Some archie moore weights that were missing

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BrocktonBlockbuster49
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Some archie moore weights that were missing

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"The Boxing Register" book by james roberts and alexander skutt has

moore listed in 1948 vs leonard morrow at 175lb

moore listed in 1948 vs tiger ted lowry at 172lb

moore listed in 1946 vs georgie parks at 170lb

moore listed in 1946 vs buddy walker at 173lb

moore listed in 1942 11/27 vs jack chase at 158lb

moore listed in 1943 vs eddie certa at 158lb


moore listed in 1944 vs louie kid may and battling monroe at 170lb and 171lb respectively

moore listed in 1940 4/18 bout with ron richards at 158lb and there 7/11 bout at 159lb


moore listed in 1961 bout with clifford grey at 185lb


in his world title defense in 1961 against gulio rinaldi, moore is listed as 174lb .




perhaps you could verify those weights or check up on them since they are not in box rec??
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Post by BrocktonBlockbuster49 »

are any of the editorss going to add the weights in?
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Post by Matt »

I'd rather verify those from newspaper sources, than take them from the Boxing Register. I'm not sure of their source, it could possibly by Fight Fax, which I don't trust highly for older stuff.
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