champion Armstrong at 133 1 2 pounds beat Ross at 142 pounds by unanimous decision adding the World Welterweight Championship to his belt Armstrong lost weight in order to compete in the lower weight division and beat World Lightweight Champion Lou Ambers by split decision Armstrong was the first boxer ever to hold world championships in three different weight divisions at the same time He decided not to maintain the required 126 pound weight anymore and left the featherweight crown vacant 12 Welterweight defenses EditArmstrong dedicated the next two years to defending the welterweight crown beating among others Ceferino Garcia a future World Middleweight Champion and Bobby Pacho Armstrong defended his Lightweight belt in a rematch with Ambers which he lost on a 15 round decision After that he concentrated once again on defending the world Welterweight title He defended it in eight fights in a row the last of which was a nine round knockout win over Puerto Rico s Pedro Montanez Armstrong sought to become the first boxer to win world titles in four different categories in a rematch with Garcia already the World Middleweight Champion but the fight ended in a ten round draw Armstrong s attempt to win a world title in a fourth division was frustrated 14 According to boxing historian Bert Sugar many commentators of the time said that Armstrong deserved the decision in this fight 15 Armstrong right demonstrating some boxing techniques to a US Army member during an exhibition tour in 1943 Returning to the welterweight division Armstrong successfully defended the title five more times until Fritzie Zivic beat him to take the world title in a 15 round decision This ended Armstrong s reign as Welterweight Champion Armstrong s eighteen successful title defenses were the most in history in the Welterweight division citation needed In 1945 Armstrong retired from boxing His official record was 152 wins 21 losses and 9 draws with 101 knockout wins 10 After boxing EditAfter retiring from boxing in 1946 Armstrong briefly opened a Harlem nightclub the Melody Room named after his first nickname 16 He returned to settle again in St Louis Missouri where apart from the ceremonies and galas that he attended afterward he led a quiet retirement He became a born again Christian and an ordained Baptist minister and youth advocate helping to run the Herbert Hoover Boys Club He also taught young fighters how to box 11 In February 1966 Rev Armstrong appeared on the TV game show I ve Got a Secret with his simultaneous triple championship as his secret Honors Edit1937 The Ring magazine named him as Fighter of the Year 1940 the Boxing Writers Association of America BWAA named him as Fighter of the Year In 1954 Armstrong was inducted into The Ring magazine Boxing Hall of Fame the year it was established 9 In 1987 he was among those inductees from The Ring list who were absorbed into the International Boxing Hall of Fame when it was established 9 In 1995 Armstrong was posthumously honored for his boxing career by being inducted into the St Louis Walk of Fame 9 In 2007 The Ring magazine ranked Armstrong as the second greatest fighter of the last 80 years 2 In 2007 ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time 3 Professional boxing record Edit183 fights 152 wins 22 lossesBy knockout 100 2By decision 52 18By disqualification 0 2Draws 9No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Age Location Notes183 Loss 151 22 10 Chester Slider PTS 10 Feb 14 1945 35 years 64 days Auditorium Oakland California182 Win 151 21 10 Genaro Rojo UD 10 Feb 6 1945 35 years 56 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California181 Draw 150 21 10 Chester Slider PTS 10 Jan 17 1945 35 years 36 days Auditorium Oakland California180 Win 150 21 9 Mike Belloise KO 4 10 0 20 Nov 4 1944 34 years 328 days Auditorium Portland Oregon179 Win 149 21 9 Aldo Spoldi KO 2 10 2 43 Sep 15 1944 34 years 278 days Kiel Auditorium Saint Louis Missouri178 Win 148 21 9 Willie Joyce PTS 10 Aug 21 1944 34 years 253 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California177 Draw 147 21 9 Slugger White PTS 10 Jul 14 1944 34 years 215 days Legion Stadium Hollywood California176 Loss 147 21 8 John Thomas UD 10 Jul 4 1944 34 years 205 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California175 Win 147 20 8 Nick Latsios UD 10 Jun 21 1944 34 years 192 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York174 Win 146 20 8 Al Bummy Davis TKO 2 10 0 59 Jun 15 1944 34 years 186 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York173 Loss 145 20 8 Willie Joyce UD 10 Jun 2 1944 34 years 173 days Chicago Stadium Chicago Illinois172 Win 145 19 8 Aaron Perry TKO 6 10 2 56 May 22 1944 34 years 162 days Griffith Stadium Washington D C 171 Win 144 19 8 Ralph Zannelli UD 10 May 16 1944 34 years 156 days Boston Garden Boston Massachusetts170 Win 143 19 8 John Thomas SD 10 Apr 25 1944 34 years 135 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California169 Win 142 19 8 Ralph Zannelli UD 10 Mar 24 1944 34 years 103 days Boston Garden Boston Massachusetts168 Win 141 19 8 Frankie Willis UD 10 Mar 20 1944 34 years 99 days Uline Arena Washington D C 167 Win 140 19 8 Johnny Jones KO 5 10 1 10 Mar 14 1944 34 years 93 days Dorsey Park Miami Florida166 Win 139 19 8 Jackie Byrd KO 4 10 1 18 Feb 29 1944 34 years 79 days Coliseum Des Moines Iowa165 Win 138 19 8 Jimmy Garrison TKO 5 10 1 56 Feb 23 1944 34 years 73 days Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri164 Win 137 19 8 Lew Hanbury KO 3 10 1 10 Feb 7 1944 34 years 57 days Uline Arena Washington D C 163 Win 136 19 8 Saverio Turiello KO 7 12 1 34 Jan 25 1944 34 years 44 days Auditorium Portland Oregon162 Win 135 19 8 Aldo Spoldi KO 3 10 1 39 Jan 14 1944 34 years 33 days Auditorium Portland Oregon161 Loss 134 19 8 Sugar Ray Robinson UD 10 Aug 27 1943 33 years 258 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York160 Win 134 18 8 Joey Silva PTS 10 Aug 14 1943 33 years 245 days Gonzaga Stadium Spokane Washington159 Win 133 18 8 Jimmy Garrison PTS 10 Aug 6 1943 33 years 237 days Auditorium Portland Oregon158 Win 132 18 8 Willie Joyce UD 10 Jul 24 1943 33 years 224 days Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles California157 Win 131 18 8 Sammy Angott UD 10 Jun 11 1943 33 years 181 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York156 Win 130 18 8 Maxie Shapiro TKO 7 10 1 58 May 24 1943 33 years 163 days Convention Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania155 Win 129 18 8 Tommy Jessup KO 1 10 1 00 May 7 1943 33 years 146 days Boston Garden Boston Massachusetts154 Win 128 18 8 Saverio Turiello TKO 5 10 May 3 1943 33 years 142 days Uline Arena Washington D C 153 Loss 127 18 8 Beau Jack UD 10 Apr 2 1943 33 years 111 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York152 Win 127 17 8 Al Tribuani UD 10 Mar 22 1943 33 years 100 days Convention Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania151 Win 126 17 8 Tippy Larkin KO 2 10 Mar 8 1943 33 years 86 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California150 Loss 125 17 8 Willie Joyce MD 10 Mar 2 1943 33 years 80 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California149 Win 125 16 8 Jimmy McDaniels UD 10 Jan 5 1943 33 years 24 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California148 Win 124 16 8 Saverio Turiello TKO 4 10 1 20 Dec 14 1942 33 years 2 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California147 Win 123 16 8 Lew Jenkins TKO 8 10 1 55 Dec 4 1942 32 years 357 days Auditorium Portland Oregon146 Win 122 16 8 Fritzie Zivic UD 10 Oct 26 1942 32 years 318 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California145 Win 121 16 8 Juan Zurita KO 2 10 2 20 Oct 13 1942 32 years 305 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California144 Win 120 16 8 Earl Turner KO 4 10 Sep 30 1942 32 years 292 days Auditorium Oakland California143 Win 119 16 8 Leo Rodak TKO 8 10 3 00 Sep 14 1942 32 years 276 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California142 Win 118 16 8 Johnny Taylor TKO 3 10 Sep 7 1942 32 years 269 days Arena Pittman Nevada141 Win 117 16 8 Rodolfo Ramirez KO 8 10 1 38 Aug 26 1942 32 years 257 days Auditorium Oakland California140 Win 116 16 8 Jackie Burke PTS 10 Aug 13 1942 32 years 244 days John Affleck Park Ogden Utah139 Win 115 16 8 Aldo Spoldi TKO 7 10 2 20 Aug 3 1942 32 years 234 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California138 Win 114 16 8 Joe Ybarra TKO 3 10 Jul 20 1942 32 years 220 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California137 Loss 113 16 8 Rueben Shank UD 10 Jul 3 1942 32 years 203 days Municipal Auditorium Denver Colorado136 Win 113 15 8 Sheik Rangel PTS 10 Jun 24 1942 32 years 194 days Auditorium Oakland California135 Win 112 15 8 Johnny Taylor TKO 4 10 Jun 1 1942 32 years 171 days Civic Auditorium San Jose California134 Loss 111 15 8 Fritzie Zivic TKO 12 15 0 52 Jan 17 1941 31 years 36 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York For NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles133 Loss 111 14 8 Fritzie Zivic UD 15 Oct 4 1940 30 years 297 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York Lost NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles132 Win 111 13 8 Phil Furr KO 4 15 1 45 Sep 23 1940 30 years 286 days Griffith Stadium Washington D C Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles131 Win 110 13 8 Lew Jenkins TKO 6 12 Jul 17 1940 30 years 218 days Polo Grounds New York City New York130 Win 109 13 8 Paul Junior TKO 3 15 2 39 Jun 21 1940 30 years 192 days Exposition Building Portland Oregon Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles129 Win 108 13 8 Ralph Zannelli TKO 5 15 1 30 May 24 1940 30 years 164 days Boston Garden Boston Massachusetts Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles128 Win 107 13 8 Paul Junior TKO 7 15 1 05 Apr 26 1940 30 years 136 days Boston Garden Boston Massachusetts Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles127 Draw 106 13 8 Ceferino Garcia PTS 10 Mar 1 1940 30 years 80 days Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles California Billed as a World Middleweight Title fight recognized only by California126 Win 106 13 7 Pedro Montanez TKO 9 15 0 47 Jan 24 1940 30 years 43 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles125 Win 105 13 7 Joe Ghnouly KO 5 15 0 34 Jan 4 1940 30 years 23 days Municipal Audiotrium Saint Louis Missouri Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles124 Win 104 13 7 Jimmy Garrison KO 7 10 1 19 Dec 11 1939 29 years 364 days Arena Cleveland Ohio Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles123 Win 103 13 7 Bobby Pacho TKO 4 15 Oct 30 1939 29 years 322 days Municipal Auditorium Denver Colorado Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles122 Win 102 13 7 Jimmy Garrison PTS 10 Oct 24 1939 29 years 316 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles121 Win 101 13 7 Richie Fontaine TKO 3 15 Oct 20 1939 29 years 312 days Civic Auditorium Seattle Washington Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles120 Win 100 13 7 Howard Scott KO 2 10 1 38 Oct 13 1939 29 years 305 days Armory Minneapolis Minnesota Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles119 Win 99 13 7 Al Manfredo TKO 4 10 1 35 Oct 9 1939 29 years 301 days Riverview Park Des Moines Iowa Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles118 Loss 98 13 7 Lou Ambers UD 15 Aug 22 1939 29 years 253 days Yankee Stadium New York City New York Lost NYSAC NBA and The Ring lightweight titles117 Win 98 12 7 Ernie Roderick PTS 15 May 25 1939 29 years 164 days Harringay Arena Harringay London England Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles116 Win 97 12 7 Davey Day TKO 12 15 2 49 Mar 31 1939 29 years 109 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles115 Win 96 12 7 Lew Feldman KO 1 15 2 12 Mar 16 1939 29 years 94 days Municipal Audtiorium Saint Louis Missouri Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring lightweight titles114 Win 95 12 7 Bobby Pacho TKO 4 15 1 10 Mar 4 1939 29 years 82 days Tropical Stadium Havana Cuba Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles113 Win 94 12 7 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Jan 10 1939 29 years 29 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles112 Win 93 12 7 Al Manfredo TKO 3 15 1 45 Dec 5 1938 28 years 358 days Arena Cleveland Ohio Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles111 Win 92 12 7 Ceferino Garcia UD 15 Nov 25 1938 28 years 348 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York Retained NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles110 Win 91 12 7 Lou Ambers SD 15 Aug 17 1938 28 years 248 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York Won NYSAC NBA and The Ring lightweight titles109 Win 90 12 7 Barney Ross UD 15 May 31 1938 28 years 170 days Madison Square Garden Bowl New York City New York Won NYSAC NBA and The Ring welterweight titles108 Win 89 12 7 Lew Feldman KO 5 10 1 51 Mar 30 1938 28 years 108 days Hippodrime New York City New York107 Win 88 12 7 Eddie Zivic TKO 4 10 2 35 Mar 25 1938 28 years 103 days Olympia Stadium Detroit Michigan106 Win 87 12 7 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Mar 15 1938 28 years 93 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California105 Win 86 12 7 Charley Burns KO 2 10 1 02 Feb 28 1938 28 years 78 days Armory Minneapolis Minnesota104 Win 85 12 7 Everett Rightmire TKO 3 10 1 38 Feb 25 1938 28 years 75 days International Amphitheatre Chicago Illinois103 Win 84 12 7 Al Citrino TKO 4 10 Feb 9 1938 28 years 59 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California102 Win 83 12 7 Chalky Wright KO 3 10 1 10 Feb 1 1938 28 years 51 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California101 Win 82 12 7 Tommy Brown KO 2 10 1 21 Jan 22 1938 28 years 41 days Labor Temple Tucson Arizona100 Win 81 12 7 Frankie Castillo TKO 3 10 Jan 21 1938 28 years 40 days Legion Arena Phoenix Arizona99 Win 80 12 7 Enrico Venturi KO 6 10 2 49 Jan 12 1938 28 years 31 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York98 Win 79 12 7 Johnny Jones KO 2 10 1 20 Dec 12 1937 28 years 0 days Coliseum Arena New Orleans Louisiana97 Win 78 12 7 Tony Chavez TKO 1 10 2 04 Dec 6 1937 27 years 359 days Arena Cleveland Ohio96 Win 77 12 7 Joey Brown KO 2 10 0 39 Nov 23 1937 27 years 346 days Broadway Auditorium Buffalo New York95 Win 76 12 7 Billy Beauhuld TKO 5 10 Nov 19 1937 27 years 342 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York94 Win 75 12 7 Petey Sarron KO 6 15 2 36 Oct 29 1937 27 years 321 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York Won NBA The Ring and vacant NYSAC featherweight titles93 Win 74 12 7 Joe Marciente KO 3 10 2 06 Oct 18 1937 27 years 310 days Arena Philadelphia Pennsylvania92 Win 73 12 7 Bobby Dean KO 1 10 1 02 Sep 21 1937 27 years 283 days Rayen Wood Auditorium Youngstown Ohio91 Win 72 12 7 Johnny DeFoe TKO 4 10 1 12 Sep 16 1937 27 years 278 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York90 Win 71 12 7 Charley Burns KO 4 10 2 45 Sep 9 1937 27 years 271 days Hickey Park Millvale Pennsylvania89 Win 70 12 7 Orville Drouillard TKO 5 10 Aug 31 1937 27 years 262 days University of Detroit Stadium Detroit Michigan88 Win 69 12 7 Johnny Cabello RTD 1 10 Aug 16 1937 27 years 247 days Griffith Stadium Washington D C 87 Win 68 12 7 Eddie Brink KO 3 10 2 36 Aug 13 1937 27 years 244 days Dyckman Oval New York City New York86 Win 67 12 7 Benny Bass KO 4 10 2 35 Jul 27 1937 27 years 227 days Baker Bowl Philadelphia Pennsylvania85 Win 66 12 7 Lew Massey TKO 4 10 1 20 Jul 19 1937 27 years 219 days Dexter Park Arena Woodhaven New York City New York84 Win 65 12 7 Alf Blatch TKO 3 10 1 21 Jul 8 1937 27 years 208 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York83 Win 64 12 7 Jackie Carter TKO 3 10 2 02 Jun 15 1937 27 years 185 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California82 Win 63 12 7 Mark Diaz KO 4 10 0 35 Jun 9 1937 27 years 179 days Pasadena Arean Pasadena California81 Win 62 12 7 Wally Hally TKO 4 10 0 50 May 28 1937 27 years 167 days Wrigley Field Los Angeles California80 Win 61 12 7 Frankie Klick TKO 4 10 2 57 May 4 1937 27 years 143 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California79 Win 60 12 7 Pete DeGrasse KO 10 10 2 37 Apr 6 1937 27 years 115 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California78 Win 59 12 7 Aldo Spoldi UD 10 Mar 19 1937 27 years 97 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York77 Win 58 12 7 Mike Belloise TKO 4 10 Mar 12 1937 27 years 90 days Madison Square Garden New York City New York76 Win 57 12 7 California Joe Rivers TKO 4 10 2 40 Mar 2 1937 27 years 80 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California75 Win 56 12 7 Varias Milling KO 4 10 2 25 Feb 19 1937 27 years 69 days Coliseum San Diego California74 Win 55 12 7 Moon Mullins TKO 2 10 1 20 Feb 2 1937 27 years 52 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California73 Win 54 12 7 Tony Chavez KO 10 10 Jan 19 1937 27 years 38 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California72 Win 53 12 7 Rodolfo Casanova KO 3 10 Jan 1 1937 27 years 20 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Mexico City71 Loss 52 12 7 Tony Chavez DQ 8 10 Dec 3 1936 26 years 357 days Municipal Auditorium Saint Louis Missouri70 Win 52 11 7 Joey Alcanter RTD 5 10 Nov 17 1936 26 years 341 days Municipal Auditorium Saint Louis Missouri69 Win 51 11 7 Gene Espinoza KO 1 10 0 34 Nov 2 1936 26 years 326 days Eastside Arena Los Angeles California68 Win 50 11 7 Mike Belloise PTS 10 Oct 27 1936 26 years 320 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California Retained world featherweight title California Mexico 67 Win 49 11 7 Dommy Ganzon KO 1 10 1 54 Sep 8 1936 26 years 271 days Civic Auditorium Stockton California66 Win 48 11 7 Elmer Buzz Brown PTS 10 Sep 3 1936 26 years 266 days Multnomah Stadium Portland Oregon65 Win 47 11 7 Juan Zurita KO 4 10 2 10 Aug 18 1936 26 years 250 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California64 Win 46 11 7 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Aug 4 1936 26 years 236 days Wrigley Field Los Angeles California Won world featherweight title California Mexico 63 Win 45 11 7 Johnny DeFoe PTS 10 Jun 22 1936 26 years 193 days Fox Theatre Butte Montana62 Win 44 11 7 Bobby Leyvas TKO 4 10 0 40 May 19 1936 26 years 159 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California Retained USA California State featherweight title61 Win 43 11 7 Richie Fontaine PTS 10 Mar 31 1936 26 years 110 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California60 Loss 42 11 7 Richie Fontaine PTS 10 Feb 26 1936 26 years 76 days Auditorium Oakland California59 Loss 42 10 7 Joe Conde PTS 10 Jan 1 1936 26 years 20 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Mexico City58 Win 42 9 7 Alton Black TKO 8 15 Dec 6 1935 25 years 359 days Chestnut St Arena Reno Nevada Retained Western featherweight title57 Win 41 9 7 Midget Wolgast PTS 10 Nov 27 1935 25 years 350 days Auditorium Oakland California56 Win 40 9 7 Leo Lomelli TKO 6 8 Nov 12 1935 25 years 335 days Auditorium Oakland California55 Win 39 9 7 Lester Marston TKO 7 10 Oct 21 1935 25 years 313 days Auditorium Oakland California54 Draw 38 9 7 Perfecto Lopez PTS 8 Sep 18 1935 25 years 280 days Civic Auditorium San Francisco California53 Win 38 9 6 Alton Black TKO 8 10 Sep 13 1935 25 years 275 days Chestnut St Arena Reno Nevada Won Western featherweight title52 Win 37 9 6 Varias Milling PTS 10 Jun 25 1935 25 years 195 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California51 Win 36 9 6 Davey Abad PTS 10 May 28 1935 25 years 167 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California50 Win 35 9 6 Mark Diaz PTS 8 May 10 1935 25 years 149 days Ventura A C Ventura California49 Win 34 9 6 Frankie Covelli PTS 8 Apr 16 1935 25 years 125 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California48 Win 33 9 6 Tully Corvo TKO 5 10 Apr 6 1935 25 years 115 days L Street Arena Sacramento California47 Loss 32 9 6 Davey Abad PTS 10 Mar 31 1935 25 years 109 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Mexico City46 Win 32 8 6 Sal Hernandez TKO 2 10 2 57 Mar 19 1935 25 years 97 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California45 Loss 31 8 6 Rodolfo Casanova DQ 5 10 Feb 16 1935 25 years 66 days Arena Nacional Mexico City44 Loss 31 7 6 Baby Arizmendi UD 12 Jan 1 1935 25 years 20 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Mexico City43 Win 31 6 6 Ventura Arana TKO 5 10 Dec 15 1934 25 years 3 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos Mexico City42 Win 30 6 6 Joe Conde TKO 7 10 Dec 1 1934 24 years 354 days Arena Nacional Mexico City41 Loss 29 6 6 Baby Arizmendi PTS 10 Nov 4 1934 24 years 327 days Arena Nacional Mexico City40 Win 29 5 6 Perfecto Lopez PTS 8 Sep 28 1934 24 years 290 days Ventura A C Ventura California39 Win 28 5 6 Max Tarley KO 3 10 Sep 13 1934 24 years 275 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California38 Win 27 5 6 Joe Sanchez TKO 4 8 Sep 7 1934 24 years 269 days Ventura A C Ventura California37 Win 26 5 6 Perfecto Lopez TKO 5 6 Aug 28 1934 24 years 259 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California36 Win 25 5 6 Perfecto Lopez PTS 6 Jul 17 1934 24 years 187 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California35 Win 24 5 6 Davey Abad PTS 10 Jun 14 1934 24 years 184 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California34 Win 23 5 6 Vicente Torres PTS 4 Jun 5 1934 24 years 175 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California33 Win 22 5 6 Johnny DeFoe TKO 6 6 2 10 May 22 1934 24 years 161 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California32 Draw 21 5 6 Young Danny PTS 10 May 4 1934 24 years 143 days Civic Auditorium Watsonville California31 Win 21 5 5 Young Danny KO 1 4 Mar 27 1934 24 years 105 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California30 Win 20 5 5 Perfecto Lopez PTS 8 Mar 6 1934 24 years 84 days Bakersfield Arena Bakersfield California29 Win 19 5 5 Benny Pelz PTS 6 Feb 13 1934 24 years 63 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California28 Win 18 5 5 Baby Manuel PTS 10 Jan 26 1934 24 years 45 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California27 Win 17 5 5 Gene Espinoza TKO 7 10 Dec 14 1933 24 years 2 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California26 Draw 16 5 5 Kid Moro PTS 10 Nov 23 1933 23 years 346 days Civic Auditorium Stockton California25 Win 16 5 4 Kid Moro PTS 10 Nov 3 1933 23 years 326 days Pismo Beach Arena Pismo Beach California24 Win 15 5 4 Johnny Granone TKO 6 6 Oct 19 1933 23 years 311 days Memorial Auditorium Sacramento California23 Draw 14 5 4 Perfecto Lopez PTS 4 Oct 11 1933 23 years 303 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California22 Draw 14 5 3 Perfecto Lopez PTS 4 Sep 5 1933 23 years 267 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California21 Draw 14 5 2 Hoyt Jones PTS 4 Aug 30 1933 23 years 261 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California20 Win 14 5 1 Bobby Calmes KO 5 6 Aug 8 1933 23 years 239 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California19 Win 13 5 1 Benny Pelz PTS 4 Jul 29 1933 23 years 229 days Main Street Athletic Club Los Angeles California18 Loss 12 5 1 Baby Manuel PTS 6 Jul 11 1933 23 years 211 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California17 Win 12 4 1 George Haberski PTS 4 Jun 28 1933 23 years 198 days Wilmington Bowl Wilmington California16 Win 11 4 1 Ricky Hall KO 3 4 Jun 7 1933 23 years 177 days Pismo Beach Arena Pismo Beach California15 Draw 10 4 1 Max Tarley PTS 6 May 31 1933 23 years 170 days Pico Arena Los Angeles California14 Win 10 4 Young Bud Taylor KO 2 4 May 24 1933 23 years 163 days Pico Arena Los Angeles California13 Win 9 4 Perfecto Lopez PTS 6 Apr 28 1933 23 years 137 days Ventura A C Ventura California12 Win 8 4 Paul Wangley KO 4 4 Mar 21 1933 23 years 99 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California11 Win 7 4 George Dundee PTS 6 Feb 17 1933 23 years 67 days Ventura A C Ventura California10 Win 6 4 Johnny Ryan PTS 6 Feb 3 1933 23 years 53 days Ventura A C Ventura California9 Win 5 4 Young Corpuz PTS 4 Dec 31 1932 23 years 19 days Pismo Beach Arena Pismo Beach California8 Win 4 4 Gene Espinoza PTS 4 Dec 13 1932 23 years 1 day Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California7 Win 3 4 Vince Trujillo KO 2 Dec 1 1932 22 years 355 days Los Angeles California6 Win 2 4 Max Tarley PTS 4 Oct 1 1932 22 years 294 days Los Angeles California5 Loss 1 4 Al Greenfield PTS 4 Sep 27 1932 22 years 290 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California4 Loss 1 3 Eddie Trujillo PTS 4 Aug 30 1932 22 years 262 days Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California3 Loss 1 2 Victor Kid Ponce PTS 4 Dec 7 1931 21 years 360 days Culver City Stadium Culver City California2 Win 1 1 Sammy Burns PTS 6 Jul 31 1931 21 years 231 days Hickey Park Millvale Pennsylvania1 Loss 0 1 Al Lovino KO 3 4 2 27 Jul 27 1931 21 years 227 days Meyers Bowl North Braddock PennsylvaniaSee also EditLineal championship List of boxing triple championsReferences Edit BoxRec ratings world pound for pound active and inactive BoxRec Retrieved 13 July 2020 a b Andrew Eisele Ring Magazine s 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years About com Sports a b Mulvaney Kieran 11 May 2007 All Time Greatest Boxers ESPN Retrieved 2017 12 27 Boxing Hall of Fame names first inductees UPI IBRO All Time Ratings Pound For Pound Results PDF International Boxing Research Organization 31 December 2019 Retrieved 11 December 2022 IBRO All Time Ratings Featherweight Ratings PDF International Boxing Research Organization 31 March 2019 Retrieved 11 December 2022 IBRO All Time Ratings Welterweight Ratings PDF International Boxing Research Organization 30 September 2019 Retrieved 11 December 2022 IBRO All Time Ratings Lightweight Ratings PDF International Boxing Research Organization 30 June 2019 Retrieved 11 December 2022 a b c d St Louis Walk of Fame St Louis Walk of Fame Inductees stlouiswalkoffame org Archived from the original on 8 October 2018 Retrieved 25 April 2013 a b c d BoxRec Henry Armstrong Retrieved 16 April 2018 a b Ryan James Boxer Henry Armstrong dead at 75 UPI Retrieved 16 April 2018 a b Grasso John 2014 Historical Dictionary of Boxing Lanham Maryland The Scarecrow Press Inc pp 44 45 ISBN 978 0810878679 Armstrong Family 2009 Biography of Henry Armstrong Official Henry Armstrong website Archived from the original on 2009 05 11 Retrieved 2009 04 16 Henry Armstrong Goes for Four Divisions BoxingScene com Ceferino Garcia vs Henry Armstrong 2nd meeting BoxRec Haygood Wil 2011 Sweet thunder the life and times of Sugar Ray Robinson Chicago Lawrence Hill Books p 114 ISBN 978 1569768648 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Armstrong External images Armstrong seated posing with a title belt undated Armstrong boarding an airplane undated Boxing record for Henry Armstrong from BoxRec registration required The story of his life is retold in the radio drama The Saga of Melody Jackson a presentation from Destination Freedom The Official Henry Armstrong Web Site Archived 2020 12 03 at the Wayback Machine Henry Armstrong Foundation Web Site Biographical sketch for Henry Armstrong on the International Boxing Hall of Fame IBHOF web site Henry Armstrong at Find a Grave National Boxing Association s Quarterly Ratings 1938 BoxRec National Boxing Association s Quarterly Ratings 1939 BoxRec National Boxing Association s Quarterly Ratings 1940 BoxRec The Ring Magazine s Annual Ratings Lightweight 1930s BoxRec NYSAC World Lightweight Title Boxing NYSAC World Welterweight Title Boxing Sporting positionsWorld boxing titlesPreceded byBattling Battalino NYSAC featherweight championOctober 29 1937 September 12 1938Vacated VacantTitle next held byJoey ArchibaldNBA featherweight championOctober 29 1937 September 12 1938VacatedThe Ring featherweight championOctober 29 1937 September 12 1938VacatedUndisputed featherweight championOctober 29 1937 September 12 1938VacatedPreceded byBarney Ross NYSAC welterweight championMay 31 1938 October 4 1940 Succeeded byFritzie ZivicNBA welterweight championMay 31 1938 October 4 1940The Ring welterweight championMay 31 1938 October 4 1940Undisputed welterweight championMay 31 1938 October 4 1940Preceded byLou Ambers NYSAC lightweight championAugust 17 1938 August 22 1939 Succeeded byLou AmbersNBA lightweight championAugust 17 1938 August 22 1939The Ring lightweight championAugust 17 1938 August 22 1939Undisputed lightweight championAugust 17 1938 August 22 1939 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Armstrong amp oldid 1130306236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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