Archie Moore vs. James J. Parker
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Archie Moore 187 lbs beat James J Parker 211 lbs by TKO at 2:02 in round 9 of 15
- Date: 1956-07-25
- Location: Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Referee: Billy Burke 7-0.01
- Judge: 8-0.01
- Judge: Jackie Johnson 7-0.01
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"Archie Moore, San Diego, Calif., chopped up James J. Parker with the greatest of ease last night. Referee Billy Burke called a TKO in 2:02 of the 9th. The outclassed lanky Toronto heavyweight dripped blood from cuts around the left eye and was absorbing heavy punishment while pinned against the ropes when the end came. Parker was in way over his head with the old master. Moore at 186 1/2 gave away 24 3/4 pounds, almost 5 inches in height and 2 inches in reach and still outjabbed his opponent. He feinted Parker into a pretzel and sliced the left eye as early as the 4th." -Associated Press
Post fight comments
- "Before the 9th, I had him where I wanted him. He was floundering around but I didn't want to take any undue advantage and hurt him. He's a good kid and I didn't want to spoil his future." -Archie Moore
- "Moore never hurt me, although I couldn't see out of the eye from the 4th on. Don't believe all that stuff about Archie being 43 years old. That's all malarkey. He can really step." -James J. Parker