On August 19, 1959, Davey S. Moore and Hogan Bassey met again in an immediate rematch.
Moore came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 11th round, and Davey S. Moore is crowned the new featherweight world champion. Moore improves his record to 37-5-1 (17 KOs)
On August 17, 1962, the 28-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Davey S. Moore (56-6-1, 28 KOs), faced Olli Mäki, in a title defense fight.
Moore came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.
Davey S. Moore made very easy work of Olli Mäki, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Moore improves his record to 57-6-1 (29 KOs)
On April 8, 1961, the 27-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Davey S. Moore (48-6-1, 23 KOs), faced Danny Valdez, in a title defense fight.
Moore came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.
Davey S. Moore made quick work of Danny Valdez, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Moore improves his record to 49-6-1 (24 KOs)
On March 18, 1959, a 25-year-old Davey S. Moore (35-5-1, 15 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring featherweight title held by Hogan Bassey.
Moore came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 7 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 13th round, and Davey S. Moore is crowned the new The Ring featherweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Moore improves his record to 36-5-1 (16 KOs)
On November 13, 1961, Davey S. Moore and Kazuo Takayama met again in a rematch.
Moore came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 1 day.
Davey S. Moore defeated Kazuo Takayama via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Moore improves his record to 54-6-1
On August 29, 1960, the 26-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Davey S. Moore (42-6-1, 20 KOs), faced Kazuo Takayama, in a title defense fight.
Moore came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Davey S. Moore defeated Kazuo Takayama via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Moore improves his record to 43-6-1
On December 11, 1958, a 25-year-old Davey S. Moore (34-5-1, 14 KOs) and Ricardo Moreno met in the ring.
Moore came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Davey S. Moore stopped Ricardo Moreno via KO in the 1st round. Moore improves his record to 35-5-1 (15 KOs)
On October 20, 1959, a 25-year-old Davey S. Moore (37-5-1, 17 KOs) and Bobby Neill met in the ring.
Moore came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Davey S. Moore stopped Bobby Neill via TKO in the 1st round. Moore improves his record to 38-5-1 (18 KOs)
On April 1, 1954, a 20-year-old Davey S. Moore (9-2, 6 KOs) and Leo Carter met in the ring.
Moore came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 19 days.
Davey S. Moore stopped Leo Carter via TKO in the 2nd round. Moore improves his record to 10-2 (7 KOs)
On September 25, 1958, a 24-year-old Davey S. Moore (33-5-1, 14 KOs) and Kid Anahuac met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Moore came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 28 days.
In the rematch, Davey S. Moore defeated Kid Anahuac via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Moore improves his record to 34-5-1