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.
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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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220 | Mar 15, 1963 | 49 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
219 | Nov 15, 1962 | 48 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
218 | May 28, 1962 | 48 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
217 | May 07, 1962 | 48 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
216 | Mar 30, 1962 | 48 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
215 | Oct 23, 1961 | 47 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
214 | Jun 10, 1961 | 47 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
213 | Mar 25, 1961 | 47 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
212 | Nov 28, 1960 | 46 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
211 | Oct 29, 1960 | 46 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
210 | Sep 13, 1960 | 46 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
209 | May 25, 1960 | 46 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
208 | Aug 12, 1959 | 45 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
207 | Mar 09, 1959 | 45 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
206 | Dec 10, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
205 | Aug 04, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
204 | Jun 09, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
203 | May 26, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
202 | May 17, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
201 | May 02, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
200 | Mar 10, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
199 | Mar 04, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
198 | Feb 01, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
197 | Jan 18, 1958 | 44 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
196 | Nov 29, 1957 | 43 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
195 | Nov 05, 1957 | 43 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
194 | Oct 31, 1957 | 43 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
193 | Sep 20, 1957 | 43 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
192 | Jun 02, 1957 | 43 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
191 | May 01, 1957 | 43 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
190 | Nov 30, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
189 | Sep 08, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
188 | Jul 25, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
187 | Jun 05, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
186 | Apr 30, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
185 | Apr 26, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
184 | Apr 16, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
183 | Apr 10, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
182 | Mar 27, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
181 | Mar 17, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
180 | Feb 27, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
179 | Feb 20, 1956 | 42 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
178 | Sep 21, 1955 | 41 | ![]() | loss | KO 9 |
177 | Jun 22, 1955 | 41 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
176 | May 02, 1955 | 41 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
175 | Aug 11, 1954 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 14 |
174 | Jun 07, 1954 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
173 | Mar 09, 1954 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
172 | Jan 27, 1954 | 40 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
171 | Sep 12, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
170 | Aug 22, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
169 | Jun 24, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
168 | Mar 30, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
167 | Mar 17, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
166 | Mar 11, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
165 | Mar 03, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
164 | Feb 16, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
163 | Jan 27, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
162 | Dec 17, 1952 | 39 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
161 | Jul 25, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
160 | Jun 26, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
159 | May 19, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
158 | Feb 27, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
157 | Jan 29, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
156 | Dec 10, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
155 | Oct 29, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
154 | Sep 24, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
153 | Sep 05, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
152 | Aug 17, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
151 | Aug 05, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
150 | Jul 28, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
149 | Jul 26, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
148 | Jul 14, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
147 | Jul 07, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
146 | Jun 23, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
145 | Jun 09, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
144 | May 14, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
143 | Apr 26, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
142 | Mar 13, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
141 | Feb 21, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
140 | Jan 28, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
139 | Jan 02, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
138 | Jul 31, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
137 | Jan 31, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
136 | Dec 13, 1949 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
135 | Dec 06, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
134 | Oct 24, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
133 | Oct 04, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
132 | Jul 29, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
131 | Jun 27, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
130 | Jun 13, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | loss | DQ 6 |
129 | Apr 26, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
128 | Apr 11, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
127 | Mar 23, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
126 | Mar 04, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
125 | Jan 31, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
124 | Jan 10, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
123 | Dec 27, 1948 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
122 | Dec 06, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
121 | Nov 15, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
120 | Nov 01, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | loss | DQ 4 |
119 | Oct 15, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
118 | Sep 20, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
117 | Aug 02, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
116 | Jun 28, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
115 | Jun 02, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | loss | KO 1 |
114 | May 05, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
113 | Apr 19, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
112 | Apr 12, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
111 | Jan 13, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
110 | Nov 10, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
109 | Sep 08, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
108 | Jul 30, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
107 | Jul 14, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
106 | Jun 16, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
105 | May 05, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
104 | Apr 11, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
103 | Mar 18, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
102 | Nov 06, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
101 | Oct 23, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
100 | Sep 09, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
99 | Aug 19, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
98 | May 20, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
97 | May 02, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
96 | Feb 05, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
95 | Jan 28, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
94 | Dec 13, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
93 | Nov 26, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
92 | Nov 12, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
91 | Oct 22, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
90 | Sep 17, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
89 | Aug 22, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
88 | Jun 26, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
87 | Jun 18, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
86 | May 21, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
85 | Apr 23, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
84 | Apr 02, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
83 | Feb 12, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
82 | Jan 29, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
81 | Jan 11, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
80 | Dec 18, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
79 | Sep 01, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
78 | Aug 18, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
77 | Aug 11, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
76 | May 19, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
75 | Apr 21, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
74 | Mar 24, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
73 | Jan 21, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
72 | Jan 07, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
71 | Nov 26, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
70 | Nov 04, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
69 | Aug 16, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
68 | Aug 02, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
67 | Jul 28, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
66 | Jul 22, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
65 | May 08, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
64 | Dec 11, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
63 | Nov 27, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
62 | Nov 06, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
61 | Oct 30, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
60 | Mar 18, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
59 | Feb 27, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
58 | Jan 28, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
57 | Feb 21, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
56 | Jan 31, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
55 | Jan 17, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
54 | Oct 18, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
53 | Jul 11, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
52 | Jun 27, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
51 | May 27, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
50 | May 18, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
49 | May 09, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
48 | Apr 18, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
47 | Mar 30, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
46 | Dec 29, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
45 | Dec 07, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
44 | Nov 27, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
43 | Nov 13, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | draw | TD 8 |
42 | Sep 22, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
41 | Sep 01, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Jul 21, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | nc | NA
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39 | Apr 20, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Mar 16, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Mar 02, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
36 | Jan 20, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
35 | Dec 07, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
34 | Nov 22, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
33 | Oct 19, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Sep 27, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Sep 16, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Sep 02, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
29 | Aug 05, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
28 | Jul 22, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
27 | Jun 24, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
26 | May 27, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
25 | May 20, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
24 | Jan 07, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Dec 01, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
22 | Nov 16, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 5 |
21 | Nov 09, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
20 | Sep 17, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Sep 09, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Sep 01, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
17 | Aug 19, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
16 | Jul 21, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jun 01, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
14 | May 28, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Apr 23, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 1 |
12 | Apr 09, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
11 | Mar 23, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
10 | Feb 02, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
9 | Jan 29, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
8 | Jan 18, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
7 | Jan 05, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 09, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 5 |
5 | Sep 30, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
4 | Aug 04, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
3 | Jul 14, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Jan 01, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
1 | Sep 03, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |