Henry Armstrong biography

 Henry Armstrong biography

 Henry Armstrong, authentic identify Henry Jackson, (born December 12, 1912, Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.—died October 24, 1988, Los Angeles, California), American boxer, the one skilled boxer to carry world championship titles in three weight divisions concurrently.

Armstrong fought as an novice from 1929 to 1932. Early in his profession he boxed underneath the identify Melody Jackson. He first gained the featherweight (126-pound) title by knocking out Petey Sarron in six rounds on October 29, 1937. On May 31, 1938, he took the welterweight (147-pound) championship from Barney Ross by choice, and, on August 17 of that 12 months, he defeated Lou Ambers by choice to win the light-weight (135-pound) title. Late in 1938 he resigned the featherweight championship with out having defended it, and on August 22, 1939, he misplaced the light-weight crown in a 15-round return struggle with Ambers.

Armstrong was a busy welterweight champion, efficiently defending the title 19 occasions in lower than three years. On October 4, 1940, he misplaced the championship when Fritzie Zivic outpointed him in 15 rounds. His try to regain the welterweight championship on January 17, 1941, resulted in his knockout within the twelfth spherical by Zivic. On March 1, 1940, Armstrong tried to win from Ceferino Garcia the New York State model of the middleweight (160-pound) title, which was then in dispute, however the choice was a draw, allowing Garcia to retain the championship.

Armstrong retired from the ring in 1945. He had fought 26 world title fights and from 1931 to 1945 had fought 175 bouts, profitable 97 by knockouts. Intelligent and articulate, he turned to preaching and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1951. Armstrong was inducted into Ring journal’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954.