Davey S. Moore was born in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. on November 1, 1933. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on May 11, 1953 against Willie Reece. Moore defeated Reece via 6-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Moore became a world champion at the age of 25 after 42 professional fights. He challenged Hogan Bassey for the The Ring featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 13th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA featherweight world title as well.
Moore's last fight was a 10th-round RTD loss to Sugar Ramos at age 29, on March 21, 1963, in which he was fighting for the undisputed featherweight world championship and lost his WBA and The Ring titles.
Some of Davey S. Moore's best fights were against Hogan Bassey, Olli Mäki, Danny Valdez, Hogan Bassey, and Kazuo Takayama. For a complete list of Moore's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Davey S. Moore".
Moore has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Davey S. Moore Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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68 | Mar 21, 1963 | 29 | ![]() | loss | RTD 10 |
67 | Feb 18, 1963 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
66 | Feb 18, 1963 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
65 | Aug 17, 1962 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
64 | Jul 09, 1962 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
63 | Mar 09, 1962 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
62 | Nov 13, 1961 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
61 | Oct 12, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
60 | Sep 19, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
59 | Jul 17, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
58 | Jul 06, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
57 | Apr 08, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
56 | Feb 10, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
55 | Jan 27, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
54 | Jan 09, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
53 | Dec 03, 1960 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
52 | Nov 27, 1960 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
51 | Aug 29, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
50 | Aug 01, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
49 | Jul 20, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
48 | Mar 17, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
47 | Feb 22, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
46 | Dec 14, 1959 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
45 | Oct 20, 1959 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
44 | Aug 19, 1959 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 11 |
43 | Mar 18, 1959 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 13 |
42 | Dec 11, 1958 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
41 | Sep 25, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Jul 28, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
39 | Jun 19, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
38 | May 24, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Mar 06, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
36 | Feb 20, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
35 | Jan 09, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
34 | Nov 08, 1957 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Aug 14, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
32 | Jul 05, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
31 | Jun 13, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
30 | Apr 10, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | Nov 07, 1956 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
28 | Oct 10, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
27 | Jun 05, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
26 | Dec 16, 1955 | 22 | ![]() | win | DQ 6 |
25 | Oct 17, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Sep 19, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jul 16, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
22 | May 15, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
21 | May 01, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
20 | Jan 18, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
19 | Dec 07, 1954 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
18 | Oct 25, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Jun 29, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | May 18, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
15 | Apr 20, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
14 | Apr 08, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Apr 01, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Mar 13, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Feb 04, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 05, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Nov 20, 1953 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
8 | Oct 22, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | nc | NA
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7 | Oct 03, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
6 | Aug 29, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
5 | Jul 10, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 15, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jun 01, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
2 | May 25, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | May 11, 1953 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |