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WML project: Henry Armstrong

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2/21/66 Henry Armstrong, who in 1938 was simultaneously the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight boxing tiles, (and he fought to a draw for the middleweight title) appeared on IGAS. He’s on at the 7:30 mark.


Phyllis Diller was a substitute for Henry Morgan, who "could not be located" but turns up right after this segment, as does John Daly of WML.
 
On October 29, 1937 Henry knocked out Petey Sarron in 8 round for the featherweight title. Then he jumped up two divisions to the welterweight division where on May 31, 1938 he beat Barney Ross in 15 round to take that title. Then he dropped back down to beat Lou Ambers the lightweight champion in 15 rounds on August 22, 1938. He then settled in to defend the Welterweight title until he challenged the middleweight champion, Ceferino Garcia, (whom he had previously defeated when Garcia was a welterweight), on March 1, 1940 and fought him to a controversial draw. He might have been a world champion in four full divisions.

Here is a highlight film of his major fights:
 

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