Twelve thousand fight fans sat dumfounded. Kinky-haired Henry Armstrong, world's welterweight champion, was down in the centre of the ring. Echoing from the rafters of Manhattan's Madison Square Garden wailed the voice of Announcer Harry Balogh: "Winnah and New Champeen — Fritzie Ziv-ic."
Two years ago Henry Armstrong held the world's featherweight, lightweight and welterweight titles—a record unmatched by any other fighter, white or black. He renounced his featherweight crown, lost his lightweight crown to Lou Ambers. But he had kept his welterweight title against all comers—19 of them.
Last week Champion Armstrong...