Gunner Moir - Revision history

John at 23:19, 28 August 2025

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John at 23:09, 28 August 2025

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	==Career Overview==		==Career Overview==
	There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.
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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	* Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].
	* Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].		* Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].
	* Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].		* Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].

John at 19:59, 26 November 2020

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	When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] travelled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favourite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir's master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money's worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>		When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] travelled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favourite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir's master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money's worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
	The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir's career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron ~~(William)~~ Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombardier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.		The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir's career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombardier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.

	==Sources==		==Sources==

John at 02:24, 31 March 2020

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	==Career Overview==		==Career Overview==
	There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.

	Born in Lambeth, London, Moir began his boxing career whilst serving in the British Army in India. Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.		Born in Lambeth, London, Moir began his boxing career whilst serving in the British Army in India. Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.

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	Moir's newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.		Moir's newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.

Cap: /* Career Overview */

2018-04-14T16:21:16Z

Career Overview

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	There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.

	~~A sailor by trade before he turned to~~ boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.		Born in Lambeth, London, Moir began his boxing career whilst serving in the British Army in India. Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.

	Moir's newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.		Moir's newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.

John at 12:30, 16 April 2011

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	When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] travelled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favourite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir's master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money's worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>		When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] travelled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favourite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir's master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money's worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
	The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir's career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombardier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.		The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir's career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron (William) Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombardier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.

	==Sources==		==Sources==

John: tidy up

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	==Career Overview==		==Career Overview==
	There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.~~<br><br>~~		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.
	A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.~~<br><br>~~
	~~Moir�s~~ newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.~~<br><br>~~		A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.
	When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] ~~traveled~~ to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a ~~favorite~~ to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly ~~Moir�s~~ master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its ~~money�s~~ worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
	The surprising loss apparently devastated ~~Moir�s~~ career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[~~Bombadier~~ Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.~~<br><br>~~		Moir's newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.

			When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] travelled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favourite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir's master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money's worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
			The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir's career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombardier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.

	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].~~<br>~~		* Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].
	Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].~~<br>~~		* Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].
	Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].~~<br>~~		* Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].

Ric at 20:14, 2 May 2010

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	==Career Overview==		==Career Overview==
	There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.<br><br>		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.<br><br>
	A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.<br><br>		A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.<br><br>
	~~Moir’s~~ newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.<br><br>		Moir�s newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.<br><br>
	When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] traveled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favorite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly ~~Moir’s~~ master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its ~~money’s~~ worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>		When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] traveled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favorite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir�s master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money�s worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
	The surprising loss apparently devastated ~~Moir’s~~ career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombadier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.<br><br>		The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir�s career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombadier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.<br><br>
	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].<br>		Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].<br>
	Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].<br>		Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].<br>
	Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].<br>		Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].<br>

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	==Career Overview==		==Career Overview==
	There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since Bob Fitzsimmons lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.<br><br>		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.<br><br>
	A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten Fred Barrett. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with Peter Felix, the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.<br><br>		A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten [[Fred Barrett]]. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with [[Peter Felix]], the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.<br><br>
	Moir’s newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out Jim Casey in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, Jack Palmer, at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger ~~“Tiger Jack”~~ Smith in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.<br><br>		Moir’s newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out [[Jim Casey]] in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, [[Jack Palmer]], at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger Tiger [[Jack Smith]] in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.<br><br>
	When world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns traveled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favorite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir’s master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money’s worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>		When world heavyweight champion [[Tommy Burns]] traveled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favorite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir’s master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money’s worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
	The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir’s career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to Iron Hague and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated ~~“Bombardier Billy”~~ Wells in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.<br><br>		The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir’s career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to [[Iron Hague]] and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated [[Bombadier Billy Wells]] in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.<br><br>
	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].<br>		Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].<br>
	Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].<br>		Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].<br>
	Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].<br>		Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].<br>

KBridgham1979: added "career overview"

2007-05-05T15:11:33Z

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	* Moir was the British heavyweight ~~champion when [[Tommy Burns]] arrived in Britian~~ to ~~fight Britain's best~~. ~~Burns~~ was on a ~~world-wide tour fighting~~ the ~~best heavyweights around~~ the ~~world~~, to ~~solidify his standing as~~ the ~~World Heavyweight Champion~~, ~~as some disputed his~~ title ~~because [[James J~~. ~~Jeffries]] was never defeated~~.
	* Moir was the favorite to ~~win~~ the ~~title because he~~ was ~~so much bigger than~~ Burns. ~~But Burns won easily~~.		==Career Overview==
	* Moir's record reported to ~~be: 13 wins~~, ~~7 losses with 7 KOs~~, ~~in a ten year period~~.		There was a time when Gunner Moir was considered the great hope of the British people to win the coveted heavyweight championship of the world. In 1907 he became the first Englishman to contest for the title since Bob Fitzsimmons lost the belt to Jim Jeffries eight years earlier.<br><br>
	* Well-known for his many body tattoos.		A sailor by trade before he turned to boxing, Moir was covered in tattoos regarded as bizarre oddities in the press of the day. He fought his first known prizefight in 1903, a first round knockout of the otherwise forgotten Fred Barrett. This was followed by three consecutive losses, two of them by knockout, to equally forgettable competition. Despite the rocky start, Moir somehow secured himself a bout with Peter Felix, the former heavyweight champion of Australia. On February 14, 1905, in Sydney, Moir flattened Felix inside of two rounds and earned himself his first real notoriety in sporting circles.<br><br>
			Moir’s newfound fame allowed him to enter a tournament to determine the heavyweight championship of England the next year. After knocking out Jim Casey in an elimination bout, he faced the reigning British titleholder, Jack Palmer, at the National Sporting Club on October 29, 1906, taking the title via a ninth round disqualification. Four months later, Gunner destroyed challenger “Tiger Jack” Smith in the very first round and became a sensation in the British sporting press.<br><br>
			When world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns traveled to England looking for credible challengers, Moir was first on his list. Because the challenger cut such an intimidating figure with his greater size and colorful tattoos, betting placed the Gunner as a favorite to take the championship. But when the two actually met in the ring, on December 2, 1907, the smaller but faster Burns was clearly Moir’s master. Burns scored a knockdown in the first round and another in the second. In order to give the audience its money’s worth, he carried his opponent for nine rounds before laying him low in the tenth.<br><br>
			The surprising loss apparently devastated Moir’s career. In his very next fight he lost the national championship to Iron Hague and then lost three more bouts in the next two years. Although he knocked out undefeated “Bombardier Billy” Wells in 1911, he lost a rematch two years later and retired from boxing.<br><br>
			==Sources==
			Fleisher, Nat. [[The Heavyweight Championship]].<br>
			Johnston, Alexander. [[Ten and Out]].<br>
			Ward, Geoffrey C. [[Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson]].<br>