Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912, Columbus, Mississippi – October 22, 1988, Los Angeles, California) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. He is regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time by many boxing critics and fellow professionals.Henry Jr. was a boxer who not only was a member of the exclusive group of fighters that have won boxing championships in three or more different divisions (at a time when there were only 8 universally recognized World Titles), but also has the distinction of being the only boxer to hold three world championships at the same time, holding the featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight world titles for a brief period in 1938. Armstrong defended his welterweight title nineteen times. In 2007, The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Bert Sugar also ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time.
Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1980.
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Was ordained a Baptist minister in 1951.
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Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
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In 1938, Arsmtrong held 3 of boxing's 8 weight-class championships simultaneously.
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World welterweight boxing champion, 1938-1940.
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World lightweight boxing champion, 1938-1939.
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World featherweight boxing champion, 1937-1938.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946
Henry Armstrong
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Sparring Partner
Keep Punching
1939
Henry Jackson
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Keep Punching
1939
performer: "Lazy Moon"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
I've Got a Secret
1966
TV Series
Himself - Rev. X
The Brown Bomber
1939
Documentary short
Himself
Barney Ross of Chicago, in Defense of His World's Championship Welterweight Title Against Henry Armstrong of California, Featherweight Champion, Held at the Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York
1938
Documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bud Greenspan's Reflections
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Sweet Science
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
In This Corner... Boxing's Little Giants
1992
TV Movie
Himself
Black Shadows on the Silver Screen
1975
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Known for movies
Keep Punching (1939) as Henry Jackson
Barney Ross of Chicago, in Defense of His World's Championship Welterweight Title Against Henry Armstrong of California, Featherweight Champion, Held at the Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York (1938) as Himself
$19 Million
