Henry Armstrong and Barney Ross

Original caption: 5/30/1938-New York, NY- Henry Armstrong (L) aids vanquished champion Barney Ross to his corner after handing him a fifteen round lacing to cop his welterweight championship before 40,000 fans at Madsion Square Garden. Armstrong, featherweight champ was fighting way out of his weight class. he will try to annex the lightweight crown to his title collection when he meets Lou Armstrong soon. Image donated by : © Bettmann/CORBIS