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American professional boxer (1913–1998)

Archie Moore
Archie Moore in 1955
Statistics
Real name	Archibald Lee Wright
Nickname(s)	The (Old) Mongoose Ancient Archie
Weight(south)	Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight
Height	v ft eleven in (1.eighty g)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1913-12-13)Dec thirteen, 1913 or 1916 Benoit, Mississippi, U.South.
Died	December 9, 1998(1998-12-09) (anile 81) San Diego, California, U.S.
Opinion	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	220
Wins	186
Wins by KO	132
Losses	23
Draws	10
No contests	ane

Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; Dec thirteen, 1913 or 1916– Dec 9, 1998)^[1] was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning World Low-cal Heavyweight Champion of all time (Dec 1952 – May 1962). He had one of the longest professional person careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "The Mongoose", and then "The Onetime Mongoose" in the latter one-half of his career, Moore was a highly strategic and defensive boxer, with a stiff chin and unusual resilience. As of December 2020, BoxRec ranks Moore as the third greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all fourth dimension.^[two] He also ranks fourth on The Ring 's list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". Moore was as well a trainer for a short time later on retirement, training Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and James Tillis.

A native of Benoit, Mississippi, Moore was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew upwardly in poverty. Moore was denied a shot at the earth title for over x years, and spent many of those years fighting on the route with little to show for it. An important figure in the American Black community, he became involved in African American causes one time his days as a fighter were over. He also established himself as a successful graphic symbol actor in idiot box and film. Moore died in his adopted dwelling house of San Diego, California; he was 84 years old.

Early life [edit]

Born Archibald Lee Wright, the son of Thomas Wright, a subcontract laborer and out-of-stater, and Lorena Wright. He always insisted that he was born in 1916 in Collinsville, Illinois, but his mother told reporters that he was really born in 1913 in Benoit, Mississippi. His father abased the family when Archie was an infant. Unable to provide for him and his older sister, his mother gave them into the care of an uncle and aunt, Cleveland and Willie Pearl Moore, who lived in St. Louis. Archie afterwards explained why he was given their surname: "It was less questions to exist called Moore."

He attended segregated all-Black schools in St. Louis, including Lincoln High School, although he never graduated. His uncle and aunt provided him with a stable upbringing, but after his uncle died in a freak accident around 1928, Moore began running with a street gang. 1 of his first thefts was a pair of oil lamps from his home, which he sold so that he would have money to buy boxing gloves. He later on recalled of his stealing: "It was inevitable that I would be caught. I call back I knew this fifty-fifty before I started, just somehow the urge to have a few cents in my pocket fabricated me overlook this eventuality". After he was arrested for attempting to steal change from a motorman'southward box on a streetcar, he was sentenced to a iii-yr term at a reform school in Booneville, Missouri. He was released early from the school for adept behavior after serving twenty-ii months.

Around 1933 Moore joined the Noncombatant Conservation Corps, working for the forestry partition at a military camp in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Determined to become a boxer, he decided to brand his work at the military camp a form of training. He subsequently recalled that the other boys constantly kidded him almost 1 daily practise—continuing upright in the bed of a truck as it collection along primitive forest roads, waiting until the final possible moment earlier ducking or weaving away from tree branches.

Battle career [edit]

The helm of the camp permitted him to organize a battle team, which competed in Golden Gloves tournaments in southern Missouri and Illinois. Many of his fights occurred in a racially charged temper; he later described one of them, against a white boxer named Nib Richardson in Poplar Bluff:

I knocked him downward with a volley of head punches about 1 infinitesimal into round one. His brother ... was the referee. He was furious at me and told me to keep my punches upwardly. Since I had been hit Pecker in the caput I would accept missed him altogether if I threw my punches any college. Just the referee said I had fouled him. ... I got steamed at this and offered to fight [the referee], besides. I resolved non to hit Beak any place merely his head. ... In the 2nd circular I dropped him with a left hook that spun his caput like a top. ... I heard a homo at ringside say, "For two cents I'd shoot that nigger."

Outset retirement and comeback [edit]

Moore had four fights in 1941, during which he went 2–1–1, with the draw against Eddie Booker. By then, still, he had suffered through several stomach ulcers and the resulting operations, and had appear his retirement from boxing.

His retirement was brief. By 1942 he was back in the ring. He won his first vi bouts that twelvemonth, including a second-round knockout of Hogue in a rematch, and a x-round determination over Jack Chase. He met Booker in a rematch, and reached the aforementioned conclusion equally their showtime meeting had: another 10-round draw.

In 1943, Moore fought 7 bouts, winning five and losing two. He won so lost the California State Middleweight championship against Chase, both by 15-round decisions, and beat out Chase again in his last bout of that year, in a ten-round decision. He also lost a decision to Aaron Wade that year.

The Atlantic Coast [edit]

In 1944, he had nine bouts, going seven–2. His last bout that year marked his debut on the Atlantic Coast, and the level of his opposition began to amend. He beat out Jimmy Hayden by a knockout in v, lost to future Hall of Famer Charlie Burley by a decision, and to Booker by a knockout in eight.

He won his first 8 bouts of 1945, impressing Atlantic coast boxing experts and earning a fight with hereafter IBHOF enshrinee Jimmy Bivins, who defeated Moore by a knockout in six at Cleveland. He returned to the Eastern Seaboard to fight v more times before that year was over. He met, amid others, future IBHOF enshrinee Holman Williams during that span, losing a x-circular decision, and knocking him out in eleven in the rematch.

By 1946, Moore had moved to the light heavyweight division and he went 5–ii–1 that year, beating contender Curtis Sheppard, but losing to hereafter World Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer Ezzard Charles by a decision in ten, and drawing with old nemesis Hunt. By then, Moore began complaining publicly that, according to him, none of boxing'south world champions would risk their titles fighting him. 1947 was essentially a year of rematches for Moore. He went vii–1 that twelvemonth, his 1 loss being to Charles. He vanquish Hunt by a knockout in nine, Sheppard by a conclusion in 10 and Bivins by a knockout in nine. He also defeated Burt Lytell, past a determination in 10.

He fought a solid xiv fights in 1948, losing again to Charles past a knockout in 9, losing to Leonard Morrow by a knockout in the first, to Henry Hall by a decision in 10 and to Lloyd Gibson past a disqualification in 4. But he also beat Ted Lowry, past a decision in 10, and Hall in a rematch, also by determination.

In 1949, he had 13 bouts, going 12–1. He defeated the Alabama Kid twice; past knockout in iv and by knockout in three, Bob Satterfield by a knockout in 3, Bivins by a knockout in eight, hereafter World Light Heavyweight Champion and IBHOF inductee Harold Johnson by a decision, Bob Sikes by a knockout in three and Phil Muscato by a decision. He lost to Clinton Salary by a disqualification in six. Past Moore'due south standards, 1950 was a holiday year for him: he only had two fights, winning both, including a 10-round decision in a rematch with Lydell.

In 1951, Moore boxed 18 times, winning 16, losing one, and drawing ane. He went on an Argentinian bout, fighting seven times in that location, winning six and drawing one. In between those seven fights, he constitute time for a trip to Montevideo, Uruguay, where he defeated Vicente Quiroz by a knockout in half-dozen. He knocked out Bivins in ix and split 2 decisions with Johnson.

World Light Heavyweight Champion [edit]

Archie Moore vs. Joey Maxim in December 1952

1952 was i of the nearly important years in Moore's life. After beating Johnson, heavyweight contenders Jimmy Slade, Bob Dunlap, and Clarence Henry and light heavyweight Clinton Bacon (knocked out in 4 in a rematch), Moore was finally given an opportunity at age 36 to fight for the title of World Calorie-free Heavyweight Champion against future IBHOF honoree Joey Saying. Saying had simply defeated the great Sugar Ray Robinson by a technical knockout in 14 rounds, forcing Robinson to quit in his corner due to heat exhaustion. Against Proverb, Moore consistently landed powerful right hands, hurting him several times en route to a fifteen-round decision. After xvi long years, he had finally achieved his dream. The next yr, Moore won all nine of his bouts, including a ten-round, non-title win confronting then fringe heavyweight contender Nino Valdez of Cuba and a 15-circular decision over Maxim in a rematch to retain the chugalug. He made two more bouts in Argentina earlier the end of the year.

In 1954, he had merely 4 fights, retaining the title in a tertiary fight with Saying, who once again went the 15 round distance, and versus Johnson, whom he knocked out in fourteen. He also beat out highly ranked heavyweight Bob Baker. In 1955, Moore again beat Valdez, who past that time was the no. 1 heavyweight contender, and defended against Bobo Olson, the World Middleweight Champion and futurity Hall of Famer who was coming off a conclusion victory over Joey Proverb, by a knockout in three.

"The Mongoose" received two cracks at the heavyweight title of the globe. On September 21, 1955, Moore faced hereafter Hall of Famer Rocky Marciano at New York's Yankee Stadium. It was in this fight Archie came closest to wearing the belt. A Moore surprise right hand in the 2nd round sent Marciano downward for the 2nd and terminal time in his career, setting the stage for a legendary boxing, but besides creating controversy as far as shared memory. In subsequent years Moore made much of Referee Harry Kessler's handling of the pivotal moment. A one-half-decade on, in Archie'south autobiography, The Archie Moore Story (1960), he describes in particular the referee, though Rocky arose at "two", continuing a superfluous mandatory eight-count: "...Kessler went on, three, four. The mandatory count does not apply in championship bouts (1955)...My seconds were screaming for me to cease him and I moved to do and so, but Kessler...carefully wiped off Rocky's gloves, giving him another few seconds...he gave him a sort of stiff jerk, which may take helped Rocky clear his head." Moore admits to being angry plenty at what he saw equally interference, he went recklessly, "blind and stupid with rage", going for the knockout, toe-to-toe.^[three] This resentment toward referee Kessler appears only to accept grown more entrenched. By the fourth dimension of a recorded interview with Peter Heller, in Oct, 1970, Archie had this to say: "(Kessler) had no business refereeing that match because he was as well excitable. He didn't know what to practise...He grabbed Marciano'due south gloves and began to wipe Marciano'south gloves and look over his shoulder...I'll never forget information technology. It cost me the heavyweight title."^[4]

This grudge, however, was not mutual. In his own autobiography, Harry Kessler indeed recounts Marciano-Moore with a peachy excitement, oftentimes employing exclamation marks in his punctuation, going so far as a straight comparison to the donnybrook between Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo. Nevertheless, the third human is evenhanded in his praise, taking time over virtually of a affiliate on the bout, to laud Moore. His praise for Moore include the following quotes: "Archie had exuded a stalwart confidence from his preparation camp..." "Archie Moore had more punches in his arsenal than Robin Hood and all his Merry Men had arrows in their quivers..." "Archie Moore was probably as sure a fighter as ever set foot in the ring..." "No one ever questioned Archie Moore'southward courage...". Equally for the knockdown, described here too in detail, Kessler offers a perspective directly contradicting Moore's, saying "I didn't carp to wipe Marciano's gloves on my shirt before I waved them back to combat; that early in the drama, in that location was no resin on the canvas." As opposed to whatever blind rage, Kessler states that "Archie hesitated a couple of seconds before he came in." With humor and without malice, Kessler fifty-fifty recounts the 38-yr-old Moore poo-pooing whatever talk of retirement at the postfight printing conference, then sitting in on bass fiddle at a hotspot in Greenwich Hamlet until 5 A.Yard.!^[5]

Exam of the original, uncut closed circuit broadcast from 1955, shows no excesses in referee involvement. Marciano arises at "two", simply the vox of Al Berl, assigned the counting for knockdowns, continues to "iv". In harmony with Archie'southward further 1960 description, Marciano has moved to the ropes and rests an elbow. Moore is already moving toward him. Kessler flashes onscreen rapidly, and then away once again, equally though he had meant to separate the fighters. He is perpendicular to Marciano's chest, and his right hand waves speedily near Rocky's left glove. Kessler reverses out as fast every bit he has come into frame, with no wiping of Marciano's gloves, and the activity resumes. Marciano recovered, and went on to knock Moore downwardly five times, finally knocking him out in the ninth to retain the chugalug. It was Marciano'south sixth and last title defense force, earlier retiring in 1956.

Archie Moore and Onyx Roach in 1956

In 1956, Moore fought mostly as a heavyweight but did retain his Light Heavyweight title with a ten-circular knockout over Yolande Pompey in London. He won 11 bouts in a row earlier challenging again for the Globe Heavyweight Championship. The title was left vacant by Marciano, just Moore lost to Floyd Patterson by a knockout in five (Patterson, still another hereafter Hall of Famer, himself made history that night, condign, at the age of 21, the youngest World Heavyweight Champion withal, a tape he would hold until 1986).

Moore won all six of his bouts during 1957. Among those wins was an piece of cake 10-round determination over heavyweight contender Hans Kalbfell in Frg, a knockout in seven rounds over highly ranked Tony Anthony to retain the light heavyweight title, a one-sided x-round determination over light heavyweight contender Eddie Cotton wool in a non-title bout and a 4th-circular knockout of future top ten heavyweight contender Roger Rischer.

In 1958, Moore had 10 fights, going 9–0–1 during that span. His fight with Yvon Durelle in particular was of note: defending his earth low-cal heavyweight title in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he was felled iii times in round one, and once once more in round five, just so dropped Durelle in round x and won past a knockout in the 11th. 1959, his terminal full year as uncontested champion, was another rare low-profile year; in his ii fights, he crush Sterling Davis by a knockout in three, and then Durelle again, likewise by a knockout in three, to once again retain his World Light Heavyweight title.

In 1960, Moore was stripped of his Earth Light Heavyweight title past the National Battle Association (NBA)^{[ why? ]}, but connected to be recognized by almost major boxing government including the New York State Athletic Committee and The Ring Mag. Moore won 3 of his four bouts in 1960, 1 by decision against Buddy Turman in Dallas, his solitary loss coming in a ten-round decision versus Giulio Rinaldi in Rome. In 1961, he defeated Turman again by determination in Manila, Philippines before defending his Lineal Earth Light Heavyweight Title for what would be the last fourth dimension, beating Rinaldi by a fifteen-round decision to retain the belt. In his final fight that year, he again ventured into the heavyweights, and met Pete Rademacher, a man who had made history before in his career by becoming the beginning man ever to claiming for a earth title in his first professional person bout (when he lost to Patterson past a knockout in six). Moore beat out Rademacher by a knockout in nine.

In 1962, the remaining boxing commissions that had continued to back Moore as the Earth Light Heavyweight Champion withdrew their recognition^{[ why? ]}. He campaigned exclusively equally a heavyweight from then on, and beat Alejandro Lavorante past a knockout in x and Howard Rex by a knockout in 1 circular in Tijuana. He then drew against future World Light Heavyweight Champion Willie Pastrano in a 10-round heavyweight contest. On the posters advertizement that fight, Moore was billed as the "World Light Heavyweight Champion." The bout took place in California, which had not notwithstanding withdrawn recognition from Moore at the fourth dimension the Moore-Pastrano fight was signed. Past the time the bout took identify, the California commission, like New York, Massachusetts, the EBU and Ring Magazine, had recognized Harold Johnson, who had beaten Doug Jones 16 days earlier, as the new Light Heavyweight Champion. Johnson had reigned every bit the NBA (WBA) Champion since February seven, 1961.

So, in his last fight of note, Moore faced a young heavyweight out of Louisville named Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). Moore had been Clay'south trainer for a time, but Clay became dissatisfied and left Moore because of Moore's attempts to change his style and his insistence that Clay practice dishes and aid clean gym floors. In the days earlier the fight, Clay had rhymed that "Archie Moore...Must fall in four." Moore replied that he had perfected a new punch for the lucifer: The Lip-Buttoner. Nonetheless, as Dirt predicted, Moore was beaten by a knockout in four rounds. Moore is the only man to have faced both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. After one more fight in 1963, a third-round knockout win over Mike DiBiase in Phoenix, Moore announced his retirement from battle, for good.

Concluding retirement [edit]

Despite retiring, Moore couldn't escape the limelight, and received numerous awards and dedications. In 1965, he was given the key to the city of San Diego, California. In 1970, he was named "Man of The Twelvemonth" past Heed Magazine, and received the primal to the urban center of Sandpoint, Idaho. He was elected in 1985 to the St. Louis metropolis Boxing Hall of Fame and he received the Rocky Marciano Memorial Award in the city of New York in 1988. In 1990, he became a fellow member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, being one of the original members of that institution.^{[ citation needed ]}

At i point the oldest boxer to win the World's Lite Heavyweight Championship, he is believed to have been the only boxer who boxed professionally in the eras of Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. He is i of merely a handful of boxers whose careers spanned four decades, retiring with a concluding tape of 185 wins, 23 losses, 11 draws and 1 no competition, with 131 official knockouts.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notwithstanding, at least 3 of Moore's 131 knockouts came in less-than-competitive matches against pro wrestlers: "Professor" Roy Shire in 1956, Sterling Davis in 1959 and Mike DiBiase in 1963 (Moore's 131st and final knockout).^[6] All 3 matches are officially listed as third-round TKO stoppages. The second-highest amount of knockouts in boxing history is 128, which belongs to Sam Langford .^[7]

During the 1960s he founded an organization called Any Boy Tin, which taught boxing to underprivileged youth in the San Diego area. In 1974 he helped railroad train heavyweight boxer George Foreman for his famous "Rumble in the Jungle" title tour in Zaire against Muhammad Ali. In 1976 he served as an assistant coach for the Nigerian Olympic battle team. Actively involved in efforts to teach children almost the dangers of drug abuse, he worked during the 1980s as a youth boxing instructor for the federal Section of Housing and Urban Development, assigned largely to ghettos in San Diego and Los Angeles. "I try to pass on the arts I know: self-command, self-reliance, self-defense," he told a reporter. In the early 1990s he again worked equally a trainer for George Foreman.^[8]

Acting career [edit]

In 1960, Moore was chosen to play the role of the runaway slave Jim in Michael Curtiz's The Adventures of Blueberry Finn, based on Marker Twain'due south book of the same title, reverse Eddie Hodges every bit Huck. Moore garnered positive reviews for his sympathetic portrayal of Jim, which some viewers still consider the all-time interpretation of this much-filmed role.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Moore did not cull to pursue a full-time career as an role player, just he did appear in films such as The Carpetbaggers (1964), The Hanged Man (1964) and The Fortune Cookie (1966), and on boob tube in episodes of Family unit Thing, Perry Stonemason, Railroad vehicle Train, The Reporter, Batman (episode 35) and the lather opera Ane Life to Live. He also appeared in the critically acclaimed TV movie My Sweet Charlie. His subsequently film appearances included the criminal offense film The Outfit (1973), as a chef in Breakheart Laissez passer (1975) with Charles Bronson, and a cameo part every bit himself in the 1982 film Penitentiary II, along with Leon Isaac Kennedy and Mr. T.

Humanitarian [edit]

Battle took Moore all over the world equally a fighter, a civil rights activist, and a leader in the fight to influence the minds of the nation's youth. He arrived in Argentina in June 1951 for a rematch with the champion Abel Cestac. Moore's victory made headlines and caught the attention of the Argentinian President Juan Perón and his wife Eva for his selfless deed helping children, ownership them shoes, vesture, and edifice their confidence. Moore was invited to stay in Argentina and accept an appointment as the Government minister of Welfare of Children. He declined the offering to continue his road to winning championship fights.

In 1957, Moore founded Any Boy Tin, a non-profit organization based in San Diego, California. ABC, as it was known, provides services to all who seek help regardless of age, race, creed, religion or national origin. Moore stated that the mission of ABC is to assistance the youth to "step off in life with their best foot forward." The students were taught skilful sportsmanship, respect, and confidence. They were instructed to look a person in the centre and give them a firm handshake. They addressed him as Instructor Moore.

Word traveled fast about Moore's ABC program. He was invited to Jamaica and sponsored past the Jamaican Boxing Board of Control to train boys for the Olympics. He trained 600 boys using his ABC methods.

In 1968, the ABC Foundation received the Liberty Foundation'due south Patriotism Award, a special citation for providing a challenge for youth to become contributing members of their communities and upholding the ideals and ideas that were present at the founding of our nifty nation. This recognition is ane of many.

Based on his work with the youth, in 1981, Moore became the Presidential Appointee of Ronald Reagan to work under Samuel R. Pierce, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Under the national heading, Project Build, Moore taught boxing to underprivileged youth in and around the housing projects in California.

Moore practical the philosophy and mechanics of his ABC program and until his death, he believed that "Any Torso Can."

Personal life [edit]

Archie Moore and Joan Hardy in 1956

Archie Moore had iii daughters, Reena, J'Marie and Elizabeth Moore-Stump, and iv sons, Archie Jr., Hardy, Anthony and D'Angelo.^[nine] The union of Archie Moore and Elizabeth Thorton produced Archie Jr. and Elizabeth. In 1956, he married Joan Hardy and had five children: Reena, J'Marie, Hardy, Anthony and D'Angelo. They were married until his decease in 1998.

Moore joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church later in life.^[10]

In 1997, J'Marie Moore became the commencement daughter of a famous boxer to herself get a professional person boxer.^[11]

Expiry [edit]

Archie Moore died of centre failure in 1998. He was cremated and is interred in a niche at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, in San Diego.^[12]

Filmography [edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	The Adventures of Blueberry Finn	Jim
1964	The Carpetbaggers	Jedediah
1964	The Hanged Homo	Xavier	TV movie
1966	The Fortune Cookie	Mr. Jackson
1970	My Sweet Charlie		Tv pic
1973	The Outfit	Packard
1975	Breakheart Pass	Carlos
1993	The Adventures of Huck Finn	cameo office

Accolades [edit]

• In 1965, Moore was too inducted by the San Diego Hall of Champions into the Breitbard Hall of Fame.^[13]
• In 1980, he was inducted into the Earth Boxing Hall of Fame.
• In 1990, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.^[fourteen]
• In 2002, Archie Moore was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.^[15]
• In 2006, Moore was inducted into the California Battle Hall of Fame.
• The Band ranked Moore #iv on its "Best Punchers of all time" list in 2003 and #14 on its list of the "80 Best Fighters of the Concluding eighty Years."
• Moore was ranked as the #1 light heavyweight of all-time past the International Battle Enquiry Organization in 2005.^[16]
• Moore was voted as the #one calorie-free heavyweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999.^[17]
• Moore is rated the number sixth pound for pound fighter of all time by Boxrec.^[eighteen]

Professional boxing record [edit]

Professional tape summary

220 fights	186 wins	23 losses
By knockout	132	7
By decision	54	14
Past disqualification	0	2
Draws	10
No contests	1

No.	Event	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Appointment	Age	Location	Notes
220	Win	186–23–10 (1)	Mike DiBiase	TKO	3 (ten)	Mar 15, 1963	49 years, 92 days	Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.Due south.
219	Loss	185–23–10 (1)	Muhammad Ali	TKO	4 (12)	Nov 15, 1962	48 years, 337 days	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.South.
218	Draw	185–22–10 (1)	Willie Pastrano	Dr.	x	May 28, 1962	48 years, 166 days	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
217	Win	185–22–9 (ane)	Howard King	KO	1 (10)	May 7, 1962	48 years, 145 days	Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, United mexican states
216	Win	184–22–9 (1)	Alejandro Lavorante	TKO	10 (ten)	Mar 30, 1962	48 years, 107 days	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lavorante was carried out on a stretcher
215	Win	183–22–9 (i)	Pete Rademacher	TKO	half dozen (10)	Oct 23, 1961	47 years, 314 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Southward.
214	Win	182–22–9 (1)	Giulio Rinaldi	UD	15	Jun 10, 1961	47 years, 179 days	Madison Square Garden, New York Urban center, New York, U.S.	Retained NYSAC and The Ring low-cal heavyweight titles
213	Win	181–22–nine (1)	Buddy Turman	UD	10	Mar 25, 1961	47 years, 102 days	Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon Metropolis, Metro Manila, Philippines
212	Win	180–22–nine (1)	Buddy Turman	UD	ten	Nov 28, 1960	46 years, 351 days	Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
211	Loss	179–22–ix (ane)	Giulio Rinaldi	PTS	x	Oct 29, 1960	46 years, 321 days	Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
210	Win	179–21–9 (1)	George Abinet	RTD	3 (10)	Sep thirteen, 1960	46 years, 275 days	Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
209	Win	178–21–9 (1)	Willi Besmanoff	TKO	ten (fifteen)	May 25, 1960	46 years, 164 days	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.Due south.	Promoted as for "American Heavyweight Title"
208	Win	177–21–9 (i)	Yvon Durelle	KO	3 (xv)	Aug 12, 1959	45 years, 242 days	Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
207	Win	176–21–9 (1)	Sterling Davis	TKO	3 (10)	Mar 9, 1959	45 years, 86 days	Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, U.S.
206	Win	175–21–ix (1)	Yvon Durelle	KO	11 (15)	Dec ten, 1958	44 years, 362 days	Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
205	Draw	174–21–9 (1)	Howard King	PTS	10	Aug 4, 1958	44 years, 234 days	Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
204	Win	174–21–8 (i)	Howard King	UD	ten	Jun 9, 1958	44 years, 178 days	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
203	Win	173–21–8 (1)	Charley Norkus	UD	10	May 26, 1958	44 years, 164 days	Borough Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.South.
202	Win	172–21–8 (1)	Howard King	UD	10	May 17, 1958	44 years, 155 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
201	Win	171–21–8 (one)	Willi Besmanoff	SD	10	May 2, 1958	44 years, 140 days	Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, U.South.
200	Win	170–21–viii (ane)	Bob Albright	TKO	7 (10)	Mar x, 1958	44 years, 87 days	Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
199	Win	169–21–8 (1)	Bert Whitehurst	TKO	10 (ten)	Mar 4, 1958	44 years, 81 days	Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California, U.S.
198	Win	168–21–8 (1)	Julio Neves	KO	3 (10)	February one, 1958	44 years, fifty days	Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
197	Win	167–21–8 (i)	Luis Ignacio	PTS	10	January 18, 1958	44 years, 36 days	Ginásio Estadual practice Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
196	Win	166–21–8 (1)	Roger Rischer	KO	four (10)	Nov 29, 1957	43 years, 351 days	Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.South.
195	Win	165–21–8 (one)	Eddie Cotton wool	UD	10	Nov 5, 1957	43 years, 327 days	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.South.
194	Win	164–21–8 (1)	Ralph Hooker	TKO	five (10)	October 31, 1957	43 years, 322 days	Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
193	Win	163–21–8 (i)	Tony Anthony	KO	7 (15)	Sep 20, 1957	43 years, 281 days	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.South.	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Band light heavyweight titles
192	Win	162–21–eight (1)	Alain Cherville	TKO	6 (ten)	Jun ii, 1957	43 years, 171 days	Killesberghalle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
191	Win	161–21–8 (one)	Hans Kalbfell	UD	10	May 1, 1957	43 years, 139 days	Dubois-Loonshit, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
190	Loss	160–21–eight (one)	Floyd Patterson	KO	5 (15)	Nov 30, 1956	42 years, 353 days	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.South.	For vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
189	Win	160–20–8 (1)	Roy Shire	TKO	3 (ten)	Sep 8, 1956	42 years, 270 days	Ogden Stadium, Ogden, Utah, U.S.
188	Win	159–xx–8 (1)	James J. Parker	TKO	nine (15)	Jul 25, 1956	42 years, 225 days	Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
187	Win	158–20–8 (i)	Yolande Pompey	TKO	10 (15)	Jun five, 1956	42 years, 175 days	Harringay Loonshit, Harringay, London, England	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
186	Win	157–20–8 (ane)	Gene Thompson	KO	3 (10)	Apr 30, 1956	42 years, 139 days	Sports Middle, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
185	Win	156–xx–8 (1)	Sonny Andrews	KO	four (10)	Apr 26, 1956	42 years, 135 days	Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
184	Win	155–20–eight (i)	George Parmentier	TKO	3 (10)	Apr 16, 1956	42 years, 125 days	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
183	Win	154–xx–viii (1)	Willie Edible bean	TKO	5 (10)	April 10, 1956	42 years, 119 days	Auditorium, Richmond, California, U.South.
182	Win	153–20–viii (1)	Howard King	UD	10	Mar 27, 1956	42 years, 105 days	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S.
181	Win	152–20–eight (i)	Frankie Daniels	UD	10	Mar 17, 1956	42 years, 95 days	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.Southward.
180	Win	151–20–8 (i)	Bob Dunlap	KO	1 (x)	Feb 27, 1956	42 years, 76 days	Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.
179	Win	150–20–8 (1)	Howard King	UD	x	Feb 20, 1956	42 years, 69 days	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, U.South.
178	Loss	149–20–8 (1)	Rocky Marciano	KO	ix (15)	Sep 21, 1955	41 years, 282 days	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Urban center, New York, U.Due south.	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
177	Win	149–19–viii (i)	Bobo Olson	KO	iii (fifteen)	Jun 22, 1955	41 years, 191 days	Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.South.	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring calorie-free heavyweight titles
176	Win	148–19–eight (1)	Niño Valdés	PTS	fifteen	May 2, 1955	41 years, 140 days	Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant world heavyweight title recognized only by Nevada
175	Win	147–19–8 (1)	Harold Johnson	TKO	xiv (15)	Aug 11, 1954	40 years, 241 days	Madison Foursquare Garden, New York Metropolis, New York, U.S.	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
174	Win	146–19–eight (1)	Bert Whitehurst	TKO	6 (10)	Jun 7, 1954	twoscore years, 176 days	St. Nicholas Loonshit, New York Metropolis, New York, U.Southward.
173	Win	145–xix–8 (i)	Bob Baker	TKO	9 (10)	Mar 9, 1954	40 years, 86 days	Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.South.
172	Win	144–19–eight (one)	Joey Maxim	UD	15	Jan 27, 1954	40 years, 45 days	Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, U.S.	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
171	Win	143–nineteen–8 (ane)	Dogomar Martinez	PTS	x	Sep 12, 1953	39 years, 273 days	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
170	Win	142–nineteen–viii (ane)	Rinaldo Ansaloni	TKO	iv (10)	Aug 22, 1953	39 years, 252 days	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
169	Win	141–nineteen–viii (1)	Joey Maxim	UD	15	Jun 24, 1953	39 years, 193 days	Ogden, Utah, U.Due south.	Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lite heavyweight titles
168	Win	140–19–viii (1)	Frank Buford	TKO	ix (10)	Mar 30, 1953	39 years, 107 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
167	Win	139–19–eight (1)	Al Spaulding	KO	3 (10)	Mar 17, 1953	39 years, 94 days	Arsenal, Spokane, Washington, U.S.
166	Win	138–19–8 (1)	Niño Valdés	UD	10	Mar 11, 1953	39 years, 88 days	Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.Due south.
165	Win	137–19–8 (one)	Sonny Andrews	TKO	5 (10)	Mar 3, 1953	39 years, 80 days	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.South.
164	Win	136–19–8 (1)	Leonard Dugan	TKO	8 (10)	Feb 16, 1953	39 years, 65 days	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, U.Southward.
163	Win	135–19–eight (ane)	Toxie Hall	KO	four (10)	Jan 27, 1953	39 years, 45 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
162	Win	134–nineteen–8 (1)	Joey Maxim	UD	15	December 17, 1952	39 years, iv days	Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.Southward.	Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
161	Win	133–19–8 (i)	Clinton Bacon	TKO	4 (10)	Jul 25, 1952	38 years, 225 days	Bears Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
160	Win	132–nineteen–eight (ane)	Clarence Henry	UD	ten	Jun 26, 1952	38 years, 196 days	Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, U.South.
159	Win	131–19–eight (ane)	Bob Dunlap	KO	half dozen (10)	May 19, 1952	38 years, 158 days	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California], U.S.
158	Win	130–19–8 (ane)	Jimmy Slade	UD	x	February 27, 1952	38 years, 76 days	Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
157	Win	129–nineteen–8 (1)	Harold Johnson	UD	10	Jan 29, 1952	38 years, 47 days	Sports Loonshit, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
156	Loss	128–nineteen–8 (1)	Harold Johnson	UD	10	Dec x, 1951	37 years, 362 days	Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.Southward.
155	Win	128–18–eight (1)	Chubby Wright	TKO	7 (10)	Oct 29, 1951	37 years, 320 days	Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
154	Win	127–18–8 (1)	Harold Johnson	UD	10	Sep 25, 1951	37 years, 286 days	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.Due south.
153	Win	126–18–eight (one)	Embrel Davidson	KO	one (x)	Sep 5, 1951	37 years, 266 days	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
152	Win	125–18–eight (1)	Alfredo Lagay	KO	three (10)	Aug 17, 1951	37 years, 247 days	Palacio de los Deportes, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
151	Win	124–xviii–viii (i)	Rafael Miranda	TKO	iv (10)	Aug 5, 1951	37 years, 235 days	Palacio de los Deportes, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
150	Win	123–18–8 (1)	Americo Capitanelli	KO	iii (10)	Jul 28, 1951	37 years, 227 days	San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucuman, Argentina
149	Win	122–eighteen–8 (1)	Victor Carabajal	KO	3 (12)	Jul 26, 1951	37 years, 225 days	Córdoba, Argentina
148	Win	121–18–8 (ane)	Vicente Quiroz	RTD	6 (ten)	Jul 14, 1951	37 years, 213 days	Cine Boston, Montevideo, Uruguay
147	Win	120–18–8 (ane)	Alberto Santiago Lovell	KO	i (12)	Jul 7, 1951	37 years, 206 days	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
146	Describe	119–18–8 (1)	Karel Sys	PTS	12	Jun 23, 1951	37 years, 192 days	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
145	Win	119–18–7 (ane)	Abel Cestac	RTD	nine (12)	Jun nine, 1951	37 years, 178 days	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
144	Win	118–18–vii (ane)	Art Henri	TKO	iv (10)	May fourteen, 1951	37 years, 152 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Due south.
143	Win	117–eighteen–seven (1)	Herman Harris	TKO	4 (10)	Apr 26, 1951	37 years, 134 days	I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, Michigan, U.S
142	Win	116–xviii–7 (1)	Abel Cestac	UD	10	Mar 13, 1951	37 years, 90 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.Due south.
141	Win	115–xviii–7 (1)	Jimmy Bivins	TKO	9 (x)	February 21, 1951	37 years, seventy days	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.South.
140	Win	114–18–7 (1)	John Thomas	KO	1 (x)	January 28, 1951	37 years, 46 days	Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama
139	Win	113–18–7 (1)	Billy Smith	TKO	viii (10)	Jan 2, 1951	37 years, 20 days	Auditoriu, Portland, Oregon, U.South.
138	Win	112–18–seven (1)	Vernon Williams	KO	ii (10)	Jul 31, 1950	36 years, 230 days	Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
137	Win	111–18–7 (1)	Bert Lytell	UD	x	Jan 31, 1950	36 years, 49 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.Due south.
136	Win	110–18–7 (1)	Leonard Morrow	KO	ten (15)	December 13, 1949	36 years, 0 days	Sports Loonshit, Toledo, Ohio, U.Due south.
135	Win	109–18–seven (1)	Charley Williams	KO	8 (ten)	Dec half dozen, 1949	35 years, 358 days	Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
134	Win	108–eighteen–7 (1)	Phil Muscato	KO	6 (10)	Oct 24, 1949	35 years, 315 days	Sports Loonshit, Toledo, Ohio, U.South.
133	Win	107–18–7 (one)	Bob Amos	UD	10	October 4, 1949	35 years, 295 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.South.
132	Win	106–18–7 (one)	Esco Greenwood	TKO	2 (10)	Jul 29, 1949	35 years, 228 days	Meadowbrook Loonshit, N Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
131	Win	105–18–7 (1)	Bob Sikes	TKO	iii (10)	Jun 27, 1949	35 years, 196 days	Outdoor Sports Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
130	Loss	104–18–vii (1)	Clinton Bacon	DQ	6 (10)	Jun thirteen, 1949	35 years, 182 days	Outdoor Sports Loonshit, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	Moore was disqualified for low blows
129	Win	104–17–7 (one)	Harold Johnson	UD	10	April 26, 1949	35 years, 134 days	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.Due south.
128	Win	103–17–7 (one)	Jimmy Bivins	KO	eight (ten)	Apr 11, 1949	35 years, 119 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.South.
127	Win	102–17–7 (1)	Dusty Wilkerson	TKO	six (ten)	Mar 23, 1949	35 years, 100 days	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
126	Win	101–17–7 (i)	Alabama Kid	KO	iii (x)	Mar 4, 1949	35 years, 81 days	Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
125	Win	100–17–seven (one)	Bob Satterfield	KO	3 (10)	Jan 31, 1949	35 years, 49 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
124	Win	99–17–7 (1)	Alabama Child	KO	4 (10)	January 10, 1949	35 years, 28 days	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
123	Win	98–17–7 (1)	Charley Williams	KO	seven (10)	Dec 27, 1948	35 years, 14 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
122	Win	97–17–7 (1)	Bob Amos	UD	10	December six, 1948	34 years, 359 days	Turner's Arena, Washington, D.C., U.Due south.
121	Win	96–17–seven (ane)	Henry Hall	UD	x	Nov 15, 1948	34 years, 338 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
120	Loss	95–17–vii (ane)	Lloyd Gibson	DQ	iv (10)	Nov i, 1948	34 years, 324 days	Turner's Arena, Washington, D.C., U.Southward.	Moore was butterfingers for low blows
119	Loss	95–16–7 (1)	Henry Hall	PTS	10	October fifteen, 1948	34 years, 307 days	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.Due south.
118	Win	95–15–7 (ane)	Billy Smith	KO	4 (10)	Sep 20, 1948	34 years, 282 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
117	Win	94–15–7 (ane)	Ted Lowry	UD	ten	Aug 2, 1948	34 years, 233 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
116	Win	93–xv–7 (i)	Jimmy Bivins	MD	10	Jun 28, 1948	34 years, 198 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
115	Loss	92–15–seven (1)	Leonard Morrow	KO	1 (12)	Jun 2, 1948	34 years, 172 days	Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.	Lost USA California land light heavyweight title
114	Win	92–14–vii (1)	Billy Smith	UD	10	May 5, 1948	34 years, 144 days	Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
113	Win	91–14–7 (1)	Charley Williams	KO	seven (10)	Apr 19, 1948	34 years, 128 days	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.Due south.
112	Win	90–14–7 (i)	Dusty Wilkerson	TKO	7 (10)	Apr 12, 1948	34 years, 121 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
111	Loss	89–xiv–7 (1)	Ezzard Charles	KO	viii (xv)	Jan 13, 1948	34 years, 31 days	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
110	Win	89–13–vii (1)	George Fitch	TKO	half dozen (ten)	November 10, 1947	33 years, 332 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Southward.
109	Win	88–xiii–seven (1)	Jimmy Bivins	TKO	eight (10)	Sep 8, 1947	33 years, 269 days	5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Southward.
108	Win	87–13–7 (1)	Bobby Zander	PTS	12	Jul xxx, 1947	33 years, 229 days	Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.South.	Won vacant United states California state calorie-free heavyweight title
107	Win	86–13–7 (i)	Bert Lytell	UD	10	Jul 14, 1947	33 years, 213 days	Coliseum, Baltimore,Maryland, U.Southward.
106	Win	85–thirteen–7 (one)	Curtis Sheppard	UD	ten	Jun 16, 1947	33 years, 185 days	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
105	Loss	84–13–7 (one)	Ezzard Charles	MD	10	May five, 1947	33 years, 143 days	Music Hall Loonshit, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.South.
104	Win	84–12–7 (1)	Rusty Payne	PTS	10	Apr 11, 1947	33 years, 119 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
103	Win	83–12–7 (1)	Jack Chase	KO	9 (10)	Mar xviii, 1947	33 years, 95 days	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
102	Draw	82–12–7 (ane)	Jack Chase	PTS	10	Nov 6, 1946	32 years, 328 days	Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.Southward.
101	Depict	82–12–half dozen (ane)	Baton Smith	PTS	12	Oct 23, 1946	32 years, 314 days	Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.	For USA California country light heavyweight championship
100	Win	82–12–5 (1)	Jimmy O'Brien	TKO	two (10)	Sep 9, 1946	32 years, 270 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
99	Win	81–12–5 (1)	Buddy Walker	KO	iv (x)	Aug 19, 1946	32 years, 249 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Due south.
98	Loss	80–12–5 (1)	Ezzard Charles	UD	10	May xx, 1946	32 years, 158 days	Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.Due south.
97	Win	fourscore–eleven–v (1)	Vern Escoe	TKO	seven (x)	May 2, 1946	32 years, 140 days	Armory, Orange, New Bailiwick of jersey, U.S.
96	Win	79–11–5 (i)	George Parks	KO	1 (ten)	Feb five, 1946	32 years, 54 days	Turner's Loonshit, Washington, D.C., U.South.
95	Win	78–11–5 (i)	Curtis Sheppard	UD	12	Jan 28, 1946	32 years, 46 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.South.
94	Win	77–11–5 (ane)	Colion Chaney	KO	5 (10)	Dec 13, 1945	32 years, 0 days	Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
93	Win	76–11–five (1)	Holman Williams	TKO	eleven (12)	Nov 26, 1945	31 years, 348 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
92	Win	75–11–5 (1)	O'Dell Riley	KO	6 (10)	Nov 12, 1945	31 years, 334 days	Loonshit Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
91	Loss	74–11–5 (1)	Holman Williams	Dr.	10	Oct 22, 1945	31 years, 313 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.South.
90	Win	74–10–5 (1)	Cocoa Kid	KO	8 (10)	Sep 17, 1945	31 years, 278 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
89	Loss	73–ten–5 (ane)	Jimmy Bivins	KO	6 (10)	Aug 22, 1945	31 years, 252 days	Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
88	Win	73–ix–5 (1)	Lloyd Marshall	TKO	10 (10)	Jun 26, 1945	31 years, 195 days	Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
87	Win	72–9–5 (1)	George Kochan	TKO	6 (10)	Jun 18, 1945	31 years, 187 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Due south.
86	Win	71–9–five (1)	Lloyd Marshall	UD	x	May 21, 1945	31 years, 159 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
85	Win	70–ix–5 (1)	Teddy Randolph	TKO	ix (ten)	Apr 23, 1945	31 years, 131 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Due south.
84	Win	69–9–five (one)	Nate Bolden	UD	10	Apr 2, 1945	31 years, 110 days	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.Due south.
83	Win	68–9–5 (one)	Napoleon Mitchell	KO	six (8)	February 12, 1945	31 years, 61 days	Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
82	Win	67–9–five (i)	Bob Jacobs	TKO	nine (10)	Jan 29, 1945	31 years, 47 days	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.Due south.
81	Win	66–9–5 (ane)	Joey Jones	TKO	ii (viii)	Jan 11, 1945	31 years, 29 days	Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
80	Win	65–9–5 (1)	Nate Bolden	UD	10	Dec 18, 1944	31 years, five days	St. Nicholas Loonshit, New York Metropolis, New York, U.S.
79	Win	64–9–5 (1)	Contesting Monroe	KO	6 (10)	Sep ane, 1944	xxx years, 263 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
78	Win	63–ix–5 (1)	Jimmy Hayden	KO	5 (ten)	Aug 18, 1944	thirty years, 249 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
77	Win	62–9–5 (ane)	Lloyd Kip Mays	KO	3 (10)	Aug 11, 1944	thirty years, 242 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
76	Win	61–9–five (i)	Kenny LaSalle	PTS	ten	May nineteen, 1944	xxx years, 158 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.South.
75	Loss	60–9–5 (ane)	Charley Burley	PTS	ten	Apr 21, 1944	thirty years, 130 days	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.Due south.
74	Win	threescore–eight–5 (1)	Roman Starr	TKO	two (10)	Mar 24, 1944	30 years, 102 days	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
73	Loss	59–8–v (1)	Eddie Booker	TKO	8 (10)	Jan 21, 1944	xxx years, 39 days	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
72	Win	59–vii–5 (1)	Amado Rodriguez	KO	1 (10)	Jan vii, 1944	30 years, 25 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
71	Win	58–7–v (1)	Jack Chase	MD	10	Nov 26, 1943	29 years, 348 days	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.Due south.
seventy	Win	57–7–5 (one)	Kid Hermosillo	TKO	5 (ten)	Nov 4, 1943	29 years, 326 days	Glacier Gardens, San Diego, California, U.S.
69	Loss	56–7–v (ane)	Aaron Wade	PTS	10	Aug 16, 1943	29 years, 246 days	Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S.
68	Loss	56–half-dozen–5 (one)	Jack Hunt	UD	fifteen	Aug 2, 1943	29 years, 232 days	Borough Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.South.	Lost California state middleweight title
67	Win	56–5–5 (1)	Eddie Cerda	KO	three (10)	Jul 28, 1943	29 years, 227 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.S.
66	Win	55–5–5 (1)	Big Boy Hogue	TKO	5 (10)	Jul 22, 1943	29 years, 221 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.S.
65	Win	54–5–v (ane)	Jack Chase	UD	fifteen	May eight, 1943	29 years, 146 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.Southward.	Won California state middleweight title
64	Draw	53–5–5 (1)	Eddie Booker	PTS	12	Dec 11, 1942	28 years, 363 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.Due south.	For California state middleweight title
63	Win	53–5–4 (ane)	Jack Chase	UD	10	Nov 27, 1942	28 years, 349 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
62	Win	52–5–4 (1)	Tabby Romero	KO	ii (ten)	Nov 6, 1942	28 years, 328 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
61	Win	51–five–iv (1)	Shorty Hogue	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 30, 1942	28 years, 321 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.South.
60	Win	50–5–four (1)	Jimmy Casino	TKO	5 (10)	Mar eighteen, 1942	28 years, 95 days	Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
59	Win	49–5–4 (1)	Al Earth	TKO	2 (10)	Feb 27, 1942	28 years, 76 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
58	Win	48–5–4 (1)	Bobby Britt	KO	three (10)	January 28, 1942	28 years, 46 days	Legion Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
57	Draw	47–five–4 (ane)	Eddie Booker	PTS	x	February 20, 1941	27 years, 69 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.Due south.
56	Loss	47–5–3 (i)	Shorty Hogue	PTS	10	Jan 31, 1941	27 years, 49 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.Due south.
55	Win	47–4–3 (1)	Clay Rowan	KO	1 (10)	Jan 17, 1941	27 years, 35 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
54	Win	46–4–iii (1)	Pancho Ramirez	TKO	5 (10)	Oct xviii, 1940	26 years, 310 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
53	Win	45–four–3 (1)	Ron Richards	PTS	12	Jul xi, 1940	26 years, 211 days	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
52	Win	44–4–3 (1)	Fred Henneberry	TKO	7 (12)	Jun 27, 1940	26 years, 197 days	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New Southward Wales, Australia
51	Win	43–4–three (1)	Frank Lindsay	KO	4 (12)	May 27, 1940	26 years, 166 days	Urban center Hall, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
50	Win	42–4–3 (1)	Joe Delaney	KO	two (12)	May eighteen, 1940	26 years, 157 days	Grenfell Street Stadium, Adelaide, S Commonwealth of australia, Commonwealth of australia
49	Win	41–4–3 (1)	Atilio Sabatino	TKO	5 (12)	May ix, 1940	26 years, 148 days	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
48	Win	forty–4–three (ane)	Ron Richards	TKO	10 (12)	Apr 18, 1940	26 years, 127 days	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
47	Win	39–4–3 (1)	Jack McNamee	TKO	4 (12)	Mar 30, 1940	26 years, 108 days	West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [xix]
46	Loss	38–4–3 (1)	Shorty Hogue	PTS	half-dozen	Dec 29, 1939	26 years, 16 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.Due south.
45	Win	38–iii–3 (one)	Honeyboy Jones	PTS	10	Dec 7, 1939	25 years, 359 days	Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
44	Win	37–3–three (ane)	Billy Day	KO	1 (10)	Nov 27, 1939	25 years, 349 days	Legion Loonshit, Phoenix, Arizona, U.Southward.
43	Depict	36–3–three (ane)	Freddie Dixon	TD	8 (10)	November 13, 1939	25 years, 335 days	Legion Loonshit, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	TD in the 8th round after Dixon was hit low and could not continue. PAC's rules stated that no fighter could win or lose a fight due to a foul.
42	Win	36–3–ii (1)	Bobby Seaman	TKO	seven (10)	Sep 22, 1939	25 years, 283 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.Due south.
41	Win	35–3–2 (i)	Jack Coggins	PTS	ten	Sep 1, 1939	25 years, 262 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
40	NC	34–iii–2 (1)	Jack Coggins	NC	8 (10)	Jul 21, 1939	25 years, 220 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.Southward.	Following several warnings to the event that more than action and attempt were needed, the referee called it "no competition" in round eight
39	Loss	34–3–2	Teddy Yarosz	UD	10	Apr twenty, 1939	25 years, 128 days	Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
38	Win	34–2–2	Marty Simmons	UD	10	Mar 16, 1939	25 years, 93 days	Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
37	Win	33–2–2	Domenico Ceccarelli	KO	i (ten)	Mar 2, 1939	25 years, 79 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.South.
36	Win	32–2–2	Jack Moran	KO	ane (10)	Jan xx, 1939	25 years, 38 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.South.
35	Win	31–two–two	Bob Turner	KO	two (8)	Dec vii, 1938	24 years, 359 days	Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
34	Win	thirty–2–two	Ray Lyle	KO	2 (x)	Nov 22, 1938	24 years, 344 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
33	Win	29–ii–two	Bobby Yannes	TKO	ii (ten)	Oct 19, 1938	24 years, 310 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
32	Win	28–2–2	Tom Henry	TKO	four (6)	Sep 27, 1938	24 years, 288 days	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
31	Win	27–two–2	Frank Rowsey	TKO	3 (ten)	Sep sixteen, 1938	24 years, 277 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.South.
xxx	Win	26–2–ii	Johnny Romero	KO	eight (10)	Sep two, 1938	24 years, 263 days	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
29	Win	25–ii–two	Lorenzo Pedro	PTS	ten	Aug 5, 1938	24 years, 235 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.S.
28	Win	24–ii–2	Johnny Sikes	KO	i (x)	Jul 22, 1938	24 years, 221 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.Southward.
27	Loss	23–2–2	Johnny Romero	PTS	x	Jun 24, 1938	24 years, 193 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.Southward.
26	Win	23–1–2	Ray Vargas	KO	3 (x)	May 27, 1938	24 years, 165 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.S.
25	Win	22–1–2	Jimmy Brent	KO	one (half-dozen)	May 20, 1938	24 years, 158 days	Lane Field, San Diego, California, U.S.
24	Win	21–1–2	Karl Lautenschlager	TKO	2 (v)	Jan vii, 1938	24 years, 25 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
23	Win	xx–1–2	Sammy Jackson	KO	eight (x)	Dec i, 1937	24 years, 4 days	Jackson, Missouri, U.S.	Month & engagement need verification
22	Win	nineteen–1–2	Sammy Christian	PTS	5	Nov 16, 1937	23 years, 338 days	Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
21	Win	18–1–2	Chuck Vickers	KO	ii (10)	Nov nine, 1937	23 years, 331 days	Shrine Auditorium, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.South.
20	Win	17–1–2	Charley Dawson	TKO	v (five)	Sep 17, 1937	23 years, 278 days	Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
19	Win	16–one–2	Sammy Slaughter	PTS	x	Sep 9, 1937	23 years, 270 days	Outdoor Sports Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
18	Loss	15–i–2	Billy Adams	PTS	viii	Sep 1, 1937	23 years, 262 days	Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.South.
17	Win	fifteen–0–2	Deacon Logan	KO	iii (5)	Aug 19, 1937	23 years, 249 days	Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.South.
16	Win	fourteen–0–2	Frank Hatfield	KO	1 (eight)	Jul 21, 1937	23 years, 220 days	Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.Due south.
15	Win	13–0–2	Al Dublinsky	KO	3 (?)	Jun i, 1937	23 years, 170 days	Usa of America	Calendar month & engagement unknown
14	Win	12–0–2	Doty Turner	KO	1 (viii)	May 28, 1937	23 years, 166 days	Armory, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
13	Win	11–0–2	Carl Martin	RTD	i (8)	Apr 23, 1937	23 years, 131 days	Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
12	Win	10–0–2	Charley Dawson	PTS	eight	April 9, 1937	23 years, 117 days	Arsenal, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
11	Win	9–0–2	Ham Pounder	KO	2 (8)	Mar 23, 1937	23 years, 100 days	Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.South.
10	Win	8–0–2	Joe Huff	KO	3 (v)	Feb ii, 1937	23 years, 51 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
9	Describe	7–0–ii	Sammy Jackson	PTS	viii	January 29, 1937	23 years, 47 days	Quincy, Illinois, U.Southward.
viii	Win	7–0–i	Johnny Davis	KO	four (8)	Jan 18, 1937	23 years, 36 days	Eagles Hall, Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
7	Win	6–0–1	Mack Payne	KO	1 (8)	Jan v, 1937	23 years, 23 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
six	Win	5–0–1	Sammy Jackson	PTS	v	October 9, 1936	22 years, 301 days	Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
5	Win	4–0–1	Murray Allen	KO	ii (6)	Sep 30, 1936	22 years, 292 days	Hi-Life Garden, Keokuk, Iowa, U.South.
4	Draw	3–0–1	Sammy Christian	PTS	6	Aug 4, 1936	22 years, 235 days	Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
iii	Win	3–0	Murray Allen	PTS	6	Jul xiv, 1936	22 years, 214 days	Eagles Hall, Quincy, Illinois, U.Due south.
2	Win	2–0	Kid Pocahuntas	KO	3 (viii)	Jan i, 1936	22 years, nineteen days	Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
one	Win	1–0	Billy Simms	KO	2 (four)	Sep iii, 1935	21 years, 264 days	Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.

See also [edit]

• List of lite heavyweight battle champions

References [edit]

1. ^ Mee, Bob (December 11, 1998). "Obituary: Archie Moore". The Independent. London. Retrieved February vii, 2021.
2. ^ "BoxRec ratings: globe, pound-for-pound, active and inactive". BoxRec. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
3. ^ Moore, Archie (1960). The Archie Moore Story (pre-ISBN Outset ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Colina Book Company, Inc. p. 150.
4. ^ Heller, Peter (1973). In This Corner! (Dell Paperback outset press, 1974 ed.). New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, Inc. p. 314.
5. ^ Kessler, Harry (1982). The Millionaire Referee (Beginning ed.). St. Louis, MO: Harkess Publishing. pp. 331–333, 336–337. ISBN0-9608600-0-2.
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7. ^ "The Knockout- Boxing\'s Homerun | Jose Corpas". Fightbeat.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
8. ^ Thomas West. Collins, Jr. (Feb 2000). "Archie Moore". American National Biography Online . Retrieved February 26, 2015.
9. ^ The New York Times, Dec 11, 1998
10. ^ State, Gary (October 23, 2014). Historical Dictionary of the Seventh-day Adventists. Google. ISBN9781442241886 . Retrieved May one, 2019.
11. ^ "Women'southward Boxing -History'due south First on events in female person boxing". Womenboxing.com. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
12. ^ Mee, Bob (Dec 11, 1998). "Obituary: Archie Moore". The Independent . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
13. ^ "San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum » Archie Moore". Sdhoc.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
14. ^ "Archie Moore". Ibhof.com. Retrieved February v, 2016.
15. ^ St. Louis Walk of Fame. "St. Louis Walk of Fame Inductees". Stlouiswalkoffame.org. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved Apr 25, 2013.
16. ^ "IBRO Ratings". Ibroresearch.com . Retrieved February 12, 2012.
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18. ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records – Earth, male person, P4P". Retrieved February 26, 2015.
19. ^ "Archie Moore Beats McNamee". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 46, no. 11, 783. Western Australia. April 1, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

Further reading [edit]

• Douroux, Marilyn (April 1, 1991). Archie Moore-- the Ole Mongoose : the authorized biography of Archie Moore, undefeated low-cal heavyweight champion of the world (1st ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Branden Pub. Co. p. 240. ISBN0-8283-1942-ane . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
• Moore, Archie (1971). Any boy tin: the Archie Moore story. Prentice-Hall. p. 263. ISBN0-13-038562-X.
• Jake LaMotta; Bert Randolph Sugar; Pete Ehrmann (2004). The Ageless Warrior: The Life of Battle Legend Archie Moore (illustrated ed.). Sports Publishing. ISBN1-58261-255-2.

External links [edit]

• Boxing tape for Archie Moore from BoxRec (registration required)
• Archie Moore – CBZ Profile
• Archie Moore at IMDb

Achievements
Preceded by Joey Maxim	World Calorie-free Heavyweight Champion 17 December 1952 – 12 May 1962 Abandons championship	Succeeded by Harold Johnson
Records
Preceded by Bob Fitzsimmons	Oldest Lite Heavyweight Earth Champion December 17, 1952 – April eighteen, 2013	Succeeded by Bernard Hopkins

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