Davey Moore (18-5, 14) was born in Bronx, New York on June 9, 1959. At the age of 21 years on November 1, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Jesus Saucedo, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 9th career fight at 22 years old, Moore became a super-welterweight world champion on February 2, 1982 after defeating Tadashi Mihara via 6th-round KO to win the WBA title.
Moore's last fight was a 6th-round TKO win against Gary Coates at age 28 on April 30, 1988. He was on a 2-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Davey Moore's best fights have been against Ayub Kalule, Wilfred Benítez and Roberto Durán.
Moore has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Apr 30, 1988 28 years, 10 months 18-5 (14) | Gary Coates | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Mar 18, 1988 28 years, 9 months 17-5 (13) | Hector Rosario | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
21  | Jul 21, 1987 28 years, 1 months 16-5 (12) | 24 years, 2 months 15-0 (10) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
20 | Apr 6, 1987 27 years, 9 months 16-4 (12) | Lupe Aquino | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
19 | Mar 11, 1987 27 years, 9 months 16-3 (12) | Cecil Pettigrew | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Aug 24, 1986 27 years, 2 months 15-3 (12) | Buster Drayton | SWL | 10 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
17 | Apr 4, 1986 26 years, 9 months 15-2 (12) | Victor Claudio | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Dec 10, 1984 25 years, 6 months 14-2 (11) | Louis Acariès | 9 | DQ | LOSS | |
15  | Jul 14, 1984 25 years, 1 months 14-1 (11) | 25 years, 10 months 46-3-1 (28) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Mar 14, 1984 24 years, 9 months 13-1 (10) | Monte Oswald | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13  | Jun 16, 1983 24 years 12-1 (9) | 32 years 76-4 (57) | SWL | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
12 | Jan 29, 1983 23 years, 7 months 12-0 (9) | Gary Guiden | SWL | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
11  | Jul 17, 1982 23 years, 1 months 11-0 (8) | 28 years, 6 months 40-1 (19) | SWL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
10 | Apr 26, 1982 22 years, 10 months 10-0 (7) | Charlie Weir | SWL | 5 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
9 | Feb 2, 1982 22 years, 7 months 9-0 (6) | Tadashi Mihara | SWL | 6 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
8 | Oct 31, 1981 22 years, 4 months 8-0 (5) | Mike Herron | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jun 1, 1981 21 years, 11 months 7-0 (4) | Kevin Rooney | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | May 23, 1981 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (3) | Joseph Nsubuga | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Mar 28, 1981 21 years, 9 months 5-0 (2) | Tony Suero | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Feb 8, 1981 21 years, 7 months 4-0 (1) | Jeff Passero | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 17, 1981 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (0) | Felix Nance | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Dec 20, 1980 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (0) | Teddy White | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Nov 1, 1980 21 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Jesus Saucedo | 6 | PTS | WIN |
