1939: Armstrongs Oct Run

[Bill Paxtom]

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.