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20072023 Blackpast.org. WebHenry 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.

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19 People 0 Records 0 Sources. After retiring, he became a Baptist preacher. A few notable opponents of that year include Ritchie Fontaine, Baby Arizmendi, former world champion Juan Zurita, and Mike Belloise.

His first title came in 1937 when he wrested the Featherweight Championship from Petey Sarron via 6th round ko.

The New York crowd was so loud that when the bell sounded at the end of the 15th round, neither the fighters nor the referee heard it.

Armstrong, who had weighed in at 134 pounds, finished the fight at 129.

There will also be a time for coffee, cookies, and conversation at the Geraldine Senior Center following the graveside service. A small donation would help us keep this available to all. For other people named Henry Armstrong, see, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, Billed as a World Middleweight Title fight recognized only by California, Municipal Audiotrium, Saint Louis, Missouri, Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England, Municipal Audtiorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, Retained world featherweight title (CaliforniaMexico), Won world featherweight title (California-Mexico), Retained USA California State featherweight title, Civic Auditorium, Watsonville, California, Bakersfield Arena, Bakersfield, California, Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California, Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, Culver City Stadium, Culver City, California, Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, Pennsylvania, "BoxRec ratings: world, pound-for-pound, active and inactive", "Boxing Hall of Fame names first inductees", "IBRO All-Time Ratings - Pound For Pound Results", "IBRO All-Time Ratings - Featherweight Ratings", "IBRO All-Time Ratings - Welterweight Ratings", "IBRO All-Time Ratings - Lightweight Ratings", "Henry Armstrong: Goes for Four Divisions", "Ceferino Garcia vs. Henry Armstrong (2nd meeting) BoxRec", Armstrong, seated, posing with a title belt, National Boxing Association's Quarterly Ratings: 1938 BoxRec, National Boxing Association's Quarterly Ratings: 1939 BoxRec, National Boxing Association's Quarterly Ratings: 1940 BoxRec, The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Lightweight--1930s BoxRec, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Armstrong&oldid=1135310555, World colored welterweight boxing champions, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees, 20th-century African-American sportspeople, 20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2016, Pages with login required references or sources, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, In 1987, he was among those inductees from, In 1995, Armstrong was posthumously honored for his boxing career by being inducted into the, The story of his life is retold in the radio drama ", This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 22:13. He grew up on the Armstrong homestead farm, attending school in Geraldine. Burial. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 10th 2023 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church - Armstrong (708 2nd St, Armstrong, IA 50514).

Armstrong began his professional career on July 28, 1931, in a fight with Al Iovino, in which Armstrong was knocked out in three rounds. Mr. Armstrong's feat of holding three titles simultaneously can never be equaled.

But early in his life, his good fortune was not apparent.

He could be classified with the greatest fighters of all time, Arcel said. xxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx Jackson, Missouri, USA. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Armstrong's eighteen successful title defenses were the most in history in the Welterweight division. Record information. I have to smile to keep from crying..

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Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA. Henry Armstrong, the only boxer ever to hold three world titles simultaneously, died of heart failure yesterday in Los Angeles after a lengthy series of illnesses. Armstrong peeled it off and read a sports story about a boxer named Kid Chocolate who had made $75,000 for a fight at the Polo Grounds in New York.

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He relinquished his featherweight title three months after taking the lightweight crown. That fight, before 29,088 fans at Yankee Stadium, was another brawl as the fighters pounded each other for 15 rounds.

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Spoldi, now 76 and living in La Jolla, said he thinks he knows how he was able to go the distance with Armstrong. According to Katzman, the injury was caused by trauma.

Following in his father and grandfathers footsteps, Henry joined the Masonic Lodge, becoming a lifetime member of Pilgrim Lodge #102 in Geraldine. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print.

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Henry and Norma farmed in the Geraldine area where they raised four children, Stuart, Cindy, Shelley and Scott.

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We tried not to let him leave here, said James Reddick, who has known Armstrong for close to 50 years. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. ARMSTRONG, Henry Gordon Passed away peacefully at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Gordon Armstrong of Mississauga, formerly of Burlington, in his 86th year. Spouse. He left me at home and went out alone, she said. On March 1, 1940, Armstrong attempted to win from Ceferino Garcia the New York State version of the middleweight (160-pound) title, which was then in dispute, but the decision was a draw, permitting Garcia to retain the championship.

Id get drunk and drive my big car, roaring up and down the streets, and didnt care about anything, he said. You can be rich and have a ball, but it can get away from you, she said. When he got to Los Angeles, he had no money and stood in line at soup kitchens, such as the Midnight Mission on Los Angeles Street.

WebHenry Hurricane Hank Armstrong. WebReturning to St. Louis, he founded the Henry Armstrong Youth Foundation and directed the Herbert Hoover Boys Club. He wrote seven books about local history, along with countless articles, and compiled the community history with the Geraldine Historical Committee in two books: Spokes, Spurs and Cockleburs and Beyond Spokes.

In September, however, Armstrong gave up the featherweight title, and the two others were gone in two years.

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Armstrong retired from the ring in 1945.

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Arcel said such problems are not limited to Armstrong.

[10], In 1936, Armstrong split his time among Los Angeles, Mexico City and St. Louis. Failed to report flower. This whole thing, whats happened to him, my heart bleeds. The former fighter, who for a few months in 1938 reigned as featherweight, lightweight and welterweight champion, was 75 years old.

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Ambers had Armstrong spitting blood from a torn bottom lip, and he cut the challenger's eyes as well.

[4] In 2019, the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) ranked him as the second best boxer of all time, pound for pound, as well as the second-best featherweight, third-best welterweight, and fifth-best lightweight of all time.[5][6][7][8]. I need something to live on.. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. There he became involved in boxing. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.

As an amateur Armstrong fought under the name of Melody Jackson.

Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. That didn't surprise anybody in boxing.

WebHenry 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.

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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. The champ doesnt look at all comfortable, but Green said he has his good days and bad days.