In a career spanning 13 years and 6 months, Henry Armstrong fought 183 times with 151 wins, 22 losses, and 10 draws. By his last professional fight on February 14, 1945, Armstrong's boxing record stood at 151-22-10 (100 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
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Henry Armstrong (Homicide Hank) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Columbus, Mississippi on December 12, 1912. Armstrong made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 on July 27, 1931. He was a 3-weight-class world champion. He died on October 24, 1988 at the age of 75 years. Armstrong is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 183 |
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Wins | 151 |
Losses | 22 |
Draws | 10 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 100 |
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Total Title Wins | 6 |
Title Defenses | 19 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 16 |
Losses via KO | 2 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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183 | Feb 14, 1945 | 32 | Chester Slider | Loss | PTS |
182 | Feb 6, 1945 | 32 | Genaro Rojo | Win | UD |
181 | Jan 17, 1945 | 32 | Chester Slider | Draw | PTS |
180 | Nov 4, 1944 | 31 | Mike Belloise | Win | KO4 |
179 | Sep 15, 1944 | 31 | Aldo Spoldi | Win | KO2 |
178 | Aug 21, 1944 | 31 | Willie Joyce | Win | PTS |
177 | Jul 14, 1944 | 31 | Slugger White | Draw | PTS |
176 | Jul 4, 1944 | 31 | John Thomas | Loss | UD |
175 | Jun 21, 1944 | 31 | Nick Latsios | Win | UD |
174 | Jun 15, 1944 | 31 | Al Davis | Win | TKO2 |
173 | Jun 2, 1944 | 31 | Willie Joyce | Loss | UD |
172 | May 22, 1944 | 31 | Aaron Perry | Win | TKO6 |
171 | May 16, 1944 | 31 | Ralph Zannelli | Win | UD |
170 | Apr 25, 1944 | 31 | John Thomas | Win | SD |
169 | Mar 24, 1944 | 31 | Ralph Zannelli | Win | UD |
168 | Mar 20, 1944 | 31 | Frankie Willis | Win | UD |
167 | Mar 14, 1944 | 31 | Johnny Jones | Win | KO5 |
166 | Feb 29, 1944 | 31 | Jackie Byrd | Win | KO4 |
165 | Feb 23, 1944 | 31 | Jimmy Garrison | Win | TKO5 |
164 | Feb 7, 1944 | 31 | Lew Hanbury | Win | KO3 |
163 | Jan 25, 1944 | 31 | Saverio Turiello | Win | KO7 |
162 | Jan 14, 1944 | 31 | Aldo Spoldi | Win | KO3 |
161 | Aug 27, 1943 | 30 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss | UD |
160 | Aug 14, 1943 | 30 | Joey Silva | Win | PTS |
159 | Aug 6, 1943 | 30 | Jimmy Garrison | Win | PTS |
158 | Jul 24, 1943 | 30 | Willie Joyce | Win | UD |
157 | Jun 11, 1943 | 30 | Sammy Angott | Win | UD |
156 | May 24, 1943 | 30 | Maxie Shapiro | Win | TKO7 |
155 | May 7, 1943 | 30 | Tommy Jessup | Win | KO1 |
154 | May 3, 1943 | 30 | Saverio Turiello | Win | TKO5 |
153 | Apr 2, 1943 | 30 | Beau Jack | Loss | UD |
152 | Mar 22, 1943 | 30 | Al Tribuani | Win | UD |
151 | Mar 8, 1943 | 30 | Tippy Larkin | Win | KO2 |
150 | Mar 2, 1943 | 30 | Willie Joyce | Loss | UD |
149 | Jan 5, 1943 | 30 | Jimmy McDaniels | Win | UD |
148 | Dec 14, 1942 | 30 | Saverio Turiello | Win | TKO4 |
147 | Dec 4, 1942 | 29 | Lew Jenkins | Win | TKO8 |
146 | Oct 26, 1942 | 29 | Fritzie Zivic | Win | UD |
145 | Oct 13, 1942 | 29 | Juan Zurita | Win | KO2 |
144 | Sep 30, 1942 | 29 | Earl Turner | Win | KO4 |
143 | Sep 14, 1942 | 29 | Leo Rodak | Win | TKO8 |
142 | Sep 7, 1942 | 29 | Johnny Taylor | Win | TKO3 |
141 | Aug 26, 1942 | 29 | Rodolfo Ramirez | Win | KO8 |
140 | Aug 13, 1942 | 29 | Jackie Burke | Win | PTS |
139 | Aug 3, 1942 | 29 | Aldo Spoldi | Win | TKO7 |
138 | Jul 20, 1942 | 29 | Joe Ybarra | Win | TKO3 |
137 | Jul 3, 1942 | 29 | Rueben Shank | Loss | UD |
136 | Jun 24, 1942 | 29 | Sheik Rangel | Win | PTS |
135 | Jun 1, 1942 | 29 | Johnny Taylor | Win | TKO4 |
134 | Jan 17, 1941 | 28 | Fritzie Zivic | Loss | TKO12 |
133 | Oct 4, 1940 | 27 | Fritzie Zivic | Loss | UD |
132 | Sep 23, 1940 | 27 | Phil Furr | Win | KO4 |
131 | Jul 17, 1940 | 27 | Lew Jenkins | Win | TKO6 |
130 | Jun 21, 1940 | 27 | Paul Junior | Win | TKO3 |
129 | May 24, 1940 | 27 | Ralph Zannelli | Win | TKO5 |
128 | Apr 26, 1940 | 27 | Paul Junior | Win | TKO7 |
127 | Mar 1, 1940 | 27 | Ceferino Garcia | Draw | PTS |
126 | Jan 24, 1940 | 27 | Pedro Montanez | Win | TKO9 |
125 | Jan 4, 1940 | 27 | Joe Ghnouly | Win | KO5 |
124 | Dec 11, 1939 | 26 | Jimmy Garrison | Win | KO7 |
123 | Oct 30, 1939 | 26 | Bobby Pacho | Win | TKO4 |
122 | Oct 24, 1939 | 26 | Jimmy Garrison | Win | PTS |
121 | Oct 20, 1939 | 26 | Richie Fontaine | Win | TKO3 |
120 | Oct 13, 1939 | 26 | Howard Scott | Win | KO2 |
119 | Oct 9, 1939 | 26 | Al Manfredo | Win | TKO4 |
118 | Aug 22, 1939 | 26 | Lou Ambers | Loss | UD |
117 | May 25, 1939 | 26 | Ernie Roderick | Win | PTS |
116 | Mar 31, 1939 | 26 | Davey Day | Win | TKO12 |
115 | Mar 16, 1939 | 26 | Lew Feldman | Win | KO1 |
114 | Mar 4, 1939 | 26 | Bobby Pacho | Win | TKO4 |
113 | Jan 10, 1939 | 26 | Baby Arizmendi | Win | PTS |
112 | Dec 5, 1938 | 25 | Al Manfredo | Win | TKO3 |
111 | Nov 25, 1938 | 25 | Ceferino Garcia | Win | UD |
110 | Aug 17, 1938 | 25 | Lou Ambers | Win | SD |
109 | May 31, 1938 | 25 | Barney Ross | Win | UD |
108 | Mar 30, 1938 | 25 | Lew Feldman | Win | KO5 |
107 | Mar 25, 1938 | 25 | Eddie Zivic | Win | TKO4 |
106 | Mar 15, 1938 | 25 | Baby Arizmendi | Win | PTS |
105 | Feb 28, 1938 | 25 | Charley Burns | Win | KO2 |
104 | Feb 25, 1938 | 25 | Everett Rightmire | Win | TKO3 |
103 | Feb 9, 1938 | 25 | Al Citrino | Win | TKO4 |
102 | Feb 1, 1938 | 25 | Chalky Wright | Win | KO3 |
101 | Jan 22, 1938 | 25 | Tommy Brown | Win | KO2 |
100 | Jan 21, 1938 | 25 | Frankie Castillo | Win | TKO3 |
99 | Jan 12, 1938 | 25 | Enrico Venturi | Win | KO6 |
98 | Dec 12, 1937 | 25 | Johnny Jones | Win | KO2 |
97 | Dec 6, 1937 | 24 | Tony Chavez | Win | TKO1 |
96 | Nov 23, 1937 | 24 | Joey Brown | Win | KO2 |
95 | Nov 19, 1937 | 24 | Billy Beauhuld | Win | KO5 |
94 | Oct 29, 1937 | 24 | Petey Sarron | Win | KO6 |
93 | Oct 18, 1937 | 24 | Joe Marciente | Win | KO3 |
92 | Sep 21, 1937 | 24 | Bobby Dean | Win | KO1 |
91 | Sep 16, 1937 | 24 | Johnny DeFoe | Win | TKO4 |
90 | Sep 9, 1937 | 24 | Charley Burns | Win | KO4 |
89 | Aug 31, 1937 | 24 | Orville Drouillard | Win | TKO5 |
88 | Aug 16, 1937 | 24 | Johnny Cabello | Win | RTD1 |
87 | Aug 13, 1937 | 24 | Eddie Brink | Win | KO3 |
86 | Jul 27, 1937 | 24 | Benny Bass | Win | KO4 |
85 | Jul 19, 1937 | 24 | Lew Massey | Win | TKO4 |
84 | Jul 8, 1937 | 24 | Alf Blatch | Win | TKO3 |
83 | Jun 15, 1937 | 24 | Jackie Carter | Win | TKO3 |
82 | Jun 9, 1937 | 24 | Mark Diaz | Win | KO4 |
81 | May 28, 1937 | 24 | Wally Hally | Win | TKO4 |
80 | May 4, 1937 | 24 | Frankie Klick | Win | TKO4 |
79 | Apr 6, 1937 | 24 | Pete DeGrasse | Win | KO10 |
78 | Mar 19, 1937 | 24 | Aldo Spoldi | Win | UD |
77 | Mar 12, 1937 | 24 | Mike Belloise | Win | TKO4 |
76 | Mar 2, 1937 | 24 | California Joe Rivers | Win | TKO4 |
75 | Feb 19, 1937 | 24 | Varias Milling | Win | KO4 |
74 | Feb 2, 1937 | 24 | Moon Mullins | Win | TKO2 |
73 | Jan 19, 1937 | 24 | Tony Chavez | Win | KO10 |
72 | Jan 1, 1937 | 24 | Rodolfo Casanova | Win | KO3 |
71 | Dec 3, 1936 | 23 | Tony Chavez | Loss | DQ |
70 | Nov 17, 1936 | 23 | Joey Alcanter | Win | RTD5 |
69 | Nov 2, 1936 | 23 | Gene Espinoza | Win | KO1 |
68 | Oct 27, 1936 | 23 | Mike Belloise | Win | PTS |
67 | Sep 8, 1936 | 23 | Dommy Ganzon | Win | KO1 |
66 | Sep 3, 1936 | 23 | Elmer Brown | Win | PTS |
65 | Aug 18, 1936 | 23 | Juan Zurita | Win | KO4 |
64 | Aug 4, 1936 | 23 | Baby Arizmendi | Win | PTS |
63 | Jun 22, 1936 | 23 | Johnny DeFoe | Win | PTS |
62 | May 19, 1936 | 23 | Bobby Leyvas | Win | TKO4 |
61 | Mar 31, 1936 | 23 | Richie Fontaine | Win | PTS |
60 | Feb 26, 1936 | 23 | Richie Fontaine | Loss | PTS |
59 | Jan 1, 1936 | 23 | Joe Conde | Loss | PTS |
58 | Dec 6, 1935 | 22 | Alton Black | Win | TKO8 |
57 | Nov 27, 1935 | 22 | Midget Wolgast | Win | PTS |
56 | Nov 12, 1935 | 22 | Leo Lomelli | Win | TKO6 |
55 | Oct 21, 1935 | 22 | Lester Marston | Win | TKO7 |
54 | Sep 13, 1935 | 22 | Perfecto Lopez | Draw | PTS |
53 | Sep 13, 1935 | 22 | Alton Black | Win | TKO8 |
52 | Jun 25, 1935 | 22 | Varias Milling | Win | PTS |
51 | May 28, 1935 | 22 | Davey Abad | Win | PTS |
50 | May 10, 1935 | 22 | Mark Diaz | Win | PTS |
49 | Apr 16, 1935 | 22 | Frankie Covelli | Win | PTS |
48 | Apr 6, 1935 | 22 | Tully Corvo | Win | TKO5 |
47 | Mar 31, 1935 | 22 | Davey Abad | Loss | PTS |
46 | Mar 19, 1935 | 22 | Sal Hernandez | Win | TKO2 |
45 | Feb 16, 1935 | 22 | Rodolfo Casanova | Loss | DQ |
44 | Jan 1, 1935 | 22 | Baby Arizmendi | Loss | UD |
43 | Dec 15, 1934 | 22 | Ventura Arana | Win | TKO5 |
42 | Dec 1, 1934 | 21 | Joe Conde | Win | TKO7 |
41 | Nov 4, 1934 | 21 | Baby Arizmendi | Loss | PTS |
40 | Sep 28, 1934 | 21 | Perfecto Lopez | Win | PTS |
39 | Sep 13, 1934 | 21 | Max Tarley | Win | KO3 |
38 | Sep 7, 1934 | 21 | Joe Sanchez | Win | TKO4 |
37 | Aug 28, 1934 | 21 | Perfecto Lopez | Win | TKO5 |
36 | Jul 17, 1934 | 21 | Perfecto Lopez | Win | PTS |
35 | Jun 14, 1934 | 21 | Davey Abad | Win | PTS |
34 | Jun 5, 1934 | 21 | Vicente Torres | Win | PTS |
33 | May 22, 1934 | 21 | Johnny DeFoe | Win | TKO6 |
32 | May 4, 1934 | 21 | Young Danny | Draw | PTS |
31 | Mar 27, 1934 | 21 | Young Danny | Win | KO1 |
30 | Mar 6, 1934 | 21 | Perfecto Lopez | Win | PTS |
29 | Feb 13, 1934 | 21 | Benny Pelz | Win | PTS |
28 | Jan 26, 1934 | 21 | Baby Manuel | Win | PTS |
27 | Dec 14, 1933 | 21 | Gene Espinoza | Win | TKO7 |
26 | Nov 23, 1933 | 20 | Kid Moro | Draw | PTS |
25 | Nov 3, 1933 | 20 | Kid Moro | Win | PTS |
24 | Oct 19, 1933 | 20 | Johnny Granone | Win | TKO6 |
23 | Oct 11, 1933 | 20 | Perfecto Lopez | Draw | PTS |
22 | Sep 5, 1933 | 20 | Perfecto Lopez | Draw | PTS |
21 | Aug 30, 1933 | 20 | Hoyt Jones | Draw | PTS |
20 | Aug 8, 1933 | 20 | Bobby Calmes | Win | KO5 |
19 | Jul 29, 1933 | 20 | Benny Pelz | Win | PTS |
18 | Jul 11, 1933 | 20 | Baby Manuel | Loss | PTS |
17 | Jun 28, 1933 | 20 | George Haberski | Win | PTS |
16 | Jun 7, 1933 | 20 | Ricky Hall | Win | KO3 |
15 | May 31, 1933 | 20 | Max Tarley | Draw | PTS |
14 | May 24, 1933 | 20 | Young Bud Taylor | Win | KO2 |
13 | Apr 28, 1933 | 20 | Perfecto Lopez | Win | PTS |
12 | Mar 21, 1933 | 20 | Paul Wangley | Win | KO4 |
11 | Feb 17, 1933 | 20 | George Dundee | Win | PTS |
10 | Feb 3, 1933 | 20 | Johnny Ryan | Win | PTS |
9 | Dec 31, 1932 | 20 | Young Corpuz | Win | PTS |
8 | Dec 13, 1932 | 20 | Gene Espinoza | Win | PTS |
7 | Dec 1, 1932 | 19 | Vince Trujillo | Win | KO2 |
6 | Oct 1, 1932 | 19 | Max Tarley | Win | PTS |
5 | Sep 27, 1932 | 19 | Al Greenfield | Loss | PTS |
4 | Aug 30, 1932 | 19 | Eddie Trujillo | Loss | PTS |
3 | Dec 7, 1931 | 18 | Victor Kid Ponce | Loss | PTS |
2 | Jul 31, 1931 | 18 | Sammy Burns | Win | PTS |
1 | Jul 27, 1931 | 18 | Al Lovino | Loss | KO3 |
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Henry Armstrong's professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1931 to 1945.
Armstrong made his debut against Al Lovino at the age of 18 on July 27, 1931, losing to Lovino via 3rd round KO.
Armstrong had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on October 29, 1937 after 93 professional fights, against Petey Sarron for the featherweight NBA and The Ring titles. He defeated Sarron via 6th round KO to become the featherweight champion of the world.
Armstrong won three world titles at 3 weight classes. For all the details about Armstrong's world title wins and defenses refer to "Henry Armstrong World Titles".
Some of Armstrong's best fights and notable victories include wins over Barney Ross, Ceferino Garcia, Al Manfredo, Bobby Pacho, Lew Feldman, Howard Scott, and Richie Fontaine.
Henry Armstrong had a total of 22 losses in his professional boxing career — three of them in title bouts and 19 in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss in his professional debut against Al Lovino via 3rd round KO. He was stopped two times and lost 20 times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Henry Armstrong's losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against Chester Slider at 32 years of age, on February 14, 1945. Armstrong lost the fight via 10 round PTS.
Armstrong retired from professional boxing with a record of 151-22-10, which included 100 knockout wins and 2 losses via knockout, and 3 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Henry Armstrong fought a total of 183 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
A 24-year old Henry Armstrong (74-12-7, 46 KO) had his first world title fight against Petey Sarron for Sarron's NBA and The Ring featherweight belts.
Armstrong defeated Sarron via 6th round KO to win the NBA and Ring Magazine featherweight titles.A 25-year old Henry Armstrong (89-12-7, 60 KO) faced Barney Ross, who was 28 years old with a record of 74-3-3. Ross was on a 21-fight win streak with 22 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but both had the same reach.
Armstrong defeated Ross via 15 round unanimous decision to win the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.
A 25-year old Henry Armstrong (91-12-7, 60 KO) faced Ceferino Garcia, who was 32 years old with a record of 101-24-12 in a welterweight title defense fight. Garcia was on a eight-fight win streak with 60 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but both had the same reach.
Armstrong defeated Garcia via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.
A 25-year old Henry Armstrong (92-12-7, 60 KO) faced Al Manfredo in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Manfredo via 3rd round TKO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.A 26-year old Henry Armstrong (94-12-7, 61 KO) faced Bobby Pacho in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Pacho via 4th round TKO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.In a rematch, a 26-year old Henry Armstrong (95-12-7, 62 KO) faced Lew Feldman in a lightweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Feldman via 1st round KO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine lightweight titles.In a rematch, a 26-year old Henry Armstrong (98-13-7, 64 KO) faced Al Manfredo in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Manfredo via 4th round TKO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.A 26-year old Henry Armstrong (99-13-7, 65 KO) faced Howard Scott in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Scott via 2nd round KO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.In a rematch, a 26-year old Henry Armstrong (100-13-7, 66 KO) faced Richie Fontaine in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Fontaine via 3rd round TKO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.In a rematch, a 26-year old Henry Armstrong (102-13-7, 67 KO) faced Bobby Pacho in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Pacho via 4th round TKO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.In a rematch, a 26-year old Henry Armstrong (103-13-7, 68 KO) faced Jimmy Garrison in a welterweight title defense fight.
Armstrong defeated Garrison via 7th round KO to retain the NBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.Some of Armstrong's best wins were against Barney Ross, Ceferino Garcia, Al Manfredo, Bobby Pacho, Lew Feldman, Howard Scott, and Richie Fontaine.
Armstrong knocked out 100 of his 183 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 54.6%. Of his total 151 wins, 100 of them were via KO (66.2%).
Armstrong had 22 losses. Chester Slider, John Thomas, Sugar Ray Robinson, Beau Jack, and Willie Joyce are some of the boxers who have beaten Armstrong.