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Henry Armstrong vs John Thomas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Henry Armstrong

John Thomas

Henry Armstrong (151-22-10) and John Thomas (5-4 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Armstrong

151

Wins100 KO · 66%

22

Losses

10

Draws183 tracked bouts

Thomas

Tracked record

5–4

counted from 9 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

Series level 1–1

Henry Armstrong and John Thomas have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Henry Armstrong and John Thomas have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1944Apr 251944Jul 4Series
Henry ArmstrongFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
John ThomasFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultSDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Armstrong 6 · Thomas 1 of 7 measurable rows
ArmstrongThomas
Record†
151-22-10 (edge)5-4
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
55.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 100
100 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
66.23%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
66% (edge)
20%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 13.5
13.5 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 183
183
9

† 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″
John Thomas: No height on file
Reachnot held
Henry Armstrong: 67″
John Thomas: No reach on file
Agenot held
Henry Armstrong: Died aged 75
John Thomas: No date of birth
Stance
Henry Armstrong: Orthodox
John Thomas: Not recorded

Henry Armstrong left, John Thomas 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

Henry Armstrong: 151 tracked wins — 100 by KO/TKO (66%) and 51 on the cards (34%). Counted from 183 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

John Thomas5 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

John Thomas: 5 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (20%) and 4 on the cards (80%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 20%4 on the cards 80%

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

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Armstrong better on 1 · Thomas better on 1

Armstrong

Opponent

Thomas

  • Henry Armstrong

    2–2 against

    Win, PTS

    1944

    Loss, UD

    1944

    Win, UD

    1943

    Loss, MD

    1943

    JoyceThomas better

    John Thomas

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1944

    Loss, MD

    1943

  • Henry Armstrong

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 8

    1942

    Win, TKO 6

    1940

    JenkinsArmstrong better

    John Thomas

    Win, TKO 5

    1942

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

John Thomas last boxed on Jan 28, 1951 — 27,658 days ago. Thomas had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Armstrong Apr 1944Armstrong Jul 1944Maxim Mar 1946Maxim Sep 1947Moore Jan 19511 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Henry Armstrong and John Thomas ever fought each other?
Yes. Henry Armstrong and John Thomas have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LJul 4, 1944 · Thomas · UD

WApr 25, 1944 · Armstrong · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Armstrong or Thomas?
Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10 and John Thomas is 5-4 across the 9 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.
Records · win %

Armstrong151–22–1085.2%

Thomas5–455.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Thomas?
Henry Armstrong has 100 knockout wins and John Thomas has 1. Henry Armstrong has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Armstrong10066.2%

Thomas1

The Numbers ↓
Do Armstrong and Thomas have any common opponents?
Henry Armstrong and John Thomas share 2 common opponents: Willie Joyce and Lew Jenkins. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Willie Joyce2–21–1

Lew JenkinsWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Thomas?
This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong and 9 bouts tracked for John Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Armstrong183bouts

Thomas9bouts

How They Win ↓

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