Henry Jackson Jr was born on December 12th 1912 in Columbus, Mississippi
Jackson accomplished what few fighters could do, he held championship belts in the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions.
Armstrong won the featherweight championship from Petey Sarron in 1937, the welterweight title from Barney Ross in 1938, and the lightweight title from Lou Ambers in 1938. Henry was given other nicknames such as "Hammerin Hank", "Perpetual Motion","Human Buzzsaw" and "Hurricane Henry".
In his career (1931- 1945 ), Armstrong fought 181 bouts, won 151 matches, lost 21 fights, and scored 101 knockouts. After his retirement, he became an ordained minister and devoted himself to underprivileged youth.
Armstrong died on October 22, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, he is buried at Rosedale Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
Jackson received numerous accolades
He was named by Ring Magazine as Fighter of the Year in 1937.
The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1940
ESPN ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time
The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) ranked him as the second-best boxer of all-time and as the second-best featherweight, third best welterweight and fifth best lightweight of all time
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