American boxer (1913-1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archie Moore (December 13, 1916 – December 9, 1998[1]) was an American boxer. He held the light heavyweight championship between 1952 and 1961. Moore won the title from Joey Maxim by unanimous decision in November 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 22, 1955, and to Floyd Patterson on November 30, 1956, in both of those attempts. One of his last fights was with Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali. Afterwards, Moore trained Ali for a few short months.
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Real name | Archibald Lee Wright |
Nickname(s) | The (Old) Mongoose Ancient Archie |
Rated at | Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Born | Benoit, Mississippi, U.S. | December 13, 1913
Died | December 9, 1998 84) San Diego, California, U.S. | (aged
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