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Archie Moore

Global ID

8995

sex

male

birthdate

1916-12-13

death date

1998-12-09 (81)

division

light heavyweight

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

reach

75″ / 191cm

alias

Old Mongoose

country

USA

residence

Benoit, Mississippi, USA

birth place

Benoit, Mississippi, USA

birth name

Archibald Lee Wright

won 185 (KO 131) + lost 23 (KO 7) + drawn 10 = 219
rounds boxed 1474 KO% 59.82

biography

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date opponent W-L-D last 6 location
1963-03-15 Mike DiBiase
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA W TKO 3 10
time: 0:20 | referee: Dick Moll
"Archie Moore came to Phoenix and took a match with wrestler Mike DiBiase. The match was set for 10-rounds, and was a challenge affair stemming from a previous bout that Moore had refereed. Needless to say, Mike was no match..Mike was taking a pretty good licking, but a cut eye was the cause of stopping the bout."
1962-11-15 Muhammad Ali 15-0-0
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA L TKO 4 12
time: 1:35 | referee: Tommy Hart
~ Moore was knocked down three times in the 4th. ~
1962-05-28 Willie Pastrano 54-10-6
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA D MD 10 10
referee: Tommy Hart 5-4 | judge: Dick Young 5-5 | judge: Lee Grossman 5-5
1962-05-07 Howard King 38-24-8
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico W KO 1 10
time: 1:15 | referee: Joe Louis
1962-03-30 Alejandro Lavorante 19-2-0
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA W TKO 10 10
time: 0:38 | referee: Tommy Hart 9-3 | judge: Lee Grossman 9-1 | judge: George Latka 10-2
Attendance: 13,532. Gate: $122,678.
Referee stopped the fight. Lavorante was carried from the ring on a stretcher.
1961-10-23 Pete Rademacher 13-5-1
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA W TKO 6 10
time: 2:10 | referee: Benny Goldstein
Rademacher was down eight times
1961-06-10 Giulio Rinaldi 25-5-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Ruby Goldstein 11-3 | judge: Artie Aidala 11-4 | judge: Tony Castellano 9-5
NYSAC World light heavyweight title
Also recognized as for World Light Heavyweight Title by California, Massachussets -- NBA had stripped Moore on Oct 25, 1960
1961-03-25 Buddy Turman 35-7-1
Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines W UD 10 10
50-39 | 50-42 | 53-50
1960-11-28 Buddy Turman 35-6-1
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Jackie Woodruff 99-94 | judge: William Shaw 96-94 | judge: Lonnie Hudkins 100-96
1960-10-29 Giulio Rinaldi 21-5-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy L PTS 10 10
The referee issued a standing eight count to Moore in the 10th.
1960-09-13 George Abinet 6-14-1
Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA W RTD 3 10
Moore dropped to one knee in the 3rd round (he said later it was a combination of a slip and a left jab thrown by Abinet). Abinet was down twice in the 3rd. He did not come out for the 4th round, due to a broken nose.
1960-05-25 Willi Besmanoff 42-20-7
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W TKO 10 10
time: 1:32 | referee: Frank Gilmer
Promoted as for "American Heavyweight Title"
1959-08-12 Yvon Durelle 79-20-2
Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada W KO 3 15
time: 2:52 | referee: Jack Sharkey | judge: Leon Germain 10-8 | judge: Johnny Gow 10-8 | judge: Rene Ouimet 9-9
NYSAC World light heavyweight title
National Boxing Association World light heavyweight title
World Light Heavyweight Title
Durelle was knocked down four times in the 3rd.
1959-03-09 Sterling Davis
Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, USA W TKO 3 10
referee: Paavo Ketonen
Davis was a wrestler. The referee stopped it due to bad cuts over both of Davis' eyes. Davis was down three times in the 2nd.
1958-12-10 Yvon Durelle 78-19-2
Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada W KO 11 15
time: 0:49 | referee: Jack Sharkey | judge: Rene Ouimet 46-45 | judge: Harry Shulman 44-42 | judge: Leon Germain 44-42
World Light Heavyweight Title
Moore down three times in first, once in fourth. Gets up puts Durelle down four times for win.
1958-08-04 Howard King 34-15-6
Moana Ball Park, Reno, Nevada, USA D PTS 10 10
referee: Jimmy Olivas
1958-06-09 Howard King 34-14-6
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA W PTS 10 10
1958-05-26 Charley Norkus 32-16-0
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Jack Downey 100-89 | judge: Eddie James 100-85 | judge: Frankie Carter 100-86
1958-05-17 Howard King 34-13-6
Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Jimmy Wilson 100-81 | judge: Frank Rustich 100-81 | judge: Hal Rickards 100-82
1958-05-02 Willi Besmanoff 38-11-7
Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville, Kentucky, USA W SD 10 10
referee: Walter Beck
Besmanoff was knocked down in the 3rd.
1958-03-10 Bob Albright 21-7-3
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada W TKO 7 10
1958-03-04 Bert Whitehurst 24-12-2
Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California, USA W TKO 10 10
referee: Tommy Hart 86-88 | judge: Costello Cruz 87-86 | judge: John Thomas 89-86
Whitehurst was knocked down twice in the 10th round.
1958-02-01 Julio Neves 19-13-1
Ginasio da Maracanã, Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil W KO 3 10
time: 1:40
1958-01-18 Luis Ignacio 23-2-1
Estadio Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil W PTS 10 10
1957-11-29 Roger Rischer 15-5-2
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA W KO 4 10
time: 1:12 | referee: Eddie Volk
1957-11-05 Eddie Cotton 32-7-1
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA W PTS 10 10
Cotton was knocked down three times
1957-10-31 Ralph KO Hooker 18-21-1
Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada W TKO 5 10
time: 1:45 | referee: Bert Lowes
The referee stopped the bout after Mitchell went down twice in the round. Hooker fought as "Bob Mitchell"
1957-09-20 Tony Anthony 31-4-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA W KO 7 15
time: 2:29 | referee: Mushy Callahan
World Light Heavyweight Title
Anthony was knocked down in the 6th and 7th. Archie Moore made six trips to the scale to make 175 pounds.
1957-06-02 Alain Cherville 22-5-1
Killesberghalle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany W TKO 6 10
referee: Max Schmeling
Cherville was knocked down in the 1st, 2nd, and 6th rounds.
1957-05-01 Hans Kalbfell 16-1-0
Dubois-Arena, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany W UD 10 10
referee: Max Schmeling
Kalfbell was knocked down in the 4th and 9th rounds.
1956-11-30 Floyd Patterson 30-1-0
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA L KO 5 15
time: 2:27 | referee: Frank Sikora | judge: John Bray 18-18 | judge: Jim McManus 16-20 | judge: Frank Sikora 17-20
~ Vacant World Heavyweight Title ~
1956-09-08 Professor Roy Shire
Ogden Stadium, Ogden, Utah, USA W TKO 3 10
time: 1:55
Shire was a well-known wrestler. A cut over his right eye ended the bout.
1956-07-25 James J. Parker 29-5-4
Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada W TKO 9 15
time: 2:02 | referee: Billy Burke 7-0 | judge: Jackie Johnson 7-0 | 8-0
Attendance: 19,832. Gate: $148,500. Referee stopped the fight.
1956-06-05 Yolande Pompey 31-2-3
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom W TKO 10 15x3
referee: Jack Hart
World Light Heavyweight Title
1956-04-30 Gene Thompson 5-6-3
Tucson, Arizona, USA W TKO 3 10
1956-04-26 Sonny Andrews 14-11-1
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada W KO 4 10
1956-04-16 George Parmentier 16-11-4
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA W TKO 3 10
referee: Davey Ward
Parmentier was down three times in the 3rd.
1956-04-10 Willie Bean 41-24-5
Auditorium, Richmond, California, USA W TKO 5 10
referee: Jack Downey
Bean was knocked down six times.
1956-03-27 Howard King 29-8-5
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA W PTS 10 10
1956-03-17 Frankie Daniels 28-11-1
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Charley Randolph 58-52 | judge: Lee Grossman 58-52 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 58-52
1956-02-27 Bob Dunlap 30-12-1
Arena, San Diego, California, USA W KO 1 10
time: 1:56 | referee: Frank Rustich
1956-02-20 Howard King 28-7-5
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA W PTS 10 10
1955-09-21 Rocky Marciano 48-0-0
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA L KO 9 15
time: 1:19 | referee: Harry Kessler 2-5 | judge: Harold Barnes 3-5 | judge: Artie Aidala 1-7
World Heavyweight Title
Moore floored Marciano in the 2nd round for a "2" count, but was knocked down five times himself.
1955-06-22 Bobo Olson 69-6-0
Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA W KO 3 15
time: 1:19 | referee: Ruby Goldstein
World Light Heavyweight Title
1955-05-02 Nino Valdes 32-8-3
Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W PTS 15 15
referee: James J. Braddock 8-5
World Heavyweight Title, as recognized by Nevada
Referee Braddock was the sole judge.
1954-08-11 Harold Johnson 47-5-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W TKO 14 15
time: 0:56 | referee: Ruby Goldstein 5-6 | judge: Artie Aidala 5-8 | judge: Bert Grant 9-8
World Light Heavyweight Title
Moore was down in the 10th, Johnson was down in the 14th. Grant's card was 6-6 in round at the time of the stoppage, but 9-8 in supplemental scoring.
1954-06-07 Bert Whitehurst 18-3-0
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA W TKO 6 10
time: 1:09 | referee: Mark Conn
1954-03-09 Bob Baker 31-4-1
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA W TKO 9 10
time: 2:08 | referee: Petey Sarron
1954-01-27 Joey Maxim 79-20-4
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Cy Gottfried
World Light Heavyweight Title
Maxim was knocked down in the 8th and 11th rounds.
Scoring: 145-137, 148-135, 148-134
1953-09-12 Dogomar Martinez 24-0-1
Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W PTS 10 10
1953-08-22 Rinaldo Ansaloni 2-0-0
Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W TKO 4 10
1953-06-24 Joey Maxim 79-19-4
Ogden Stadium, Ogden, Utah, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Ray Miller 7-6 | judge: Nat Fleischer 8-7 | judge: Ken Shulsen 8-5
World Light Heavyweight Title
1953-03-30 Frank Buford 21-19-7
Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA W TKO 9 10
time: 1:56 | referee: Joe Stone
1953-03-17 Al Spaulding 24-23-1
Armory, Spokane, Washington, USA W KO 3 10
time: 1:54
Spaulding was knocked down four times.
1953-03-11 Nino Valdes 21-5-3
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W UD 10 10
1953-03-03 Sonny Andrews 12-7-0
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA W TKO 5 10
1953-02-16 Leonard Dugan 5-0-0
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA W TKO 8 10
time: 1:12 | referee: Jack Downey
1953-01-27 Toxie Hall 8-3-2
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, USA W KO 4 10
Hall was down twice in the 4th. Moore broke his nose with his first left jab in the 1st round.
1952-12-17 Joey Maxim 78-18-4
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Harry Kessler 76-74 | 82-58 | 87-63
World Light Heavyweight Title
1952-07-25 Clinton Bacon 21-5-2
Bears Stadium, Denver, Colorado, USA W TKO 4 10
1952-06-26 Clarence Henry 32-3-1
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Joe Louis
The official scoring on rounds was 7-2-1, 9-1, and 8-1-1.
1952-05-19 Bob Dunlap 23-6-1
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA W KO 6 10
1952-02-27 Jimmy Slade 22-4-3
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Bob Ingham
1952-01-29 Harold Johnson 34-3-0
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, USA W UD 10 10
Scoring: 53-46, 53-46, 56-44
1951-12-10 Harold Johnson 33-3-0
Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA L UD 10 10
referee: Ted Jamieson 4-5 | judge: Julius Goldman 4-5 | judge: Bill Lachenmaier 4-6
1951-10-29 Chubby Wright 26-32-3
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W TKO 7 10
time: 2:34 | referee: Harry Kessler
1951-09-24 Harold Johnson 33-2-0
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Zach Clayton | judge: Lou Tress | judge: Frank Knaresborough
The official scoring on rounds was 5-4-1, 6-3-1, and 6-3-1. Johnson's two best rounds were the second and fifth, in both of which he hurt Moore, but he failed to follow up on his advantage either time. Moore slowed Johnson down with a rally in the last minute of the sixth round and won the 7th, 8th, and 9th rounds handily. Johnson slipped to the floor after a beating in the 9th, but the referee ruled it a slip.
1951-09-05 Embrel Davidson 20-2-0
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA W KO 1 10
time: 2:51
Attendance: 2,757. Gate: $4,695.
1951-08-17 Alfredo Lagay 39-10-12
Palacio de los Deportes, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina W KO 3 10
1951-08-05 Rafael Miranda 10-6-2
Palacio de los Deportes, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina W TKO 4 10
tr1151 says Aug 4
1951-07-28 Americo Capitanelli 3-21-3
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucuman, Argentina W KO 3 10
1951-07-26 Victor Carabajal 1-1-1
Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina W KO 3 12
tr1151 has 7-25
1951-07-14 Vicente Quiroz 3-1-2
Cine Boston, Montevideo, Uruguay W TKO 6 10
Quiroz was knocked down before the bell to end the 5th round. The referee did not allow him out for the 6th round.
1951-07-07 Alberto Santiago Lovell 76-7-3
Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina W KO 1 12
time: 0:46
Lovell was knocked down twice.
1951-06-23 Karel Sys 98-12-8
Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina D PTS 12 12
Sys is a substitute for Alberto Lovell
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