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Archie Moore

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Archie Moore
Archie Moore in 1955
Statistics
Real nameArchibald Lee Wright
Nickname(s)The (Old) Mongoose
Ancient Archie
Rated atMiddleweight
Light heavyweight
Heavyweight
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Born(1913-12-13)December 13, 1913
Benoit, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 1998(1998-12-09) (aged 84)
San Diego, California, U.S.

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.

References

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  1. "Boxing Records Archive". BoxRec.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2003.
Preceded by
Joey Maxim
World Light Heavyweight Champion
17 Dec 1952–12 May 1962
Abandons title
Succeeded by
Harold Johnson