Archie Moore
Light heavyweight · United States

Archie Moore

186-23-10, 1 NC 132 KO · 1935–1963

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Archie Moore was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Dec 13, 1913. Record 186-23-10, 1 NC with 132 knockouts over 1935–1963. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1952–1960). Archie Moore last fought Mike DiBiase on Mar 15, 1963 and won by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Also: Άρτσι Μουρ · Арчи Мур · Мур Арчи
+17 moreآرشى مور · آرشي مور · آرچی مور · アーチー・ムーア · Ancient Archie · Archi Mur · Archibald Lee Moore · Archibald Lee Wright · Archibald Moore · Archibald Wright · Mongoose · Moore · Old Mongoose · The Mongoose · The Old Mongoose · Арчибальд Ли Райт · Арчибальд Райт
BornDec 13, 1913
DiedDec 9, 1998
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Height180 cm
Reach190.5 cm
NicknameThe Mongoose · Ancient Archie
DebutSep 3, 1935
Career1935–1963
Rounds boxed1476
KO share71%
Born inBenoit, Mississippi, U.S.
TitlesWBA light heavyweight · 1952–1960
Boxerbook rating2009 ± 306 · inactive since Mar 1963Why here ›
Confirmed bouts45 of 220

Career record

Record
186-23-10, 1 NC, 132 KOs · 1935–1963

Last result

W
Mike DiBiase
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
1963-03-15 ›
✓ one source

The record

220 bouts, 1935–1963, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 220, Wikipedia (ru) · 4, Wikipedia (ja) · 2

W
Mike DiBiase
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Moore 185-23-10 · DiBiase —
1963-03-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Muhammad Ali 🇺🇸
TKO 4/12 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Moore 185-22-10 · Ali 15-0-0
1962-11-15 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
MD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Moore 185-22-9 · Pastrano 54-10-6
1962-05-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Howard King 🇺🇸
KO 1/10 · Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Moore 184-22-9 · King —
1962-05-07 ›
✓ one source
W
TKO 10/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Moore 183-22-9 · Lavorante —
1962-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
TKO 6/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 182-22-9 · Rademacher 13-5-1
1961-10-23 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Retained NYSAC and The Ring light heavyweight titles
UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 181-22-9 · Rinaldi —
1961-06-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Buddy Turman 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, 🇵🇭
Moore 180-22-9 · Turman —
1961-03-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Buddy Turman 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Moore 179-22-9 · Turman —
1960-11-28 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 10/10 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Moore 179-21-9 · Rinaldi —
1960-10-29 ›
✓ one source
W
George Abinet
RTD 3/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Moore 178-21-9 · Abinet —
1960-09-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Promoted as for "American Heavyweight Title"
TKO 10/15 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Moore 177-21-9 · Besmanoff —
1960-05-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Yvon Durelle 🇨🇦
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
KO 3/15 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Moore 176-21-9 · Durelle —
1959-08-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Sterling Davis
TKO 3/10 · Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, 🇺🇸
Moore 175-21-9 · Davis —
1959-03-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Yvon Durelle 🇨🇦
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
KO 11/15 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Moore 174-21-9 · Durelle —
1958-12-10 ›
✓ one source
D
Howard King 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Moana Ball Park, Reno, 🇺🇸
Moore 174-21-8 · King —
1958-08-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Howard King 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Moore 173-21-8 · King —
1958-06-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Norkus
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Moore 172-21-8 · Norkus —
1958-05-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Howard King 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 171-21-8 · King —
1958-05-17 ›
✓ one source
W
SD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Moore 170-21-8 · Besmanoff —
1958-05-02 ›
✓ one source
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W
Bob Albright
TKO 7/10 · Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, 🇨🇦
Moore 169-21-8 · Albright —
1958-03-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Bert Whitehurst
TKO 10/10 · Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, 🇺🇸
Moore 168-21-8 · Whitehurst —
1958-03-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Julio Neves
KO 3/10 · Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, Río de Janeiro, 🇧🇷
Moore 167-21-8 · Neves —
1958-02-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Luis Ignacio
PTS 10/10 · Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, 🇧🇷
Moore 166-21-8 · Ignacio —
1958-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Roger Rischer
KO 4/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Moore 165-21-8 · Rischer —
1957-11-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Cotton 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Moore 164-21-8 · Cotton —
1957-11-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Ralph Hooker
TKO 5/10 · Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, 🇨🇦
Moore 163-21-8 · Hooker —
1957-10-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Anthony
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
KO 7/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Moore 162-21-8 · Anthony —
1957-09-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Alain Cherville
TKO 6/10 · Killesberghalle, Stuttgart, 🇩🇪
Moore 161-21-8 · Cherville —
1957-06-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Hans Kalbfell 🇩🇪
UD 10/10 · Dubois-Arena, Essen, 🇩🇪
Moore 160-21-8 · Kalbfell —
1957-05-01 ›
✓ one source
L
For vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
KO 5/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Moore 160-20-8 · Patterson 30-1-0
1956-11-30 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Roy Shire
TKO 3/10 · Ogden Stadium, Ogden, 🇺🇸
Moore 159-20-8 · Shire —
1956-09-08 ›
✓ one source
W
James J. Parker
TKO 9/15 · Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Moore 158-20-8 · Parker —
1956-07-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
TKO 10/15 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Moore 157-20-8 · Pompey —
1956-06-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Gene Thompson
KO 3/10 · Sports Center, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Moore 156-20-8 · Thompson —
1956-04-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Sonny Andrews
KO 4/10 · Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, 🇨🇦
Moore 155-20-8 · Andrews —
1956-04-26 ›
✓ one source
W
George Parmentier
TKO 3/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Moore 154-20-8 · Parmentier —
1956-04-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Willie Bean
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Moore 153-20-8 · Bean —
1956-04-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Howard King 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Moore 152-20-8 · King —
1956-03-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Daniels
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Moore 151-20-8 · Daniels —
1956-03-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Dunlap
KO 1/10 · Arena, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 150-20-8 · Dunlap —
1956-02-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Howard King 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Moore 149-20-8 · King —
1956-02-20 ›
✓ one source
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
KO 9/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 149-19-8 · Marciano 48-0-0
1955-09-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Bobo Olson 🇺🇸
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
KO 3/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 148-19-8 · Olson 69-6-0
1955-06-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Nino Valdez 🇨🇺
Won vacant world heavyweight title recognized only by Nevada
PTS 15/15 · Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Moore 147-19-8 · Valdez 32-8-3
1955-05-02 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
TKO 14/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 146-19-8 · Johnson 47-5-0
1954-08-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Bert Whitehurst
TKO 6/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 145-19-8 · Whitehurst —
1954-06-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Baker 🇺🇸
TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Moore 144-19-8 · Baker —
1954-03-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Maxim 🇺🇸
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
UD 15/15 · Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Moore 143-19-8 · Maxim 79-20-4
1954-01-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Moore 142-19-8 · Martínez —
1953-09-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Rinaldo Ansaloni
TKO 4/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Moore 141-19-8 · Ansaloni —
1953-08-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Maxim 🇺🇸
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
UD 15/15 · Ogden Stadium, Ogden, Utah, 🇺🇸
Moore 140-19-8 · Maxim 79-19-4
1953-06-24 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Frank Buford
TKO 9/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 139-19-8 · Buford —
1953-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Spaulding
KO 3/10 · Armory, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Moore 138-19-8 · Spaulding —
1953-03-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Nino Valdez 🇨🇺
UD 10/10 · Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 137-19-8 · Valdez 21-5-3
1953-03-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Sonny Andrews
TKO 5/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Moore 136-19-8 · Andrews —
1953-03-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Leonard Dugan
TKO 8/10 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Moore 135-19-8 · Dugan —
1953-02-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Toxie Hall
KO 4/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 134-19-8 · Hall —
1953-01-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Maxim 🇺🇸
Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
UD 15/15 · Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Moore 133-19-8 · Maxim 78-18-4
1952-12-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Clinton Bacon
TKO 4/10 · Bears Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Moore 132-19-8 · Bacon —
1952-07-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Clarence Henry
UD 10/10 · Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 131-19-8 · Henry —
1952-06-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Dunlap
KO 6/10 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Moore 130-19-8 · Dunlap —
1952-05-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Slade 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 129-19-8 · Slade —
1952-02-27 ›
✓ one source
W
UD 10/10 · Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 128-19-8 · Johnson 34-3-0
1952-01-29 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Moore 128-18-8 · Johnson 33-3-0
1951-12-10 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Chubby Wright
TKO 7/10 · Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 127-18-8 · Wright —
1951-10-29 ›
✓ one source
W
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Moore 126-18-8 · Johnson 33-2-0
1951-09-24 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Embrel Davidson
KO 1/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Moore 125-18-8 · Davidson —
1951-09-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Alfredo Lagay
KO 3/10 · Palacio de los Deportes, Bahía Blanca, 🇦🇷
Moore 124-18-8 · Lagay —
1951-08-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Rafael Miranda
TKO 4/10 · Palacio de los Deportes, Comodoro Rivadavia, 🇦🇷
Moore 123-18-8 · Miranda —
1951-08-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Americo Capitanelli
KO 3/10 · San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucuman, 🇦🇷
Moore 122-18-8 · Capitanelli —
1951-07-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Victor Carabajal
KO 3/12 · Córdoba, 🇦🇷
Moore 121-18-8 · Carabajal —
1951-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Vicente Quiroz
RTD 6/10 · Cine Boston, Montevideo, 🇺🇾
Moore 120-18-8 · Quiroz —
1951-07-14 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 1/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Moore 119-18-8 · Lovell 75-7-3
1951-07-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Karel Sys 🇧🇪
PTS 12/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Moore 119-18-7 · Sys —
1951-06-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Abel Cestac 🇦🇷
RTD 9/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Moore 118-18-7 · Cestac —
1951-06-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Art Henri
TKO 4/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 117-18-7 · Henri —
1951-05-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Herman Harris
TKO 4/10 · I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, 🇺🇸
Moore 116-18-7 · Harris —
1951-04-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Abel Cestac 🇦🇷
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 115-18-7 · Cestac —
1951-03-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Bivins 🇺🇸
TKO 9/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 114-18-7 · Bivins 75-18-1
1951-02-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
John Thomas
KO 1/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Moore 113-18-7 · Thomas —
1951-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Oakland Billy Smith
TKO 8/10 · Auditoriu, Portland, 🇺🇸
Moore 112-18-7 · Smith —
1951-01-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Vernon Williams
KO 2/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Moore 111-18-7 · Williams —
1950-07-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Bert Lytell 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 110-18-7 · Lytell 68-20-7
1950-01-31 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Leonard Morrow
KO 10/15 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 109-18-7 · Morrow —
1949-12-13 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 8/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Moore 108-18-7 · Williams —
1949-12-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Phil Muscato
KO 6/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 107-18-7 · Muscato —
1949-10-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Amos
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 106-18-7 · Amos —
1949-10-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Esco Greenwood
TKO 2/10 · Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, 🇺🇸
Moore 105-18-7 · Greenwood —
1949-07-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Sikes
TKO 3/10 · Outdoor Sports Arena, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Moore 104-18-7 · Sikes —
1949-06-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Clinton Bacon
DQ 6/10 · Outdoor Sports Arena, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Moore 104-17-7 · Bacon —
1949-06-13 ›
✓ one source
W
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Moore 103-17-7 · Johnson 24-0-0
1949-04-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jimmy Bivins 🇺🇸
KO 8/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 102-17-7 · Bivins 68-14-1
1949-04-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Dusty Wilkerson
TKO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Moore 101-17-7 · Wilkerson —
1949-03-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Alabama Kid
KO 3/10 · Memorial Hall, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Moore 100-17-7 · Kid —
1949-03-04 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 3/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 99-17-7 · Satterfield 21-8-2
1949-01-31 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Alabama Kid
KO 4/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Moore 98-17-7 · Kid —
1949-01-10 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 7/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 97-17-7 · Williams —
1948-12-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Amos
UD 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Moore 96-17-7 · Amos —
1948-12-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Hall 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 95-17-7 · Hall —
1948-11-15 ›
✓ one source
L
Lloyd Gibson
DQ 4/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Moore 95-16-7 · Gibson —
1948-11-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Henry Hall 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Moore 95-15-7 · Hall —
1948-10-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Oakland Billy Smith
KO 4/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 94-15-7 · Smith —
1948-09-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Ted Lowry 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 93-15-7 · Lowry —
1948-08-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Bivins 🇺🇸
MD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 92-15-7 · Bivins 66-11-1
1948-06-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Leonard Morrow
Lost USA California state light heavyweight title
KO 1/12 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Moore 92-14-7 · Morrow —
1948-06-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Oakland Billy Smith
UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Moore 91-14-7 · Smith —
1948-05-05 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 7/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Moore 90-14-7 · Williams —
1948-04-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Dusty Wilkerson
TKO 7/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 89-14-7 · Wilkerson —
1948-04-12 ›
✓ one source
L
KO 8/15 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Moore 89-13-7 · Charles 53-5-1
1948-01-13 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
George Fitch
TKO 6/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 88-13-7 · Fitch —
1947-11-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Bivins 🇺🇸
TKO 8/10 · 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 87-13-7 · Bivins 60-10-1
1947-09-08 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Bobby Zander
Won vacant USA California state light heavyweight title
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Moore 86-13-7 · Zander —
1947-07-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Bert Lytell 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 85-13-7 · Lytell 46-12-4
1947-07-14 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Moore 84-13-7 · Sheppard —
1947-06-16 ›
✓ one source
L
MD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Moore 84-12-7 · Charles 45-4-1
1947-05-05 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Rusty Payne
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 83-12-7 · Payne —
1947-04-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Chase 🇺🇸
KO 9/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Moore 82-12-7 · Chase 77-21-10
1947-03-18 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Jack Chase 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Moore 82-12-6 · Chase 77-20-9
1946-11-06 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Oakland Billy Smith
For USA California state light heavyweight title
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Moore 82-12-5 · Smith —
1946-10-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy O'Brien
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 81-12-5 · O'Brien —
1946-09-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Buddy Walker
KO 4/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 80-12-5 · Walker —
1946-08-19 ›
✓ one source
L
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Moore 80-11-5 · Charles 37-4-1
1946-05-20 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Vern Escoe 🇨🇦
TKO 7/10 · Armory, Orange, 🇺🇸
Moore 79-11-5 · Escoe —
1946-05-02 ›
✓ one source
W
George Parks
KO 1/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Moore 78-11-5 · Parks —
1946-02-05 ›
✓ one source
W
UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 77-11-5 · Sheppard —
1946-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Colion Chaney
KO 5/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 76-11-5 · Chaney —
1945-12-13 ›
✓ one source
W
TKO 11/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 75-11-5 · Williams 136-20-10
1945-11-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
O'Dell Riley
KO 6/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Moore 74-11-5 · Riley —
1945-11-12 ›
✓ one source
L
MD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 74-10-5 · Williams 135-20-10
1945-10-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
KO 8/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 73-10-5 · Hardwick 168-48-9
1945-09-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Jimmy Bivins 🇺🇸
KO 6/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Moore 73-9-5 · Bivins 46-5-1
1945-08-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
TKO 10/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Moore 72-9-5 · Marshall 56-12-3
1945-06-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
George Kochan
TKO 6/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 71-9-5 · Kochan —
1945-06-18 ›
✓ one source
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 70-9-5 · Marshall 56-11-3
1945-05-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Teddy Randolph
TKO 9/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 69-9-5 · Randolph —
1945-04-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Nate Bolden
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Moore 68-9-5 · Bolden —
1945-04-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Napoleon Mitchell
KO 6/8 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Moore 67-9-5 · Mitchell —
1945-02-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Jacobs
TKO 9/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 66-9-5 · Jacobs —
1945-01-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Joey Jones
TKO 2/8 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Moore 65-9-5 · Jones —
1945-01-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Nate Bolden
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Moore 64-9-5 · Bolden —
1944-12-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Battling Monroe
KO 6/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 63-9-5 · Monroe —
1944-09-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Hayden
KO 5/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 62-9-5 · Hayden —
1944-08-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Lloyd Kip Mays
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 61-9-5 · Mays —
1944-08-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Kenny LaSalle
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 60-9-5 · LaSalle —
1944-05-19 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Moore 60-8-5 · Burley 61-9-2
1944-04-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Roman Starr
TKO 2/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Moore 59-8-5 · Starr —
1944-03-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Eddie Booker 🇺🇸
TKO 8/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Moore 59-7-5 · Booker 63-5-8
1944-01-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Amado Rodriguez
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 58-7-5 · Rodriguez —
1944-01-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Chase 🇺🇸
MD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Moore 57-7-5 · Chase 60-7-7
1943-11-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Kid Hermosillo
TKO 5/10 · Glacier Gardens, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 56-7-5 · Hermosillo —
1943-11-04 ›
✓ one source
L
Aaron Wade 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Moore 56-6-5 · Wade 53-7-5
1943-08-16 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Jack Chase 🇺🇸
Lost California state middleweight title
UD 15/15 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Moore 56-5-5 · Chase 56-7-6
1943-08-02 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Eddie Cerda
KO 3/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 55-5-5 · Cerda —
1943-07-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Big Boy Hogue
TKO 5/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 54-5-5 · Hogue —
1943-07-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Chase 🇺🇸
Won California state middleweight title
UD 15/15 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 53-5-5 · Chase 52-6-6
1943-05-08 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Eddie Booker 🇺🇸
For California state middleweight title
PTS 12/12 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 53-5-4 · Booker 60-3-7
1942-12-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jack Chase 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 52-5-4 · Chase 49-4-4
1942-11-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Tabby Romero
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 51-5-4 · Romero —
1942-11-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Shorty Hogue 🇺🇸
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 50-5-4 · Hogue —
1942-10-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Casino
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Moore 49-5-4 · Casino —
1942-03-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Globe
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 48-5-4 · Globe —
1942-02-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Britt
KO 3/10 · Legion Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Moore 47-5-4 · Britt —
1942-01-28 ›
✓ one source
D
Eddie Booker 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 47-5-3 · Booker 44-2-4
1941-02-20 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Shorty Hogue 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 47-4-3 · Hogue —
1941-01-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Clay Rowan
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 46-4-3 · Rowan —
1941-01-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Pancho Ramirez
TKO 5/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 45-4-3 · Ramirez —
1940-10-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Ron Richards 🇦🇺
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Moore 44-4-3 · Richards —
1940-07-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Fred Henneberry
TKO 7/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Moore 43-4-3 · Henneberry —
1940-06-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Lindsay
KO 4/12 · City Hall, Hobart, 🇦🇺
Moore 42-4-3 · Lindsay —
1940-05-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Delaney
KO 2/12 · Grenfell Street Stadium, Adelaide
Moore 41-4-3 · Delaney —
1940-05-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Atilio Sabatino
TKO 5/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Moore 40-4-3 · Sabatino —
1940-05-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Ron Richards 🇦🇺
TKO 10/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Moore 39-4-3 · Richards —
1940-04-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack McNamee
TKO 4/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Moore 38-4-3 · McNamee —
1940-03-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Shorty Hogue 🇺🇸
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 38-3-3 · Hogue —
1939-12-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Honeyboy Jones
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 37-3-3 · Jones —
1939-12-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Day
KO 1/10 · Legion Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Moore 36-3-3 · Day —
1939-11-27 ›
✓ one source
D
Freddie Dixon
TD 8/10 · Legion Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Moore 36-3-2 · Dixon —
1939-11-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Seaman
TKO 7/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 35-3-2 · Seaman —
1939-09-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Coggins
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 34-3-2 · Coggins —
1939-09-01 ›
✓ one source
NC
Jack Coggins
NC 8/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 34-3-2 · Coggins —
1939-07-21 ›
✓ one source
L
Teddy Yarosz 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 34-2-2 · Yarosz 100-10-3
1939-04-20 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Marty Simmons
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 33-2-2 · Simmons —
1939-03-16 ›
✓ one source
W
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 32-2-2 · Ceccarelli —
1939-03-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Moran 🇺🇸
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 31-2-2 · Moran —
1939-01-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Turner
KO 2/8 · Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 30-2-2 · Turner —
1938-12-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Ray Lyle
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 29-2-2 · Lyle —
1938-11-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Bobby Yannes
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 28-2-2 · Yannes —
1938-10-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Tom Henry
TKO 4/6 · Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Moore 27-2-2 · Henry —
1938-09-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Rowsey
TKO 3/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 26-2-2 · Rowsey —
1938-09-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Romero
KO 8/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 25-2-2 · Romero —
1938-09-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Lorenzo Pedro
PTS 10/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 24-2-2 · Pedro —
1938-08-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Sikes
KO 1/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 23-2-2 · Sikes —
1938-07-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Romero
PTS 10/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 23-1-2 · Romero —
1938-06-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Ray Vargas
KO 3/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 22-1-2 · Vargas —
1938-05-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Brent
KO 1/6 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Moore 21-1-2 · Brent —
1938-05-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Karl Lautenschlager
TKO 2/5 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 20-1-2 · Lautenschlager —
1938-01-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Jackson
KO 8/10 · Jackson, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Moore 19-1-2 · Jackson —
1937-12-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Christian
PTS 5/5 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 18-1-2 · Christian —
1937-11-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Chuck Vickers
KO 2/10 · Shrine Auditorium, Fort Wayne, 🇺🇸
Moore 17-1-2 · Vickers —
1937-11-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Dawson
TKO 5/5 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 16-1-2 · Dawson —
1937-09-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Slaughter
PTS 10/10 · Outdoor Sports Arena, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Moore 15-1-2 · Slaughter —
1937-09-09 ›
✓ one source
L
Billy Adams
PTS 8/8 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Moore 15-0-2 · Adams —
1937-09-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Deacon Logan
KO 3/5 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 14-0-2 · Logan —
1937-08-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Hatfield
KO 1/8 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Moore 13-0-2 · Hatfield —
1937-07-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Al Dublinsky
KO 3 · United States of America
Moore 12-0-2 · Dublinsky —
1937-06-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Doty Turner
KO 1/8 · Armory, Benton Harbor, 🇺🇸
Moore 11-0-2 · Turner —
1937-05-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Carl Martin
RTD 1/8 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Moore 10-0-2 · Martin —
1937-04-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Charley Dawson
PTS 8/8 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Moore 9-0-2 · Dawson —
1937-04-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Ham Pounder
KO 2/8 · Ponca City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Moore 8-0-2 · Pounder —
1937-03-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Huff
KO 3/5 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 7-0-2 · Huff —
1937-02-02 ›
✓ one source
D
Sammy Jackson
PTS 8/8 · Quincy, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Moore 7-0-1 · Jackson —
1937-01-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Davis
KO 4/8 · Eagles Hall, Quincy, 🇺🇸
Moore 6-0-1 · Davis —
1937-01-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Mack Payne
KO 1/8 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 5-0-1 · Payne —
1937-01-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Sammy Jackson
PTS 5/5 · Coliseum, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Moore 4-0-1 · Jackson —
1936-10-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Murray Allen
KO 2/6 · Hi-Life Garden, Keokuk, 🇺🇸
Moore 3-0-1 · Allen —
1936-09-30 ›
✓ one source
D
Sammy Christian
PTS 6/6 · Quincy, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Moore 3-0-0 · Christian —
1936-08-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Murray Allen
PTS 6/6 · Eagles Hall, Quincy, 🇺🇸
Moore 2-0-0 · Allen —
1936-07-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Kid Pocahuntas
KO 3/8 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Moore 1-0-0 · Pocahuntas —
1936-01-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Simms
KO 2/4 · Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Moore 0-0-0 · Simms —
1935-09-03 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

1952-12-17 – 1960-10-25

Facts

What is Archie Moore's record?
Archie Moore's professional record is 186-23-10, 1 NC with 132 knockouts.
Who did Archie Moore fight last?
Archie Moore last fought Mike DiBiase on Mar 15, 1963 and won by TKO in round 3 of 10.
Which world titles has Archie Moore held?
Archie Moore has held 1 world title reign: WBA light heavyweight (1952–1960).

Sources

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