Henry Armstrong
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1912 – 1988
Who was Henry Armstrong?
Henry Jackson Jr. was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. He is regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time by many boxing critics and fellow professionals.
Henry Jr. was a boxer who not only was a member of the exclusive group of fighters that have won boxing championships in three or more different divisions, but also has the distinction of being the only boxer to hold three world championships at the same time, holding the featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight world titles for a brief period in 1938. Armstrong defended his welterweight title nineteen times.
In 2007, The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Bert Sugar also ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time.
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- Born
- Dec 12, 1912
Columbus - Also known as
- Армстронг, Генри
- 亨利·阿姆斯壯
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vashon High School
- Lived in
- Mississippi
- St. Louis
- Died
- Oct 22, 1988
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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