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...YORK--Welterweight champion Henry Armstrong blasted his way to greater fistic glory tonight by successfully defending his title against a much heavier challenger, Ceforino Garcia, Philippine boxer, in a fifteen-round fight at Madisou Square Garden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Over the Wire | 11/26/1938 | See Source »

...YORK--The welterweight title fight between champion Henry Armstrong and Coferino Garcia, scheduled for tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, was postponed tonight until Nov. 25, because of a back injury suffered today by Armstrong...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Over the Wire | 11/2/1938 | See Source »

...Welterweight Championship (Wed. 10 p. m. NBC-Blue) fight with Light- weight-Welterweight Champion Henry Armstrong defending one of his titles against Ceferino Garcia at Madison Square Garden, Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Programs Previewed: Oct. 31, 1938 | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

...pugilistic freak is Henry Armstrong. A bantamweight from the waist down and a welterweight from the waist up, he has arms as fast as Glenn Cunningham's legs -and just as tireless. He can throw 1,200 punches in a 15-round fight (as he did against Barney Ross last May) and appear no more fatigued than if he had spent an evening at a Harlem shindig. He has fought on an average of twice a month in the past year, has knocked out 35 of his last 38 opponents. Most fight fans agreed that the little Iron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Triple Champion | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

...yelling for a game fighter. After the 15th round, when Referee Billy Cavanagh held up Armstrong's arm in victory (a decision boisterously booed from the gallery), Henry Armstrong was so exhausted that he probably could not have pronounced his own title: World's Featherweight -Lightweight -Welterweight Champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Triple Champion | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

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