1939: Armstrongs Oct Run

[Bill Paxtom]

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.