Henry Armstrong
(Henry Melody Jackson)
("Homicide Hank")

BORN   December 12 1912; St. Louis, Missouri (Some sources report Columbus, Mississippi)
DIED October 23 1988; Los Angeles, California
HEIGHT 5-5 1/2
WEIGHT 120-147 lbs
MANAGERS Wirt Ross, Eddie Meade, George Moore
TRAINER Al Silvani
RECORD 149-21-9 (100 KO)

Armstrong was dynamite in a small package; He was a high pressure, non-stop fighter who threw punches from the beginning to the end of every round; His goal was to knock his man out - if he didn't manage that, he certainly battered him thoroughly

Henry held three world titles - Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight - in a period when only eight weight divisions existed; At the beginning, his performance was rather good but not sensational; However, when he hit stride in the mid 1930s, Armstrong was as good as anyone has ever been; During 1937, he was 27-0 with 26 knockouts; In 1938, he was 14-0 with 10 knockouts; From December, 1936 until September, 1940, Henry compiled a 59-1-1 record (51 KOs) competing against the best in the world

Charley Rose ranked Armstrong as the #6 All-Time Welterweight; Nat Fleischer ranked him as the #8 All-Time Welterweight; Herb Goldman ranked Armstrong as the #4 All-Time Lightweight; He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990


Armstrong Fight Video Clip

Armstrong-Garcia 1938 Fight Video Clip

Armstrong-Roderick 1939 Fight Video Clip

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1931
Jul 27 Al Iovino                  North Braddock, Pa               LK  3
Jul 30 Sammy Burns                Millvale, Pa                      W  6
          -Some sources report 8/07/31
 
1932
Aug 30 Eddie Trujillo             Los Angeles, Ca                   L  4
Sep 27 Al Greenfield              Los Angeles, Ca                   L  4
       Maximo "Max" Tarley        Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4
          -Some sources report "W 4"
       Vince Trujillo             Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  2
Dec 13 Gene Espinosa              Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4
Dec 31 Young Corpus               Pismo Beach, Ca                   W  4
 
1933
Feb  3 Johnny "Mickey" Ryan       Ventura, Ca                       W  6
Feb 17 George Dundee              Ventura, Ca                       W  6
Mar 21 Paul Wangley               Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  4
Apr 28 Perfecto Lopez             Ventura, Ca                       W  6
May 24 "Young" Bud Taylor         Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  2
May 31 Maximo "Max" Tarley        Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  3
Jun  7 Ricky Hall                 Pismo Beach, Ca                  TK  3
Jul 11 Baby Manuel                Los Angeles, Ca                   L  6
Aug  8 Bobby Calmes               Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  5
Aug 30 Hoyt Jones                 Los Angeles, Ca                   D  4
Sep  5 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                   D  4
Sep 28 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Ventura, Ca"
Oct 11 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                   D  4
Oct 19 Johnny Granone             Sacramento, Ca                   TK  6
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
Nov  3 Kid Moro                   Pismo Beach, Ca                   W 10
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Nov 23 Kid Moro                   Stockton, Ca                      D 10
Dec 14 Gene Espinosa              Sacramento, Ca                   KO  7
 
1934
Jan 26 Baby Manuel                Sacramento, Ca                    W 10
Feb 13 Benny Pelz                 Los Angeles, Ca                   W  6
Mar  8 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Bakersfield, Ca"
Mar 17 Young Danny                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1
          -Some sources report 3/27/34
May  4 Kid Moro                   Watsonville, Ca                   D 10
May 22 Johnny DeFoe               Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  5
Jun  5 Vicente Torres             Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4
Jun 14 Davey Abad                 Sacramento, Ca                    W 10
Jul 17 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                   W  6
Aug 28 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  5
Sep  7 Joe Sanchez                Ventura, Ca                      KO  4
          -Some sources report 9/07/33
Sep 13 Maximo "Max" Tarley        Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  3
Sep 28 Perfecto Lopez             Ventura, Ca                       W  8
Nov  3 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Dec  2 Joe Conde                  Mexico City, Mex                 KO  7
Dec 15 Ventura Arana              Mexico City, Mex                 KO  5

1935
Jan  2 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Mexico City, Mex                  L 12
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by California and Mexico);
           Some sources report 1/1/35
Feb 15 Rodolfo "Baby" Casanova    Mexico City, Mex                 LF  5
          -Some sources report "LF 4"
Mar 19 Salvador Hernandez         Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  2
Mar 31 Davey Abad                 Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
Apr  6 Tully Corvo                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  5
Apr 16 Frankie Covelli            Los Angeles, Ca                   W  8
May 10 Mark Diaz                  Ventura, Ca                       W  8
          -Some sources report 5/10/34
May 28 Davey Abad                 Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Jun 25 Varias Milling             Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Sep  8 Perfecto Lopez             San Francisco, Ca                 D  8
          -Some sources report 9/18/35
Oct 21 Lester Marston             Oakland, Ca                      TK  7
Nov 12 Leo Lomelli                Oakland, Ca                      TK  6
Nov 27 Midget Wolgast             Oakland, Ca                       W 10
Dec  6 Alton Black                Reno, Nv                         TK  8
          -Some sources report 9/13/35

1936
Jan  1 Joe Conde                  Mexico City, Mex                  L 10
Feb 26 Ritchie Fontaine           Oakland, Ca                       L 10
Mar 31 Ritchie Fontaine           Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
May 19 Bobby "Pancho" Leyvas      Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  4
Jun 22 Johnny DeFoe               Butte, Mt                         W 10
Aug  4 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
           (as recognized by California and Mexico)
Aug 18 Juan Zurita                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  4
          -Some sources report 8/28/36
Sep  3 Elmer "Buzz" Brown         Portland, Or                      W 10
Sep  8 Dommy Ganzon               Sacramento, Ca                   KO  1
          -Some sources report "Stockton, Ca"
Oct 27 Mike Belloise              Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Nov  2 Gene Espinosa              Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1
Nov 17 Joey Alcanter              St. Louis, Mo                    TK  6
Dec  3 Tony Chavez                St. Louis, Mo                    LF  8
 
1937
Jan  1 Rodolfo "Baby" Casanova    Mexico City, Mex                 KO  3
Jan 19 Tony Chavez                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO 10
Feb  2 Wilfred "Moon" Mullins     Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  2
Feb 19 Varias Milling             San Diego, Ca                    KO  4
          -Some sources report "Hollywood, Ca"
Mar  2 "California" Joe Rivers    Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  4
Mar 12 Mike Belloise              New York, NY                     TK  4
Mar 19 Aldo Spoldi                New York, NY                      W 10
Apr  6 Pete DeGrasse              Los Angeles, Ca                  KO 10
May  4 Frankie Klick              Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  4
May 28 Wally Hally                Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  4
Jun  9 Mark Diaz                  Pasadena, Ca                     KO  4
Jun 15 Jackie Carter              Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  4
Jul  8 Alf Blatch                 New York, NY                     TK  3
Jul 19 Lew Massey                 Woodhaven, NY                    TK  4
Jul 27 Benny Bass                 Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  4
Aug 13 Eddie Brink                New York, NY                     KO  3
Aug 16 Johnny Cabello             Washington, DC                   TK  2
Aug 31 Orville Drouillard         Detroit, Mi                      TK  5
Sep  9 Charley Burns              Millvale, Pa                     KO  4
Sep 16 Johnny DeFoe               New York, NY                     TK  4
Sep 21 Bobby Dean                 Youngstown, Oh                   KO  1
Oct 18 Joe Marciente              Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  3
Oct 29 Petey Sarron               New York, NY                     KO  6
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Nov 19 Billy Beauhuld             New York, NY                     TK  5
Nov 23 Joey Brown                 Buffalo, NY                      KO  2
Dec  6 Tony Chavez                Cleveland, Oh                    TK  1
Dec 12 Johnny Jones               New Orleans, La                  KO  2
 
1938
Jan 12 Enrico Venturi             New York, NY                     KO  6
Jan 21 Frankie Castillo           Phoenix, Az                      TK  3
Jan 22 Tommy "K.O." Brown         Tucson, Az                       KO  2
Feb  1 Albert "Chalky" Wright     Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  3
Feb  9 Al Citrino                 San Francisco, Ca                TK  4
Feb 25 Everett Rightmire          Chicago, Il                      TK  4
          -Some sources report "TK 3"
Feb 28 Charley Burns              Minneapolis, Mn                  TK  2
Mar 15 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Mar 25 Eddie Zivic                Detroit, Mi                      TK  4
Mar 30 Lew Feldman                New York, NY                     KO  5
May 31 Barney Ross                Long Island City, NY              W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 17 Lou Ambers                 New York, NY                      W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Nov    -Armstrong relinquished the Featherweight Championship
            of the World
Nov 25 Ceferino Garcia            New York, NY                      W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec  5 Al Manfredo                Cleveland, Oh                    TK  3
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
 
1939
Jan 10 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Feb  6 George Henry               Milwaukee, Wi                    EX  4
Feb  7 George Henry               La Crosse, Wi                    EX  4
Feb  8 George Henry               Racine, Wi                       EX  3
Feb  8 "Indian" Billy Lee         Racine, Wi                       EX  1
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar  4 Bobby Pacho                Havana, Cuba                     TK  4
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Mar 16 Lew Feldman                St. Louis, Mo                    KO  1
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Mar 31 Davey Day                  New York, NY                     TK 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
May 25 Ernie Roderick             London, Eng                       W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 22 Lou Ambers                 Bronx, NY                         L 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Oct  9 Al Manfredo                Des Moines, Ia                   TK  4
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 13 Howard Scott               Minneapolis, Mn                  KO  2
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 20 Ritchie Fontaine           Seattle, Wa                      TK  3
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 24 Jimmy Garrison             Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 30 Bobby Pacho                Denver, Co                       TK  4
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec 11 Jimmy Garrison             Cleveland, Oh                    KO  7
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
 
1940
Jan  4 Joe Ghnouly                St. Louis, Mo                    KO  5
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jan 24 Pedro Montanez             New York, NY                     TK  9
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Mar  1 Ceferino Garcia            Los Angeles, Ca                   D 10
          -Some sources report Middleweight Championship of the World
Apr 26 Paul Junior                Boston, Ma                       TK  7
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
May 24 Ralph Zanelli              Boston, Ma                       TK  5
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 21 Paul Junior                Portland, Me                     TK  3
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 17 Lew Jenkins                New York, NY                     TK  6
          -Some sources report this as a Welterweight Championship
           of the World contest
Sep 23 Phil Furr                  Washington, DC                   KO  4
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct  4 Fritzie Zivic              New York, NY                      L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
 
1941
Jan 17 Fritzie Zivic              New York, NY                     LT 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1942
Jun  1 Johnny Taylor              San Jose, Ca                     TK  4
Jun 24 Richard "Sheik" Rangel     Oakland, Ca                       W 10
Jul  3 Reuben Shank               Denver, Co                        L 10
Jul 20 Joe Ibarra                 Sacramento, Ca                   TK  3
Aug  3 Aldo Spoldi                San Francisco, Ca                TK  7
Aug 13 Jackie Burke               Ogden, Ut                         W 10
Aug 26 Rodolfo Ramirez            Oakland, Ca                      KO  8
Sep  7 Johnny Taylor              Pittman, Nv                      TK  3
Sep 14 Leo Rodak                  San Francisco, Ca                TK  8
Sep 30 Earl Turner                Oakland, Ca                      KO  4
Oct 13 Juan Zurita                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  2
Oct 26 Fritzie Zivic              San Francisco, Ca                 W 10
Dec  4 Lew Jenkins                Portland, Or                     TK  8
Dec 14 Saverio Turiello           San Francisco, Ca                TK  4
 
1943
Jan  5 Jimmy McDaniels            Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Mar  2 Willie Joyce               Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
Mar  8 Tippy Larkin               San Francisco, Ca                KO  2
Mar 22 Al Tribuani                Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
Apr  2 Beau Jack                  New York, NY                      L 10
Apr 30 Saverio Turiello           Washington, DC                   TK  5
May  7 Tommy Jessup               Boston, Ma                       KO  1
May 24 Maxie Shapiro              Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  7
Jun 11 Sammy Angott               New York, NY                      W 10
Jul 24 Willie Joyce               Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Aug  6 Jimmy Garrison             Portland, Or                      W 10
Aug 14 "Mexican" Joey Silva       Spokane, Wa                       W 10
Aug 27 "Sugar" Ray Robinson       New York, NY                      L 10
 
1944
Jan 14 Aldo Spoldi                Portland, Or                     KO  3
Jan 26 Saverio Turiello           Kansas City, Mo                  KO  7
Feb  7 Lew Hanbury                Washington, DC                   KO  3
Feb 23 Jimmy Garrison             Kansas City, Mo                  TK  5
Feb 29 Jackie Byrd                Des Moines, Ia                   KO  4
Mar 14 Johnny Jones               Miami, Fl                        KO  5
Mar 20 Frankie Wills              Washington, DC                    W 10
Mar 24 Ralph Zanelli              Boston, Ma                        W 10
Apr 25 John Thomas                Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
May 16 Ralph Zanelli              Boston, Ma                        W 10
May 22 Aaron Perry                Washington, DC                   TK  6
Jun  2 Willie Joyce               Chicago, Il                       L 10
Jun 15 Al "Bummy" Davis           New York, NY                     TK  2
Jun 21 Nick Latsios               Washington, DC                    W 10
Jul  4 John Thomas                Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
Jul 14 Luther "Slugger" White     Hollywood, Ca                     D 10
Aug 21 Willie Joyce               San Francisco, Ca                 W 10
Sep 15 Aldo Spoldi                St. Louis, Mo                    KO  2
Nov  4 Mike Belloise              Portland, Or                     KO  4
 
1945
Jan 17 Chester Slider             Oakland, Ca                       D 10
Feb  6 Genaro Rojo                Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Feb 14 Chester Slider             Oakland, Ca                       L 10


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1933
Jan    Steve Harkey                                                 W  4

1934
Dec 21 Midget Wolgast             San Francisco, Ca                 W 10

1936
Apr 17 Alton Black                Reno, Nv                         KO  8


Record Courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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