Title: "Homicide Hank" Henry Armstrong Description: The January 24, 1940 boxing match between Welterweight Champion of the World, "Homicide Hank" Henry Armstrong (Henry Melody Jackson; 1912-1988) (Right) and Puerto Rican boxer, "Toro de Cayey" Pedro Montanez (1914-1996) (Left). Armstrong would defeat Montanez via technical knockout after nine rounds to retain his Welterweight Championship. Montanez retired from the ring with a record of (92-7-4), while Armstrong accumulated a record of (149-21-10); Category: Sports Keywords: Welterweight Boxing Champions of the World, Welterweight Championship of the World, Welterweights, Boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighters, prizefighting, pugilism, pugilists, ring, World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, African American athletes, African American boxers, Lightweight Boxing Champions of the World, Lightweight Championship of the World, Lightweights, Featherweights, Featherweight Boxing Champions of the World, Featherweight Championship of the World, boxing matches, Puerto Rican boxers, Puerto Rican athletes, boxers from Puerto Rico Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1500 x 2186 (3.28 MPixels) (1.46) Print Size: 12.7 x 18.5 cm; 5.0 x 7.3 inches File Size: 9.41 MB (9,865,412 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000301535 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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