December 5, 1938: Armstrong successfully defends the NBA and The Ring welterweight titles against Al Manfredo, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO. compiled a 59-1-1 record (51 KOs) competing against the best in the Research our Records The National Archives holds records relating to military service during the Revolutionary War, including both Continental troops and state troops that served as Continental troops. Entertainer Al Jolson, who had witnessed the final bout between Armstrong and Arizmendi, was so impressed with Armstrong that he convinced New York manager Eddie Mead to take on the boxer, and Jolson supplied $5,000 to buy out Ross's contract rights to Armstrong. Velma Tartt was a former girlfriend from his high school days. Cambridge University Press, 1998. Henry Armstrong, original name Henry Jackson, (born December 12, 1912, Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.died October 24, 1988, Los Angeles, California), American boxer, the only professional boxer to hold world championship titles in three weight divisions simultaneously. October 30, 1939: Armstrong successfully defends the NBA and The Ring welterweight titles against Bobby Pacho, winning the fight via 4th round TKO. 1913-1998 Following these two losses, however, he started a streak of 11 wins. Armstrong's attempt to win a world title in a fourth division was frustrated. [3] He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990. His biggest hit was "Sweet Adeline", written in 1903 with Richard H. Gerard. Nonetheless, Armstrong had achieved his goal, becoming simultaneously the undisputed champion of the featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight divisions. After losing at the trials, he returned to the professional ranks. He met the minimum weight by upping his calorie intake, drinking beer the days before the bout and a lot of water on the day of weigh-in. By his last professional fight on February 14, 1945, Armstrong's boxing record stood at 151-22-10 (100 KO wins, 2 KO losses). //]]>. But the tides turned later in the year when he won against former flyweight champion Midget Wolgast. . The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. Of 26 title fights, Armstrong won all but four (three losses and a draw). To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. We have 458 records for Henry Armstrong ranging in age from 31 years old to 97 years old. Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The event is named after the late Mississippi boxer, Henry Armstrong, who, in 1938, became the first boxer to ever hold three world titles at the same time. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Armstrong, African American Registry - Biography of Henry Armstrong, BlackPast.org - Biography of Henry Armstrong, International Boxing Hall of Fame - Biography of Henry Armstrong, Henry Armstrong - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. This fight is the second best . However, he successfully defended his two other titles 12 times during 1939. navclassicover.src = "/i/sportscentury/nav_classic_over.gif"; That fight, before 29,088 fans at Yankee Stadium, was another brawl as the fighters pounded each other for 15 rounds. Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Henry Armstrong, born Henry Jackson, decided to become a boxer after reading in a St. Louis newspaper that Kid Chocolate had beaten Al Singer at the Polo Grounds in New York, and was paid a purse of $75,000.At the "colored" YMCA on Pine Street in St. Louis, he met an older fighter named Harry Armstrong, who became his friend, mentor, and trainer. www.martialbot.com/boxing/h/henry-armstrong.html. //
