Henry Armstrong: Boxing’s Super Champ is the story of arguably the most incredible fighter in the history of boxing – told by one of the few surviving writers to have been around during Armstrong’s unique world championship reign.
When Henry had his arm raised on 17 August 1938, after winning a blood-spattered 15-round decision over Lou Ambers, he became the first boxer to simultaneously hold world titles at three different weights – and somehow he managed the feat in an era of just eight weight classes, with no ‘junior’ or ‘super’ divisions. He had entered Madison Square Garden as the reigning world feather and welterweight champion, and left with the world lightweight belt strapped around his waist.
Now in his 90s, veteran boxing journalist and author John Jarrett looks back on the life and career of this ring hero of his youth: a 5ft 5½in buzzsaw they nicknamed ‘Homicide Hank’.
In the 85 years that have passed since then, nobody has matched Armstrong’s amazing triple-championship feat. It’s likely no one ever will.
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Henry Armstrong: Boxing’s Super Champ
John Jarrett
The definitive biography of one of the most incredible fighters in the history of boxing, told by John Jarrett – thought to be the oldest boxing author in the world.
Features: Details of the boxer’s everlasting fame and his world titles at three different weights A closer look into Henry’s life including his battle with alcoholism First-hand insight from Henry’s era – written by the oldest boxing author in the world
Publisher : Pitch Publishing Ltd; First Edition (17 July 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 1801504563
ISBN-13 : 978-1801504560
Dimensions : 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm
