henry armstrong death
Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. One day when Armstrong was driving spikes, a wind-blown newspaper page stuck to his legs. Spouse. Armstrong fought his first major bout in November 1934, losing the world featherweight championship in a close decision to Baby Arizmendi. There he became involved in boxing. 22 Oct 1988 (aged 75) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. ARMSTRONG, Henry Gordon Passed away peacefully at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Gordon Armstrong of Mississauga, formerly of Burlington, in his 86th year. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. I mostly didnt see him too much.. If that could be done, Armstrongs success would also bring public focus to Jolson, Armstrong said in later years. Armstrong had a 151-21-9 record in his 15-year professional career. Late in 1938 he resigned the featherweight championship without having defended it, and on August 22, 1939, he lost the lightweight crown in a 15-round return fight with Ambers. Thelma. He had fought 26 world title fights and from 1931 to 1945 had fought 175 bouts, winning 97 by knockouts. This was fitting, Armstrong reasoned, because they had been through so much together, they were like brothers. WebHenry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 October 24, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. His biggest hit was "Sweet Adeline", written in 1903 with Richard H. Gerard. ", Ten weeks later, Armstrong's fight with Ambers was a war. 
So Henry Armstrong jumped from the featherweight to the lightweight throne, spotting his rival nine pounds as his flailing fists beat a merciless tattoo on head and body.. When youre on top, people cater to you, but once you start slipping, you find out who your friends are. Preceding Henry in death are his wife, Norma; son, Scott; sisters, Opal Armstrong, Nina K. Anderson, and Merle J. Atkinson; nieces, Shirley Folger and Joyce Sigman; brothers-in-law, Alvin Sorensen, Henry Anderson, Frank Brown, and Chesley Atkinson; and sister-in-law Wilma Skinner. And Gussie Armstrong said her husband still has a powerful ally in his corner. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 10th 2023 at 10:30 AM at the same location. Armstrong dedicated the next two years to defending the welterweight crown, beating, among others, Ceferino Garcia, a future World Middleweight Champion, and Bobby Pacho. He didnt have any money when he got here. In any event, Henry Jackson became Henry Armstrong when he got to California. He is still the only boxer in history to hold three different weight titles simultaneously, as a result of capturing the lightweight crown from Lou Ambers in 1938 and thereby adding that title to the world championships he already held for the featherweight and welterweight weight classes. var navclassiccold = new Image(); Published on 06/04/2023. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Not in one division, not in two, but in three. Make sure that the file is a photo.