Henry Armstrong

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human professional boxer world boxing champion

Henry Armstrong was an American professional boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions during the late 1930s.

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human →
professional boxer →
world boxing champion →
activeYearsInSport 1931-1945 →
boxingStance orthodox →
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States →
causeOfDeath heart failure →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1912-12-12 →
dateOfDeath 1988-10-24 →
draws 9 →
ethnicGroup Black Americans →
surface form: "African American"
familyName Jackson →
foughtNotableOpponent Barney Ross →
Cefereino Garcia →
Fritzie Zivic →
Lou Ambers →
Willie Pep →
fullName Henry Jackson Jr. →
givenName Henry →
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame →
losses 21 →
nickname Homicide Hank →
Hurricane Hank →
notableAchievement held world featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight titles simultaneously →
occupation boxer →
placeOfBirth Columbus, Mississippi, United States →
placeOfDeath Los Angeles →
surface form: "Los Angeles, California, United States"
postBoxingOccupation Baptist minister →
ranking considered one of the greatest boxers of all time →
religion Christianity →
residence Los Angeles →
surface form: "Los Angeles, California, United States"
sexOrGender male →
sport boxing →
styleDescription relentless pressure fighter with high punch volume →
timePeriodOfNotability late 1930s →
totalFights 181 →
turnedProfessionalIn 1931 →
weightClass featherweight →
lightweight →
welterweight →
wins 151 →
winsByKO 101 →
worldTitleHeld World Featherweight Title →
World Lightweight Title →
World Welterweight Title →

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Homicide Hank → appliesTo → Henry Armstrong →
Fritzie Zivic → defendedTitleAgainst → Henry Armstrong →
Lou Ambers → fought → Henry Armstrong →
Armstrong → hasNotableBearer → Henry Armstrong →
Lou Ambers → lostTitleTo → Henry Armstrong →
Fritzie Zivic → notableOpponent → Henry Armstrong →
Homicide Hank → realName → Henry Armstrong →
Lou Ambers → regainedTitleFrom → Henry Armstrong →
Fritzie Zivic → wonTitleFrom → Henry Armstrong →