On This Day: Henry Armstrong wins welterweight championship from Barney Ross
On this day, May 31, 85 years ago, Henry Armstrong lifted the welterweight crown from Barney Ross at the Madison...
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Fighter, gangster, soldier, hero. A multiple division champion, an unstoppable fighting machine, and the battling pride of his country and...
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He was the most feared and avoided Filipino fighter before Manny Pacquiao – and the winningest ever, even today. And...
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Joe Louis, arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time, and Henry Armstrong, one of the finest pound-for-pound, had some excellent...
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Fans ask why Bernard Hopkins and Gerald McClellan never fought, who are the greatest Jewish boxers and other questions in the Monday mailbag.
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