Have Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong ever fought each other?

Yes. Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong have met 2 times and Henry Armstrong leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Burns or Armstrong?

Charley Burns is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10. Henry Armstrong has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Armstrong?

Charley Burns has 0 knockout wins and Henry Armstrong has 100. Henry Armstrong has more.

Do Burns and Armstrong have any common opponents?

Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong share 4 common opponents: Sugar Ray Robinson, Tippy Larkin and Lou Ambers (and 1 other). Henry Armstrong fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Armstrong?

This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Charley Burns and 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Charley Burns vs Henry Armstrong — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Charley Burns

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Henry Armstrong

Charley Burns (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) and Henry Armstrong (151-22-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Burns

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Armstrong

151

Wins100 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws183 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Armstrong leads 2–0

Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong have met 2 times; Armstrong leads 2–0.
Met	1937Sep 9	1938Feb 28	Series
Charley BurnsFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Henry ArmstrongFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	KOR4Armstrong vs Burns	KOR2Armstrong vs Burns	2Meetings

The Numbers

Burns 0 · Armstrong 7 of 7 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingArmstrong

Record^†: 1-8151-22-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 11.1%
85.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 100: 0
100 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —66.23%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
66% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6: 0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 13.5: 1.5
13.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 183: 9
183

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Charley Burns: No height on file; Henry Armstrong: 5′5″
Reachnot held: Charley Burns: No reach on file; Henry Armstrong: 67″
Agenot held: Charley Burns: No date of birth; Henry Armstrong: Died aged 75
Stance: Charley Burns: Not recorded; Henry Armstrong: Orthodox

Charley Burns left, Henry Armstrong right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Charley Burns1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Henry Armstrong151 wins · from 183 tracked bouts

100 by KO/TKO 66%51 on the cards 34%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Charley Burns 9, Henry Armstrong 183 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Armstrong better on 3 · even on 14 shared · Henry Armstrong better on 3 · even on 1

BurnsCharley Burns

Opponent

ArmstrongHenry Armstrong

Charley Burns
Loss, KO 1
1941Apr 1941
RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonUnited States 174–19–6EvenEven — 0–1 both
Henry Armstrong
Loss, UD
1943Aug 1943
Charley Burns
Loss, PTS
1938Dec 1938
LarkinTippy LarkinUnited States 134–15–1 · LightweightArmstrong betterHenry Armstrong better — 1–0 to 0–1
Henry Armstrong
Win, KO 2
1943Mar 1943
Charley Burns
Loss, MD
1937Nov 1937
AmbersLou AmbersUnited States 89–8–7Armstrong betterHenry Armstrong better — 1–1 to 0–1
Henry Armstrong
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1939Aug 1939
Win, SD
1938Aug 1938
Charley Burns
Loss, PTS
1935Dec 1935
BassBenny BassUnited States 190–41–10 · FeatherweightArmstrong betterHenry Armstrong better — 1–0 to 0–1
Henry Armstrong
Win, KO 4
1937Jul 1937

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Charley Burns last boxed on Apr 24, 1941 — 31,224 days ago. Burns had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Armstrong Feb 1938Larkin Dec 1938Montgomery Feb 1939Montgomery Jun 1939Robinson Apr 19411.5 tracked bouts per year

Henry Armstrong had won one in a row before losing a decision to Chester Slider. Armstrong last boxed on Feb 14, 1945.WWDWL

Spoldi Sep 1944Belloise Nov 1944Slider Jan 1945Rojo Feb 1945Slider Feb 194513.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong ever fought each other?: Yes. Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong have met 2 times and Henry Armstrong leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Burns or Armstrong?: Charley Burns is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10. Henry Armstrong has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Armstrong?: Charley Burns has 0 knockout wins and Henry Armstrong has 100. Henry Armstrong has more.
Do Burns and Armstrong have any common opponents?: Charley Burns and Henry Armstrong share 4 common opponents: Sugar Ray Robinson, Tippy Larkin and Lou Ambers (and 1 other). Henry Armstrong fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Armstrong?: This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Charley Burns and 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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