Henry Jackson Jr.

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Henry Jackson Jr., better known as Henry Armstrong, was an American professional boxer who simultaneously held world titles in three different weight divisions and is regarded as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history.

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instanceOf human
professional boxer
alsoKnownAs Henry Jackson Jr.
Homicide Hank
Hurricane Henry
birthName Henry Jackson Jr. self-linksurface differs
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1912-12-12
dateOfDeath 1988-10-24
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Jackson
foughtNotableOpponent Barney Ross
Cefereino Garcia
surface form: Ceferino Garcia

Fritzie Zivic
Lou Ambers
givenName Henry
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
World Boxing Hall of Fame
height 5 ft 5 in
knockouts 101
livedIn St. Louis, Missouri, United States
militaryService served in the United States Army during World War II
nationality American
notableAchievement held world titles in three weight divisions simultaneously
occupation boxer
placeOfBirth Columbus, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
postCareerActivity Baptist minister
youth counselor
recordDraws 9
recordLosses 21
recordWins 151
regardedAs one of the greatest boxers of all time
religion Christianity
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
stance orthodox
styleDescription aggressive pressure fighter
weightClass featherweight
lightweight
welterweight
worldChampionIn featherweight boxing
lightweight boxing
welterweight boxing
yearsActive 1931–1945

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Henry Armstrong fullName Henry Jackson Jr.
Homicide Hank alsoKnownAs Henry Jackson Jr.
subject surface form: Henry Armstrong
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subject surface form: Henry Armstrong
Henry Jackson Jr. alsoKnownAs Henry Jackson Jr.
subject surface form: Henry Armstrong