However, he successfully defended his two other titles 12 times during 1939. But Garcia shut the challenger's left eye and gained a draw, enabling him to keep the title. Henry Armstrong is a boxer from Mississippi and a world phenomenon in boxing. The title bout came August 17, 1938, just three months after his fight with Ross, when Armstrong faced lightweight champion Lou Ambers before a packed house of almost 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. Armstrong, however, displayed no interest in fulfilling these wishes. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. Armstrong was in many ways the complete prototype of a pressure. In 1954 he became a charter member of the Boxing Hall of Fame, inducted in its opening year along with Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey. 1913-1998 Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 - October 24, 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. Oxford University Press, 1999. . He 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. He defeated sixteen world champions.After he quit boxing, he became an ordained minister and devoted himself to underprivileged children. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. "Henry Jackson," Contemporary Authors Online, Gale Research, 1999. http://www.galenet.com(December 13, 2000). Armstrong successfully defended his NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles. 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. Joe Frazier had many moments in boxing history. [11] In February 1966, Rev. He first set his sights on the lightweight division, but his challenge to a title fight was declined by lightweight titleholder Lou Ambers. 60% MARRIED 60% of these people are married, and 40% are single. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. December 12, 1912October 22, 1988 Born in Columbus, Mississippi, on December 12, 1912, boxer Henry Armstrong became the featherweight, welterweight and lightweight world champion in 1938. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. Unknown +6.3 lbs He defeated Bobby Pacho at the Tropical Stadium in Havana, Cuba, in his fourth successful defence. However, upon his retirement he found the vast majority of his money had been lost to bad investments, management fees, and extravagant spending habits. On March 1, 1940, in Los Angeles, Armstrong sought to become the first-ever four-division champion when he attempted to wrest the middleweight crown from Ceferino Garcia, whom he had decisioned in a welterweight defense in 1938. After losing his first two professional fights in Los Angeles, Armstrong began to consistently win his bouts. He was born in Columbus, Mississippi on December 12, 1912. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. 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. After retiring from boxing in 1946, Armstrong briefly opened a Harlem nightclub, the Melody Room (named after his first nickname). The streak finally ended when Arizmendi lasted ten rounds before losing a decision to Armstrong in their fourth fight. Born: December 12, 1912. Definitely one of the goals I had in mind, so itll be a good time, to bring everybody out.. Fleischer ranked him as the #8 All-Time Welterweight; Armstrong was a busy welterweight champion, successfully defending the title 19 times in less than three years. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. 23 Feb. 2023