Hurricane Hank

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Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1912-12-12
dateOfDeath 1988-10-24
era 20th-century boxing
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Armstrong
givenName Henry
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
laterOccupation Baptist minister
memberOf International Boxing Hall of Fame
nickname Hurricane Hank
notableAchievement held world titles in three different weight divisions simultaneously
notableAlias Homicide Hank
Hurricane Henry
notableFor aggressive, high-pressure fighting style
notableWork autobiography "Gloves, Glory and God"
occupation boxer
placeOfBirth Columbus, Mississippi, United States
surface form: "Columbus, Mississippi, United States of America"
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
positionHeld world featherweight boxing champion
world lightweight boxing champion
world welterweight boxing champion
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
weightClass featherweight
lightweight
welterweight

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Henry Armstrong nickname Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank nickname Hurricane Hank

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