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After just over one month off after his thrilling victory over Ambers at the end of August.
Oct 9 defends title by ko of Manfredo.
Oct 13 defends title by ko of Howard Scott.
Oct 20 defends title by ko of Fontaine.
Oct 24 defends title by pts win over Garrison
Oct 30 defends title by ko of Pacho.
These were all tough SOB's. That is 5 title defenses in 21 days one month following a 15 round war.
Damn
He was amazing like Manny was in 2009.
From 1937 to 1938 he scored 27 straight ko's. That is almost a career these days accomplished in one year. When he lost his lightweight rematch with Ambers it ended a 46-0 streak with 39 knockouts. Moving onto welter he made 19 title defenses which is still a record.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
October 1939
Bout #1 'On the Tour'
Monday ~ October 9, 1939
Des Moines Coliseum ~ Des Moines, Iowa
Promoter............ Pinkie George
Attendance.......... 5500 {Capacity; 10,000}
Gate Receipts..... $8900
Henry Armstrong vs. Al Manfredo
Henry Armstrong
Age......... 26 years, 10 Months
Height..... 5' 5 1/2"
Reach..... 67"
Weight.... 141 1/2 lbs.
record..... 97-12-7 {65 KO's}
Rank....... Welterweight Champion
Al Manfredo
Age......... 27 years, 1 month
Height..... 5' 9"
Reach...... 70"
Weight..... 146 3/4 lbs.
Record..... 72-21-8 {26 KO's}
Rank....... #18 Welterweight
The Fresno-based Welterweight was at the end of his career. And, Al was previously
taken apart by Henry {L TKO 3} only 10-Months earlier {December 5, 1938} in a
Welterweight Championship bout.
Since that loss, Al had gone 7-2-0 {3 KO's} in his last 9-Bouts, and strictly against
a string of mediocre opponents.
But Al {a 9-Year Professional} was still a 'cagey sort' and a decent fighter with
a good left-hand. But he was no longer considered a Top 10 Welterweight.
Al's style was that of an aggressive and busy puncher, especially with the left-hand,
as he had a good left-jab and a solid left-uppercut to the body.
Al was a 'big' Welterweight, and was very durable, as he had only been stopped
'twice' in his 9-year career of 101-Bouts. That to Henry Armstrong {L TKO 3} on
December 5, 1938 and an early career TKO loss due to a cut-eye.
Note; This bout, though originally billed as a Welterweight Championship Bout was
changed to a 10-Round bout.
Note; Colonel Harvey Miller, the Secretary of the National Boxing Association stated
that Al Manfredo was 'not' a Top 3 Welterweight, and that the NBA would 'not' recognize
the bout as a World Championship fight.
Henry {Age; 29 years, 10 months} was coming off a grueling 15-Rond Bout with
Lou Ambers only 6-Weeks earlier {August 22, 1939}, where Henry lost {L Dec 15}
in a bout for the Lightweight Championship.
But that being said, it was a remarkable feat for Henry to get back into the Ring
in only 6-Weeks.
The Fight >
In the 'Opening Round', Al Manfredo went to work by using his left-jab to good advantage.
Al was able to keep Henry at long-range by using his longer reach, and took the Round
by a slight-edge.
In Round 2, Al Manfredo was on his bicycle, and back-pedaled all around the Ring as
Henry stalked him. Henry put heavy pressure on Al as he chased his over-matched opponent.
The Champion scored with some solid 'left-right' slams, and had Al in the defensive-mode.
In Round 3, Henry 'exploded' and stormed all over Al by showering him with lefts-and-rights.
Al was sent reeling several times, and repeatedly held to stay upright.
Late in the Round, Henry had Al staggering on rubbery legs. Al was 'helpless' at the Bell.
In Round 4, Henry picked up where he left off, and sent Al flying into the Ropes several times.
At the {1:20 Mark}, Henry battered Al into the Ropes again and moments later had him hanging
over the Ropes in a daze.
The Referee - Alex Tidier jumped in and stopped the slaughter at 1:35 of the Round.
Henry by a TKO 4 @ 1:35.
Note > Al Manfredo only fought 'twice' more before retiring.
its amazing how many times they fought. i know that sometimes they were fights against nobodies but sometimes they fought solid competition in a short span.
I'm Not Knocking The October 1939 Run
But, the 2nd Fight in that run was a 'joke'.
Yes, Henry took on Howard 'Cowboy' Scott just 4-days after defeating
Al Manfredo by a TKO 4 in De Moines, Iowa on Monday October 9th.
This bout was also pulled back to 10-Rounds, and the Sportswriters
stated that the bout was more of an 'exhibition' than a Championship
bout.
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Friday ~ October 13, 1939
Bout #2 'On the Tour'
The Armory ~ Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance......... 6000 {Capacity; 6800}
Henry Armstrong
Age......... 26 years, 10 months
Height..... 5' 5 1/2"
Reach..... 67"
Weight.... 141 lbs.
Record.... 98-12-7 {66 KO's}
Rank....... Welterweight Champion
Howard Scott
Age......... 28 years, 3 months
Height..... 5' 7"
Reach...... 68"
Weight.... 147 lbs.
Record.... 61-38-10 {13 KO's}
Rank....... N/R
Howard 'Cowboy' Scott was a Mid-West 'barn-stormer' from Oklahoma.
And again, this was a scheduled 10-Round bout.
Howard was 'far' from a World Class Top 10 Welterweight, and was the typical
'always ready' club fighter.
Howard was coming into this 'so-called' Welterweight Title Bout by going
an incredible 1-9-0 in his last 10-Bouts, including a {L TKO 6} loss to
Bucky Taylor only 11-days earlier {October 2nd} in Baltimore, Maryland.
To his credit, 'Cowboy' {a 9-Year Professional} was an entertaining fighter who
enjoyed a good scrap. And in 109-Bouts he had only been stopped '7' times.
Howard was really a 135 lb. Lightweight, but was willing to fight over 140 lbs.
at a blink-of-an-eye.
Far from a big puncher, Howard was a surprisingly busy and aggressive
fighter who was willing to trade.
'The Fight'
Henry wasted little time, and the dusky little Champion went right after 'Cowboy'
in the opening Round.
Henry hammered Howard with a series of punches and drove Howard all over
the Ring. But the 'pesky' Challenger fought back hard, despite being out-classed.
But just before the Bell, Henry landed a hard left-hook squarely on Howard's chin,
and dropped him for a '9-Count'. Howard struggled up in a 'dizzy-mess' and barely
made it back to his corner.
Henry came out 'bobbing-and-weaving' at the start of Round 2, and raked over
Howard with a series of lefts-and-rights to both the head and body. Henry 'shellacked'
Howard with punches, and then backed off at the {1:10 Mark}.
The fight moved to Center-Ring, and both fighters were milling about, when suddenly
Henry let loose with a short but powerful right-hand to Howard's jaw. Howard then
tumbled to the canvas.
Referee - John DeOtis counted out Howard Scott @ 1:35 of Round 2.
Note > Howard 'Cowboy' Scott had only '1' more fight in his career before retiring.
After losing the Lightweight Title to Lou Ambers on August 22, 1939
Manager - Ed Meade wanted to take Henry Armstrong on a 'barn-storming'
Tour of the Mid-and-North West.
The bouts would be set with local promoters, and with selected opponents.
Some were 'decent, and some were 'bad'.
The word was, that Henry didn't want a 'rematch' with Lou Ambers in New York
for the Lightweight Championship.
Instead, Manager - Ed Meade focused on the Welterweight Division. Now the
smallish Mr. Armstrong {Height > 5' 5 1/2"} best weight was really at 140 lbs.
as he approached 27 years of age.
The standard agreement in these {off-site} bouts was that Henry would come in
around 141 lbs. and the opponent would get to come in close to the high end
of the Welterweight Division {147 lbs.}
While Henry was on the move, the National Boxing Association was reluctant to
sanction several of these bouts as 15-Round Welterweight Championship Bouts.
Instead, Secretary - Colonel Harvey Miller stated that he would 'sanction'
the 10-Round Bouts as 'Championship Exhibitions'.
While this was going on, in October, Philadelphia Fight Promoter - Phil Glassman
wired Manager - Ed Meade, and offered Henry $20,000 to come to Philadelphia
and fight the winner of the Al Nettlow vs. Leonard Del Genio {October 18th} bout.
Yep, Henry Armstrong's run, Sugar Ray Robinson's run, Willie Pep, Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Benny Leonard, Archie Moore, Harry Greb, Joe Louis, Ali: That's why it's a joke for a certain somebody to claim that he's the Greatest of All-Time...
Greb fought 49 times in one year. Young Stribling 55 I think. Joe Gans took a train the night after a fight to go meet Langford the next day and crossed the US to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
These nobodies were actually doing the same thing as the atg's. That is a fundamental difference between today's fighters and yesterdays. Does anyone believe that Floyd could fight 50 times in one year and remain undefeated? That is 4 fights a month?
The biggest question is if these fighters bodies could hold up. For example, could Floyd's hands handle that many fights even against weak competition? I know his hands get a lot of special treatment. Then it is worth asking how many old fighters weren't able to make it just because of their inability to stay healthy?Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitGreb fought 49 times in one year. Young Stribling 55 I think. Joe Gans took a train the night after a fight to go meet Langford the next day and crossed the US to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
These nobodies were actually doing the same thing as the atg's. That is a fundamental difference between today's fighters and yesterdays. Does anyone believe that Floyd could fight 50 times in one year and remain undefeated? That is 4 fights a month?
Floyd, Manny, ect would have eaten those same opponents alive, too. They were experienced, but they really were weak competition for a guy of Armstrong's caliber, and with the quick KO's I doubt he broke a sweat in most of those fights. Guys like Floyd and Manny have tougher sparring sessions I would imagine. In Floyd's heyday, he sparred 9-12 minute rounds for stamina, against better fighters than that. I never did understand the fascination with quantity over quality and I guess I never will, but I don't believe that those guys who fought more often against shitty opposition did anything that modern greats like Floyd, Manny, ect wouldn't have been able to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
I'm more interested in knowing how they scheduled the fights. Did Armstrong have all those fights booked in advance with dates etched in stone? Or did he dispatch of an opponent quickly and tell his promoter "I feel good, I can fight again on Friday."
Against the same 50 opponents that those guys fought in a year?Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
Absolutely.
Barnstorming Tour
#3 Bout 'On the Tour'
Friday ~ October 20, 1939
Seattle, Washington
Just 1-Week after destroying Howard 'Cowboy' Scott, Henry will take on an
'old' nemesis in Richie Fontaine.
Richie Fontaine
Age........ 23 years, 7 months
Height.... 5' 6"
Reach..... 66"
Weight.... 141 lbs.
Record.... 36-20-10 {11 KO's}
Rank....... N/R
Richie "The Little Frenchman" Fontaine is a fast-handed and 'scrappy' fighter out of Montana.
At one-time earlier in his career, Richie was a highly regarded Featherweight. Richie is a tough
kid, who is not afraid to trade with anyone.
Included on his log, are '2' bouts with Henry Armstrong at Featherweight in 1936.
As a matter of fact, a 20 year-old Richie defeated {W Dec 10} Henry on February 26, 1936
at the Coliseum in Oakland.
A re-match took place 1-Month later {March 31} at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles,
where Henry turned the tables and scored a {W Dec 10} over Richie.
Richie eventually moved up to Lightweight, but he did not fair so well at the higher
weight. Since March 1936 {3 1/2 years}, Richie has gone 9-11-4 {0 KO's} in 24-Bouts.
But, Richie has been in the Ring with many 'high-quality' fighters during that span.
Richie is coming into this bout on a 'downer' though, as he has only gone 1-4-2 in his last
7-Bouts dating back to October 1938 {1-Year}. And in his most recent bout
3-Months earlier {July 25th}, he was stopped on a cut-eye {L TKO 6} by 'California' Jackie Wilson.
In that bout, at {134 lbs.} Richie looked weak. Also, Richie was injured in an auto accident
in August and has been recuperating.
Still, Richie thinks he has a chance against "Hammerin' Hank".
An 8-year Professional who started his career at {Age; 15}, Richie has only been
stopped 'twice' in 66-Bouts.
Richie Fontaine >
"Henry has been in a lot of wars. I think he's had around 250-Bouts, and he looks
worn down. He's nearly 27 years-old, and he's past his prime. He's ready to be taken."
true but many of them weren't bums. And they didn't get the time to really nurse injuries. Most fighters couldn't get a personal assistant to give them manicures like Floyd does.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanflickerFloyd, Manny, ect would have eaten those same opponents alive, too. They were experienced, but they really were weak competition for a guy of Armstrong's caliber, and with the quick KO's I doubt he broke a sweat in most of those fights. Guys like Floyd and Manny have tougher sparring sessions I would imagine. In Floyd's heyday, he sparred 9-12 minute rounds for stamina, against better fighters than that. I never did understand the fascination with quantity over quality and I guess I never will, but I don't believe that those guys who fought more often against shitty opposition did anything that modern greats like Floyd, Manny, ect wouldn't have been able to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
I'm more interested in knowing how they scheduled the fights. Did Armstrong have all those fights booked in advance with dates etched in stone? Or did he dispatch of an opponent quickly and tell his promoter "I feel good, I can fight again on Friday."
I understand that sparring is kind of a secret thing many times but you do hear every once in a while how the sparring partner gets the better of the main fighter. I'm not sure how frequent that happens. I'm mentioning this because I'm wondering if it's equivalent. How many times do fighters have bad days in training? Then could you pretty easily have a bad fight if you are fighting so many times? It's a lot easier to lose to a lesser fighter because of that. Obviously it's all speculation.
Beanflicker
Ed Meade, the Manager for Henry Armstrong had these October 1939
bouts pretty much booked in advance.
They were 'safe bouts', and bouts that 'No Way in Hell' Henry could lose.
The bout with Richie Fontaine set for October 20th in Seattle, Washington
was signed on September 29th.
The Fight Promoter - Nate Druxman promised to get a worthy Challenger
for Henry.
Richie Fontaine 'was available', and was the best he could get.
Richie looked good in Training Camp, but the 'experts' said that the fight
would go no longer than a few Rounds.
There was little wagering on this bout, as Henry was a Heavy-Favorite to win
easily,
Friday ~ October 20, 1939
Bout #3 'On the Tour'
Civic Auditorium ~ Seattle, Washington
Promoter > Nate Druxman
Attendance..... 5000 {Capacity; 9000}
15-Round Welterweight Championship Bout
Henry Armstrong
Age.......... 26 years, 10 months
Height...... 5' 5 1/2"
Reach....... 67"
Weight..... 139 3/4 lbs.
Record..... 99-12-7 {67 KO's}
Rank........ Welterweight Champion
Richie Fontaine
Age......... 23 years, 7 months
Height..... 5' 6"
Reach...... 66"
Record..... 36-20-10 {11 KO's}
Weight..... 141 lbs.
Rank........ N/R
"The Fight"
Richie came out fast at the Opening Bell, and attacked with his 'flashy style'.
Richie scored with a variety of left-hands on Henry. Richie even scored with a
wild overhand-right 'Sucker Punch' to Henry's head.
Richie was 'flying fast' and out-sped Henry, who was content to patiently
wait for an opening. But Richie was flying so fast, that he nearly exhausted
himself.
Round 1 was for Richie.
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In Round 2, the success that Richie Fontaine had in Round 1 ended.
Henry came out pressing, and during the 1st good exchange, Henry dropped
Richie with a short left-hook to the jaw at the {0:30 Mark}. Richie went down
to one-knee, but bounced right back up without a Count.
Instead of moving, Richie tried to attack Henry. Moments later, Richie was
'floored' again by a short left-hook to the jaw. Again, Richie bounced right back
up without a Count.
This time, Richie moved away from Henry. But Henry was quick to charge in,
and slammed Richie with a barrage of lefts-and-rights. Richie went down
a 3rd-Time. This time he took a '2-Count' before rising.
Richie was back on the move, and circled both to his left and right as Henry
moved in and closed the gap. Richie attempted to fight back, but was shaken
by a left-hook at the {2:08 Mark}. Richie then moved in close and tied up
Henry, as the fight moved out to Center-Ring.
Both fighters were 'milling about' at Center-Ring, when suddenly Henry fired
a chopping right-hand just below Richie's left ear at the {2:28 Mark}.
Richie dropped to his knee's like a 'sack-of-cement'. Richie struggled up at
the '4-Count'.
The Referee - Tommy Clark asked Richie if he wanted continue, and he nodded
and said 'Yes'.
As Henry moved in, Richie back-pedaled around the Ring looking to hide. Henry
continued to pursue and finally trapped Richie in a Corner. There, Henry unloaded
with a 'heavy' 3-Punch combination at the {2:56 Mark}, and dropped Richie a
5th-time.
Richie again struggled up at the '4-Count' on rubbery-legs, and was luckily saved
by the 'gong of the bell'.
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In Round 3, Richie came out on rubbery-legs, but he was able to 'move-and-dance'
just enough to avoid Henry's punches over the first-half of the session.
But Henry came on just past the mid-way point, and landed a 'cluster-of-blows' on
Richie sending him down to his knee's at the {1:47 Mark}. Richie struggled up at
the '6-Count', and looked dazed.
Seconds later, Henry charged in and landed a right-hand to the head, and a solid
left-jab to the face.
Richie then fell 'face first' into the canvas. Before Referee - Tommy Clark could start the
count, a 'towel' was thrown into the Ring by Richie Fontaine's corner at the 2:03 Mark.
Henry Armstrong was the winner.
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Note >
Richie Fontaine continued with his career and fought '8' more times. He did not win
a 'single-bout', and went 0-7-1 in those bouts.
Manager - Ed Meade
Basically took Henry Armstrong on a 'barn-storming tour' in late-1939.
His opponents were 'not' Top 10 ranked, or even Top 20 ranked for that matter.
The plan was to stage several 'billed' Welterweight Championship bouts thru
October 1939.
Then Henry was to take some off and rest in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Then get ready
to take on Lightweight Champion - Lou Ambers in New York.
1939 Barnstorming Tour
Manager - Ed Meade was 'keen' to this, as he was able to get his fighter
Henry Armstrong a 'pretty penny' out in the in Country and away from
New York.
The 'plan', was to have Henry take on '5-Bouts' in October, then head
to Hot Springs, Arkansas for 2-Weeks in early November to rest.
Then to head back to New York, to take on Lou Ambers 'again' for the
Lightweight Championship on December 1, 1939.
Ed Meade >
"I would rather have Henry get paid for 'modified bouts' instead of just
going to Training Camp, and not getting paid. We're in the business of
making money."
"Henry can fight 'twice-a-week', and not get tired or worn down. He's an
amazing athlete. He's not human, he's a 'machine'. There will never be
another like him."
Tuesday ~ October 24, 1939
Just 4-Days after destroying Richie Fontaine in Seattle, Washington >
Henry Armstrong is now in Los Angeles, California to take on Jimmy Garrison.
Promoter - Babe McCoy has brought in the Welterweight Champion to take
on a pretty rough character in 'The Mud Flats Kid' Jimmy Garrison of
Kansas City, Missouri.
Jimmy {Age; 25 years, 7 months} is a 'tough-and-durable' Lightweight
at 5' 6 1/2", but has routinely competed at 140 lbs. He is a sharp-puncher
and a very good boxer.
Jimmy comes in with a respectable record of 28-10-4 {6 KO's}, including
'5-Straight' wins in the past 4-Months.
Jimmy is also coming off an impressive win {W Dec 10} over 'highly touted'
Nick Peters just 11-days earlier {October 13th}.
A 'tough-sort', the 5-Year Pro has only been stopped 'twice' {by cuts} in
'44-Bouts'. Though Jimmy has only scored {5 KO's}, he packs a decent
wallop with his right-hand.
Jimmy, besides having a solid chin, carries a good right-hand with both
a hook and uppercut.
Tuesday ~ October 24, 1939
Bout #4 'On the Tour'
Olympic Aditorium ~ Los Angeles, California
Promoter.......... Babe McCoy
Matchmaker..... Jim Murray
World Welterweight Championship {10-Rounds}
Attendance...... 10,000
Henry Armstrong
Age........ 26 years, 10 months
Height.... 5' 5 1/2"
Reach..... 67"
Weight... 138 1/2 lbs.
Record... 100-12-7 {68 KO's}
Rank...... Welterweight Champion
Jimmy Garrison
Age........ 25 years, 7 months
Height.... 5' 6 1/2"
Reach..... 68"
Weight.... 139 1/2 lbs.
Record.... 28-10-2 {6 KO's}
Rank....... N/R
"The Fight"
Henry got off to a slow start. He was steady with pressure, but each time
that he got close, Jimmy would fire off a right-hook and back to the Ropes.
While up against the Ropes, Jimmy would counter Henry with quick right-hooks
or right uppercuts.
Thru 4-Rounds, it was a 'close fight', with the bout looking at the slightest
edge for Henry at {2-1-1} on the Scorecards.
In Round 5, Jimmy got off to a good start and pecked away with right-hands. Henry
was slow in his counters, and was content to bull his way inside.
But Jimmy beat Henry to the punch, and then backed to the Ropes. As Henry moved,
in, Jimmy would again fire right-hooks off Henry's left shoulder and into his head.
Jimmy had his best moments late in Round 5, when he bounced several right-hands
off Henry's head.
Most had the bout 'All Even' after 5-Rounds.
Before Round 6, Ed Meade told Henry to >
"Step it up to the next gear, and take this into the 'fast-lane'. He can't match you there."
In Round 6, Henry did just that. Henry poured it on and hammered Jimmy with barrage's,
sending him back-pedaling.
Henry kept up that pace in Round 7 as well, and had Jimmy backing away and circling
fast.
In Round 8, Henry continued with his attack. Jimmy was forced to fight back, and got
caught by a hard right-hand to the head which dropped him at the {2:00 Mark}. Jimmy
took a '1-Count' and returned to his bicycle.
In Rounds 9 and 10, it was all Henry as he slammed the Challenger with blow-after-blow.
Only Jimmy's toughness kept him upright. Henry poured it on over the last-minute of
Round 10 in an effort to topple Jimmy. Jimmy was battered and took a lot of punishment,
and was nearly gone, but he made it to the Final Bell.
Winner by Decision ....... Henry Armstrong
Just 6-Days after defeating the stubborn Jimmy Garrison by a 10-Round Decision
at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Henry Armstrong was to take on Bobby Pacho in Denver, Colorado on Monday Night,
October 30th.
This would be Hammerin' Hank Armstrong's '5th-Bout' in only 22-Days.
Fight Promoter - Jack Kanner had this bout signed on October 17th.
Bobby Pacho >
Bobby, from Baldwin Park, California, was a veteran Welterweight {Age; 29 years, 2 months}
with a record of 82-55-16 {39 KO's}.
The Filipino usually campaigned at 150+ lbs., and was regarded as a clever boxer
as a 10-Year Pro with 153-Bouts.
Bobby, short at 5' 6" was pretty durable, and had only been stopped '5-Times' in his career.
Bobby was no stranger to Henry Armstrong, as he fought Henry for the Welterweight
Championship only 7-months earlier {March 4, 1939} in Havana, Cuba. In that bout,
Bobby was stopped {L TKO 4} by Henry.
Coming into this bout, Bobby had only gone {1-5-1} in his last '6-Bouts' over the
past 5-Months, including losing 3-Straight.
Interestingly, this bout was sanctioned by the NBA and for 15-Rounds.
Monday ~ October 30, 1939
Bout #5 'On the Tour'
Municipal Auditorium ~ Denver, Colorado
Promoter; Jack Kanner
Attendance.... 4800
Henry Armstrong
Age........ 26 years, 10 months
Height.... 5' 5 1/2"
Reach.... 67"
Weight... 140 lbs.
Record.... 101-12-7 {69 KO's}
Rank...... Welterweight Champion
Bobby Pacho
Age........ 29 years, 2 months
Height.... 5' 6"
Reach..... 66"
Weight.... 146 lbs.
Record.... 82-55-16 {39 KO's}
Rank........ N/R
This bout was scheduled for 15-Rounds.
Bobby Pacho had struggled to make weight {147 lbs.}, but did get down to 146 lbs.
But, Bobby looked 'flabby' and battle scarred entering the Ring.
"The Fight"
From the outset, it was 'all' Henry as he attacked with perpetual motion.
Bobby only landed a few 'minimal' punches in the 1st-Round, and looked
over-matched as Henry worked like a 'buzz-saw'.
In Rounds 2 and 3, Henry shuffled forward and raked Bobby with lefts-and-rights
in a non-stop whirl. Bobby was forced backwards and into the Ropes, where he
took a lathering.
In Round 4, Henry bounced punches off of Bobby's head, and again drove him
backwards into the Ropes. At the {1:15 Mark}, Henry landed a barrage of
lefts-and-rights into Bobby's face, and his legs buckled.
Bobby then sagged into the Ropes as Henry unloaded with a flurry. With Bobby
helpless, Referee - Jack Bloom jumped in and halted the bout at the 1:30 Mark
as Bobby sagged to the canvas.
Henry Armstrong winner by TKO @ 1:30 of Round 4.
Henry Armstrong
Was supposed to head to New York, to take on World Lightweight Champion
Lou Ambers at Madison Square Garden on December 1, 1939.
What Happened ?
He fought and beat him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Paxtom
Actually No.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterHe fought and beat him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Paxtom
3-Days before the bout, Henry 'claimed' that he had a bad cold and pulled out of
of the bout.
Others stated that his manager -Ed Meade was worried about Henry losing to Lou Ambers again in New York.
Surprise, Surprise.
A few days later, Ed Meade signed up Henry to defend his Welterweight Championship
in Cleveland, Ohio - and set for December 12th against 'old foe' Jimmy Garrison a second time within 2-Months.
Do you practice being a dumb shit? Henry already beat the man and then fought him again in August of that year and got robbed after coming back down from welterweight. Why would he then decide to go back up and then down again for a guy that just jobbed him? And so what even if he decided not to? It does not take anything away from the man or what he accomplished. What are going to suggest next that was scared?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill PaxtomActually No.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterHe fought and beat him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Paxtom
3-Days before the bout, Henry 'claimed' that he had a bad cold and pulled out of
of the bout.
Others stated that his manager -Ed Meade was worried about Henry losing to Lou Ambers again in New York.
Surprise, Surprise.
A few days later, Ed Meade signed up Henry to defend his Welterweight Championship
in Cleveland, Ohio - and set for December 12th against 'old foe' Jimmy Garrison a second time within 2-Months.
Easy there 'marmaluke'.
Read your History.
Ed Meade was worried that Henry would lose to Lou Ambers at Welterweight
in December 1939.
Meaning, that Henry would have no 'Belt'.
Henry was off to Cleveland, after 'catching cold' 3-Days before the bout
with Lou Ambers in New York.
Lol read your history idiot instead of just pasting news blurbs from hack colour barrier sites like the Montana standard at the time. Yeah Hank skipped town on a man he beat twice but was jobbed once and then ducked him to then punch Jenkins out twice who had recently wasted Ambers twice. You really are a pinhead and as transparent as hell Frankfurter, Maxpower or one of the other ten aliases you have used. Do the homework before you answer next time and at least try to hide the racism you harbour towards all Atg's that happen to be black.
Dumb ass.
Only a 'racist' can see 'racism' in everything.
Not sure what this thread has anything to do with Henry Armstrong's color.
Fact >
In October 1939
Ed Meade and Henry Armstrong agreed to fight Lou Ambers on December 22, 1939
and for the Lightweight Championship.
The reason, Lou Ambers had just gotten married and wanted to take November 1939
off.
So Ed took Henry on a 'barn-storming tour' to stay busy.
Then the bout with Lou Ambers was 'bumped up to December 1, 1939 - and with
Henry's Welterweight Championship on the line.
Promoter - Mike Jacobs wanted this bout to go on, and Ed Meade asked Mike to
move the bout up 3-weeks.
Lou Ambers said no to December 1st, and agreed to a December 14th date, and no earlier.
Then he agreed to December 1st, when his fight purse was increased, and providing
that Henry's Welterweight Championship was on the line.
Henry was in New York in mid-November, getting prepared for Lou Ambers.
Reports were, that Henry was nursing 'sore hands' due to his heavy October 1939 schedule.
Suddenly, on November 27th - Henry caught a cold and was 'supposedly' bed-ridden,
and pulled out.
The bout was 'scrupped'.
What a fool.Look man I cant be bothered with you. I rarely even look at what you have to say because its so rehearsed and frankly full of shit and slanted to serve the chronic sincere delusion you apparently suffer from ergo the false conclusions drawn. All the little symbols and pasted editing does nothing to change the facts. The facts have been stated and you again were buried by them. I suggest you take a remedial historic boxing lesson on line which you should be good at.. Its kind of ironic because you choose the name Bill Paxtom almost like you want people to believe you are Bill Paxton who wrote or rather copied from other works, the story of Harry Greb which actually makes sense the more I think about it.
These were 'not' Tough SOB's.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuit
Yes, Henry's run of 5-Bouts in 22-Days was an incredible feat, but the list of
opponents was 'very weak'.
These were 'modified bouts', that could be called spirited sparring sessions.
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October 9 .... {Des Moines, Iowa}
TKO 4 over.... Al Manfredo ~ 72-21-8 {26 KO's}
Al Manfredo was coming into this bout by going 7-2-0 {3 KO's} in his previous 9-Bouts,
but over mediocre competition.
Al was regarded as a fringe contender at best with a #18 Ranking, and he was 'not'
considered a worthy challenger by the NBA.
Al was at the end of his career, and only fought 'twice' more before retiring.
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October 13 ...... {Minneapolis, Minnesota}
KO 2 over ........ Howard Scott ~ 61-38-10 {13 KO's}
Howard was coming into this bout by going 1-9-0 in his previous 10-Bouts, and was regarded
as nothing more than a 'club-fighter'.
Howard only fought 'once' more before retiring.
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October 20 ...... Seattle, Washington
TKO 3 over ...... Richie Fontaine ~ 36-20-11 {11 KO's}
Richie was coming into this bout by going 1-4-2 in his previous 7-Bouts.
Richie fought '8' more times after this bout, and went 0-7-1 in those bouts before retiring
in February 1942.
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October 24 ..... Los Angeles, California
W Dec 10 over .... Jimmy Garrison ~ 28-10-4 {6 KO's}
Jimmy was the 'best' of this list of Challengers, as he was riding a '5-Bout' winning streak.
Jimmy's performance earned him a rematch with Henry in Cleveland 7-Weeks later on
December 11th.
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October 30 ...... Denver, Colorado
TKO 4 over ...... Bobby Pacho ~ 82-55-16 {39 KO's}
Bobby was coming into this bout by going 1-5-1 in his previous 7-Bouts. He was a worn
out and battle-scarred war-horse.
After this bout, Bobby went 5-15-2 in his last 22-Bouts before retiring in August 1941.
You keep outdoing yourself with your total lack of historic perspective and most likely believe boxing started in 1984 which also proves another theory by Einstein. "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has limitations"
Now put that white pointed hat on and go sit in the corner. You can double task with it by going out later and burning a few crosses in someones yard.
You've been schooled on your own Thread.
Which one of Henry's opponents was a Tough Son of a Bitch.
Remember, you said all '5' were SOB's.
Only Jimmy Garrison was a quality opponent.
The Third God of War: Henry Armstrong
By Springs Toledo
“Batten down the hatches…!”
~ Chambers Journal, 1883. Oh look there is a ~
"Henry Armstrong’s grandmother was a slave in Mississippi. She was owned by his Irish grandfather whose eyes twinkled at the sight of her. Their son grew up and married a woman who was half-Cherokee. Her name was “America.” The couple had fifteen children. The eleventh, Henry, inherited his father’s short stature and his mother’s strength and work ethic.
The family moved to St. Louis when he was still a small child. At sixteen years old, he put on his father’s cap and overalls and walked down to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad and got a job –driving spikes with a sledgehammer like John Henry. One day a fateful gust of wind carried a discarded newspaper to his feet: “KID CHOCOLATE EARNS $75,000 FOR HALF HOUR’S WORK,” the headline declared. He quit the job, ran home, and told his grandmother that he was fixing to be a champion of the world. She looked him up and down and said “you ain’t no Jack Johnson!”
And she was right. The kid with the baggy overalls and a hammer in his hand would become something else, something greater than Jack Johnson.
Henry Armstrong would become a force of nature in the boxing ring. Like those boll weevils that came up and under his family’s crops back on the plantation, he’d come up and under his opponent’s guard and do to ribs what those critters did to crops. Like the Tombigbee River that overran its banks and killed their cattle, he’d flood his opponent. Press row would watch his relentless attack and compared it to a hurricane…
It began as a tempest in a teapot in 1931, when the underfed teenager lost three out of his first four professional fights. Over the next five years he fought seven draws and suffered eight more setbacks, but stronger frames were getting knocked over. Quite suddenly his elements converged with swirling momentum, and the forecast turned severe for anyone in his path. Between January 1937 and October 1940, Armstrong posted 59 wins, 1 heavily disputed loss, 1 heavily disputed draw, and 51 knockouts. In only three years and ten months, Armstrong fought 61 times. That’s exactly how many fights Muhammad Ali had over the length of his career; and they weren’t scale versions of “bums of the month” either –his blows had multiple contenders and seven Hall of Famers spinning sideways in the ring.
Armstrong reached peak intensity the same year that one of the most powerful natural events in recorded history slammed into the east coast of the United States.
The Great Hurricane of 1938 made landfall on September 21st and cut a swath through Long Island, New York, and New England. Only a junior forecaster saw it coming, but his frantic relay was slapped down by his superiors at the U.S. Weather Bureau who wrongly expected the storm system to continue on a seaward path. So there was no notice, no preparation. It hit Long Island at a record speed and changed the landscape of the south coast forever. Over the next three days, the Blue Hills Conservatory in Massachusetts measured peak gusts at 186 mph and 50 foot waves crashed into the Gloucester shoreline. By the time it was over and the statistics were computed, seven hundred people had died, 63,000 were left homeless, and 2 billion trees were uprooted.
“Hurricane Henry” cut another kind of swath –through three weight divisions. His three managers, the famous Al Jolson, film noir actor George Raft, and Eddie Mead, came up with an idea to pilot him toward three crowns. In an era where boxing recognized only eight kings, toppling three of them would be an unparalleled feat …if he could do it.
This is what it would take, they told Henry, to compete with the rampaging Joe Louis in a depressed market. “It sounds pretty good to me,” he replied.
THE WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE, 29 October 1937
Petey Sarron had been a professional for a dozen years and looked it, wrote Paul Mickelson, “his eyes are cut, his ears are hard and flat, and he’s broken his left hand three times, his right once.” He also happened to be the National Boxing Association featherweight champion, and in his prime at twenty-nine.
Madison Square Garden’s 1937-1938 boxing season opened with Sarron matched up against the twenty-four-year-old Armstrong for recognition as the world featherweight champion. Sarron trained at Pioneer’s gym in Manhattan while Armstrong trained at Stillman’s gym, which may partly explain the 2½ to 1 odds favoring the challenger –that or the fact that he was on a fifteen fight knockout streak. “This talk don’t scare me,” Sarron said, “I’m used to it. I found out in America, Africa, and Europe that nobody can beat me at 126 pounds.” Sarron was confident that Armstrong would fade. He reminded all and sundry that while he himself had gone fifteen rounds fifteen times, the challenger never had. “Armstrong isn’t fighting a punk this time,” he said.
The veteran may have been expected to let youthful joie de vivre sap itself and then take over, but he defied that idea and waded boldly in to meet Armstrong on his own terms. He even managed to outland him with left hooks in the first round. He won the next few as well by inviting Armstrong to open up and then countering him. Armstrong made the mistake of trying too hard against a man who knew too much –he got stars in his eyes, went for a spectacular knockout, and got stars in his eyes. His wound-up shots breezed by the moving target although when they did happen to connect, they hurt. Before long, Sarron’s ribs began rattling like wind chimes under the blustering body attack, and by the fifth round his shutters were blown open. Armstrong mercilessly lashed him in a corner until the bell rang.
A heavy right landed downstairs to begin the sixth and Sarron faced another surge. “Recovering somewhat,” The New York Times reported, “Sarron jumped at Armstrong and traded willingly with him.” His pride only preceded his fall. Armstrong shot a left to the body and then launched an overhand right that crashed on the champion’s jaw. Sarron “slumped to his knees and elbows” as if looking for a storm cellar under the ring, and was counted out.
Petey Sarron fought a total of 151 times. The record indicates that he was stopped only once. Armstrong called the signature shot that did it “the blackout.”
Cont...
"THE WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, 31 May 1938
Armstrong’s managers intended to take the three world championship belts in an orderly fashion, but Al Weill, manager of the lightweight champion Lou Ambers, asked for a rain check. Welterweight king Barney Ross wasn’t about to give up a payday because of stormy weather.
With a record of 72-3-3, Ross was an established master-boxer who, like Sarron, was never stopped. Born in New York City’s lower East Side, he stood second only to Benny Leonard among the celebrated Jewish champions who reigned from the 1910s through the 1930s and virtually disappeared after that. Barney Ross (nee Barnet David Rasofsky) was the last of the great ones.
As a welterweight, he had not lost since the “Irish Lullaby” Jimmy McLarnin defeated him in 1934 –and Ross beat him before that bout and again after it. By the time he signed to face Armstrong, ennui had settled in because of the lack of challenges. He’d sneak tokes of a Chesterfield in the rubdown room and swig straight vodka at night after training. Not this time. Ross’s best fighting weight was 142 lbs and that was precisely what the scale said at the weigh-in. It was also the contractual limit for this match.
Armstrong was having problems with the scale; simply put, he was no welterweight. In a sport where boxers ritualistically dried out, weighed in on the day of the fight, and then gorged at supper, Henry hurried to the scale with a belly full of water and beer, weighed in at only 133 lbs, and made off for the nearest toilet.
The vast Jewish contingent in New York bet heavily on Ross, who entered the ring as a 7 to 5 favorite. The fistic fraternity was polled and Ross was favored by Jew and Gentile alike, 50-36, to outbox the smaller man.
Every radio in the lower East Side was blaring as Barney Ross glided out of his corner at the opening bell. Working behind a varying jab and boxing at angles, Ross’s eyes were wide open in the early rounds as he strained to measure the bobbing and weaving whirlwind. Armstrong’s body attack was withering –he turned his fist around, crashed it into the champion’s ribs, and mixed it with left hooks and overhand rights. Ross’s strategy was to step inside the eye of the storm –inside the looping shots, and shift Armstrong off balance. The strategy was masterfully executed and Ross can be seen on film pivoting and turning Armstrong, but two problems soon became painfully clear. First, Ross assumed that his superior size would matter. It didn’t. The second was a question of pace. Henry could keep a hellish pace indefinitely. Barney could not. By round seven, the featherweight champion was overpowering the welterweight champion. Ross was still throwing that right uppercut-left hook combination, but he was wavering like a weather vane in November.
It has become a convention among boxing historians to accede that the twenty-eight year old Ross got old in that bout, that he could no longer move as lively as he once did. That claim ignores what the film confirms –Armstrong’s physical strength and pressure wore Ross out, just like it did Sarron. By the end of the tenth round, Barney Ross was in big trouble.
Only his heart and Armstrong’s favor allowed him to finish on his feet. Late in the fight, arguments abounded in both corners. Ross’s chief second had the towel in hand and was ready to throw it in when Ross warned “–don’t do it. I’m not quitting.” The referee came over and Barney had to make a promise to alleviate the official’s conscience. “Let me finish like a champion,” he said, “and I promise I’ll never fight again.” In the other corner Armstrong wanted to knock him out. “I don’t want to crucify him,” he said, “I don’t want to hurt him no more.”
Armstrong would later claim that his seconds had gotten a signal to carry Barney for the last four rounds, and that the two champions had a conversation during a clinch that went something like this:
Armstrong: “How you feel, Barney?”
Ross: “I’m dead.”
Armstrong: “Jab and run, and I’ll make it look good.”
As the last bell clanged, Barney embraced Henry. “You’re the greatest,” he said. Close to it… Armstrong emerged from a battle against one of the finest boxers of the Golden Era with nothing more than a bruised knuckle.
THE WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE, 17 August 1938
New York’s own Lou Ambers was as tough as old boots. Known as the “Herkimer Hurricane,” he was a trainer’s dream, sighed Whitey Bimstein, because the closest thing he had to a vice was going to the movies. Ambers was also a supremely skilled in-fighter whose pride still swelled his chest decades later, “Oh Jesus,” he said in retirement, “I loved to fight.”
Ringside seats for the Ambers-Armstrong title fight at Madison Square Garden cost $16.50, same-day admission was $1.15, and soon eighteen thousand were fidgeting in the seats. A collision of two hurricanes was imminent. Would Armstrong emerge with three simultaneous crowns? The odds said 3 to 1 that he would.
Al Jolson plunked down a grand that said Ambers wouldn’t even see fifteen rounds. But Ambers was ready. “I’ll cut up Henry Armstrong so badly,” he predicted, “the referee will have to stop the fight.” Reporters chewed on their pencils at this. “Don’t worry about me,” he snapped, “wait until we’ve gone 15 rounds and then ask Armstrong how he liked it.”
The two champions were standing toe-to-toe and slugging it out for a full minute by round two as the crowd screamed and hats flew. Ambers clinched effectively inside and landed sneak shots, but it was Armstrong who caught him pulling back in the fifth round with a long right. Ambers tumbled down. The referee counted to three when the bell rang and his corner men rushed out to revive him. In the next round, Armstrong threw combinations that didn’t end. Down went Ambers again.
He took an eight count but nodded to his chief second, who by now had the spit bucket over his head.
Then Ambers found an answer; as Armstrong bent forward and barreled in, he stood his ground and shot uppercuts one after another. Armstrong hurled punches low and the referee penalized him four rounds while Ambers knocked his mouthpiece out twice and severely split his lip. It was a war. In the fourteenth, Armstrong landed a right and Ambers reeled across the ring like a drunk chasing his hat, but he wouldn’t go down again.
Armstrong said it as the “bloodiest fight I ever had in my life.” The canvas, according to Henry McLemore in press row, “resembled a gigantic butcher’s apron” and the fight was almost stopped. “I’m not going to bleed no more,” he promised the referee, and then spat out his mouthpiece and got back to work. He ended up swallowing about a pint of his own blood along with the iodine and collodion used to congeal the cut in his mouth. Delirium set in sometime in round fifteen.
In Lou Amber’s dressing room, McLemore suspected that the fighter’s screws were punched loose. Lou sat naked, covered with welts, his eye an egg, croaking the old favorite “I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad” –and talking ragtime. Swaying to and fro, he was still ducking overhands that weren’t coming anymore. “Whoop-a-doopy!” he said as McLemore made tracks for the other dressing room. Armstrong couldn’t even remember the fifteenth round. His handlers would tell him later how they had to peel him off of Ambers. A strange calm swept over him as he sat nursing a swollen left eye, five cuts over both eyes, and a mangled lip that would take fifteen stitches. Flashbulbs exploded in his face.
Hurricane Henry had reached his peak –the fistic equivalent of a category five. After storming three divisions and dethroning three champions in less than a year, the man was spent …and the boxing landscape would never be the same.
On 52nd Street the next morning, yellow cabs honk their discontent and clusters of pedestrians bustle to work outside Madison Square Garden. A gust carries a newspaper through space and time, sailing, swirling until it lands at the feet of a tall and rangy teenager in Central Park. “TRIPLE CHAMPION!” he reads, and his eyes flash with ambition. He finishes stretching and starts running down the winding bicycle path, against the wind."
He never needed catchweights and fought in an 8 division era. Zinggggggggggggggggggggg
Facts
On August 23, 1939
New York Fight Promoter - Mike Jacobs stated that he will have Henry Armstrong
and Lou Ambers back in the ring on November 1st.
Manager - Al Weill {for Lou Ambers} stated that Lou was getting married, and his
fighter wanted the early part of the month of November off.
The bout was then set for Friday, December 1st.
Ed Meade decided to take Henry on an October 'barn-storming tour' against a string of
mediocre opponents to stay sharp.
After defeating Bobby Pacho on October 30th in Denver, Colorado - Ed took Henry
down to Hot Springs, Arkansas to cool down.
But, it rained for 2-Weeks and Henry developed a 'severe cold'.
Henry did arrive in New York on November 16th, and planned a 2-Week Training Session
to get ready for Lou Ambers.
On the line > was Henry's 'Welterweight Championship'. Lou Ambers Lightweight Belt
was not at risk.
On Monday - November 27th, Henry's cold got worse, and was so severe that he was forced to bed.
The NYSAC had '3' Physician's check out Henry. They were split on Henry's condition.
Ed Meade asked for a postponement until January 24, 1940.
Al Weill and Lou Ambers said that they would allow the bout to be re-scheduled to
December 15th, and no later.
Al Weill >
"If Henry is not in the Ring on December 15th, then Lou will not fight him until
February 1940."
"The truth is, that Ed Meade knows his fighter can't win."
December 11, 1939
Henry Armstrong 'snuck' out of New York and his scheduled bout with Lou Ambers
for Friday - December 1st at Madison Square Garden.
Henry claimed 'he had a bad cold', and could not go through with his Welterweight
Championship Bout.
A Bad Cold ...... ????
Instead, Manager Ed Meade set up a Championship Bout in Cleveland, and on
December 11th.
The opponent, old foe Jimmy Garrison.
Jimmy had gone 10 'spirited' Rounds with Henry back on October 24th in Los Angeles,
and though losing, Jimmy gave Henry a 'good go' for 5 Rounds before fading down
the stretch.
Since that loss, Jimmy has only had 1-Bout, which was a 'suspect win' {TKO 5} over
Henry Woods at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on November 21st.
So are you saying now that Armstrong was a clown and had a thick skull Bill?
Shame On You...........
Henry Armstrong was a wonderful human being. A Class Act.
The upcoming bout in Cleveland, Ohio set for December 11th was
billed as;
"The Toyshop Fund"
A portion of the Gate Receipts {$10,000} was dedicated for needy Children
in Cleveland, for Christmas Toys.
This was a 'rematch' of their October 24th bout which was held in Los Angeles
only 7-Weeks earlier.
This was Henry Armstrong's 27th Birthday.
Monday ~ December 11, 1939
Municipal Arena ~ Cleveland, Ohio
Fight Promoter ; Carl Neiderman
Attendance........ 10,988
Gate Receipts.... $28,579 {$10,000 for 'The Toyshop Fund'}
Henry Armstrong
Age............ 27 {Birthday}
Height........ 5' 5 1/2"
Reach......... 67"
Weight........ 138 3/4 lbs.
Record........ 102-12-7 {60 KO's}
Rank........... Welterweight Champion
Jimmy Garrison
Age............ 25 years, 8 months
Height........ 5' 6"
Reach........ 68"
Weight....... 141 lbs.
Record ...... 29-11-4 {7 KO's}
Rank.......... #16 Welterweight
'The Fight'
Hammerin' Hank came out with a vengeance, and tore into Jimmy Garrison
at the Opening Bell. It was all Henry has he swarmed all over Jimmy with
2-Punch combinations.
Jimmy was able to hold his own in Round 2, and landed a couple of decent
right-hands early to stall Henry's attack. Henry was forcing the action, but Jimmy
got the better of the exchanges by landing some good punches.
In Round 3, Henry returned to his way, and slammed Jimmy with left-hooks
and overhand rights, and took complete command by the mid-way point in the session.
In Round 4, Henry cut Jimmy's left-eye with a booming right-hand as he
continued with his aggressive charge.
In Round 5, Jimmy fought back hard, but he was no match for Henry's strength
and constant punching.
in Round 6, Henry kept up the pressure, and had Jimmy bleeding above both
eyes by thru mid-way point in the session. Jimmy was showing weak-legs late,
as he was taking a lathering.
In Round 7, Henry kept on the pressure, and caught Jimmy with a right-hook
high on the jaw, and sent him staggering at the {0:50 Mark}.
Henry bulled in, and raked Jimmy with a flurry of punches, before landing
a solid 'left-right' to the chin which dropped him.
Jimmy struggled up at the '9-Count'.
Henry moved in, and landed another 'left-right' to the head. Jimmy's legs
buckled and he was near defenseless. Henry added in a flurry.
At that moment, Jimmy's corner 'threw-in-the-towel' at the 1:19 Mark
forcing Referee - Benny Leonard to stop the one-sided bout.
Shame on you for your irrational hate for Ali.