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.

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Henry Armstrong canonical 18

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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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Armstrong → hasNotableBearer → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Homicide Hank → realName → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Homicide Hank → appliesTo → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
World Featherweight Title → hasNotableChampion → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
World Welterweight Title → notableFormerChampion → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Lou Ambers → lostTitleTo → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Lou Ambers → regainedTitleFrom → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Lou Ambers → fought → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Fritzie Zivic → wonTitleFrom → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Fritzie Zivic → defendedTitleAgainst → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Fritzie Zivic → notableOpponent → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Hurricane Henry → refersTo → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
autobiography "Gloves, Glory and God" → author → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
subject surface form: Gloves, Glory and God
autobiography "Gloves, Glory and God" → mainSubject → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
subject surface form: Gloves, Glory and God
autobiography "Gloves, Glory and God" → narrativeVoice → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
subject surface form: Gloves, Glory and God
World Boxing Hall of Fame → hasNotableInductee → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Sugar Ray Robinson → fought → Henry Armstrong ⓘ
Beau Jack → facedOpponent → Henry Armstrong ⓘ