Davey Moore (Featherweight) - Revision history

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	*[[:File:Davey Moore 3422190.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Moore.Davey.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:File:Davey Moore 3422190.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Moore.Davey.jpg\|Photo #3]]


	==Amateur Highlights ==		==Amateur Highlights ==
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	*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.		*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.		*Moore was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1986 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2021.
	~~[[Category:Ring Fatalities\|Moore, Davey]]~~


	~~==Professional Record==~~
	~~'''Championship record'''~~
	*5 opponents (3 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.		*5 opponents (3 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.

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	*Grave [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4594 Site]		*Grave [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4594 Site]
	*"Davey Moore: The Springfield Rifle" by Dan Cuoco: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO102.5-21.pdf]		*"Davey Moore: The Springfield Rifle" by Dan Cuoco: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO102.5-21.pdf]
			*"He Fought, Talked, Then Died…" (''Life'' magazine, April 5, 1963): [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO.ONL19.20-30.pdf]

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	'''~~Manager~~:''' Andy Anderson (1955), [[Willie Ketchum]]<br>		'''Managers:''' Andy Anderson (1955), [[Willie Ketchum]]<br>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Teddy Bentham]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Teddy Bentham]]
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	*[[:File:Davey Moore 3422190.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Moore.Davey.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:File:Davey Moore 3422190.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Moore.Davey.jpg\|Photo #3]]
	*Grave [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4594 Site]

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	==Professional ~~record~~==
			==Professional Record==
	'''Championship record'''		'''Championship record'''
	*5 opponents (3 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.		*5 opponents (3 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.
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			== External Links ==
			*Grave [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4594 Site]
			*"Davey Moore: The Springfield Rifle" by Dan Cuoco: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO102.5-21.pdf]

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Marina at 09:01, 17 July 2024

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	*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.		*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.		*Moore was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1986 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2021.
			[[Category:Ring Fatalities\|Moore, Davey]]

	==Professional record==		==Professional record==

Dan at 13:43, 23 August 2022

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	*In his sixth title defense, Moore was stopped after ten rounds by [[Sugar Ramos]] on [[Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos\|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.		*In his sixth title defense, Moore was stopped after ten rounds by [[Sugar Ramos]] on [[Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos\|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.		*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.		*Moore was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1986 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2021.

	==Professional record==		==Professional record==

Grey at 18:58, 15 December 2020

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	'''Manager:''' Andy Anderson (1955), [[Willie Ketchum]]<br>		'''Manager:''' Andy Anderson (1955), [[Willie Ketchum]]<br>
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Professional Career

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	*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.		*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.		*Moore was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1986.

			==Professional record==
			'''Championship record'''
			*5 opponents (3 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.

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Boxsoup at 20:29, 23 December 2014

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	*Moore defended his title in the United States, Japan and Finland.		*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 [[Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos\|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.		*In his sixth title defense, Moore was stopped after ten rounds by [[Sugar Ramos]] on [[Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos\|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 Moore titled "Who Killed Davey Moore?" [[Sports Illustrated]] named it the No. 1 sports song of all-time in 2011.		*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.		*Moore was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1986.

Boxsoup at 00:57, 23 December 2014

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	'''Manager'''~~: [[~~Andy Anderson ~~(manager\|Andy Anderson]]~~ (1955), [[Willie Ketchum]]<br>		'''Manager:''' Andy Anderson (1955), [[Willie Ketchum]]<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Teddy Bentham]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Teddy Bentham]]
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	* [[:~~Image~~:Moore~~.Davey~~.jpg\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:Davey Moore 3422190.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Moore.Davey.jpg\|Photo #3]]
	*Died of head injuries suffered in championship boxing bout with [[~~Sugar Ramos~~]] ~~on March 21, 1963.~~
	*Subject of Bob Dylan's song "Who Killed Davey Moore?"
	*Grave [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4594 Site]		*Grave [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4594 Site]

			==Amateur Highlights ==
	==~~Pre-Professional~~ Highlights ==		*Representing Chicago, Moore won the 1951 Intercity [[Golden Gloves]] Featherweight Championship vs. [[Johnny Betancourt\|Juan Betancourt]] of New York.
			*Moore won the 1952 National [[AAU]] Bantamweight Championship
	*~~1951 representing~~ Chicago won an Intercity Golden Gloves~~' title in the featherweight division~~ vs. [[Johnny Betancourt\|Juan Betancourt]].		*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.
	*1952 National AAU ~~118 lb. champion~~
	*~~Represented~~ the United States at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland ~~in the Bantamweight class~~. ~~Moore was eliminated~~ in the ~~third round by [[~~Ho ~~King]]~~ of Korea.

	~~Measurements before the 1961 Valdez fight as printed in The Chicago Tribune- Neck 15.5, Chest Normal 36, Chest Expanded 38, Waist 27, Thigh 20, Biceps 11.5, Calf 13.5~~

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	==Professional ~~Highlights~~ ==		==Professional Career==
			*Moore defeated [[Hogan (Kid) Bassey]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the World Featherweight Championship on [[Hogan (Kid) Bassey vs. Davey Moore (1st meeting)\|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 [[Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos\|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 Moore 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.

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	*1952 National AAU 118 lb. champion		*1952 National AAU 118 lb. champion
	*Represented the United States at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland in the Bantamweight class. Moore was eliminated in the third round by [[Ho King]] of Korea.		*Represented the United States at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland in the Bantamweight class. Moore was eliminated in the third round by [[Ho King]] of Korea.

			Measurements before the 1961 Valdez fight as printed in The Chicago Tribune- Neck 15.5, Chest Normal 36, Chest Expanded 38, Waist 27, Thigh 20, Biceps 11.5, Calf 13.5

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