Henry Armstron's power?

Manassa · Nov 16, 2009

My2Sense said: ↑

That, and he's usually fighting above his ideal weight (130 pounds) against naturally bigger men.

I agree, he seems to have been a pretty big puncher in around the 126-130 pound weight range. In the span of a year, he KO'd both Benny Bass and Pete Sarron, two fighters who were reportedly never counted out otherwise. He also had a crushing 1st round KO of legitimate contender Tony Chavez and another early KO of highly regarded title claimant Mike Belloise. All of that is unusual behavior for a fighter that is merely a "volume puncher."

I think the notion that he was never that big of a puncher comes from those people that are only familiar with his fights above 130. Even then though, you'll notice that when he fought fighters coming up from around his natural weight, such as Lew Feldman and Lew Jenkins, he scored some explosive KOs against them. I think it was because he was so often fighting bigger men who could absorb his punches better that Armstrong may not seem like that big of a puncher in films of him.
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This is what I've been saying for a while. He scored 51 knockouts in 59 wins, but he was already at the top level when he started that streak. Throw in a few greats and heavier opponents, and you're going to find a few that last the distance. We've all seen too much footage of Armstrong winning decisions.

If we saw Armstrong beating the **** out of Chalky Wright, I think our opinions would change drastically.

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