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Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 - October 22, 1988) was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. The copyright status of this old image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ...
Welterweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. ...
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...
October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ...
1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Columbus is a city located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. ...
The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ãngeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...
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December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...
October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ...
1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The son of a sharecropper and America Armstrong, an Iroquois Indian, Henry Jr. was a boxer who not only was a member of the exclusive group of fighters that have won world titles in three or more different divisions, but also has the distinction of being the only male to hold three titles at the same time, a distinction he will hold forever, because long after recording his feat, boxing organizations ruled that male fighters can now hold only one division's world championship(s) at the same time, and boxers are nowadays forced to retain only one title and give up the other if they hold more than one title at the same time. He and Ann Wolfe (four world titles in different divisions at the same time), are the only ones to have conquered titles in three or more divisions at the same time in all of boxing's history. The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ...
The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ...
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Ann Wolfe (born January 17, 1971) is a female boxer who holds the distinction of being the only person in all of boxings history to hold world titles at four different categories simultaneously. ...
Biography A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Armstrong moved as a youngster with his family to St. Louis, where he was later inducted into the St. Louis Walk Of Fame. Armstrong's two nicknames were Hurricane Henry, and Hammerin' Hank. Columbus is a city located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. ...
The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
Armstrong started out as a professional on July 28, 1931, being knocked out by Al Sorvino in three rounds. Just like Alexis Arguello and Wilfredo Vazquez in the future, Armstrong was one world champion who started off on the losing end. His first win came later that year, beating Sammy Burns by a decision in six. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ...
1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Alexis Argüello (born April 19, 1952), is a former world champion Nicaragua. ...
Wilfredo Vázquez (born August 2, 1960) is a boxer who is a native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. ...
In 1932, Armstrong moved to Los Angeles, where he started out losing two four round decisions in a row, to Eddie Trujillo and Al Greenfield. But after that, he started a streak of 11 wins in a row, a streak which expanded to 1933, until he lost again, to Baby Manuel. Then he went 22 straight fights without a defeat, going 17-0-5 in that span, including a win in a Sacramento rematch with Manuel, and five wins over Perfecto Lopez. After that, he moved to Mexico City, where in his first fight there, he lost to former world Bantamweight champion Baby Arizmendi. He had four more fights there, going 2-2 and losing to Arizmendi in what was considered by Mexico and California a world title bout (thus Armstrong losing on his first championship try), and to Baby Casanova by a five round disqualification. He then moved back to California, where he went 8-1-1 for the next ten bouts. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...
The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ãngeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...
1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides...
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In 1936, Armstrong split time campaigning between Los Angeles, Mexico City and St. Louis. Some opponents of note that year were Ritchie Fontaine, against whom he lost by decision and then won by decision in the rematch, Arizmendi, whom he finally beat by a ten round decision, former world champion Juan Zurita and former champ Mike Belloise, who also lost a decision to Armstrong. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Armstrong started out 1937 by winning 22 bouts in a row, 21 by knockout. He beat Casanova in three, Belloise in four, Joe Rivers in three, former world champion Frankie Klick in four and former world champion Benny Bass in four. After those 22 wins in a row, the inevitable happened: Armstrong was given his first world title try, for the 126 pounds title, Featherweight world champion Petey Sarron defending it against him at the Madison Square Garden. Armstrong became world's Featherweight champion knocking out Sarron in six, and closed the year with four more knockout wins. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ...
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...
In 1938, Armstrong started with seven more knockouts in a row, including one over future world champion Chalky Wright. The streak finally ended when Arizmendi lasted ten rounds before losing a decision to Armstrong in their fourth fight. His streak of 27 knockout wins in a row qualifies as one of the longest knockout win streaks in the history of boxing, according to Ring Magazine. After the fouth bout with Arizmendi was a bout with Fritzie Zivic's brother, Eddie Zivic, resulting in another Armstrong knockout win, and after one more bout, Armstrong, the 126 pound division world champion, challenged a fellow member of the three division champions' club, Barney Ross, then world Welterweight champion, for the title. Armstrong, 126, beat Ross, 147, by unanimous decision, adding the world Welterweight championship to his Featherweight belt. Then, he went down in weight, and challenged world Lightweight champion Lou Ambers. In a history making night, Armstrong became the first boxer ever to have world championships in three different divisions at the same time, by beating Ambers on points. A few days later, he decided he couldn't make the 126 pounds weight anymore, and left the Featherweight crown vacant. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Chalky Wright was an American featherweight boxer and world champion. ...
Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...
Barnet Rasofsky, born December 23, 1909 in New York City, United States - died January 17, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, better known in the boxing world as Barney Ross, was a Jewish-American boxer who was a three time world champion. ...
Lou Ambers was born Luigi dAmbrosio in Herkimer, New York on November 8, 1913. ...
He dedicated the next two years to defending the welterweight crown, beating, among others, future world Middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia, Al Manfredo and Bobby Pacho, before defending 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, and made eight defenses in a row, the last of which was a nine round knockout win over Puerto Rico's Pedro Montanez. Then, he tried to make history once again by becoming the first boxer to win world titles in four different categories in a rematch with Garcia, already world Middleweight champion, but the fight ended in a ten round draw, Armstrong's attempt to win a fourth division's world title being frustrated. Ceferino Garcia, the inventor of the bolo punch and world boxing middleweight champion in 1939-40. ...
Bobby Pacho, an American boxer from Yuma, Arizona fought many well known fighters during his career, including Barney Ross, and Henry Armstrong. ...
Pedro Montanez, (April 24, 1914-June 26, 1996), was a boxer from Cayey, Puerto Rico. ...
He went back to welterweight and retained the title five more times, until Fritzie Zivic was able to avenge his brother Eddie's defeat by taking the world title away from Armstrong with a 15 round decision. In 1941, they boxed a rematch, this time, Zivic stopping Armstrong in 12 rounds. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1942 saw Armstrong go 13-1, including wins over world champions (Fritzie) Zivic in a ten round non title bout, Jenkins and Zurita. This article is about the year. ...
1943 saw him go 10-3, with wins over world champions Tippy Larkin and Sammy Angott in ten round bouts, and losses to world champions Beau Jack and Sugar Ray Robinson, also in ten round bouts. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
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Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, (April 1, 1921-February 9, American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. ...
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1944 saw Henry go 14-2-1 in 17 bouts, among those, another win over Belloise. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
After winning one fight, losing one and drawing one in 1945, Armstrong decided to retire from boxing. Apart from the ceremonies and galas that he attended afterwards, he led a relatively quiet life for the rest of his life. He became a newborn Christian and an ordained pastor, and he taught youngers how to box. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ...
Armstrong registered an official record of 150 wins, 21 losses and 9 draws, with 100 knockout wins. His exact record, however, isn't really known, because it is said he fought some pay fights under the nickname of Melody Jackson.
Armstrong became a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. ...
After retiring from boxing, Henry Armstrong became a Baptist minister. Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ...
On his passing in 1988, he was interred in the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in West Adams district of Los Angeles, California is a burial grounds established in 1884 as the Rosedale Cemetery. ...
The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ãngeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...
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Career - World Featherweight champion
- World Lightweight champion
- World Welterweight champion
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