Henry Armstrong

[PowerPuncher]

Originally Posted by Manassa

Armstrong's top wins, while great, are not on the same level of Ezzard Charles', for instance. But what really does it is Armstrong's consistency during a certain period where he went 59-1-1 (both the loss and draw being very controversial), scoring 51 knockouts, over three original weight classes, beating six Hall of Famers. It's incredible. Though only a lightweight, Armstrong holds the record for welterweight title defenses!

It's a common misconception that Armstrong was finished after he lost his titles, but in reality, he was always in the picture; though Armstrong slowed down quickly, he still managed to beat top quality fighters. He trashed Hall of Famers Fritzie Zivic, Lew Jenkins (for a second time) and Sammy Angott and also beat the excellent Willie Joyce, among others, such as former champion Tippy Larkin who he knocked out with a single punch. The massive hitting Al Davis had his teeth busted. Contender Ralph Zanelli was hammered twice.

Armstrong was pretty formidable before his famous peak run as well, where he beat a couple more Hall of Famers and several contenders such as Mike Belloise and Juan Zurita.

How many of those 60 opponents were any good?

[jyuza]

Originally Posted by Jack Dempsey

Might be me

Thank you Jack.

What a pic, always facinates me.

[Manassa]

Originally Posted by PowerPuncher

How many of those 60 opponents were any good?

Most of them.

[PowerPuncher]

Originally Posted by Manassa

Most of them.

Most of them were journeymen

[Manassa]

Originally Posted by PowerPuncher

Most of them were journeymen

No. I'll reply later.

[Manassa]

Originally Posted by PowerPuncher

Most of them were journeymen

Could you do me a list of the fighters from Armstrong's '36-'40 run who you consider to be journeymen?