Archie Moore

Career, Record, Stats

Archie Moore (The Old Mongoose) was an American professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 27 years, 6 months, and 12 days, Moore amassed a record of 186-23-10, which includes 132 wins via KO, 6 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Archie Moore's Boxing Career

Archie Moore was born in Benoit, Mississippi, U.S. on December 13, 1913. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on September 3, 1935 against Billy Simms. Moore defeated Simms via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Moore became a world champion at the age of 39 after 161 professional fights. He challenged Joey Maxim for the The Ring light-heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.

Moore's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO victory over Mike DiBiase at age 49, on March 15, 1963.

Some of Archie Moore's best fights were against Joey Maxim (HOFer), Eddie Booker (HOFer), and Harold Johnson (HOFer). For a complete list of Moore's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Archie Moore".

Moore has 23 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Archie Moore Losses".

Archie Moore's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
220	Mar 15, 1963	49	Mike DiBiase	win	TKO 3
219	Nov 15, 1962	48	Cassius Clay 20 15-0	loss	TKO 4
218	May 28, 1962	48	Willie Pastrano	draw	MD 10
217	May 07, 1962	48	Howard King	win	KO 1
216	Mar 30, 1962	48	Alejandro Lavorante	win	TKO 10
215	Oct 23, 1961	47	Pete Rademacher	win	TKO 6
214	Jun 10, 1961	47	Giulio Rinaldi	win	UD 15
213	Mar 25, 1961	47	Buddy Turman	win	UD 10
212	Nov 28, 1960	46	Buddy Turman	win	UD 10
211	Oct 29, 1960	46	Giulio Rinaldi	loss	PTS 10
210	Sep 13, 1960	46	George Abinet	win	RTD 3
209	May 25, 1960	46	Willi Besmanoff	win	TKO 10
208	Aug 12, 1959	45	Yvon Durelle	win	KO 3
207	Mar 09, 1959	45	Sterling Davis	win	TKO 3
206	Dec 10, 1958	44	Yvon Durelle	win	KO 11
205	Aug 04, 1958	44	Howard King	draw	PTS 10
204	Jun 09, 1958	44	Howard King	win	UD 10
203	May 26, 1958	44	Charley Norkus	win	UD 10
202	May 17, 1958	44	Howard King	win	UD 10
201	May 02, 1958	44	Willi Besmanoff	win	SD 10
200	Mar 10, 1958	44	Bob Albright	win	TKO 7
199	Mar 04, 1958	44	Bert Whitehurst	win	TKO 10
198	Feb 01, 1958	44	Julio Neves	win	KO 3
197	Jan 18, 1958	44	Luis Ignacio	win	PTS 10
196	Nov 29, 1957	43	Roger Rischer	win	KO 4
195	Nov 05, 1957	43	Eddie Cotton	win	UD 10
194	Oct 31, 1957	43	Ralph Hooker	win	TKO 5
193	Sep 20, 1957	43	Tony Anthony	win	KO 7
192	Jun 02, 1957	43	Alain Cherville	win	TKO 6
191	May 01, 1957	43	Hans Kalbfell	win	UD 10
190	Nov 30, 1956	42	Floyd Patterson 21 30-1	loss	KO 5
189	Sep 08, 1956	42	Roy Shire	win	TKO 3
188	Jul 25, 1956	42	James J Parker	win	TKO 9
187	Jun 05, 1956	42	Yolande Pompey	win	TKO 10
186	Apr 30, 1956	42	Gene Thompson	win	KO 3
185	Apr 26, 1956	42	Sonny Andrews	win	KO 4
184	Apr 16, 1956	42	George Parmentier	win	TKO 3
183	Apr 10, 1956	42	Willie Bean	win	TKO 5
182	Mar 27, 1956	42	Howard King	win	UD 10
181	Mar 17, 1956	42	Frankie Daniels	win	UD 10
180	Feb 27, 1956	42	Bob Dunlap	win	KO 1
179	Feb 20, 1956	42	Howard King	win	UD 10
178	Sep 21, 1955	41	Rocky Marciano 32 48-0	loss	KO 9
177	Jun 22, 1955	41	Bobo Olson	win	KO 3
176	May 02, 1955	41	Nino Valdes	win	PTS 15
175	Aug 11, 1954	40	Harold Johnson 26 47-5	win	TKO 14
174	Jun 07, 1954	40	Bert Whitehurst	win	TKO 6
173	Mar 09, 1954	40	Bob Baker	win	TKO 9
172	Jan 27, 1954	40	Joey Maxim 31 79-20-4	win	UD 15
171	Sep 12, 1953	39	Dogomar Martinez	win	PTS 10
170	Aug 22, 1953	39	Rinaldo Ansaloni	win	TKO 4
169	Jun 24, 1953	39	Joey Maxim 31 79-19-4	win	UD 15
168	Mar 30, 1953	39	Frank Buford	win	TKO 9
167	Mar 17, 1953	39	Al Spaulding	win	KO 3
166	Mar 11, 1953	39	Nino Valdes	win	UD 10
165	Mar 03, 1953	39	Sonny Andrews	win	TKO 5
164	Feb 16, 1953	39	Leonard Dugan	win	TKO 8
163	Jan 27, 1953	39	Toxie Hall	win	KO 4
162	Dec 17, 1952	39	Joey Maxim 30 78-18-4	win	UD 15
161	Jul 25, 1952	38	Clinton Bacon	win	TKO 4
160	Jun 26, 1952	38	Clarence Henry	win	UD 10
159	May 19, 1952	38	Bob Dunlap	win	KO 6
158	Feb 27, 1952	38	Jimmy Slade	win	UD 10
157	Jan 29, 1952	38	Harold Johnson 23 34-3	win	UD 10
156	Dec 10, 1951	37	Harold Johnson 23 33-3	loss	UD 10
155	Oct 29, 1951	37	Chubby Wright	win	TKO 7
154	Sep 24, 1951	37	Harold Johnson 23 33-2	win	UD 10
153	Sep 05, 1951	37	Embrel Davidson	win	KO 1
152	Aug 17, 1951	37	Alfredo Lagay	win	KO 3
151	Aug 05, 1951	37	Rafael Miranda	win	TKO 4
150	Jul 28, 1951	37	Americo Capitanelli	win	KO 3
149	Jul 26, 1951	37	Victor Carabajal	win	KO 3
148	Jul 14, 1951	37	Vicente Quiroz	win	RTD 6
147	Jul 07, 1951	37	Alberto Santiago Lovell	win	KO 1
146	Jun 23, 1951	37	Karel Sys	draw	PTS 12
145	Jun 09, 1951	37	Abel Cestac	win	RTD 9
144	May 14, 1951	37	Art Henri	win	TKO 4
143	Apr 26, 1951	37	Herman Harris	win	TKO 4
142	Mar 13, 1951	37	Abel Cestac	win	UD 10
141	Feb 21, 1951	37	Jimmy Bivins	win	TKO 9
140	Jan 28, 1951	37	John Thomas	win	KO 1
139	Jan 02, 1951	37	Billy Smith	win	TKO 8
138	Jul 31, 1950	36	Vernon Williams	win	KO 2
137	Jan 31, 1950	36	Bert Lytell	win	UD 10
136	Dec 13, 1949	36	Leonard Morrow	win	KO 10
135	Dec 06, 1949	35	Charley Williams	win	KO 8
134	Oct 24, 1949	35	Phil Muscato	win	KO 6
133	Oct 04, 1949	35	Bob Amos	win	UD 10
132	Jul 29, 1949	35	Esco Greenwood	win	TKO 2
131	Jun 27, 1949	35	Bob Sikes	win	TKO 3
130	Jun 13, 1949	35	Clinton Bacon	loss	DQ 6
129	Apr 26, 1949	35	Harold Johnson 20 24-0	win	UD 10
128	Apr 11, 1949	35	Jimmy Bivins	win	KO 8
127	Mar 23, 1949	35	Dusty Wilkerson	win	TKO 6
126	Mar 04, 1949	35	Alabama Kid	win	KO 3
125	Jan 31, 1949	35	Bob Satterfield	win	KO 3
124	Jan 10, 1949	35	Alabama Kid	win	KO 4
123	Dec 27, 1948	35	Charley Williams	win	KO 7
122	Dec 06, 1948	34	Bob Amos	win	UD 10
121	Nov 15, 1948	34	Henry Hall	win	UD 10
120	Nov 01, 1948	34	Lloyd Gibson	loss	DQ 4
119	Oct 15, 1948	34	Henry Hall	loss	PTS 10
118	Sep 20, 1948	34	Billy Smith	win	KO 4
117	Aug 02, 1948	34	Ted Lowry	win	UD 10
116	Jun 28, 1948	34	Jimmy Bivins	win	MD 10
115	Jun 02, 1948	34	Leonard Morrow	loss	KO 1
114	May 05, 1948	34	Billy Smith	win	UD 10
113	Apr 19, 1948	34	Charley Williams	win	KO 7
112	Apr 12, 1948	34	Dusty Wilkerson	win	TKO 7
111	Jan 13, 1948	34	Ezzard Charles 26 53-5-1	loss	KO 8
110	Nov 10, 1947	33	George Fitch	win	TKO 6
109	Sep 08, 1947	33	Jimmy Bivins	win	TKO 8
108	Jul 30, 1947	33	Bobby Zander	win	PTS 12
107	Jul 14, 1947	33	Bert Lytell	win	UD 10
106	Jun 16, 1947	33	Curtis Sheppard	win	UD 10
105	May 05, 1947	33	Ezzard Charles 25 45-4-1	loss	MD 10
104	Apr 11, 1947	33	Rusty Payne	win	PTS 10
103	Mar 18, 1947	33	Jack Chase	win	KO 9
102	Nov 06, 1946	32	Jack Chase	draw	PTS 10
101	Oct 23, 1946	32	Billy Smith	draw	PTS 12
100	Sep 09, 1946	32	Jimmy O'Brien	win	TKO 2
99	Aug 19, 1946	32	Buddy Walker	win	KO 4
98	May 20, 1946	32	Ezzard Charles 24 37-4-1	loss	UD 10
97	May 02, 1946	32	Vern Escoe	win	TKO 7
96	Feb 05, 1946	32	George Parks	win	KO 1
95	Jan 28, 1946	32	Curtis Sheppard	win	UD 12
94	Dec 13, 1945	32	Colion Chaney	win	KO 5
93	Nov 26, 1945	31	Holman Williams	win	TKO 11
92	Nov 12, 1945	31	O'Dell Riley	win	KO 6
91	Oct 22, 1945	31	Holman Williams	loss	MD 10
90	Sep 17, 1945	31	Cocoa Kid	win	KO 8
89	Aug 22, 1945	31	Jimmy Bivins	loss	KO 6
88	Jun 26, 1945	31	Lloyd Marshall	win	TKO 10
87	Jun 18, 1945	31	George Kochan	win	TKO 6
86	May 21, 1945	31	Lloyd Marshall	win	UD 10
85	Apr 23, 1945	31	Teddy Randolph	win	TKO 9
84	Apr 02, 1945	31	Nate Bolden	win	UD 10
83	Feb 12, 1945	31	Napoleon Mitchell	win	KO 6
82	Jan 29, 1945	31	Bob Jacobs	win	TKO 9
81	Jan 11, 1945	31	Joey Jones	win	TKO 2
80	Dec 18, 1944	31	Nate Bolden	win	UD 10
79	Sep 01, 1944	30	Battling Monroe	win	KO 6
78	Aug 18, 1944	30	Jimmy Hayden	win	KO 5
77	Aug 11, 1944	30	Lloyd Kip Mays	win	KO 3
76	May 19, 1944	30	Kenny LaSalle	win	PTS 10
75	Apr 21, 1944	30	Charley Burley 26 61-9-2	loss	PTS 10
74	Mar 24, 1944	30	Roman Starr	win	TKO 2
73	Jan 21, 1944	30	Eddie Booker 26 63-5-8	loss	TKO 8
72	Jan 07, 1944	30	Amado Rodriguez	win	KO 1
71	Nov 26, 1943	29	Jack Chase	win	MD 10
70	Nov 04, 1943	29	Kid Hermosillo	win	TKO 5
69	Aug 16, 1943	29	Aaron Wade	loss	PTS 10
68	Aug 02, 1943	29	Jack Chase	loss	UD 15
67	Jul 28, 1943	29	Eddie Cerda	win	KO 3
66	Jul 22, 1943	29	Big Boy Hogue	win	TKO 5
65	May 08, 1943	29	Jack Chase	win	UD 15
64	Dec 11, 1942	28	Eddie Booker 25 60-3-7	draw	PTS 12
63	Nov 27, 1942	28	Jack Chase	win	UD 10
62	Nov 06, 1942	28	Tabby Romero	win	KO 2
61	Oct 30, 1942	28	Shorty Hogue	win	TKO 2
60	Mar 18, 1942	28	Jimmy Casino	win	TKO 5
59	Feb 27, 1942	28	Al Globe	win	TKO 2
58	Jan 28, 1942	28	Bobby Britt	win	KO 3
57	Feb 21, 1941	27	Eddie Booker 23 44-2-4	draw	PTS 10
56	Jan 31, 1941	27	Shorty Hogue	loss	PTS 10
55	Jan 17, 1941	27	Clay Rowan	win	KO 1
54	Oct 18, 1940	26	Pancho Ramirez	win	TKO 5
53	Jul 11, 1940	26	Ron Richards	win	PTS 12
52	Jun 27, 1940	26	Fred Henneberry	win	TKO 7
51	May 27, 1940	26	Frank Lindsay	win	KO 4
50	May 18, 1940	26	Joe Delaney	win	KO 2
49	May 09, 1940	26	Atilio Sabatino	win	TKO 5
48	Apr 18, 1940	26	Ron Richards	win	TKO 10
47	Mar 30, 1940	26	Jack McNamee	win	TKO 4
46	Dec 29, 1939	26	Shorty Hogue	loss	PTS 6
45	Dec 07, 1939	25	Honeyboy Jones	win	PTS 10
44	Nov 27, 1939	25	Billy Day	win	KO 1
43	Nov 13, 1939	25	Freddie Dixon	draw	TD 8
42	Sep 22, 1939	25	Bobby Seaman	win	TKO 7
41	Sep 01, 1939	25	Jack Coggins	win	PTS 10
40	Jul 21, 1939	25	Jack Coggins	nc	NA
39	Apr 20, 1939	25	Teddy Yarosz	loss	UD 10
38	Mar 16, 1939	25	Marty Simmons	win	UD 10
37	Mar 02, 1939	25	Domenico Ceccarelli	win	KO 1
36	Jan 20, 1939	25	Jack Moran	win	KO 1
35	Dec 07, 1938	24	Bob Turner	win	KO 2
34	Nov 22, 1938	24	Ray Lyle	win	KO 2
33	Oct 19, 1938	24	Bobby Yannes	win	TKO 2
32	Sep 27, 1938	24	Tom Henry	win	TKO 4
31	Sep 16, 1938	24	Frank Rowsey	win	TKO 3
30	Sep 02, 1938	24	Johnny Romero	win	KO 8
29	Aug 05, 1938	24	Lorenzo Pedro	win	PTS 10
28	Jul 22, 1938	24	Johnny Sikes	win	KO 1
27	Jun 24, 1938	24	Johnny Romero	loss	PTS 10
26	May 27, 1938	24	Ray Vargas	win	KO 3
25	May 20, 1938	24	Jimmy Brent	win	KO 1
24	Jan 07, 1938	24	Karl Lautenschlager	win	TKO 2
23	Dec 01, 1937	23	Sammy Jackson	win	KO 8
22	Nov 16, 1937	23	Sammy Christian	win	PTS 5
21	Nov 09, 1937	23	Chuck Vickers	win	KO 2
20	Sep 17, 1937	23	Charley Dawson	win	TKO 5
19	Sep 09, 1937	23	Sammy Slaughter	win	PTS 10
18	Sep 01, 1937	23	Billy Adams	loss	PTS 8
17	Aug 19, 1937	23	Deacon Logan	win	KO 3
16	Jul 21, 1937	23	Frank Hatfield	win	KO 1
15	Jun 01, 1937	23	Al Dublinsky	win	KO 3
14	May 28, 1937	23	Doty Turner	win	KO 1
13	Apr 23, 1937	23	Carl Martin	win	RTD 1
12	Apr 09, 1937	23	Charley Dawson	win	PTS 8
11	Mar 23, 1937	23	Ham Pounder	win	KO 2
10	Feb 02, 1937	23	Joe Huff	win	KO 3
9	Jan 29, 1937	23	Sammy Jackson	draw	PTS 8
8	Jan 18, 1937	23	Johnny Davis	win	KO 4
7	Jan 05, 1937	23	Mack Payne	win	KO 1
6	Oct 09, 1936	22	Sammy Jackson	win	PTS 5
5	Sep 30, 1936	22	Murray Allen	win	KO 2
4	Aug 04, 1936	22	Sammy Christian	draw	PTS 6
3	Jul 14, 1936	22	Murray Allen	win	PTS 6
2	Jan 01, 1936	22	Kid Pocahuntas	win	KO 3
1	Sep 03, 1935	21	Billy Simms	win	KO 2

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