Henry Armstrong

Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 22, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. He is the only fighter to ever hold world championships in three divisions (featherweight, lightweight and welterweight) simultaneously.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win titles 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2007, The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years.<ref name="eisele">Template:Cite web</ref> Boxing coach and commentator Teddy Atlas considers Armstrong to be the greatest of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="mulvaney">Template:Cite web</ref> He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.Template:Cn 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<ref name="fame"/> 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.<ref name="BoxRec">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="BoxRec" /> Early in his career, he fought some fights under the ring name Melody Jackson.<ref name="UPIObit">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1937 alone, Armstrong went 27–0 (26KO). Aldo Spoldi was the only opponent to take him the full 10 rounds. He knocked out 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.<ref name="BoxRec" /> 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.<ref name="BoxingDictBio">Template:Cite book</ref>

Armstrong's two nicknames were Hurricane Henry and Homicide' Hank.<ref name="ha">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.Template: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 Template:Frac 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.<ref name="BoxingDictBio" />

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to boxing historian Bert Sugar, many commentators of the time said that Armstrong deserved the decision in this fight.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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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.Template:Citation needed

In 1945, Armstrong retired from boxing. His official record was 152 wins, 21 losses and 9 draws, with 101 knockout wins.<ref name="BoxRec" />

After boxing

After retiring from boxing in 1946, Armstrong briefly opened a Harlem nightclub, the Melody Room (named after his first nickname).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name="UPIObit" /> In February 1966, Rev. Armstrong appeared on the TV game show I've Got a Secret with his simultaneous triple championship as his secret. He died in 1988.

Honors

• 1937, 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.<ref name="fame"/>
• In 1987, he was among those inductees from The Ring Template:' list who were absorbed into the International Boxing Hall of Fame when it was established.<ref name="fame"/>
• In 1995, Armstrong was posthumously honored for his boxing career by being inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.<ref name="fame">Template:Cite web</ref>
• In 2007, The Ring magazine ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years.<ref name="eisele"/>
• In 2007, ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time.<ref name="mulvaney"/>

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
183	Template:No2Loss	151–22–10	Chester Slider	PTS	10	Feb 14, 1945	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
182	Template:Yes2Win	151–21–10	Genaro Rojo	UD	10	Feb 6, 1945	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
181	Template:DrawDraw	150–21–10	Chester Slider	PTS	10	Jan 17, 1945	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
180	Template:Yes2Win	150–21–9	Mike Belloise	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Nov 4, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
179	Template:Yes2Win	149–21–9	Aldo Spoldi	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Sep 15, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
178	Template:Yes2Win	148–21–9	Willie Joyce	PTS	10	Aug 21, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
177	Template:DrawDraw	147–21–9	Slugger White	PTS	10	Jul 14, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
176	Template:No2Loss	147–21–8	John Thomas	UD	10	Jul 4, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
175	Template:Yes2Win	147–20–8	Nick Latsios	UD	10	Jun 21, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
174	Template:Yes2Win	146–20–8	Al 'Bummy' Davis	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Jun 15, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
173	Template:No2Loss	145–20–8	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Jun 2, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
172	Template:Yes2Win	145–19–8	Aaron Perry	TKO	6 (10), Template:Small	May 22, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
171	Template:Yes2Win	144–19–8	Ralph Zannelli	UD	10	May 16, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
170	Template:Yes2Win	143–19–8	John Thomas	SD	10	Apr 25, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
169	Template:Yes2Win	142–19–8	Ralph Zannelli	UD	10	Mar 24, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
168	Template:Yes2Win	141–19–8	Frankie Willis	UD	10	Mar 20, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
167	Template:Yes2Win	140–19–8	Johnny Jones	KO	5 (10), Template:Small	Mar 14, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
166	Template:Yes2Win	139–19–8	Jackie Byrd	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Feb 29, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
165	Template:Yes2Win	138–19–8	Jimmy Garrison	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Feb 23, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
164	Template:Yes2Win	137–19–8	Lew Hanbury	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Feb 7, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
163	Template:Yes2Win	136–19–8	Saverio Turiello	KO	7 (12), Template:Small	Jan 25, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
162	Template:Yes2Win	135–19–8	Aldo Spoldi	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Jan 14, 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
161	Template:No2Loss	134–19–8	Sugar Ray Robinson	UD	10	Aug 27, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
160	Template:Yes2Win	134–18–8	Joey Silva	PTS	10	Aug 14, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
159	Template:Yes2Win	133–18–8	Jimmy Garrison	PTS	10	Aug 6, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
158	Template:Yes2Win	132–18–8	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Jul 24, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
157	Template:Yes2Win	131–18–8	Sammy Angott	UD	10	Jun 11, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
156	Template:Yes2Win	130–18–8	Maxie Shapiro	TKO	7 (10), Template:Small	May 24, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
155	Template:Yes2Win	129–18–8	Tommy Jessup	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	May 7, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
154	Template:Yes2Win	128–18–8	Saverio Turiello	TKO	5 (10)	May 3, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
153	Template:No2Loss	127–18–8	Beau Jack	UD	10	Apr 2, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
152	Template:Yes2Win	127–17–8	Al Tribuani	UD	10	Mar 22, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
151	Template:Yes2Win	126–17–8	Tippy Larkin	KO	2 (10)	Mar 8, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
150	Template:No2Loss	125–17–8	Willie Joyce	MD	10	Mar 2, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
149	Template:Yes2Win	125–16–8	Jimmy McDaniels	UD	10	Jan 5, 1943	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
148	Template:Yes2Win	124–16–8	Saverio Turiello	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Dec 14, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
147	Template:Yes2Win	123–16–8	Lew Jenkins	TKO	8 (10), Template:Small	Dec 4, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
146	Template:Yes2Win	122–16–8	Fritzie Zivic	UD	10	Oct 26, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
145	Template:Yes2Win	121–16–8	Juan Zurita	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Oct 13, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
144	Template:Yes2Win	120–16–8	Earl Turner	KO	4 (10)	Sep 30, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
143	Template:Yes2Win	119–16–8	Leo Rodak	TKO	8 (10), Template:Small	Sep 14, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
142	Template:Yes2Win	118–16–8	Johnny Taylor	TKO	3 (10)	Sep 7, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
141	Template:Yes2Win	117–16–8	Rodolfo Ramirez	KO	8 (10), Template:Small	Aug 26, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
140	Template:Yes2Win	116–16–8	Jackie Burke	PTS	10	Aug 13, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
139	Template:Yes2Win	115–16–8	Aldo Spoldi	TKO	7 (10), Template:Small	Aug 3, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
138	Template:Yes2Win	114–16–8	Joe Ybarra	TKO	3 (10)	Jul 20, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
137	Template:No2Loss	113–16–8	Rueben Shank	UD	10	Jul 3, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
136	Template:Yes2Win	113–15–8	Sheik Rangel	PTS	10	Jun 24, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
135	Template:Yes2Win	112–15–8	Johnny Taylor	TKO	4 (10)	Jun 1, 1942	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
134	Template:No2Loss	111–15–8	Fritzie Zivic	TKO	12 (15), Template:Small	Jan 17, 1941	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
133	Template:No2Loss	111–14–8	Fritzie Zivic	UD	15	Oct 4, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
132	Template:Yes2Win	111–13–8	Phil Furr	KO	4 (15), Template:Small	Sep 23, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
131	Template:Yes2Win	110–13–8	Lew Jenkins	TKO	6 (12)	Jul 17, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
130	Template:Yes2Win	109–13–8	Paul Junior	TKO	3 (15), Template:Small	Jun 21, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
129	Template:Yes2Win	108–13–8	Ralph Zannelli	TKO	5 (15), Template:Small	May 24, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
128	Template:Yes2Win	107–13–8	Paul Junior	TKO	7 (15), Template:Small	Apr 26, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
127	Template:DrawDraw	106–13–8	Ceferino Garcia	PTS	10	Mar 1, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
126	Template:Yes2Win	106–13–7	Pedro Montañez	TKO	9 (15), Template:Small	Jan 24, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
125	Template:Yes2Win	105–13–7	Joe Ghnouly	KO	5 (15), Template:Small	Jan 4, 1940	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
124	Template:Yes2Win	104–13–7	Jimmy Garrison	KO	7 (10), Template:Small	Dec 11, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
123	Template:Yes2Win	103–13–7	Bobby Pacho	TKO	4 (15)	Oct 30, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
122	Template:Yes2Win	102–13–7	Jimmy Garrison	PTS	10	Oct 24, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
121	Template:Yes2Win	101–13–7	Richie Fontaine	TKO	3 (15)	Oct 20, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
120	Template:Yes2Win	100–13–7	Howard Scott	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Oct 13, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
119	Template:Yes2Win	99–13–7	Al Manfredo	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Oct 9, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
118	Template:No2Loss	98–13–7	Lou Ambers	UD	15	Aug 22, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
117	Template:Yes2Win	98–12–7	Ernie Roderick	PTS	15	May 25, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
116	Template:Yes2Win	97–12–7	Davey Day	TKO	12 (15), Template:Small	Mar 31, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
115	Template:Yes2Win	96–12–7	Lew Feldman	KO	1 (15), Template:Small	Mar 16, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
114	Template:Yes2Win	95–12–7	Bobby Pacho	TKO	4 (15), Template:Small	Mar 4, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
113	Template:Yes2Win	94–12–7	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Jan 10, 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
112	Template:Yes2Win	93–12–7	Al Manfredo	TKO	3 (15), Template:Small	Dec 5, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
111	Template:Yes2Win	92–12–7	Ceferino Garcia	UD	15	Nov 25, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	91–12–7	Lou Ambers	SD	15	Aug 17, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
109	Template:Yes2Win	90–12–7	Barney Ross	UD	15	May 31, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	89–12–7	Lew Feldman	KO	5 (10), Template:Small	Mar 30, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
107	Template:Yes2Win	88–12–7	Eddie Zivic	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Mar 25, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
106	Template:Yes2Win	87–12–7	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Mar 15, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
105	Template:Yes2Win	86–12–7	Charley Burns	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Feb 28, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	85–12–7	Everett Rightmire	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Feb 25, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	84–12–7	Al Citrino	TKO	4 (10)	Feb 9, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
102	Template:Yes2Win	83–12–7	Chalky Wright	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Feb 1, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
101	Template:Yes2Win	82–12–7	Tommy Brown	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Jan 22, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	81–12–7	Frankie Castillo	TKO	3 (10)	Jan 21, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	80–12–7	Enrico Venturi	KO	6 (10), Template:Small	Jan 12, 1938	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	79–12–7	Johnny Jones	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Dec 12, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	78–12–7	Tony Chavez	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	Dec 6, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	77–12–7	Joey Brown	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Nov 23, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	76–12–7	Billy Beauhuld	TKO	5 (10)	Nov 19, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
94	Template:Yes2Win	75–12–7	Petey Sarron	KO	6 (15), Template:Small	Oct 29, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	74–12–7	Joe Marciente	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Oct 18, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	73–12–7	Bobby Dean	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Sep 21, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	72–12–7	Johnny DeFoe	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Sep 16, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
90	Template:Yes2Win	71–12–7	Charley Burns	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Sep 9, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	70–12–7	Orville Drouillard	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 31, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	69–12–7	Johnny Cabello	RTD	1 (10)	Aug 16, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	68–12–7	Eddie Brink	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Aug 13, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	67–12–7	Benny Bass	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Jul 27, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	66–12–7	Lew Massey	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Jul 19, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	65–12–7	Alf Blatch	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Jul 8, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	64–12–7	Jackie Carter	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Jun 15, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	63–12–7	Mark Diaz	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Jun 9, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	62–12–7	Wally Hally	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	May 28, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	61–12–7	Frankie Klick	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	May 4, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	60–12–7	Pete DeGrasse	KO	10 (10), Template:Small	Apr 6, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	59–12–7	Aldo Spoldi	UD	10	Mar 19, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	58–12–7	Mike Belloise	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 12, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	57–12–7	'California' Joe Rivers	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Mar 2, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	56–12–7	Varias Milling	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Feb 19, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	55–12–7	Moon Mullins	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Feb 2, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	54–12–7	Tony Chavez	KO	10 (10)	Jan 19, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	53–12–7	Rodolfo Casanova	KO	3 (10)	Jan 1, 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
71	Template:No2Loss	52–12–7	Tony Chavez	DQ	8 (10)	Dec 3, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	52–11–7	Joey Alcanter	RTD	5 (10)	Nov 17, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	51–11–7	Gene Espinoza	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Nov 2, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	50–11–7	Mike Belloise	PTS	10	Oct 27, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	49–11–7	Dommy Ganzon	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Sep 8, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	48–11–7	Elmer "Buzz" Brown	PTS	10	Sep 3, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	47–11–7	Juan Zurita	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Aug 18, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	46–11–7	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Aug 4, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	45–11–7	Johnny DeFoe	PTS	10	Jun 22, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	44–11–7	Bobby Leyvas	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	May 19, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	43–11–7	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Mar 31, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
60	Template:No2Loss	42–11–7	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Feb 26, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
59	Template:No2Loss	42–10–7	Joe Conde	PTS	10	Jan 1, 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	42–9–7	Alton Black	TKO	8 (15)	Dec 6, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	41–9–7	Midget Wolgast	PTS	10	Nov 27, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	40–9–7	Leo Lomelli	TKO	6 (8)	Nov 12, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	39–9–7	Lester Marston	TKO	7 (10)	Oct 21, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
54	Template:DrawDraw	38–9–7	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	8	Sep 18, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	38–9–6	Alton Black	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 13, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	37–9–6	Varias Milling	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	36–9–6	Davey Abad	PTS	10	May 28, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	35–9–6	Mark Diaz	PTS	8	May 10, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	34–9–6	Frankie Covelli	PTS	8	Apr 16, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	33–9–6	Tully Corvo	TKO	5 (10)	Apr 6, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
47	Template:No2Loss	32–9–6	Davey Abad	PTS	10	Mar 31, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	32–8–6	Sal Hernandez	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Mar 19, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
45	Template:No2Loss	31–8–6	Rodolfo Casanova	DQ	5 (10)	Feb 16, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
44	Template:No2Loss	31–7–6	Baby Arizmendi	UD	12	Jan 1, 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	31–6–6	Ventura Arana	TKO	5 (10)	Dec 15, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	30–6–6	Joe Conde	TKO	7 (10)	Dec 1, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
41	Template:No2Loss	29–6–6	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Nov 4, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	29–5–6	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	8	Sep 28, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	28–5–6	Max Tarley	KO	3 (10)	Sep 13, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	27–5–6	Joe Sanchez	TKO	4 (8)	Sep 7, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	26–5–6	Perfecto Lopez	TKO	5 (6)	Aug 28, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	25–5–6	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	6	Jul 17, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	24–5–6	Davey Abad	PTS	10	Jun 14, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	23–5–6	Vicente Torres	PTS	4	Jun 5, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	22–5–6	Johnny DeFoe	TKO	6 (6), Template:Small	May 22, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
32	Template:DrawDraw	21–5–6	Young Danny	PTS	10	May 4, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	21–5–5	Young Danny	KO	1 (4)	Mar 27, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	20–5–5	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	8	Mar 6, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	19–5–5	Benny Pelz	PTS	6	Feb 13, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	18–5–5	Baby Manuel	PTS	10	Jan 26, 1934	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	17–5–5	Gene Espinoza	TKO	7 (10)	Dec 14, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
26	Template:DrawDraw	16–5–5	Kid Moro	PTS	10	Nov 23, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	16–5–4	Kid Moro	PTS	10	Nov 3, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	15–5–4	Johnny Granone	TKO	6 (6)	Oct 19, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
23	Template:DrawDraw	14–5–4	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	4	Oct 11, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
22	Template:DrawDraw	14–5–3	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	4	Sep 5, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
21	Template:DrawDraw	14–5–2	Hoyt Jones	PTS	4	Aug 30, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	14–5–1	Bobby Calmes	KO	5 (6)	Aug 8, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	13–5–1	Benny Pelz	PTS	4	Jul 29, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
18	Template:No2Loss	12–5–1	Baby Manuel	PTS	6	Jul 11, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	12–4–1	George Haberski	PTS	4	Jun 28, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	11–4–1	Ricky Hall	KO	3 (4)	Jun 7, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
15	Template:DrawDraw	10–4–1	Max Tarley	PTS	6	May 31, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	10–4	Young Bud Taylor	KO	2 (4)	May 24, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	9–4	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	6	Apr 28, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	8–4	Paul Wangley	KO	4 (4)	Mar 21, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	7–4	George Dundee	PTS	6	Feb 17, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	6–4	Johnny Ryan	PTS	6	Feb 3, 1933	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	5–4	Young Corpuz	PTS	4	Dec 31, 1932	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	4–4	Gene Espinoza	PTS	4	Dec 13, 1932	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	3–4	Vince Trujillo	KO	2 (?)	Dec 1, 1932	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	2–4	Max Tarley	PTS	4	Oct 1, 1932	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
5	Template:No2Loss	1–4	Al Greenfield	PTS	4	Sep 27, 1932	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
4	Template:No2Loss	1–3	Eddie Trujillo	PTS	4	Aug 30, 1932	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
3	Template:No2Loss	1–2	Victor Kid Ponce	PTS	4	Dec 7, 1931	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	1–1	Sammy Burns	PTS	6	Jul 31, 1931	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
1	Template:No2Loss	0–1	Al Iovino	KO	3 (4), Template:Small	Jul 27, 1931	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

• NYSAC featherweight champion (126 lbs)
• NBA (WBA) featherweight champion (126 lbs)
• NYSAC lightweight champion (135 lbs)
• NBA (WBA) lightweight champion (135 lbs)
• NYSAC welterweight champion (147 lbs)
• NBA (WBA) welterweight champion (147 lbs)

The Ring magazine titles

• The Ring featherweight champion (126 lbs)
• The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs)
• The Ring welterweight champion (147 lbs)

Regional titles

• California State featherweight champion (126 lbs)
• California–Mexico featherweight champion (126 lbs)

Undisputed titles

• Undisputed featherweight champion
• Undisputed lightweight champion
• Undisputed welterweight champion

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of boxing triple champions

External links

• Template:Boxrec
• The story of his life is retold in the 1949 radio drama "The Saga of Melody Jackson", a presentation from Destination Freedom, written by Richard Durham

• The Official Henry Armstrong Web Site Template:Webarchive
• Henry Armstrong Foundation Web Site
• Biographical sketch for Henry Armstrong on the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) web site
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• 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)