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Henry Armstrong vs Rueben Shank — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Henry Armstrong

Rueben Shank

Henry Armstrong (151-22-10) and Rueben Shank (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Armstrong

151

Wins100 KO · 66%

22

Losses

10

Draws183 tracked bouts

Shank

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 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

Shank leads 1–0

Henry Armstrong and Rueben Shank have met 1 time; Shank leads 1–0.

Henry Armstrong and Rueben Shank have met 1 time; Shank leads 1–0.
Met1942Jul 3Series
Henry ArmstrongFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rueben ShankFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Armstrong 6 · Shank 1 of 7 measurable rows
ArmstrongShank
Record†
151-22-10 (edge)2-1
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
66.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 100
100 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
66.23%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
66% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 13.5
13.5 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 183
183
3

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

Henry Armstrong left, Rueben Shank 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%

Rueben Shank2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Rueben Shank: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Henry Armstrong 183, Rueben Shank 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Shank better on 1

Armstrong

Opponent

Shank

  • Henry Armstrong

    1–2 against

    Win, UD

    1942

    Loss, TKO 12

    1941

    Loss, UD

    1940

    ZivicShank better

    Rueben Shank

    1–1 against

    Win, SD

    1945

    Loss, PTS

    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

Rueben Shank last boxed on Jul 3, 1945 — 29,694 days ago. Shank had won two straight since losing a decision to Fritzie Zivic.LWW

Zivic Jun 1942Armstrong Jul 1942Zivic Jul 19451 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Henry Armstrong and Rueben Shank ever fought each other?
Yes. Henry Armstrong and Rueben Shank met once on July 3, 1942, and Rueben Shank won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 3, 1942 · Shank · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Armstrong or Shank?
Henry Armstrong is 151-22-10 and Rueben Shank is 2-1 across the 3 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%

Shank2–166.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Shank?
Henry Armstrong has 100 knockout wins and Rueben Shank has 0. Henry Armstrong has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Armstrong10066.2%

Shank0

The Numbers ↓
Do Armstrong and Shank have any common opponents?
Henry Armstrong and Rueben Shank share 1 common opponent: Fritzie Zivic. Rueben Shank fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Fritzie Zivic1–21–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Shank?
This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Henry Armstrong and 3 bouts tracked for Rueben Shank. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Armstrong183bouts

Shank3bouts

How They Win ↓

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