Henry Armstrong defended the title 5 times in 21 days

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  1. reznick

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    I just thought you should know.
     
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    No he didnt.
     
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    u alive back then?
     
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    No but Boxrec doesnt dictate when the NBA title was up for grabs the NBA did and they didnt sanction two of the bouts used to say he defended 5 times in 21 days. Just like nobody but a handful of people considered his second fight with Garcia a middleweight title fight but youll hear endlessly how he almost held four of the eight titles. Armstrong is one of my favorite fighters but theres been a massive amount of bull**** spewed about his career to enhance a legacy that is already impressive without the revisionism.
     
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    So wait, are you saying that he didn't fight 5x in 21 days, or that he didn't make 5 title defenses in 21 days, or both?
    I have often wondered about that Armstrong-Garcia fight, thnx for clearing that up. I have to agree about the other thing. Armstrong already had one of the greatest careers ever, making up that he almost won a fourth title kind of puts a stain on his name, although it's not his fault.
     
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    Good to know!
     
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    He fought five times but two of those fights werent title defenses as is popularly claimed.
     
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    K, thnx.
     
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    Have you ever written a book?
     
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    He wrote one on Greb
     
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    what's it called?
     
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    Armstrong was incredible.
     
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