The Hammerin' Hank Henry Armstrong.

Herny Armstrong is arguably the greatest pressure in fighter to ever live, his performance in the ring won him 3 titles holding them all at the same time, in a time that Joe Louis was the face a boxing he was able to shine as a small man and become a respectful pound-4-pound all time great. Some might even say he is the best boxer to ever live and even though that's not my opinion I honestly can see why they say that. Gonna share some of his achievements and where I put him regarding pound-4-pound.


Fought from 1931 till 1945

Professional record: 151-21-9

Lineal Featherweight Champion-World Featherweight Title
Lineal Lightweight Champion- World Lightweight Title
Lineal Welterweight Champion- World Welterweight Title
Held all 3 titles at the same time
Record of 19 Welterweight Title Defenses
26 World Title fights won 22
29 Fights against Champions won 21
Fought 17 Champions beat 15
22 Fights against Hall of Famers
Fought 14 Hall of Famers beat 12
He was also ranked 2nd on ''The Ring'' 2002 list of The Best Fighters of The Last 80 Years only behind the legend Sugar Ray Robinson
It's also worth to mention he was ranked as the 2nd greatest fighter of all time by the well known boxing historian Bert Sugar


Just from his achievements, you can see what kind of legendary fighter he was being the first and only to ever hold 3 Divisional belts at the same time. In his 151 wins, he had 101 KO's and that just shows what kind of punching power this man had. He also had a diamond chin since he only lost by KO twice in his 21 losses. He was undefeated in a 2 and a half year run went 46-0 with an amazing 39 KO's, he also won his 3 titles in that time and made 7 Welterweight defenses. That amazing run ended after he lost to the man he won the Lightweight Title from in a rematch, the capable Lou Ambers.


One thing that makes me confused is when some people say his CV/resume is overrated and I cannot understand how you think this kind of CV is overrated, beating multiple Champions, Hall of Famers and top 10 contenders multiple times. Surprisingly Armstrong lost 3 out of his 5 fights and after that, he pretty much stacked wins in his resume.


Final thoughts: In my humble opinion, this man should be on every top 10 pound-4-pound list for his performance in the ring and the achievements listed above. He managed to shine in the boxing world in an era where Joe Louis was the world's most famous man. Truly an All time Great and a fantastic fighter that fortunately gets the respect he deserves.


1909-1988