Archie Moore Record

186-23-10

Total Fights	220
Wins	186
Losses	23
Draws	10
No-Contests	1

Title Wins	3
Title Defenses	9
Title-Fight KOs	6
KO Wins	132
KO Losses	7

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What is Archie Moore's record?

In a professional boxing career spanning 27 years and six months, Archie Moore fought 220 times with 186 wins, 23 losses, and 10 draws.

Moore retired from professional boxing with a record of 186-23-10, which included three light-heavyweight world-title wins and nine successful title defense fights. He had a 60.3% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 132 of his total 220 fights being knockout wins, six of which were in title fights. Moore suffered seven knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.

His last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Mike DiBiase on March 15, 1963.

Some of Moore's best fights and notable victories include wins over seven Hall-of-Famers (Bobo Olson, Harold Johnson, Joey Maxim, Jimmy Bivins, Billy Smith, Holman Williams, and Lloyd Marshall), .

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
220	Mar 15, 1963	49	Mike DiBiase	Win	TKO3
219	Nov 15, 1962	48	Cassius Clay	Loss	TKO4
218	May 28, 1962	48	Willie Pastrano	Draw	MD
217	May 7, 1962	48	Howard King	Win	KO1
216	Mar 30, 1962	48	Alejandro Lavorante	Win	TKO10
215	Oct 23, 1961	47	Pete Rademacher	Win	TKO6
214	Jun 10, 1961	47	Giulio Rinaldi	Win ^*	UD
213	Mar 25, 1961	47	Buddy Turman	Win	UD
212	Nov 28, 1960	46	Buddy Turman	Win	UD
211	Oct 29, 1960	46	Giulio Rinaldi	Loss	PTS
210	Sep 13, 1960	46	George Abinet	Win	RTD3
209	May 25, 1960	46	Willi Besmanoff	Win	TKO10
208	Aug 12, 1959	45	Yvon Durelle	Win ^*	KO3
207	Mar 9, 1959	45	Sterling Davis	Win	TKO3
206	Dec 10, 1958	44	Yvon Durelle	Win ^*	KO11
205	Aug 4, 1958	44	Howard King	Draw	PTS
204	Jun 9, 1958	44	Howard King	Win	UD
203	May 26, 1958	44	Charley Norkus	Win	UD
202	May 17, 1958	44	Howard King	Win	UD
201	May 2, 1958	44	Willi Besmanoff	Win	SD
200	Mar 10, 1958	44	Bob Albright	Win	TKO7
199	Mar 4, 1958	44	Bert Whitehurst	Win	TKO10
198	Feb 1, 1958	44	Julio Neves	Win	KO3
197	Jan 18, 1958	44	Luis Ignacio	Win	PTS
196	Nov 29, 1957	43	Roger Rischer	Win	KO4
195	Nov 5, 1957	43	Eddie Cotton	Win	UD
194	Oct 31, 1957	43	Ralph Hooker	Win	TKO5
193	Sep 20, 1957	43	Tony Anthony	Win ^*	KO7
192	Jun 2, 1957	43	Alain Cherville	Win	TKO6
191	May 1, 1957	43	Hans Kalbfell	Win	UD
190	Nov 30, 1956	42	Floyd Patterson	Loss ^*	KO5
189	Sep 8, 1956	42	Roy Shire	Win	TKO3
188	Jul 25, 1956	42	James J Parker	Win	TKO9
187	Jun 5, 1956	42	Yolande Pompey	Win ^*	TKO10
186	Apr 30, 1956	42	Gene Thompson	Win	KO3
185	Apr 26, 1956	42	Sonny Andrews	Win	KO4
184	Apr 16, 1956	42	George Parmentier	Win	TKO3
183	Apr 10, 1956	42	Willie Bean	Win	TKO5
182	Mar 27, 1956	42	Howard King	Win	UD
181	Mar 17, 1956	42	Frankie Daniels	Win	UD
180	Feb 27, 1956	42	Bob Dunlap	Win	KO1
179	Feb 20, 1956	42	Howard King	Win	UD
178	Sep 21, 1955	41	Rocky Marciano	Loss ^*	KO9
177	Jun 22, 1955	41	Bobo Olson	Win ^*	KO3
176	May 2, 1955	41	Nino Valdes	Win	PTS
175	Aug 11, 1954	40	Harold Johnson	Win ^*	TKO14
174	Jun 7, 1954	40	Bert Whitehurst	Win	TKO6
173	Mar 9, 1954	40	Bob Baker	Win	TKO9
172	Jan 27, 1954	40	Joey Maxim	Win ^*	UD
171	Sep 12, 1953	39	Dogomar Martinez	Win	PTS
170	Aug 22, 1953	39	Rinaldo Ansaloni	Win	TKO4
169	Jun 24, 1953	39	Joey Maxim	Win ^*	UD
168	Mar 30, 1953	39	Frank Buford	Win	TKO9
167	Mar 17, 1953	39	Al Spaulding	Win	KO3
166	Mar 11, 1953	39	Nino Valdes	Win	UD
165	Mar 3, 1953	39	Sonny Andrews	Win	TKO5
164	Feb 16, 1953	39	Leonard Dugan	Win	TKO8
163	Jan 27, 1953	39	Toxie Hall	Win	KO4
162	Dec 17, 1952	39	Joey Maxim	Win ^*	UD
161	Jul 25, 1952	38	Clinton Bacon	Win	TKO4
160	Jun 26, 1952	38	Clarence Henry	Win	UD
159	May 19, 1952	38	Bob Dunlap	Win	KO6
158	Feb 27, 1952	38	Jimmy Slade	Win	UD
157	Jan 29, 1952	38	Harold Johnson	Win	UD
156	Dec 10, 1951	37	Harold Johnson	Loss	UD
155	Oct 29, 1951	37	Chubby Wright	Win	TKO7
154	Sep 25, 1951	37	Harold Johnson	Win	UD
153	Sep 5, 1951	37	Embrel Davidson	Win	KO1
152	Aug 17, 1951	37	Alfredo Lagay	Win	KO3
151	Aug 5, 1951	37	Rafael Miranda	Win	TKO4
150	Jul 28, 1951	37	Americo Capitanelli	Win	KO3
149	Jul 26, 1951	37	Victor Carabajal	Win	KO3
148	Jul 14, 1951	37	Vicente Quiroz	Win	RTD6
147	Jul 7, 1951	37	Alberto Santiago Lovell	Win	KO1
146	Jun 23, 1951	37	Karel Sys	Draw	PTS
145	Jun 9, 1951	37	Abel Cestac	Win	RTD9
144	May 14, 1951	37	Art Henri	Win	TKO4
143	Apr 26, 1951	37	Herman Harris	Win	TKO4
142	Mar 13, 1951	37	Abel Cestac	Win	UD
141	Feb 21, 1951	37	Jimmy Bivins	Win	TKO9
140	Jan 28, 1951	37	John Thomas	Win	KO1
139	Jan 2, 1951	37	Billy Smith	Win	TKO8
138	Jul 31, 1950	36	Vernon Williams	Win	KO2
137	Jan 31, 1950	36	Bert Lytell	Win	UD
136	Dec 13, 1949	36	Leonard Morrow	Win	KO10
135	Dec 6, 1949	35	Charley Williams	Win	KO8
134	Oct 24, 1949	35	Phil Muscato	Win	KO6
133	Oct 4, 1949	35	Bob Amos	Win	UD
132	Jul 29, 1949	35	Esco Greenwood	Win	TKO2
131	Jun 27, 1949	35	Bob Sikes	Win	TKO3
130	Jun 13, 1949	35	Clinton Bacon	Loss	DQ
129	Apr 26, 1949	35	Harold Johnson	Win	UD
128	Apr 11, 1949	35	Jimmy Bivins	Win	KO8
127	Mar 23, 1949	35	Dusty Wilkerson	Win	TKO6
126	Mar 4, 1949	35	Alabama Kid	Win	KO3
125	Jan 31, 1949	35	Bob Satterfield	Win	KO3
124	Jan 10, 1949	35	Alabama Kid	Win	KO4
123	Dec 27, 1948	35	Charley Williams	Win	KO7
122	Dec 6, 1948	34	Bob Amos	Win	UD
121	Nov 15, 1948	34	Henry Hall	Win	UD
120	Nov 1, 1948	34	Lloyd Gibson	Loss	DQ
119	Oct 15, 1948	34	Henry Hall	Loss	PTS
118	Sep 20, 1948	34	Billy Smith	Win	KO4
117	Aug 2, 1948	34	Ted Lowry	Win	UD
116	Jun 28, 1948	34	Jimmy Bivins	Win	MD
115	Jun 2, 1948	34	Leonard Morrow	Loss	KO1
114	May 5, 1948	34	Billy Smith	Win	UD
113	Apr 19, 1948	34	Charley Williams	Win	KO7
112	Apr 12, 1948	34	Dusty Wilkerson	Win	TKO7
111	Jan 13, 1948	34	Ezzard Charles	Loss	KO8
110	Nov 10, 1947	33	George Fitch	Win	TKO6
109	Sep 8, 1947	33	Jimmy Bivins	Win	TKO8
108	Jul 30, 1947	33	Bobby Zander	Win	PTS
107	Jul 14, 1947	33	Bert Lytell	Win	UD
106	Jun 16, 1947	33	Curtis Sheppard	Win	UD
105	May 5, 1947	33	Ezzard Charles	Loss	MD
104	Apr 11, 1947	33	Rusty Payne	Win	PTS
103	Mar 18, 1947	33	Jack Chase	Win	KO9
102	Nov 6, 1946	32	Jack Chase	Draw	PTS
101	Oct 23, 1946	32	Billy Smith	Draw	PTS
100	Sep 9, 1946	32	Jimmy O'Brien	Win	TKO2
99	Aug 19, 1946	32	Buddy Walker	Win	KO4
98	May 20, 1946	32	Ezzard Charles	Loss	UD
97	May 2, 1946	32	Vern Escoe	Win	TKO7
96	Feb 5, 1946	32	George Parks	Win	KO1
95	Jan 28, 1946	32	Curtis Sheppard	Win	UD
94	Dec 13, 1945	32	Colion Chaney	Win	KO5
93	Nov 26, 1945	31	Holman Williams	Win	TKO11
92	Nov 12, 1945	31	O'Dell Riley	Win	KO6
91	Oct 22, 1945	31	Holman Williams	Loss	MD
90	Sep 17, 1945	31	Cocoa Kid	Win	KO8
89	Aug 22, 1945	31	Jimmy Bivins	Loss	KO6
88	Jun 26, 1945	31	Lloyd Marshall	Win	TKO10
87	Jun 18, 1945	31	George Kochan	Win	TKO6
86	May 21, 1945	31	Lloyd Marshall	Win	UD
85	Apr 23, 1945	31	Teddy Randolph	Win	TKO9
84	Apr 2, 1945	31	Nate Bolden	Win	UD
83	Feb 12, 1945	31	Napoleon Mitchell	Win	KO6
82	Jan 29, 1945	31	Bob Jacobs	Win	TKO9
81	Jan 11, 1945	31	Joey Jones	Win	TKO2
80	Dec 18, 1944	31	Nate Bolden	Win	UD
79	Sep 1, 1944	30	Battling Monroe	Win	KO6
78	Aug 18, 1944	30	Jimmy Hayden	Win	KO5
77	Aug 11, 1944	30	Lloyd Kip Mays	Win	KO3
76	May 19, 1944	30	Kenny LaSalle	Win	PTS
75	Apr 21, 1944	30	Charley Burley	Loss	PTS
74	Mar 24, 1944	30	Roman Starr	Win	TKO2
73	Jan 21, 1944	30	Eddie Booker	Loss	TKO8
72	Jan 7, 1944	30	Amado Rodriguez	Win	KO1
71	Nov 26, 1943	29	Jack Chase	Win	MD
70	Nov 4, 1943	29	Kid Hermosillo	Win	TKO5
69	Aug 16, 1943	29	Aaron Wade	Loss	PTS
68	Aug 2, 1943	29	Jack Chase	Loss	UD
67	Jul 28, 1943	29	Eddie Cerda	Win	KO3
66	Jul 22, 1943	29	Big Boy Hogue	Win	TKO5
65	May 8, 1943	29	Jack Chase	Win	UD
64	Dec 11, 1942	28	Eddie Booker	Draw	PTS
63	Nov 27, 1942	28	Jack Chase	Win	UD
62	Nov 6, 1942	28	Tabby Romero	Win	KO2
61	Oct 30, 1942	28	Shorty Hogue	Win	TKO2
60	Mar 18, 1942	28	Jimmy Casino	Win	TKO5
59	Feb 27, 1942	28	Al Globe	Win	TKO2
58	Jan 28, 1942	28	Bobby Britt	Win	KO3
57	Feb 20, 1941	27	Eddie Booker	Draw	PTS
56	Jan 31, 1941	27	Shorty Hogue	Loss	PTS
55	Jan 17, 1941	27	Clay Rowan	Win	KO1
54	Oct 18, 1940	26	Pancho Ramirez	Win	TKO5
53	Jul 11, 1940	26	Ron Richards	Win	PTS
52	Jun 27, 1940	26	Fred Henneberry	Win	TKO7
51	May 27, 1940	26	Frank Lindsay (Tommy Jordan)	Win	KO4
50	May 18, 1940	26	Joe Delaney	Win	KO2
49	May 9, 1940	26	Atilio Sabatino	Win	TKO5
48	Apr 18, 1940	26	Ron Richards	Win	TKO10
47	Mar 30, 1940	26	Jack McNamee	Win	TKO4
46	Dec 29, 1939	26	Shorty Hogue	Loss	PTS
45	Dec 7, 1939	25	Honeyboy Jones	Win	PTS
44	Nov 27, 1939	25	Billy Day	Win	KO1
43	Nov 13, 1939	25	Freddie Dixon	Draw	TD
42	Sep 22, 1939	25	Bobby Seaman	Win	TKO7
41	Sep 1, 1939	25	Jack Coggins	Win	PTS
40	Jul 21, 1939	25	Jack Coggins	NC	NC
39	Apr 20, 1939	25	Teddy Yarosz	Loss	UD
38	Mar 16, 1939	25	Marty Simmons	Win	UD
37	Mar 2, 1939	25	Domenico Ceccarelli	Win	KO1
36	Jan 20, 1939	25	Jack Moran	Win	KO1
35	Dec 7, 1938	24	Bob Turner	Win	KO2
34	Nov 22, 1938	24	Ray Lyle	Win	KO2
33	Oct 19, 1938	24	Bobby Yannes	Win	TKO2
32	Sep 27, 1938	24	Tom Henry	Win	TKO4
31	Sep 16, 1938	24	Frank Rowsey	Win	TKO3
30	Sep 2, 1938	24	Johnny Romero	Win	KO8
29	Aug 5, 1938	24	Lorenzo Pedro	Win	PTS
28	Jul 22, 1938	24	Johnny Sikes	Win	KO1
27	Jun 24, 1938	24	Johnny Romero	Loss	PTS
26	May 27, 1938	24	Ray Vargas	Win	KO3
25	May 20, 1938	24	Jimmy Brent	Win	KO1
24	Jan 7, 1938	24	Karl Lautenschlager	Win	TKO2
23	Dec 1, 1937	23	Sammy Jackson	Win	KO8
22	Nov 16, 1937	23	Sammy Christian	Win	PTS
21	Nov 9, 1937	23	Chuck Vickers	Win	KO2
20	Sep 17, 1937	23	Charley Dawson	Win	TKO5
19	Sep 9, 1937	23	Sammy Slaughter	Win	PTS
18	Sep 1, 1937	23	Billy Adams	Loss	PTS
17	Aug 19, 1937	23	Deacon Logan	Win	KO3
16	Jul 21, 1937	23	Frank Hatfield	Win	KO1
15	Jun 1, 1937	23	Al Dublinsky	Win	KO3
14	May 28, 1937	23	Doty Turner	Win	KO1
13	Apr 23, 1937	23	Carl Martin	Win	RTD1
12	Apr 9, 1937	23	Charley Dawson	Win	PTS
11	Mar 23, 1937	23	Ham Pounder	Win	KO2
10	Feb 2, 1937	23	Joe Huff	Win	KO3
9	Jan 29, 1937	23	Sammy Jackson	Draw	PTS
8	Jan 18, 1937	23	Johnny Davis	Win	KO4
7	Jan 5, 1937	23	Mack Payne	Win	KO1
6	Oct 9, 1936	22	Sammy Jackson	Win	PTS
5	Sep 30, 1936	22	Murray Allen	Win	KO2
4	Aug 4, 1936	22	Sammy Christian	Draw	PTS
3	Jul 14, 1936	22	Murray Allen	Win	PTS
2	Jan 1, 1936	22	Kid Pocahuntas	Win	KO3
1	Sep 3, 1935	21	Billy Simms	Win	KO2

* World-title fight

Boxing career

Archie Moore (The Old Mongoose) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Benoit, Mississippi, U.S. on December 13, 1913. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. He died on December 9, 1998 at the age of 84 years. Moore was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 27 years — from 1935 to 1963.

Moore made his professional boxing debut against Billy Simms at the age of 21 on September 3, 1935, defeating Simms via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 2 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 1 wins via stoppage.

He had his first world title fight at the age of 39 on December 17, 1952 after 161 professional fights, against Joey Maxim for the light-heavyweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Maxim via 15 round unanimous decision to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.

Moore won one world title at light-heavyweight. For all the details about Moore's world title wins and defenses refer to "Archie Moore World Titles".

Moore had a total of 23 losses in his professional boxing career.

His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Mike DiBiase at 49 years of age, on March 15, 1963. Moore won the fight via 3rd round TKO.

For a very detailed list Moore's fights refer to "All of Archie Moore's fights".

Highlights

Moore fought a total of 220 times during his professional career, which includes 12 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These five fights are the highlight of his career.

January 29, 1952: Archie Moore puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Harold Johnson via 10th round unanimous decision.
December 17, 1952: Moore wins his first world titles by defeating Joey Maxim via 15 round unanimous decision. He is now the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light-heavyweight world champion.
June 24, 1953: Moore successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Joey Maxim, winning the fight via 15 round unanimous decision.
January 27, 1954: Moore successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Joey Maxim, winning the fight via 15 round unanimous decision.
August 11, 1954: Moore successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles against Harold Johnson, winning the fight via 14th round TKO.

World Titles

Moore was a light-heavyweight world champion. He held one world title at light-heavyweight, which was a lineal championship win.

Weight Division	World Titles Held
Light-heavyweight	The Ring