On January 27, 1954, Archie Moore (143-19-8, 104 KOs), the light-heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Joey Maxim (79-20-4, 21 KOs).
Archie Moore is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over Dogomar Martinez, 4 months and 15 days ago. Joey Maxim is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 20% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Moore, 7 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.6-5.4 in favor of Joey Maxim. It is going to be very difficult for Archie Moore to win this fight.
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.