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Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American catch wrestler and professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 – 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "The Mongoose", and then "The Old Mongoose" in the latter ...
"Archie Moore came to Phoenix and took a match with wrestler Mike DiBiase. The match was set for 10-rounds, and was a challenge affair stemming from a previous bout that Moore had refereed. Needless to say, Mike was no match..Mike was taking a pretty good licking, but a cut eye was the cause of stopping the bout."
Archie Moore was born Archibald Lee Wright in Benoit, Mississippi. His parents, Thomas and Lenora Wright, separated when he was eighteen-months-old, and he was sent to St. Louis to live with his uncle and aunt, Cleveland and Willie Pearl Moore. It was then that he took the surname Moore.
Archie Moore was an American boxer, world light-heavyweight champion from Dec. 17, 1952, when he defeated Joey Maxim in 15 rounds in St. Louis, Mo., until 1962, when he lost recognition as champion for failing to meet Harold Johnson, the leading 175-lb (80-kg) challenger. A professional boxer from
Sep 1, 2023 · Join Rainy Day Boxing for an in depth career tribute to the man that defied the boxing mafia and ruled his division for a decade, Archie Moore.
May 6, 2012 · Slight quality decrease in round 3 but only for that round as it came from an external source. Archie Moore the 50's Bernard Hopkins defends his LHW title ag...
Mar 9, 2010 · Archie Moore was by now angling for a showdown with World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano, but in 1954 Marciano had kept a full dance card with Moore’s old rival Ezzard Charles. While waiting on Marciano, Moore fought and won a rematch with Nino Valdes in May 1955, and then defended his title by 3rd Round knockout against reigning World Middleweight Champion Bobo Olson in June.
ARCHIE MOORE fought for an incredible 27 years and knocked out more opponents -- 141 victims -- than anyone else in the history of boxing. He became the light heavyweight champion at the age of 39 and is the only man to have fought both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali.
May 14, 2018 · Archie Moore. 1913-1998. American boxer. Archie Moore was one of the most colorful and respected figures in the modern history of boxing.His professional career, which included well over 200 bouts, spanned from 1936 to 1963 and included matches against Rocky Marciano, Cassius Clay (as Muhammad Ali was then called), and Floyd Patterson.The world light-heavyweight champion from 1952 to 1962 ...
Archie Moore was an enduring sort in the most literal sense. The Old Mongoose fought for 27 years. Consider that he made his professional debut during the Depression, ...
