Archie Moore's Top 10 Fights

Archie Moore's boxing record include 219 fights, 132 KO wins, 6 KO wins in world-title fights, and winning a world title at the light-heavyweight division. Here is a look at his 10 best performances — 6 of these are KO wins.
  • #1.

    Archie Moore knocks out Yvon Durelle in their 2nd fight

    On August 12, 1959, Archie Moore and Yvon Durelle met again in a rematch.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days.

    Archie Moore made easy work of Yvon Durelle in the rematch, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Moore improves his record to 177-21-9 (126 KOs)

  • #2.

    Archie Moore knocks out Bobo Olson

    On June 22, 1955, the 41-year-old The Ring light-heavyweight world champion, Archie Moore (148-19-8, 107 KOs), faced Bobo Olson, in a title defense fight.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 20 days.

    Archie Moore made easy work of Bobo Olson, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Moore improves his record to 149-19-8 (108 KOs)

  • #3.

    Archie Moore defeats Joey Maxim in their 1st fight

    On December 17, 1952, a 39-year-old Archie Moore (133-19-8, 98 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring light-heavyweight title held by 30-year-old Joey Maxim (78-18-4, 21 KOs).

    Moore came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 22 days. Maxim was on a 2-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.

    Archie Moore defeated Joey Maxim via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Moore improves his record to 134-19-8, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 78-19-4.

  • #4.

    Archie Moore knocks out Tony Anthony

    On September 20, 1957, the 43-year-old The Ring light-heavyweight world champion, Archie Moore (162-21-8, 117 KOs), faced Tony Anthony, in a title defense fight.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 18 days.

    Archie Moore stopped Tony Anthony via KO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 163-21-8 (118 KOs)

  • #5.

    Archie Moore knocks out Yvon Durelle in their 1st fight

    On December 10, 1958, the 44-year-old The Ring light-heavyweight world champion, Archie Moore (174-21-9, 123 KOs), faced Yvon Durelle, in a title defense fight.

    Moore came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days.

    Archie Moore stopped Yvon Durelle via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 175-21-9 (124 KOs)

  • #6.

    Archie Moore defeats Giulio Rinaldi in their 2nd fight

    On June 10, 1961, Archie Moore and Giulio Rinaldi met again in a rematch.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.

    Archie Moore defeated Giulio Rinaldi via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 182-22-9

  • #7.

    Archie Moore defeats Joey Maxim in their 2nd fight

    On June 24, 1953, Archie Moore and Joey Maxim met again in a rematch.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days. Maxim was on a 1-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.

    Archie Moore defeated Joey Maxim via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 141-19-8, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 79-20-4.

  • #8.

    Archie Moore knocks out Yolande Pompey

    On June 5, 1956, the 42-year-old The Ring light-heavyweight world champion, Archie Moore (157-20-8, 113 KOs), faced Yolande Pompey, in a title defense fight.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 6 days.

    Archie Moore stopped Yolande Pompey via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 158-20-8 (114 KOs)

  • #9.

    Archie Moore knocks out Harold Johnson in their 5th fight

    On August 11, 1954, Archie Moore and Harold Johnson met again in a rematch.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days. Johnson was on a 12-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.

    In the rematch, Archie Moore stopped Harold Johnson via TKO in the 14th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 147-19-8 (107 KOs), while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 47-6.

  • #10.

    Archie Moore defeats Joey Maxim in their 3rd fight

    On January 27, 1954, Archie Moore and Joey Maxim met again in a rematch.

    Moore came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 15 days. Maxim was on a -1-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 3 days.

    Archie Moore defeated Joey Maxim via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring light-heavyweight title. Moore improves his record to 144-19-8, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 79-21-4.

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