Davey Moore (Featherweight)

IBHoF Bio

Name: Davey Moore
Alias: Springfield Rifle
Birth Name: David Schultz Moore
Hometown: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Died: 1963-03-23 (Age:29)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 159cm
Reach: 165cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Managers: Andy Anderson (1955), Willie Ketchum
Trainer: Teddy Bentham

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Amateur Highlights

• Representing Chicago, Moore won the 1951 Intercity Golden Gloves Featherweight Championship vs. Juan Betancourt of New York.
• Moore won the 1952 National AAU Bantamweight Championship
• Representing the United States in the bantamweight division, Moore competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. He lost a 2-1 decision in the quarterfinals to Joon-Ho Kang of Korea.

Preceded by: Noel Humphreys	Intercity Golden Gloves Featherweight Title 1951	Succeeded by: Carmelo Costa
Preceded by: Ernie De Jesus	National AAU Bantamweight Champion 1952	Succeeded by: Tommy Nethercott

Professional Career

• Moore defeated Hogan (Kid) Bassey by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the World Featherweight Championship on March 18, 1959.
• Moore's measurements before his 1961 title fight against Danny Valdez as printed in the Chicago Tribune: Neck 15.5", Chest Normal 36", Chest Expanded 38", Biceps 11.5", Waist 27", Thigh 20", Calf 13.5"
• Moore defended his title in the United States, Japan and Finland.
• In his sixth title defense, Moore was stopped after ten rounds by Sugar Ramos on March 21, 1963. After speaking to the press in his dressing room, Moore complained of a headache and lapsed into unconsciousness. He died two days later.
• Bob Dylan wrote a song about the Moore-Ramos fight titled "Who Killed Davey Moore?" Sports Illustrated named it the No. 1 sports song of all-time in 2011.
• Moore was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1986 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2021.
• 5 opponents (3 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.

Preceded by: Hogan (Kid) Bassey	World Featherweight Champion 1959 March 18 – 1963 March 21	Succeeded by: Sugar Ramos
Preceded by: Inaugural Champion	WBC Featherweight Champion 1963 Feb 14 – 1963 Mar 21	Succeeded by: Sugar Ramos

External Links

• Grave Site
• "Davey Moore: The Springfield Rifle" by Dan Cuoco: [1]
• "He Fought, Talked, Then Died…" (Life magazine, April 5, 1963): [2]