David Lee Armstrong

David Lee Armstrong
Data
Birth Name	David Lee Armstrong
Weight class	lightweight
nationality	United States
birthday	June 9, 1955
place of birth	Tacoma
style	Left-hand boom
size	175 cm
Combat Statistics
Struggles	27
Victories	24
Knockout victories	14th
Defeats	3

David Lee Armstrong (born June 9, 1955 in Tacoma , Washington , USA ) is a retired American boxer .

Career

David Lee Armstrong is known only as Davey Armstrong in the boxing world. He began his boxer career as a teenager in 1966 at the Tacoma Boys Club , to which he remained loyal throughout his entire amateur career . The 1.75 m tall athlete boxed in the left display (= normal display).

In 1972 he first drew attention to himself as a 17-year-old when he took part in the "National Golden Gloves" in Minneapolis and was only defeated in the flyweight division in the quarterfinals against Melvin Johnson. At the subsequent AAU Championships (US championship) he started in the light flyweight division and won the USA championship title with a victory over Claudio Rivera. Then he won the US Olympic Trials in Ft. Worth in the light flyweight over Chris Flores, Claudio Rivera and Gary Griffin and thus secured the ticket to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich . In the Olympic boxing tournament he won the light flyweight over Arif Dorgu from Turkey on points (4: 1), but lost in the round of 16 against Enrique Rodríguez , a Cuban naturalized in Spain , on points (0: 5) and came in 9th place .

In 1973 Davey Armstrong finished 2nd at the AAU Championships in bantamweight after losing points in the final to Mike Hess. In 1974 he won two international matches against Graham Moughton from England a . Kim Tai-ho from South Korea on points. Otherwise he did not appear in 1973 and 1974.

In 1975 he was then AAU featherweight champion with an impressive points victory over the strong Ronnie Shields and in the US elimination for the Pan American Games he even managed a featherweight victory over the reigning world champion Howard Davis . He was also in excellent form at the Pan American Games in Mexico City and secured the title with four wins. In the final, he beat the Cuban Genoveo Griman on points.

In 1976 Davey Armstrong dominated the American featherweight boxing scene. He first won the "National Golden Gloves" with a demolition win in the 2nd round in the final over David Toomer and then he won both the AAU Championships and the Olympic Trials over Leonel Valencia on points. At the 1976 Olympic Games, he defeated two strong European boxers, Anatoli Volkov from the USSR (5-0) and Tibor Badari from Hungary (5-0). In the quarterfinals he met the favorite Angel Herrera from Cuba . In this perfectly even battle, two judges decided with 59:58 points for Armstrong and two judges with 59:58 points for Herrera. The fifth judge gave a 59:59 with an auxiliary point in favor of Herrera, who was the point winner with 3: 2 judge votes. Only 5th place remained for Davey Armstrong. He was so disappointed with this performance that he gave up his boxing gloves after these Olympics. By then he had fought 150 fights, of which he had lost 19.

1978 Davey Armstrong made a successful comeback, because he won the "National Golden Gloves" in the lightweight final over Melvin Paul, but was defeated by this at the AAU Championships on points. Melvin Paul was then nominated for participation in the 1978 World Cup.

In 1979 he won again in the final battle of the AAU Championships. He beat Robert Hines on points. In 1979 he also started fighting against both German states. In Crystal Bay he won the lightweight over Richard Nowakowski , GDR , on points and in Concord he lost to Rene Weller from Germany on points. At the US elimination tournament for the Pan American Games, he won the final battle over Johnny Bumphus on points and represented the United States at these games in San Juan ( Puerto Rico ). In San Juan he was defeated in the quarter-finals against Adolfo Horta from Cuba on points (0: 5) and came in 5th place. In 1979 he also started at the World Cup in New York . He successfully took revenge on Rene Weller for the defeat in the international match with a point win, but lost in the final of this World Cup to Viktor Demjanenko from the USSR on points.

In 1980 Davey Armstrong started again against Angel Herrera in an international match against Cuba , but this time he was clearly defeated on points.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class
1972	1.	Western Hemisphere Invitational Tournament in Elyria, Ohio	To fly	with a knockout win in the 1st round in the final over Ian Clyde, Canada
1972	9.	OS in Munich	Half flying	with a point win over Arif Dorgu, Turkey (4: 1) u. a point defeat against Enrique Rodriguez, Spain (0: 5)
1975	1.	North American Championships in Miami	feather	with a point win in the final over Jose Lizano, Costa Rica
1975	1.	Pan American Games in Mexico City	feather	with a victory in the final over Genoveo Griman , Cuba
1976	5.	OS in Montreal	feather	with point wins over Anatoli Volkov , USSR (5: 0) and Tibor Badari , Hungary (5: 0) u. a point defeat in the quarterfinals against Angel Herrera , Cuba (2: 3)
1979	5.	Pan American Games in San Juan ( Puerto Rico )	Light	after a defeat in the quarterfinals against Adolfo Horta , Cuba (0: 5)
1979	2.	World Cup in New York	Light	after a point victory over Rene Weller , BRD u. a point defeat against Viktor Demjanenko , USSR (0: 5)

National successes

year	space	competition	Weight class
1972	5.	National Golden Gloves	To fly	after losing points in the quarterfinals to Melvin Johnson
1972	1.	AAU championships	Half flying	after winning points in the final over Claudio Rivera
1972	1.	Olympic elimination (trials)	Half flying	with victories over Chris Flores, Claudio Rivera u. Gary Griffin
1973	2.	AAU championships	Bantam	after losing points in the final against Mike Hess
1975	1.	AAU championships	feather	with a point win in the final over Ronnie Shields
1975	1.	Pan Amerik. Games elimination	feather	with a points win in the final over Howard Davis
1976	1.	National Golden Gloves	feather	with a demolition win in the 2nd round in the final over David Toomer
1976	1.	AAU championships	feather	with a point win in the final over Leonel Valencia
1976	1.	Olympic trials	feather	with a point win in the final over Leonel Valencia
1978	1.	National Golden Gloves	Light	with a points win in the final over Melvin Paul
1978	2.	AAU championships	Light	after losing points in the final against Melvin Paul
1979	1.	AAU championships	Light	with a point win in the final over Robert Hines
1979	1.	Pan Amerik. Games trials	Light	with a points win in the final over Johnny Bumphus

International battles

year	place	encounter	Weight class	Result
1974	Stateline (Nevada)	USA versus British Commonwealth	feather	Points winner over Graham Moughton, England
1974	Reno	North America versus Asia	feather	Points winner over Kim Tai-ho, South Korea
1976	Moscow	USSR versus USA	feather	Aborted defeat in the 2nd round against Anatoly Volkov
1976	Tashkent	USSR versus USA	feather	Points winner over Renat Chadirutdinow
1976	Samarkand	USSR versus USA	feather	Points winner over Alisher Riskiev
1978	Stateline (Nevada)	USA versus Romania	Light	Point defeat against Ilie Dragomir
1978	Havana	Cuba versus USA	Light	Points winner over Jose Aguilar
1979	Crystal Bay	USA against GDR	Light	Points winner over Richard Nowakowski
1979	Concord (California)	USA versus FRG	Light	Point defeat against Rene Weller
1980	Charlotte, North Carolina	USA versus Cuba	Light	Point defeat against Angel Herrera

Note: AAU Championships = USA championship, light flyweight, up to 48 kg, flyweight, up to 52 kg, bantam weight, up to 54 kg, featherweight, up to 57 kg and the like. Lightweight, up to 60 kg body weight

Professional career

Davey Armstrong made his debut as a professional boxer on March 28, 1980 in Tacoma. He won it over Gil Hernandez from Puerto Rico on points. In the course of his career he then played a total of 27 fights, of which he won 24. But he did not succeed in boxing his way up the world rankings with victories over well-known opponents in order to get big title fights (world championships). The only title he won in his professional career was that of the North American lightweight champion, which he won on June 9, 1983 in Toronto with a points win after 12 rounds over the Canadian Nick Furlano. In his next fight he lost on July 22, 1983 in San Jose (California) against Steve Romero, USA, on points and then resigned.

Davey Armstrong now resides in Puyallup (Washington ) with his family (2009) and works for the Seattle City Council .

Championship fights as a professional

date	place	title	Weight class	Result
March 28, 1980	Toronto (Ontario)	NABF title	lightweight	Points winner after 12 laps over Nick Furlano, Canada

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