Archie Moore
Archie Moore | |
|---|---|
 Archie Moore in 1955 | |
| Born | Archibald Lee Wright December 13, 1913 Benoit, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1998 (aged 84) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Other names | The (Old) Mongoose Ancient Archie |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Archie Moore (December 13, 1916 – December 9, 1998[1]) was an American boxer. He held the light heavyweight championship between 1952 and 1962. Moore won the title from Joey Maxim by unanimous 15/15 decision in 1952. He later lost the belt because he did not defend the title enough times. Moore also fought for the heavyweight championship twice. He lost to Rocky Marciano on September 21, 1955 and to Floyd Patterson on November 30 1956, in both of those attempts. On November 15 1962, Moore fought Muhammad Ali (Moore's former student), future world heavyweight champion.
References
- ↑ Archie Moore at BoxRec.com Archived February 1, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Joey Maxim |
World Light Heavyweight Champion 17 Dec 1952–12 May 1962 Abandons title |
Succeeded by Harold Johnson |
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.