Henry Armstrong's record vs top 10 ranked opposition

W Davey Abad (Future #8 ranked Lightweight 2 years later in 1936)
L Baby Arizmendi (#1 ranked Featherweight at the time)
L Baby Arizmendi (#1 ranked Featherweight at the time)
L Rololfo Casanova (#6 ranked Featherweight at the time)
L Davey Abad (Future #8 ranked Lightweight 2 years later in 1936)
W Davey Abad (Future #8 ranked Lightweight, by the end of next year, 1936)
W Midget Wolgast (#4 ranked Featherweight at the time, was also the #1 Flyweight prior to moving up)
W Varias Milling (#6 ranked Featherweight 3 years ago, in 1932)
W Baby Arizmendi (Former #3 ranked Featherweight, just 1 year prior)
W Juan Zurita (Future #5 ranked Lightweight 5 years later in 1941)
W Mike Belloise (#2 ranked Featherweight at the time)
L Tony Chavez (#6 rated Featherweight at the time, this was a DQ loss, Armstrong didn't lose via fighting)
W Rodolfo Casanova (Former #6 ranked Featherweight, just 1 year prior in 1936)
W Tony Chavez (#6 ranked Featherweight at the time)
W Moon Mullins (#10 ranked Featherweight by the end of 1935, about 1 year prior)
W Mike Belloise (#2 ranked Featherweight at the time)
W Aldo Spoldi (#7 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Pete DeGrasse (#10 ranked Featherweight at the time)
W Frankie Klick (Former #3 ranked Lightweight, 2 years prior)
W Lew Massey (Former #9 ranked Lightweight, 2 years ago prior in late 1934/early 1935)
W Benny Pass (Former Junior Lightweight champion of the world, last ranked as the #5 Lightweight in 1933 3-4 years ago)
W Petey Sarron (Featherweight champion of the world at the time)
W Billy Beauhuld (#4 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Tony Chavez (#5 ranked Featherweight at the time)
W Enrico Venturi (Last ranked as the #4 Lightweight 1 year ago, in 1937)
W Chalky Wright (Soon to be the #6 ranked Lightweight the year after)
W Young Rightmire (Former #3 Featherweight the year prior in 1937, and future #8 ranked Lightweight, 2 years later in 1940)
W Baby Arizmendi (Last ranked as the #3 Featherweight 3 years ago, in 1935)
W Lew Feldman (Last ranked as the #10 Lightweight 3 years ago, in 1935)
W Barney Ross (Welterweight champion of the world at the time)
W Lou Ambers (Lightweight champion of the world at the time)
W Ceferino Garcia (#1 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Baby Arizmendi (Last ranked as the #3 Featherweight 3 years ago, in 1935)
W Bobby Pacho (Last ranked as the #6 Weltweweight 4 years ago, in late 1934)
W Lew Feldman (Last ranked as the #10 Lightweight 3 years ago, in 1935)
W Davey Day (#3 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Ernie Roderick (#4 ranked Welterweight at the time)
L Lou Ambers (#1 Lightweight at the time, former and future Lightweight champion of the world, Armstrong lost due to points deducted due to both men fouling in a fight Armstrong won)
W Joe Ghounly (#8 ranked Lightweight, 4 years prior in 1936)
W Pedro Montanez (Former #2 ranked Lightweight in the world, a year prior in 1939)
D Ceferino Garcia (#1 ranked Middleweight at the time, many thought Armstrong was robbed of a win)
W Paul Junior (Last ranked as the #7 Lightweight 3 years prior, in 1937)
W Ralph Zannelli (Last ranked in 1937 as the #10 ranked Welterweight)
W Paul Junior (Last ranked as the #7 Lightweight 3 years prior, in 1937)
W Lew Jenkins (Coming off a Lou Ambers win, and soon to be the #10 ranked Lightweight by the end of next year, 1941)
L Fritzie Zivic (#1 Welterweight at the time and Welterweight champion of the world after this fight)
L Fritzie Zivic (Welterweight champion of the world at the time)
W Sheik Rangel (#10 ranked Welterweight at the time)
L Reuben Shank (Soon to be the #9 ranked Middleweight, 1 year after)
W Aldo Spoldi (Last ranked as the #9 ranked Lightweight in 1940, 2 years prior)
W Leo Rodak (Last ranked as the #1 Featherweight in 1939, ranked again 1 year in 1943 as the #2 Welterweight)
W Earl Turner (#5 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Juan Zurita (#7 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Fritzie Zivic (#8 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Lew Jenkins (Was the #10 ranked Lightweight by the end of the prior year, 1941)
W Jimmy McDaniels (Future #4 ranked Welterweight in less than 2 years, by the end of 1944)
W Saverio Turrielo (Last ranked as the #6 Welterweight in 1938, 4 years ago)
L Willie Joyce (Close MD loss, Joyce was the #5 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Tippy Larkin (Soon to be #8 ranked Welterweight, 1 year later in 1944)
L Beau Jack (#1 ranked Lightweight at the time and NYSAC title holder, basically champion of the world)
W Saverio Turrielo (Last ranked as the #6 Welterweight in 1938, 5 years ago)
W Maxie Shapiro (#8 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Sammy Angott (#2 ranked Lightweight by the end of the year, in 1943)
W Willie Joyce (#5 ranked Lightweight at the time)
L Sugar Ray Robinson (Future Welterweight and Middleweight world champion)
W Aldo Spoldi (Last ranked as the #9 ranked Lightweight in 1940, almost 4 years prior)
W Saverio Turrielo (Last ranked as the #6 Welterweight in 1938, 6years ago)
W Ralph Zannelli (#5 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W John Thomas (#10 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Ralph Zannelli (#5 ranked Welterweight at the time)
L Willie Joyce (#4 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Al Bummy Davis (#9 ranked Welterweight at the time)
L John Thomas (#10 ranked Lightweight at the time)
D Slugger White (#8 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Willie Joyce (#4 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Aldo Spoldi (Last ranked as the #9 ranked Lightweight in 1940, almost 4 years prior)
W Mike Belloise (Last ranked as the #8 Featherweight in 1942, 2 years prior)

61-14-2 vs top 10 ranked opposition overall. More specificially:

15-4 vs ranked Featherweights

30-6-1 vs ranked Lightweights (greater than Duran at the poundage ?)

16-3 vs ranked Welterweights

0-1-1 vs ranked Middleweights

Gotta say, this definitely destroys the notion that Armstrong was basically done after Zivic. if you count the wins by the time he lost his title, he only had 38 wins vs ranked opposition. He had a whole 26 left. And they weren't against chumps either. Sammy Angott, Willie Joyce, Leo Rodak, Ralph Zannelli, Fritzie Zivic himself, and other several contenders what were actually ranked at the time.

 

Absolutely