Henry Armstrong

For other people named Henry Armstrong, see Henry Armstrong (disambiguation).

Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong in 1937
Born	Henry Melody Jackson Jr. (1912-12-12)December 12, 1912 Columbus, Mississippi
Died	October 24, 1988(1988-10-24) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Other names	Homicide Hank Hurricane Hank Hammerin' Hank
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight
Height	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	181
Wins	151
Wins by KO	101
Losses	21
Draws	9

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. He defended his welterweight title a total of nineteen times.

The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1937. The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1940. In 2007, The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Historian Bert Sugar also ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time. ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time.

Early life

He was born Henry Jackson, Jr. on December 12, 1912, in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the son of Henry Jackson Sr., a sharecropper of African American, Irish, and Native American descent, and America Jackson, said to be a "full-blooded" Iroquois. (Note: But there were six Iroquois tribes and none named "Iroquois". By the 20th century, many of their members also had European-American heritage.) As a child, Henry Jr. moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri, during the early period of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to industrial cities of the Midwest and North. There he became involved in boxing. He graduated as an honor student from Vashon High School in St. Louis Later he took the surname Armstrong as his fighting name.

Early career

Armstrong began his professional career on July 28, 1931, in a fight with Al Iovino, in which Armstrong was knocked out in three rounds. His first win came later that year, beating Sammy Burns by a decision in six. In 1932, Armstrong moved to Los Angeles, where he lost two four-round decisions in a row to Eddie Trujillo and Al Greenfield. Following these two losses, however, he started a streak of 11 wins.

In 1936, Armstrong split his time among Los Angeles, Mexico City and St. Louis. A few notable opponents of that year include Ritchie Fontaine, Arizmendi, former world champion Juan Zurita, and Mike Belloise. Early in his career, he fought some fights under the ring name Melody Jackson.

In 1937 Armstrong won his first 22 bouts. He beat Casanova in three rounds, Belloise in four, Joe Rivers in three, former world champion Frankie Klick in four, and former world champion Benny Bass in four. Armstrong was given his first world title fight, for the title in the 126-pound weight class against World Featherweight Champion Petey Sarron at Madison Square Garden. Armstrong knocked Sarron out in six rounds, becoming the World Featherweight Champion.

Armstrong's two nicknames were Hurricane Henry and Homicide' Hank.

In 1938, Armstrong started his season with seven more knockouts in a row, including one over Chalky Wright, a future world champion. The streak finally ended when Arizmendi lasted ten rounds before losing a decision to Armstrong in their fourth fight. Armstrong's streak of 27 knockout wins in a row qualifies as one of the longest knockout win streaks in the history of boxing, according to The Ring magazine.

Later in 1938, Armstrong, still the Featherweight division world champion, challenged Barney Ross for the title. Later a fellow member of the three division champions' club, Ross was then World Welterweight Champion. Armstrong, at 133½ pounds, beat Ross, at 142 pounds, by unanimous decision, adding the World Welterweight Championship to his belt. Armstrong lost weight in order to compete in the lower weight division, and beat World Lightweight Champion Lou Ambers by split decision. Armstrong was the first boxer ever to hold world championships in three different weight divisions at the same time. He decided not to maintain the required 126-pound weight anymore and left the featherweight crown vacant.

Welterweight defenses

Armstrong dedicated the next two years to defending the welterweight crown, beating, among others, Ceferino Garcia, a future World Middleweight Champion, and Bobby Pacho.

Armstrong defended his Lightweight belt in a rematch with Ambers, which he lost on a 15-round decision. After that, he concentrated once again on defending the world Welterweight title. He defended it in eight fights in a row, the last of which was a nine-round knockout win over Puerto Rico's Pedro Montañez.

Armstrong sought to become the first boxer to win world titles in four different categories in a rematch with Garcia, already the World Middleweight Champion, but the fight ended in a ten-round draw. Armstrong's attempt to win a world title in a fourth division was frustrated. According to boxing historian Bert Sugar, many commentators of the time said that Armstrong deserved the decision in this fight.

Armstrong (right) demonstrating some boxing techniques to a US Army member during an exhibition tour in 1943.

Returning to the welterweight division, Armstrong successfully defended the title five more times, until Fritzie Zivic beat him to take the world title in a 15-round decision. This ended Armstrong's reign as Welterweight Champion. Armstrong's eighteen successful title defenses were the most in history in the Welterweight division.

In 1945, Armstrong retired from boxing. His official record was 152 wins, 21 losses and 9 draws, with 101 knockout wins.

After boxing

After retiring from boxing in 1946, Armstrong briefly opened a Harlem nightclub, the Melody Room (named after his first nickname). He returned to settle again in St. Louis, Missouri where, apart from the ceremonies and galas that he attended afterward, he led a quiet retirement. He became a born-again Christian and an ordained Baptist minister and youth advocate, helping to run the Herbert Hoover Boys Club. He also taught young fighters how to box.. In February 1966, Rev. Armstrong appeared on the TV game show I've Got a Secret with his simultaneous triple championship as his secret.

Death, legacy and honors

• 1937, The Ring magazine named him as Fighter of the Year.
• 1940, the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him as Fighter of the Year.
• In 1954, Armstrong was inducted into The Ring magazine Boxing Hall of Fame the year it was established.
• In 1987, he was among those inductees from The Ring ' list who were absorbed into the International Boxing Hall of Fame when it was established.
• In 1995, Armstrong was posthumously honored for his boxing career by being inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
• In 2007, The Ring magazine ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years.
• In 2007, ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time.

Professional boxing record

183 fights	152 wins	22 losses
By knockout	101	2
By decision	51	18
By disqualification	0	2
Draws	9

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
183	Loss	152–22–9	Chester Slider	PTS	10	Feb 14, 1945	Auditorium, Oakland
182	Win	152–21–9	Genaro Rojo	UD	10	Feb 06, 1945	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
181	Draw	151–21–9	Chester Slider	PTS	10	Jan 17, 1945	Auditorium, Oakland
180	Win	151–21–8	Mike Belloise	KO	4 (10)	Nov 04, 1944	Auditorium, Portland
179	Win	150–21–8	Aldo Spoldi	KO	2 (10)	Sep 15, 1944	Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis
178	Win	149–21–8	Willie Joyce	PTS	10	Aug 21, 1944	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
177	Draw	148–21–8	Slugger White	PTS	10	Jul 14, 1944	Legion Stadium, Hollywood
176	Loss	148–21–7	John Thomas	UD	10	Jul 04, 1944	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
175	Win	148–20–7	Nick Latsios	UD	10	Jun 21, 1944	Madison Square Garden, New York
174	Win	147–20–7	Al Davis	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 15, 1944	Madison Square Garden, New York
173	Loss	146–20–7	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Jun 02, 1944	Chicago Stadium, Chicago
172	Win	146–19–7	Aaron Perry	TKO	6 (10)	May 22, 1944	Griffith Stadium, Washington
171	Win	145–19–7	Ralph Zannelli	UD	10	May 16, 1944	Boston Garden, Boston
170	Win	144–19–7	John Thomas	SD	10	Apr 25, 1944	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
169	Win	143–19–7	Ralph Zannelli	UD	10	Mar 24, 1944	Boston Garden, Boston
168	Win	142–19–7	Frankie Willis	UD	10	Mar 20, 1944	Uline Arena, Washington
167	Win	141–19–7	Johnny Jones	KO	5 (10)	Mar 14, 1944	Dorsey Park, Miami
166	Win	140–19–7	Jackie Byrd	KO	4 (10)	Feb 29, 1944	Coliseum, Des Moines
165	Win	139–19–7	Jimmy Garrison	TKO	5 (10)	Feb 23, 1944	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City
164	Win	138–19–7	Lew Hanbury	KO	3 (10)	Feb 07, 1944	Uline Arena, Washington
163	Win	137–19–7	Saverio Turiello	KO	7 (12)	Jan 25, 1944	Auditorium, Portland
162	Win	136–19–7	Aldo Spoldi	KO	3 (10)	Jan 14, 1944	Auditorium, Portland
161	Loss	135–19–7	Sugar Ray Robinson	UD	10	Aug 27, 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York
160	Win	135–18–7	Joey Silva	PTS	10	Aug 14, 1943	Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane
159	Win	134–18–7	Jimmy Garrison	PTS	10	Aug 06, 1943	Auditorium, Portland
158	Win	133–18–7	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Jul 24, 1943	Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles
157	Win	132–18–7	Sammy Angott	UD	10	Jun 11, 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York
156	Win	131–18–7	Maxie Shapiro	TKO	7 (10)	May 24, 1943	Convention Hall, Philadelphia
155	Win	130–18–7	Tommy Jessup	KO	1 (10)	May 07, 1943	Boston Garden, Boston
154	Win	129–18–7	Saverio Turiello	TKO	5 (10)	May 03, 1943	Uline Arena, Washington
153	Loss	128–18–7	Beau Jack	UD	10	Apr 02, 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York
152	Win	128–17–7	Al Tribuani	UD	10	Mar 22, 1943	Convention Hall, Philadelphia
151	Win	127–17–7	Tippy Larkin	KO	2 (10)	Mar 08, 1943	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
150	Loss	126–17–7	Willie Joyce	UD	10	Mar 02, 1943	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
149	Win	126–16–7	Jimmy McDaniels	UD	10	Jan 05, 1942	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
148	Win	125–16–7	Saverio Turiello	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 14, 1942	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
147	Win	124–16–7	Lew Jenkins	TKO	8 (10)	Dec 04, 1942	Auditorium, Portland
146	Win	123–16–7	Fritzie Zivic	UD	10	Oct 26, 1942	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
145	Win	122–16–7	Juan Zurita	KO	2 (10)	Oct 13, 1942	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
144	Win	121–16–7	Earl Turner	KO	4 (10)	Sep 30, 1942	Auditorium, Oakland
143	Win	120–16–7	Leo Rodak	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 14, 1942	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
142	Win	119–16–7	Johnny Taylor	TKO	3 (10)	Sep 07, 1942	Arena, Pittman
141	Win	118–16–7	Rodolfo Ramirez	KO	8 (10)	Aug 26, 1942	Auditorium, Oakland
140	Win	117–16–7	Jackie Burke	PTS	10	Aug 13, 1942	John Affleck Park, Ogden
139	Win	116–16–7	Aldo Spoldi	TKO	7 (10)	Aug 03, 1942	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
138	Win	115–16–7	Joe Ybarra	TKO	3 (10)	Jul 20, 1942	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
137	Loss	114–16–7	Rueben Shank	UD	10	Jul 03, 1942	Municipal Auditorium, Denver
136	Win	114–15–7	Sheik Rangel	PTS	10	Jun 24, 1942	Auditorium, Oakland
135	Win	113–15–7	Johnny Taylor	TKO	4 (10)	Jun 01, 1942	Civic Auditorium, San Jose
134	Loss	112–15–7	Fritzie Zivic	TKO	12 (15)	Jan 17, 1941	Madison Square Garden, New York	For The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
133	Loss	112–14–7	Fritzie Zivic	UD	15	Oct 04, 1940	Madison Square Garden, New York	Lost The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
132	Win	112–13–7	Phil Furr	KO	4 (15)	Sep 23, 1940	Griffith Stadium, Washington	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
131	Win	111–13–7	Lew Jenkins	TKO	6 (12)	Jul 17, 1940	Polo Grounds, New York
130	Win	110–13–7	Paul Junior	TKO	3 (15)	Jun 21, 1940	Exposition Building, Portland	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
129	Win	109–13–7	Ralph Zannelli	TKO	5 (15)	May 24, 1940	Boston Garden, Boston	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
128	Win	108–13–7	Paul Junior	TKO	7 (15)	Apr 26, 1940	Boston Garden, Boston	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
127	Draw	107–13–7	Ceferino Garcia	PTS	10	Mar 01, 1940	Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles
126	Win	107–13–6	Pedro Montanez	TKO	9 (15)	Jan 24, 1940	Madison Square Garden, New York	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
125	Win	106–13–6	Joe Ghnouly	KO	5 (15)	Jan 04, 1940	Municipal Audiotrium, Saint Louis	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
124	Win	105–13–6	Jimmy Garrison	KO	7 (10)	Dec 11, 1939	Arena, Cleveland	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
123	Win	104–13–6	Bobby Pacho	TKO	4 (15)	Oct 30, 1939	Municipal Auditorium, Denver	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
122	Win	103–13–6	Jimmy Garrison	PTS	10	Oct 24, 1939	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
121	Win	102–13–6	Richie Fontaine	TKO	3 (15)	Oct 20, 1939	Civic Auditorium, Seattle	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
120	Win	101–13–6	Howard Scott	KO	2 (10)	Oct 13, 1939	Armory, Minneapolis	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
119	Win	100–13–6	Al Manfredo	TKO	4 (10)	Oct 09, 1939	Riverview Park, Des Moines	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
118	Loss	99–13–6	Lou Ambers	UD	15	Aug 22, 1939	Yankee Stadium, Bronx	Lost The Ring and lineal lightweight titles
117	Win	99–12–6	Ernie Roderick	PTS	15	May 25, 1939	Harringay Arena, Harringay	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
116	Win	98–12–6	Davey Day	TKO	12 (15)	Mar 31, 1939	Madison Square Garden, New York	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
115	Win	97–12–6	Lew Feldman	KO	1 (15)	Mar 16, 1939	Municipal Audtiorium, Saint Louis	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles; Retained The Ring lineal lightweight titles
114	Win	96–12–6	Bobby Pacho	TKO	4 (15)	Mar 04, 1939	Tropical Stadium, Havana	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
113	Win	95–12–6	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Jan 10, 1939	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
112	Win	94–12–6	Al Manfredo	TKO	3 (15)	Dec 05, 1938	Arena, Cleveland	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
111	Win	93–12–6	Ceferino Garcia	UD	15	Nov 25, 1938	Madison Square Garden, New York	Retained The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
110	Win	92–12–6	Lou Ambers	SD	15	Aug 17, 1938	Madison Square Garden, New York	Won The Ring and lineal lightweight title
109	Win	91–12–6	Barney Ross	UD	15	May 31, 1938	Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens	Won The Ring and lineal welterweight titles
108	Win	90–12–6	Lew Feldman	KO	5 (10)	Mar 30, 1938	Hippodrime, New York
107	Win	89–12–6	Eddie Zivic	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 25, 1938	Olympia Stadium, Detroit
106	Win	88–12–6	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Mar 15, 1938	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
105	Win	87–12–6	Charley Burns	KO	2 (10)	Feb 28, 1938	Armory, Minneagpolis
104	Win	86–12–6	Everett Rightmire	TKO	3 (10)	Feb 25, 1938	International Amphitheatre, Chicago
103	Win	85–12–6	Al Citrino	TKO	4 (10)	Feb 09, 1938	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
102	Win	84–12–6	Chalky Wright	KO	3 (10)	Feb 01, 1938	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
101	Win	83–12–6	Tommy Brown	KO	2 (10)	Jan 22, 1938	Labor Temple, Tucson
100	Win	82–12–6	Frankie Castillo	TKO	3 (10)	Jan 21, 1938	Legion Arena, Phoenix
99	Win	81–12–6	Enrico Venturi	KO	6 (10)	Jan 12, 1938	Madison Square Garden, New York
98	Win	80–12–6	Johnny Jones	KO	2 (10)	Dec 12, 1937	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans
97	Win	79–12–6	Tony Chavez	TKO	1 (10)	Dec 06, 1937	Arena, Cleveland
96	Win	78–12–6	Joey Brown	KO	2 (10)	Nov 23, 1937	Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo
95	Win	77–12–6	Billy Beauhuld	KO	5 (10)	Nov 19, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York
94	Win	76–12–6	Petey Sarron	KO	6 (15)	Oct 29, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York	Won The Ring and lineal featherweight titles
93	Win	75–12–6	Joe Marciente	KO	3 (10)	Oct 18, 1937	Arena, Philadelphia
92	Win	74–12–6	Bobby Dean	KO	1 (10)	Sep 21, 1937	Rayen-Wood Auditorium, Youngstown
91	Win	73–12–6	Johnny DeFoe	TKO	4 (10)	Sep 16, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York
90	Win	72–12–6	Charley Burns	KO	4 (10)	Sep 09, 1937	Hickey Park, Millvale
89	Win	71–12–6	Orville Drouillard	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 31, 1937	University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit
88	Win	70–12–6	Johnny Cabello	RTD	1 (10)	Aug 16, 1937	Griffith Stadium, Washington
87	Win	69–12–6	Eddie Brink	KO	3 (10)	Aug 13, 1937	Dyckman Oval, Manhattan
86	Win	68–12–6	Benny Bass	KO	4 (10)	Jul 27, 1937	Baker Bowl, Philadelphia
85	Win	67–12–6	Lew Massey	TKO	4 (10)	Jul 19, 1937	Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens
84	Win	66–12–6	Alf Blatch	TKO	3 (10)	Jul 08, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York
83	Win	65–12–6	Jackie Carter	TKO	3 (10)	Jun 15, 1937	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
82	Win	64–12–6	Mark Diaz	KO	4 (10)	Jun 09, 1937	Pasadena Arean, Pasadena
81	Win	63–12–6	Wally Hally	TKO	4 (10)	May 28, 1937	Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
80	Win	62–12–6	Frankie Klick	TKO	4 (10)	May 04, 1937	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
79	Win	61–12–6	Pete DeGrasse	KO	10 (10)	Apr 06, 1937	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
78	Win	60–12–6	Aldo Spoldi	UD	10	Mar 19, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York
77	Win	59–12–6	Mike Belloise	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 12, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York
76	Win	58–12–6	California Joe Rivers	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 02, 1937	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
75	Win	57–12–6	Varias Milling	KO	4 (10)	Feb 19, 1937	Coliseum, San Diego
74	Win	56–12–6	Moon Mullins	TKO	2 (10)	Feb 02, 1937	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
73	Win	55–12–6	Tony Chavez	KO	10 (10)	Jan 19, 1937	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
72	Win	54–12–6	Rodolfo Casanova	KO	3 (10)	Jan 01, 1937	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
71	Loss	53–12–6	Tony Chavez	DQ	8 (10)	Dec 03, 1936	Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis
70	Win	53–11–6	Joey Alcanter	RTD	5 (10)	Nov 17, 1936	Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis
69	Win	52–11–6	Gene Espinoza	KO	1 (10)	Nov 02, 1936	Eastside Arena, Los Angeles
68	Win	51–11–6	Mike Belloise	PTS	10	Oct 27, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
67	Win	50–11–6	Dommy Ganzon	KO	1 (10)	Sep 08, 1936	Civic Auditorium, Stockton
66	Win	49–11–6	Elmer Brown	PTS	10	Sep 03, 1936	Multnomah Stadium, Portland
65	Win	48–11–6	Juan Zurita	KO	4 (10)	Aug 18, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
64	Win	47–11–6	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Aug 04, 1936	Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
63	Win	46–11–6	Johnny DeFoe	PTS	10	Jun 22, 1936	Fox Theatre, Butte
62	Win	45–11–6	Bobby Leyvas	TKO	4 (10)	May 19, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
61	Win	44–11–6	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Mar 31, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
60	Loss	43–11–6	Richie Fontaine	PTS	10	Feb 26, 1936	Auditorium, Oakland
59	Loss	43–10–6	Joe Conde	PTS	10	Jan 01, 1936	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
58	Win	43–9–6	Alton Black	TKO	8 (15)	Dec 06, 1935	Chestnut St. Arena, Reno
57	Win	42–9–6	Midget Wolgast	PTS	10	Nov 27, 1935	Auditorium, Oakland
56	Win	41–9–6	Leo Lomelli	TKO	6 (8)	Nov 12, 1935	Auditorium, Oakland
55	Win	40–9–6	Lester Marston	TKO	7 (10)	Oct 21, 1935	Auditorium, Oakland
54	Draw	39–9–6	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	8	Sep 13, 1935	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
53	Win	39–9–5	Alton Black	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 13, 1935	Chestnut St. Arena, Reno
52	Win	38–9–5	Varias Milling	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1935	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
51	Win	37–9–5	Davey Abad	PTS	10	May 28, 1935	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
50	Win	36–9–5	Mark Diaz	PTS	8	May 10, 1935	Ventura A.C., Ventura
49	Win	35–9–5	Frankie Covelli	PTS	8	Apr 16, 1935	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
48	Win	34–9–5	Tully Corvo	TKO	5 (10)	Apr 06, 1935	L Street Arena, Sacramento
47	Loss	33–9–5	Davey Abad	PTS	10	Mar 31, 1935	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
46	Win	33–8–5	Sal Hernandez	TKO	2 (10)	Mar 19, 1935	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
45	Loss	32–8–5	Rodolfo Casanova	DQ	5 (10)	Feb 16, 1935	Arena Nacional, Mexico City
44	Loss	32–7–5	Baby Arizmendi	UD	12	Jan 01, 1935	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
43	Win	32–6–5	Ventura Arana	TKO	5 (10)	Dec 15, 1934	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
42	Win	31–6–5	Joe Conde	TKO	7 (10)	Dec 01, 1934	Arena Nacional, Mexico City
41	Loss	30–6–5	Baby Arizmendi	PTS	10	Nov 04, 1934	Arena Nacional, Mexico City
40	Win	30–5–5	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	8	Sep 28, 1934	Ventura A.C., Ventura
39	Win	29–5–5	Max Tarley	KO	3 (10)	Sep 13, 1934	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
38	Win	28–5–5	Joe Sanchez	TKO	4 (8)	Sep 07, 1934	Ventura A.C., Ventura
37	Win	27–5–5	Perfecto Lopez	TKO	5 (6)	Aug 28, 1934	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
36	Win	26–5–5	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	6	Jul 17, 1934	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
35	Win	25–5–5	Davey Abad	PTS	10	Jun 14, 1934	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
34	Win	24–5–5	Vicente Torres	PTS	4	Jun 05, 1934	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
33	Win	23–5–5	Johnny DeFoe	TKO	6 (6)	May 22, 1934	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
32	Draw	22–5–5	Young Danny	PTS	10	May 04, 1934	Civic Auditorium, Watsonville
31	Win	22–5–4	Young Danny	KO	1 (4)	Mar 27, 1934	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
30	Win	21–5–4	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	8	Mar 06, 1934	Bakersfield Arena, Bakersfield
29	Win	20–5–4	Benny Pelz	PTS	6	Feb 13, 1934	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
28	Win	19–5–4	Baby Manuel	PTS	10	Jan 26, 1934	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
27	Win	18–5–4	Gene Espinoza	TKO	7 (10)	Dec 14, 1933	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
26	Draw	17–5–4	Kid Moro	PTS	10	Nov 23, 1933	Civic Auditorium, Stockton
25	Win	17–5–3	Kid Moro	PTS	10	Nov 03, 1933	Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach
24	Win	16–5–3	Johnny Granone	TKO	6 (6)	Oct 19, 1933	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
23	Draw	15–5–3	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	4	Oct 11, 1933	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
22	Draw	15–5–2	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	4	Sep 05, 1933	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
21	Draw	15–5–1	Hoyt Jones	PTS	4	Aug 30, 1933	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
20	Win	15–5	Bobby Calmes	KO	5 (6)	Aug 08, 1933	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
19	Win	14–5	Benny Pelz	PTS	4	Jul 29, 1933	Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles
18	Loss	13–5	Baby Manuel	PTS	6	Jul 11, 1933	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
17	Win	13–4	George Haberski	PTS	4	Jun 28, 1933	Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington
16	Win	12–4	Ricky Hall	KO	3 (4)	Jun 07, 1933	Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach
15	Win	11–4	Max Tarley	KO	3 (6)	May 31, 1933	Pico Arena, Los Angeles
14	Win	10–4	Young Bud Taylor	KO	2 (4)	May 24, 1933	Pico Arena, Los Angeles
13	Win	9–4	Perfecto Lopez	PTS	6	Apr 28, 1933	Ventura A.C., Ventura
12	Win	8–4	Paul Wangley	KO	4 (4)	Mar 21, 1933	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
11	Win	7–4	George Dundee	PTS	6	Feb 17, 1933	Ventura A.C., Ventura
10	Win	6–4	Johnny Ryan	PTS	6	Feb 03, 1933	Ventura A.C., Ventura
9	Win	5–4	Young Corpuz	PTS	4	Dec 31, 1932	Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach
8	Win	4–4	Gene Espinoza	PTS	4	Dec 13, 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
7	Win	3–4	Vince Trujillo	KO	2 (?)	Dec 01, 1932	Los Angeles
6	Win	2–4	Max Tarley	PTS	4	Oct 01, 1932	Los Angeles
5	Loss	1–4	Al Greenfield	PTS	4	Sep 27, 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
4	Loss	1–3	Eddie Trujillo	PTS	4	Aug 30, 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
3	Loss	1–2	Victor Kid Ponce	PTS	4	Dec 07, 1931	Culver City Stadium, Culver City
2	Win	1–1	Sammy Burns	PTS	6	Jul 31, 1931	Hickey Park, Millvale
1	Loss	0–1	Al Lovino	KO	3 (4)	Jul 27, 1931	Meyers Bowl, North Braddock

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of boxing triple champions

External links

External images
Armstrong, seated, posing with a title belt (undated)
Armstrong boarding an airplane (undated)

• Boxing record for Henry Armstrong from BoxRec (registration required)
• The Official Henry Armstrong Web Site
• Henry Armstrong Foundation Web Site
• Biographical sketch for Henry Armstrong on the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) web site
• Henry Armstrong at Find a Grave