Quick Facts
- NAME: Henry Jackson Jr.
- OCCUPATION: Boxer
- BIRTH DATE: December 12, 1912
- DEATH DATE: October 22, 1988
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Columbus, Mississippi
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- AKA: Melody Jackson
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Henry Armstrong was an American boxer who was the only professional boxer to hold world championship titles in three weight divisions simultaneously.
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True to his name, Henry Armstrong was an American boxer, the only professional fighter to hold world championship titles in three weight divisions simultaneously. Born in Mississippi in 1912, Armstrong began boxing under the name Melody Jackson. By his retirement in 1945, he had fought 26 world title fights. Overall, he won 97 bouts by knockout. He later took up preaching as a Baptist minister.
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