Have Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison ever fought each other?

Yes. Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison have met 4 times and Henry Armstrong leads the series 4-0.

Who has the better record, Armstrong or Garrison?

Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10 and Jimmy Garrison is 4-8-1 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Armstrong or Garrison?

Henry Armstrong has 100 knockout wins and Jimmy Garrison has 1. Henry Armstrong has more.

Do Armstrong and Garrison have any common opponents?

Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison share 4 common opponents: Baby Arizmendi, Pedro Montañez and Lou Ambers (and 1 other). Henry Armstrong fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong and 13 bouts tracked for Jimmy Garrison. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Henry Armstrong vs Jimmy Garrison — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Henry Armstrong

Jimmy Garrison

Henry Armstrong (151-22-10) and Jimmy Garrison (4-8-1 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Armstrong

151

Wins100 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws183 tracked bouts

Garrison

Tracked record

4–8–1

counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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 4–0

Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison have met 4 times; Armstrong leads 4–0.
Met	1939Oct 24	1939Dec 11	1943Aug 6	1944Feb 23	Series
Henry ArmstrongFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–0W–L
Jimmy GarrisonFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–4W–L
Result	PTSArmstrong vs Garrison	KOR7Armstrong vs Garrison	PTSArmstrong vs Garrison	TKOR5Armstrong vs Garrison	4Meetings

The Numbers

Armstrong 7 · Garrison 0 of 7 measurable rows

ArmstrongEdge = longer wingGarrison

Record^†: 151-22-10 (edge)4-8-1
Win %0–100%: 85.2% (edge)
34.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 100: 100 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 66.23%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 66% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 6: 6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 13.5: 13.5 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 183: 183
13

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Henry Armstrong151 wins · from 183 tracked bouts

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

Jimmy Garrison4 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Henry Armstrong 183, Jimmy Garrison 13 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Armstrong better on 2 · Garrison better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Henry Armstrong better on 2 · Jimmy Garrison better on 1 · even on 1

ArmstrongHenry Armstrong

Opponent

GarrisonJimmy Garrison

Henry Armstrong
3–2 against
Win, PTS
1939Jan 1939
Win, UD
1938Mar 1938
Win, PTS
1936Aug 1936
Loss, UD
1935Jan 1935
Loss, PTS
1934Nov 1934
ArizmendiBaby ArizmendiMexico 93–27–17 · Bantamweight, Featherweight, WelterweightGarrison betterJimmy Garrison better — 3–0 to 3–2
Jimmy Garrison
3–0 against
Win, TKO 6
1942May 1942
Win, UD
1942Apr 1942
Win, UD
1942Feb 1942
Henry Armstrong
Win, TKO 9
1940Jan 1940
MontañezPedro MontañezUnited States 91–8–4Armstrong betterHenry Armstrong better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jimmy Garrison
Loss, PTS
1938Sep 1938
Henry Armstrong
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1939Aug 1939
Win, SD
1938Aug 1938
AmbersLou AmbersUnited States 89–8–7Armstrong betterHenry Armstrong better — 1–1 to 0–1
Jimmy Garrison
Loss, PTS
1938May 1938
Henry Armstrong
Win, TKO 4
1937May 1937
KlickFrankie KlickUnited States 86–26–13 · Super Featherweight, LightweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jimmy Garrison
Win, PTS
1936Sep 1936

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

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

Jimmy Garrison last boxed on Feb 23, 1944 — 30,192 days ago. Garrison had lost two straight.WWDLL

Arizmendi Apr 1942Arizmendi May 1942Chase Apr 1943Armstrong Aug 1943Armstrong Feb 19441.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison ever fought each other?: Yes. Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison have met 4 times and Henry Armstrong leads the series 4-0.
Who has the better record, Armstrong or Garrison?: Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10 and Jimmy Garrison is 4-8-1 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Armstrong or Garrison?: Henry Armstrong has 100 knockout wins and Jimmy Garrison has 1. Henry Armstrong has more.
Do Armstrong and Garrison have any common opponents?: Henry Armstrong and Jimmy Garrison share 4 common opponents: Baby Arizmendi, Pedro Montañez and Lou Ambers (and 1 other). Henry Armstrong fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Garrison?: This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong and 13 bouts tracked for Jimmy Garrison. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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