Clarence Henry (boxer)

Clarence Henry
Clarence Henry
Statistics
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	American
Born	March 27, 1926; San Antonio, Texas
Died	February 28, 1999 (aged 72); Los Angeles, California
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	34
Wins by KO	19
Losses	6
Draws	1
Website	http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=12469&cat=boxer

Clarence Henry (27 March 1926 – 28 February 1999) was an American boxer who won the 1948 Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions and was a highly ranked heavyweight contender during the 1950s.

Career

Born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Los Angeles, Henry won the 1948 Los Angeles Times Golden Gloves heavyweight championship, going on to win the national Golden Gloves championship in Chicago that year. In April 1948, he defeated Belgian Fernand Bothy as part the Chicago Golden Gloves Team representing the United States.

Henry was small for a heavyweight but had an explosive punch.[1] Fighting out of Los Angeles, he won the Heavyweight Championship of California and the Heavyweight Championship of the Pacific Coast. On June 26, 1952, Henry fought Archie Moore six months before Moore won the light-heavyweight title from Joey Maxim. Weighing 184¾ lbs. to Moore's 176 lbs., he lost a unanimous decision in 10 rounds at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. At his peak, he was the third-ranked heavyweight contender.[2]

Arrest and retirement

In 1949, former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey became his manager, though gangster Frank "Blinky" Palermo eventually owned his contract. On June 4, 1954, Henry was arrested in New York City for attempting to bribe Oakland, California middleweight Bobby Jones to throw his June 11 match in Madison Square Garden with Joey Giardello of Philadelphia, a future world's middleweight champion. Henry allegedly offered $15,000 (equivalent to approximately $142,807 in today's funds[3]) to Jones to throw the fight, which Giardello subsequently won in a close decision. He retired from the ring that year.[4]

Legacy

Clarence Henry was elected to the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998, the year before his death.[5]

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References

"Clarence Henry". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
Rose, Murray (19 November 1954). "Martinez Offered $20,000 Bribe to Thrown Fiore Fight". Lewiston Daily Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
"Clarence Henry Retires from Ring at 28". Jet. 5 (24). Johnson Publishing Company. April 22, 1954. p. 52. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
Lubek, Jan (2013). LUBEK'S THREELOGY, THE SWEET SCIENCE 2:: Is Rocky, 'The Brockton Blockbuster' 50-0? -Classic Boxing! II The Super One - Was It a Murder or Suicide? III The History of Reproducing Piano Rolls. Trafford Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781490717746.

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[1] "Clarence Henry". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[2] Rose, Murray (19 November 1954). "Martinez Offered $20,000 Bribe to Thrown Fiore Fight". Lewiston Daily Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[inflation-US-3] Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[4] "Clarence Henry Retires from Ring at 28". Jet. 5 (24). Johnson Publishing Company. April 22, 1954. p. 52. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

[5] Lubek, Jan (2013). LUBEK'S THREELOGY, THE SWEET SCIENCE 2:: Is Rocky, 'The Brockton Blockbuster' 50-0? -Classic Boxing! II The Super One - Was It a Murder or Suicide? III The History of Reproducing Piano Rolls. Trafford Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781490717746.