Denny Moyer was born in Portland, Oregon, USA on August 8, 1939. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on August 17, 1957 against Jimmy McCoy. Moyer defeated McCoy via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Moyer got his first shot at a world title at the age of 19 after 20 professional fights. On July 10, 1959 Moyer challenged Don Jordan's The Ring welterweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on October 20, 1962 at the age of 23 years, after by defeating Joey Giambra, the then-reining WBA super-welterweight champion, via 15-round unanimous decision. This was his 41st fight as a professional.
Moyer then went on to successfully win the WBC super-welterweight world title as well — and undisputed at super-welterweight.
Moyer's last fight was a points decision loss to Franz Csandl at age 35, on March 18, 1975.
Some of Denny Moyer's best fights were against Sugar Ray Robinson (HOFer), Benny Paret, Tony DeMarco (HOFer), Emile Griffith (HOFer), and Virgil Akins. For a complete list of Moyer's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Denny Moyer".
Moyer has 38 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Denny Moyer Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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141 | Mar 18, 1975 | 35 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
140 | Feb 03, 1975 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
139 | Dec 11, 1974 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
138 | Nov 21, 1974 | 35 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
137 | Oct 25, 1974 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
136 | Sep 09, 1974 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
135 | Aug 16, 1974 | 35 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
134 | Jun 28, 1974 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
133 | Jun 13, 1974 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
132 | May 29, 1974 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
131 | Apr 18, 1974 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
130 | Mar 29, 1974 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
129 | Feb 20, 1974 | 34 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
128 | Dec 14, 1973 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
127 | Oct 30, 1973 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
126 | Oct 02, 1973 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
125 | Aug 24, 1973 | 34 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
124 | Jun 21, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
123 | Jun 07, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
122 | May 06, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
121 | Mar 22, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
120 | Mar 07, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
119 | Feb 21, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
118 | Jan 30, 1973 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
117 | Dec 20, 1972 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
116 | Sep 06, 1972 | 33 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
115 | Jul 26, 1972 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
114 | Jul 05, 1972 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
113 | May 31, 1972 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
112 | May 11, 1972 | 32 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
111 | Mar 04, 1972 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
110 | Feb 15, 1972 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
109 | Dec 15, 1971 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
108 | Sep 21, 1971 | 32 | ![]() | nc | NA
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107 | Sep 07, 1971 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
106 | Jul 28, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
105 | Jun 19, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
104 | Apr 21, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
103 | Mar 30, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
102 | Mar 05, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
101 | Feb 10, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
100 | Jan 01, 1971 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
99 | Dec 16, 1970 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
98 | Nov 04, 1970 | 31 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
97 | Sep 30, 1970 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
96 | Aug 10, 1970 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
95 | Jul 09, 1970 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
94 | Apr 29, 1970 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
93 | Feb 25, 1970 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
92 | Jan 28, 1970 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
91 | Jan 07, 1970 | 30 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
90 | Dec 03, 1969 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
89 | Oct 17, 1969 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
88 | Sep 18, 1969 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
87 | Sep 09, 1969 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
86 | Aug 01, 1969 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
85 | Jul 09, 1969 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
84 | Apr 30, 1969 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 2 |
83 | Mar 27, 1969 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
82 | Feb 20, 1969 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
81 | Feb 05, 1969 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
80 | Dec 17, 1968 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
79 | Nov 22, 1968 | 29 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
78 | Oct 30, 1968 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
77 | Oct 04, 1968 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
76 | Aug 10, 1968 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
75 | Jul 22, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
74 | May 21, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
73 | Apr 17, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
72 | Apr 08, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
71 | Mar 06, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
70 | Feb 18, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
69 | Jan 31, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
68 | Jan 03, 1968 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
67 | Dec 05, 1967 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
66 | Jan 03, 1966 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
65 | Nov 29, 1965 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
64 | Oct 14, 1965 | 26 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
63 | Aug 23, 1965 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
62 | Jul 28, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
61 | Jun 15, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
60 | Apr 02, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
59 | Mar 19, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
58 | Feb 23, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
57 | Feb 03, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
56 | Jan 05, 1965 | 25 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
55 | Nov 25, 1964 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
54 | Oct 12, 1964 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Sep 18, 1964 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
52 | Sep 01, 1964 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
51 | Apr 13, 1964 | 24 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
50 | Dec 17, 1963 | 24 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
49 | Dec 03, 1963 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
48 | Oct 29, 1963 | 24 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
47 | Aug 17, 1963 | 24 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
46 | Jun 17, 1963 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
45 | Apr 29, 1963 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 15 |
44 | Feb 19, 1963 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
43 | Jan 05, 1963 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Dec 12, 1962 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
41 | Oct 20, 1962 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
40 | Aug 18, 1962 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
39 | Jul 07, 1962 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
38 | Jun 09, 1962 | 22 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
37 | Feb 17, 1962 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
36 | Oct 21, 1961 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
35 | Sep 09, 1961 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
34 | Jun 17, 1961 | 21 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
33 | May 19, 1961 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Apr 08, 1961 | 21 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
31 | Feb 11, 1961 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
30 | Jan 31, 1961 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | Oct 15, 1960 | 21 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
28 | Aug 16, 1960 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
27 | Apr 26, 1960 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
26 | Mar 11, 1960 | 20 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
25 | Feb 10, 1960 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Jan 19, 1960 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
23 | Dec 10, 1959 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
22 | Sep 03, 1959 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Jul 10, 1959 | 19 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
20 | Feb 17, 1959 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 02, 1959 | 19 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
18 | Dec 11, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Oct 21, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Oct 02, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Sep 17, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
14 | Aug 22, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Jul 01, 1958 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Apr 22, 1958 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
11 | Apr 09, 1958 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
10 | Feb 25, 1958 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
9 | Jan 28, 1958 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Jan 16, 1958 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
7 | Dec 17, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
6 | Nov 26, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Nov 13, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Oct 22, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
3 | Oct 08, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
2 | Sep 17, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
1 | Aug 17, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |