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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. Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions: featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight.
Armstrong won the first round and Hanbury the second. Armstrong scored a dramatic knockout in round three, as Hanbury took the count on one knee and was ready to go as the count was completed, but the referee ruled that he didn't rise in time.
Henry Armstrong, a 5-foot-5½ buzzsaw, accomplished what no fighter before or since has ever been able to do -- he simultaneously held three world titles.
Henry Armstrong (born December 12, 1912, Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.—died October 24, 1988, Los Angeles, California) was an American boxer, the only professional boxer to hold world championship titles in three weight divisions simultaneously.
Dec 28, 2011 · At a time when boxing only had eight weight classes Henry Armstrong simultaneously held world titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight division. He collected everything but money in his impressive boxing career. He was a knockout artist with a destructive punch and a killer attitude.
Armstrong was 27-0 with 26 knockouts in 1937, 14-0 with 10 knockouts in 1938, and 59-1-1 with 51 knockouts from December 1936 to October 1940. Armstrong defeated sixteen world champions. After he quit boxing, he became an ordained minister and devoted himself to underprivileged children.
Delve into the extraordinary life of Henry Armstrong, a titan of the boxing world whose name echoes through the halls of sports history.
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