Archie Moore |
Born: December 13, 1913
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Amateur Highlights 1934 Nov Released from Reform School 1935 Apr 3 Julius Kemp St. Louis L 3 --- Julius Kemp --- KO 3 --- Billy Sims Poplar Bluff, MO KO 2 1936 Feb 18 Ray Halford St. Louis W 3 Feb 21 Cortland Schultz St. Louis L 3 Apr 15 Peter Urban Cleveland W 3 Apr 16 Frank Nelson Cleveland LK 3 May 4 Tiger Brown St. Louis L 3 May 18 Thurman Martin St. Louis W 3 -- Moore claimed he fought under the name "4th of July Kid" for some amateur bouts Professional Record 1936 Jul 14 Murray Allen Quincy, IL W 6 --- Speedy Schaeffer Quincy, IL D 6 Sep 30 Murray Allen Keokuk, IA KO 2 Oct 9 Sammy Jackson St. Louis W 5 Dec 8 Sammy Jackson St. Louis D 5 1937 Jan 5 Dynamite Payne St. Louis KO 1 Jan 18 Johnny Davis Quincy, IL KO 3 Feb 2 Joey Huff St. Louis KO 3 Mar 23 Ham Pounder Ponca City, AR KO 2 Apr 9 Charlie Dawson Indianapolis KO 5 Apr 23 Karl Martin Indianapolis KO 1 --- Frank Hatfield MO KO 1 --- Al Dublinsky MO KO 3 Aug 19 Nathan "Deacon" Logan St. Louis KO 3 Sep 1 Billy Adams Cincinnati L 8 (ABOVE FIGHT 1936?) Sep 9 Sammy Slaughter Indianapolis W 10 Nov 16 Sammy Christian St. Louis W 5 --- Sammy Jackson Jackson, MO KO 8 1938 Jan 7 Carl Lautenschlger St. Louis KO 2 Feb 22 Frank Rowsey San Diego KO 2 May 20 Jimmy Brent San Diego KO 1 May 27 Ray Vargas San Diego KO 3 Jun 24 Johnny "Bandit" Romero San Diego L 10 Jul 22 Johnny Sikes San Diego KO 4 Aug 5 Lorenzo Pedro San Diego W 10 Sep 2 Johnny "Bandit" Romero San Diego KO 8 Sep 27 Tom Henry San Diego KO 4 Oct 1 Bobby Yannes San Diego KO 2 Nov 22 Ray Lyle St. Louis KO 2 Dec 7 Irish Bob Turner St. Louis KO 2 1939 Jan 20 Jack Moran St. Louis KO 1 Mar 2 Domenic Ceccarelli St. Louis KO 1 Apr 1 Marty Simmons Minneapolis W 10 Apr 20 Teddy Yarosz St. Louis L 10 Jul 21 Jack Coggins San Diego NC 8 Sep 22 Bobby Seaman San Diego KO 7 Dec 7 Honeyboy Jones St. Louis W 10 Dec 29 Shorty Hogue San Diego L 6 1940 Mar 30 Jack McNamee Melbourne KO 4 Apr 18 Ron Richards Sydney KO 10 May 9 Artilio Sabatino Sydney KO 5 May 12 Joe Delaney Adelaide, Australia KO 7 Jun 2 Frank Lindsay Tasmania, Australia KO 4 Jun 27 Fred Henneberry Sydney KO 7 Jul 11 Ron Richards Sydney W 12 Oct 18 Pancho Ramirez San Diego KO 5 Dec 5 Shorty Hogue San Diego L 6 1941 Jan 17 Clay Rowan San Francisco KO 1 Jan 31 Shorty Hogue San Diego L 10 Feb 1 Clay Rowan San Diego KO 1 Feb 26 Eddie Booker San Diego D 10 --- Announces Retirement following several operations for stomach ulcers 1942 Jan 28 Bobby Britt Phoenix KO 3 Feb 27 Guero Martinez San Diego KO 2 Mar 17 Jimmy Casino San Francisco KO 5 Oct 30 Shorty Hogue San Diego KO 2 Nov 6 Tabby Romero San Diego KO 2 Nov 27 Jack Chase San Diego W 10 Dec 11 Eddie Booker San Diego D 10 1943 May 8 Jack Chase San Diego W 15 (Won California Middleweight Title) Jul 1 Big Boy Hogue San Diego KO 5 Jul 28 Eddie Cerda San Diego KO 3 Aug 2 Jack Chase San Francisco L 15 (Lost California Middleweight Title) Aug 16 Aaron Wade San Francisco L 10 Nov 5 Kid Hermosillo San Diego KO 5 Nov 26 Jack Chase San Diego W 10 1944 Jan 7 Amado Rodriguez San Diego KO 1 Jan 21 Eddie Booker Hollywood, CA KO by 8 Mar 24 Roman Starr Hollywood, CA KO 2 Apr 21 Charley Burley Hollywood, CA L 10 May 19 Kenny LaSalle San Diego W 10 Aug 11 Louis Mays San Diego KO 3 Aug 18 Jimmy Hayden San Diego KO 5 Sep 1 Battling Monroe San Diego KO 6 Dec 18 Nate Bolden New York W 10 1945 Jan 11 Joey Jones Boston KO 1 Jan 29 Bob Jacobs New York KO 9 Feb 12 Nap Mitchell Boston KO 6 Apr 2 Nate Bolden Baltimore W 10 Apr 23 Teddy Randolph Baltimore KO 9 May 21 Lloyd Marshall Cleveland W 10 Jun 18 George Kochan Baltimore KO 6 Jun 26 Lloyd Marshall Cleveland KO 10 Aug 22 Jimmy Bivins Cleveland KO by 6 Sep 17 Cocoa Kid Baltimore KO 8 Oct 22 Holman Williams Baltimore L 10 Nov 12 Odell Riley Detroit KO 6 Nov 26 Holman Williams Baltimore KO 11 Dec 13 Colion Chaney St. Louis KO 5 1946 Jan 28 Curtis Sheppard Baltimore W 12 Feb 5 Georgie Parks Washington KO 1 May 2 Verne Escoe Orange, NJ KO 7 May 20 Ezzard Charles Pittsburgh L 10 Aug 19 Buddy Walker Baltimore KO 4 Sep 9 Shamus O'Brien Baltimore KO 2 Oct 23 Billy Smith Oakland D 12 Nov 6 Jack Chase Oakland D 10 1947 Mar 18 Jack Chase Los Angeles KO 9 Apr 11 Rusty Payne San Diego W 10 May 5 Ezzard Charles Cincinnati L 10 Jun 16 Curtis Sheppard Washington DC W 10 Jul 14 Bert Lytell Baltimore W 10 Jul 30 Bobby Zander Oakland W 12 Sep 8 Jimmy Bivins Baltimore KO 9 Nov 10 George Fitch Baltimore KO 6 1948 Jan 13 Ezzard Charles Cleveland KO by 8 Apr 12 Dusty Wilkerson Baltimore KO 7 Apr 19 Doc Williams Newark, NJ KO 7 May 5 Billy Smith Cincinnati W 10 Jun 2 Leonard Morrow Oakland KO by 1 Jun 28 Jimmy Bivins Baltimore W 10 Aug 2 "Tiger" Ted Lowry Baltimore W 10 Sep 20 Billy Smith Baltimore W 10 Oct 15 Henry Hall New Orleans L 10 Nov 1 Lloyd Gibson Washington DC LDQ 4 Nov 15 Henry Hall Baltimore W 10 Dec 6 Bob Amos Washington DC W 10 Dec 27 Doc Williams Baltimore KO 7 1949 Jan 10 Alabama Kid Toledo, OH KO 4 Jan 31 Bob Satterfield Toledo, OH KO 3 Mar 4 Alabama Kid Columbus, OH KO 3 Mar 23 Dusty Wilkerson Philadelphia KO 6 Apr 11 Jimmy Bivins Toledo, OH KO 8 Apr 26 Harold Johnson Philadelphia W 10 Jun 13 Clinton Bacon Indianapolis LDQ 6 Jun 27 Bob Sikes Indianapolis KO 3 Jul 29 Esco Greenwood North Adams, MA KO 2 Oct 2 Phil Muscato Toledo, OH W 10 Oct 4 Bob Amos Toledo, OH W 10 Dec 6 Doc Williams Hartford KO 8 Dec 13 Leonard Morrow Toledo, OH KO 10 1950 Jan 31 Bert Lytell Toledo, OH W 10 Jul 31 Vernon Williams Chicago KO 2 1951 Jan 2 Billy Smith Portland, OR KO 8 Jan 28 John Thomas Panama City KO 1 Feb 21 Jimmy Bivins New York KO 9 Mar 13 Abel Cestac Toledo, OH W 10 Apr 26 Herman Harris Flint, MI KO 4 May 14 Art Henri Baltimore KO 4 Jun 9 Abel Cestac Buenos Aires KO 10 Jun 23 Karel Sys Buenos Aires D 10 Jul 8 Alberto Lovell Buenos Aires KO 1 Jul 15 Vincente Quiroz Montevideo, Uruguay KO 6 Jul 26 Victor Carabajal Cordoba, Argentina KO 3 Jul 28 Americo Capitanelli Tucuman, Argentina KO 3 Aug 5 Rafael Miranda Argentine, Argentina KO 4 Aug 17 Alfredo Lagay Bahia Blanca, Arg. KO 3 Sep 5 Embrell Davison Detroit KO 1 Sep 24 Harold Johnson Philadelphia W 10 Oct 29 Chubby Wright St. Louis KO 7 Dec 10 Harold Johnson Milwaukee L 10 1952 Jan 29 Harold Johnson Toledo, OH W 10 Feb 27 Jimmy Slade St. Louis W 10 May 19 Bob Dunlap San Francisco KO 6 Jun 26 Clarence Henry Baltimore W 10 Jul 25 Clint Bacon Denver KO 4 Dec 15 Joey Maxim St. Louis W 15 (Wins World Light Heavyweight Title) 1953 Jan 27 Toxie Hall Toledo, OH KO 4 Feb 16 Leonard Dugan San Francisco KO 8 Mar 3 Sonny Andrews Sacramento, CA KO 5 Mar 11 Nino Valdes St. Louis W 10 Mar 17 Al Spaulding Spokane, WA KO 3 Mar 30 Frank Buford San Diego KO 9 Jun 24 Joey Maxim Ogden, UT W 15 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) Aug 22 Reinaldo Ansaloni Buenos Aires KO 4 Sep 12 Dogomar Martinez Buenos Aires W 10 1954 Jan 27 Joey Maxim Miami W 15 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) Mar 9 Bob Baker Miami Beach KO 9 Jun 7 Bert Whitehurst New York KO 6 Aug 11 Harold Johnson New York KO 14 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) 1955 May 2 Nino Valdes Las Vegas W 15 Jun 22 Carl "Bobo" Olson New York KO 3 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) Sep 21 Rocky Marciano New York KO by 9 (For World Heavyweight Title) Oct 12 Dale Hall Philadelphia Exh 4 1956 Feb 2 Dale Hall Fresno, CA Exh 4 Feb 20 Howard King San Francisco W 10 Feb 27 Bob Dunlap San Diego KO 1 Mar 17 Frankie Daniels Hollywood, CA W 10 Mar 27 Howard King Sacramento, CA W 10 Apr 10 Willie Bean Richmond, VA KO 5 Apr 16 George Parmetntier Seattle KO 3 Apr 26 Sonny Andrews Edmonton, Alberta KO 4 Apr 30 Gene Thompson Tucson, AZ KO 3 Jun 5 Yolande Pompey London KO 10 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) Jul 25 James Parker Toronto KO 9 Sep 8 Roy Shire Ogden, UT KO 3 Nov 30 Floyd Patterson Chicago KO by 5 (For World Heavyweight Title) 1957 May 1 Hans Kalbfell Essen, Germany W 10 Jun 2 Alain Cherville Stuttgart, Germany KO 6 Sep 20 Tony Anthony Los Angeles KO 7 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) Oct 31 Bob Mitchell Vancouver, BC KO 5 Nov 5 Eddie Cotton Seattle W 10 Nov 29 Roger Rischer Portland, OR KO 4 1958 Jan 18 Luis Ignacio Sao Paulo, Brazil W 10 Feb 1 Julio Neves Rio de Janeiro KO 3 Mar 4 Bert Whitehurst San Bernadino, CA KO 10 Mar 10 Bob Albright Vancouver, BC KO 7 May 2 Willie Besmanoff Louisville, KY W 10 May 17 Howard King San Diego W 10 May 26 Charlie Norkus San Francisco W 10 Jun 9 Howard King Sacramento, CA W 10 Aug 4 Howard King Reno D 10 Dec 10 Yvon Durelle Montreal KO 11 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) 1959 Feb 2 Eddie Cotton Vancouver, B.C. Exh 4 Feb 5 Eddie Cotton Victoria, B.C. Exh 4 Mar 9 Sterling Davis Odessa, TX KO 3 Aug 12 Yvon Durelle Montreal KO 3 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) 1960 May 25 Willie Besmanoff Indianapolis KO 10 Sep 13 George Abinet Dallas KO 4 Oct 25 Stripped By NBA of Lightheavyweight Title Oct 29 Giulio Rinaldi Rome L 10 Nov 28 Buddy Turman Dallas W 10 1961 Mar 25 Buddy Turman Manila W 10 May 8 Dave Furch Tucson, AZ Exh 4 May 12 Cliff Gray Nogales, Mexico KO 4 May 13 Billy Harlen Bisbee, AZ Exh 4 May -- Freeman Harden Phoenix Exh 4 Jun 10 Giulio Rinaldi New York W 15 (Retains World Light Heavyweight Title) Oct 23 Pete Rademacher Baltimore KO 6 1962 Feb 10 Stripped by NY and EBU Mar 20 Alejandro Lavorante Los Angeles KO 10 May 7 Howard King Tijuana, Mexico KO 1 May 28 Willie Pastrano Los Angeles D 10 Nov 15 Cassius Clay Los Angeles KO by 4 1963 Mar 15 Mike DiBiase Phoenix KO 3 1964 Announces Retirement 1965 27 Aug Nap Mitchell Michigan City, MI Exh. KO 3 1968 -- Key to the City, San Diego, CA 1970 -- Man of the Year, Listen Magazine -- Key to the City, Sandpoint, OH 1985 -- St. Louis Boxing Hall of Fame 1987 -- Rocky Marciano Memorial Award, NYC 1990 -- Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame
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