Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1916 – December 9, 1998), was an American professional boxer and the Light Heavyweight World Champion (1952–1959 and 1961), who had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport. Nicknamed "The Old Mongoose," Moore holds the record for the most career knockouts (131). He ranks #4 on The Ring's list of "100 greatest punchers of all-time," and is rated by prominent boxing website BoxRec as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time.^[1]

A native of Benoit, Mississippi, Moore was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. An important figure in the American black community, he became involved in African American causes once his days as a fighter were over. He also established himself as a successful character actor in television and film. Moore died in his adopted home of San Diego, California.

Before boxing[link]

Moore often found himself in trouble as a youngster, and was in a reformatory until 1934. In 1935, he began his boxing career with nine fights as a boxer, winning 5 and losing 4. (He also claimed to have boxed under the name "Fourth of July Kid," so he may have had even more fights.)

Professional boxing career[link]

He turned professional in 1938 and boxed all but one of his 12 bouts that year in San Diego. Moore had eight bouts in 1939, going 5-2 during that span, with one "no contest." He lost to former Middleweight Champion and future Hall of Famer Teddy Yarosz during that time, and his no contest was against Jack Coggins, in eight rounds. In 1940, Moore made a tour of Australia and fought in Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide and Sydney. He won all of his seven bouts there, including six by knockout. Upon returning to the United States, he defeated Pancho Ramirez by a knockout in five, but lost to Shorty Hogue on a six round decision.

First retirement and comeback[link]

Moore had four fights in 1941, during which he went 2-1-1, with the draw against Eddie Booker. By then, however, he had suffered through several stomach ulcers, with the resulting operations, and he announced his retirement from boxing.

His retirement was brief, however, and by 1942 he was back in the ring. He won his first six bouts that year, including a second round knockout of Hogue in a rematch, and a ten round decision over Jack Chase. He met Booker in a rematch, and reached the same conclusion as their first meeting had: another 10 round draw.

In 1943, Moore fought seven bouts, winning five and losing two. He won and then lost the California State Middleweight title against Chase, both by 15 round decisions, and beat Chase again in his last bout of that year, in a ten round decision. He also lost a decision to Aaron Wade that year.

The Atlantic Coast[link]

In 1944, he had nine bouts, going 7-2. His last bout that year marked his debut on the Atlantic Coast, and the level of his opposition began to improve. He beat Jimmy Hayden by a knockout in five, lost to future Hall of Famer Charlie Burley by a decision, and to Booker by a knockout in eight.

He won his first eight bouts of 1945, impressing Atlantic coast boxing experts and earning a fight with future IBHOF enshrinee Jimmy Bivins, who defeated Moore by a knockout in six at Cleveland. He returned to the Eastern Seaboard to fight five more times before that year was over. He met, among others, future IBHOF enshrinee Holman Williams during that span, losing a ten round decision, and knocking him out in eleven in the rematch.

By 1946, Moore had moved to the light heavyweight division and he went 5-2-1 that year, beating contender Curtis Sheppard, but losing to future World Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer Ezzard Charles by a decision in ten, and drawing with old nemesis Chase. By then, Moore began complaining publicly that, according to him, none of boxing's world champions would risk their titles fighting him.

1947 was essentially a year of rematches for Moore. He went 7-1 that year, his one loss being to Charles. He beat Chase by a knockout in nine, Sheppard by a decision in ten and Bivins by a knockout in nine. He also defeated Burt Lytell, by a decision in ten.

He fought a solid 14 fights in 1948, losing again to Charles by a knockout in nine, losing to Leonard Morrow by a knockout in the first, to Henry Hall by a decision in ten and to Lloyd Gibson by a disqualification in four. But he also beat Ted Lowry, by a decision in ten, and Hall in a rematch, also by decision.

1949 was also a good year for Moore: He had 13 bouts that year, going 12-1. He defeated the Alabama Kid twice; by knockout in four and by knockout in three, Bob Satterfield by a knockout in three, Bivins by a knockout in eight, future World Light Heavyweight Champion and IBHOF inductee Harold Johnson by a decision, Bob Sikes by a knockout in three and Phil Muscato by a decision. He lost to Clinton Bacon by a disqualification in six.

By Moore's standards, 1950 was a vacation year for him: he only had two fights, winning both, including a 10 round decision in a rematch with Lydell.

In 1951, Moore boxed 18 times, winning 16, losing one, and drawing one. He went on an Argentinian tour, fighting seven times there, winning six and drawing one. In between those seven fights, he found time for a trip to Montevideo, Uruguay, where he defeated Vicente Quiroz by a knockout in six. He knocked out Bivins in nine and split two decisions with Johnson.

World Light Heavyweight Champion[link]

1952 was one of the most important years in Moore's life. After beating Johnson, heavyweight contenders Jimmy Slade, Bob Dunlap, and Clarence Henry and light heavyweight Clinton Bacon (knocked out in four in a rematch), Moore was finally given an opportunity at age thirty-nine to fight for the title of World Light Heavyweight Champion and future IBHOF honoree Joey Maxim.

Maxim had just defeated the great Sugar Ray Robinson by a technical knockout in 14 rounds, forcing Robinson to quit in his corner due to heat exhaustion. Against Maxim, Moore consistently landed powerful right hands, hurting him several times en route to a fifteen round decision. After sixteen long years, he had finally achieved his dream.

He was far from done, however. The next year, Moore won all nine of his bouts, including a 10 round non title win against then fringe heavyweight contender Nino Valdez of Cuba and a 15 round decision over Maxim in a rematch to retain the belt. He made two more bouts in Argentina before the end of the year.

In 1954, he had only four fights, retaining the title in a third fight with Maxim, who once again went the 15 round distance, and versus Johnson, who he knocked out in 14. He also beat highly ranked heavyweight Bob Baker.

In 1955, Moore again beat Valdez, who by that time was the no. 1 heavyweight contender, and defended against Bobo Olson, the World Middleweight Champion and future Hall of Famer who was coming off a decision victory over Joey Maxim, by a knockout in three.

On September 21, 1955, Moore went up in weight to face future Hall of Famer Rocky Marciano for Marciano's Heavyweight Championship. Moore briefly dropped Marciano in the second round (the second and last time Marciano had ever been knocked down), but Marciano recovered and knocked Moore down five times, knocking him out in the ninth to retain the belt. It was Marciano's sixth and last title defense before retiring in 1956.

In 1956, Moore fought mostly as a heavyweight but did retain his Light Heavyweight title with a ten round knockout over Yolande Pompey in London. He won 11 bouts in a row before challenging again for the World Heavyweight Championship. The title was left vacant by Marciano, but Moore lost to Floyd Patterson by a knockout in five (Patterson, yet another future Hall of Famer, himself made history that night, becoming, at the age of 21, the youngest World Heavyweight Champion yet, a record he would hold until 1986).

Moore won all six of his bouts during 1957. Among those wins was an easy 10-round decision over heavyweight contender Hans Kalbfell in Germany, a knockout in 7 rounds over highly ranked Tony Anthony to retain the light heavyweight title, a one-sided 10-round decision over light heavyweight contender Eddie Cotton in a non-title bout and a 4th round knockout of future top ten heavyweight contender Roger Rischer.

In 1958, Moore had 10 fights, going 9-0-1 during that span. His fight with Yvon Durelle in particular was of note: defending his world light heavyweight title in Montreal, he was felled three times in round one, and once again in round five, but then dropped Durelle in round 10 and won by a knockout in the 11th.

1959, his last full year as uncontested champion, was another rare low-profile year; in his two fights, he beat Sterling Davis by a knockout in three, and then Durelle again, also by a knockout in three, to once again retain his World Light Heavyweight title.

During 1960, Moore was stripped of his World Light Heavyweight title by the National Boxing Association (NBA), but continued to be recognized by most major boxing authorities including the New York State Athletic Commission and The Ring Magazine. Moore won three of his four bouts in 1960, one by decision against Buddy Turman in Dallas, Texas, his lone loss coming in a ten-round decision versus Giulio Rinaldi in Rome.

In 1961, he defeated Turman again by decision in Manila, Philippines before defending his Lineal World Light Heavyweight Championship for what would be the last time, beating Rinaldi by a 15 round decision to retain the belt. In his last fight that year, he once again ventured into the heavyweights, and met Pete Rademacher, a man who had made history earlier in his career by becoming the first man ever to challenge for a world title in his first professional bout (when he lost to Patterson by a knockout in six). Moore beat Rademacher by a knockout in nine.

In 1962, the remaining boxing commissions that had continued to back Moore as the World Light Heavyweight Champion withdrew their recognition. He campaigned exclusively as a heavyweight from then on, and beat Alejandro Lavorante by a knockout in 10 and Howard King by a knockout in one round in Tijuana. He then drew against future World Light Heavyweight Champion Willie Pastrano in a 10-round heavyweight contest. Interestingly enough, on the posters advertising that fight, Moore was billed as the "World Light Heavyweight Champion." The bout took place in California, which had not yet withdrawn recognition from Moore at the time the Moore-Pastrano fight was signed. By the time the bout took place, the California commission, like New York, Massachusetts, the EBU and Ring Magazine, had recognized Harold Johnson, who had beaten Doug Jones 16 days earlier, as the new Light Heavyweight Champion. Johnson had reigned as the NBA (WBA) Champion since February 7, 1961.

Then, in his last fight of note, Moore faced a young heavyweight out of Louisville named Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). Moore had been Clay's trainer for a time, but Clay became dissatisfied and left Moore because of Moore's attempts to change his style and his insistence that Clay do dishes and help clean gym floors.

In the days before the fight, Clay had rhymed that "Archie Moore...Must fall in four." Moore replied that he had perfected a new punch for the match: The Lip-Buttoner.

Nonetheless, as Clay predicted Moore was beaten by a knockout in four rounds. Moore is the only man to have faced both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali.

After one more fight in 1963, a third round knockout win over Mike DiBiase in Phoenix, Moore announced his retirement from boxing, for good.

Final retirement[link]

Despite retiring, Moore couldn't escape the limelight, and received numerous awards and dedications. In 1965, he was given the key to the city of San Diego, California. In 1970, he was named "Man of The Year" by Listen Magazine, and received the key to the city of Sandpoint, Ohio.

He was elected in 1985 to the St. Louis city Boxing Hall of Fame and he received the Rocky Marciano Memorial Award in the city of New York in 1988. In 1990, he became a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, being one of the original members of that institution.

At one point, the oldest boxer to win the World's Light Heavyweight Championship, he is believed to have been the only boxer who boxed professionally in the eras of Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. He is one of only a handful of boxers whose careers spanned four decades; his final record was an extraordinary 185 wins, 23 losses, 11 draws and 1 no contest, with 131 official knockouts.

However, at least three of Moore's record 131 knockouts came in less-than-competitive matches against pro wrestlers: "Professor" Roy Shire in 1956, Sterling Davis in 1959 and Mike DiBiase in 1963 (Moore's 131st and final knockout).^[2] All three matches are officially listed as third-round TKO stoppages. But even if one amends Moore's career numbers, he would still hold the record. The second-highest amount of knockouts in boxing history is 125, a total shared by light heavyweight Young Stribling and welterweight Billy Bird.^[3]

Acting career[link]

In 1960, Moore was chosen to play the role of the runaway slave Jim in Michael Curtiz's film adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opposite Eddie Hodges as Huck. Moore garnered positive reviews for his sympathetic portrayal of Jim, which some viewers still consider the best interpretation of this much-filmed role.

Moore did not choose to pursue a full-time career as an actor, but he did appear in 1960s films such as The Fortune Cookie and The Carpetbaggers and on television in episodes of Family Affair, Perry Mason, Wagon Train, The Reporter, Batman and the soap opera One Life to Live. He made a brief return to film in 1975, playing a chef in Breakheart Pass with Charles Bronson and had a cameo role as himself in the 1982 Jamaa Fanaka film Penitentiary II, along with Leon Isaac Kennedy and Mr. T.

Personal life[link]

In 1997, J'Marie Moore became the first daughter of a famous boxer to herself become a professional boxer.^[4]

Death[link]

Archie Moore died of heart failure in 1998, four days before his 82nd birthday. He was cremated and is interred in a niche at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, in San Diego.

Accolades[link]

• In 1965, Moore was also inducted by the San Diego Hall of Champions into the Breitbard Hall of Fame.^[5]
• In 2002, Archie Moore was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
• In 2006, Moore was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame.
• The Ring ranked Moore #4 on its "Best Punchers of all time" list in 2003 and #14 on its list of the "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years."
• Moore was ranked as the #1 light heavyweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005.^[6]
• Moore was voted as the #1 light heavyweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press in 1999.^[7]

Professional boxing record[link]

185 Wins (131 knockouts, 54 decisions), 23 Losses (7 knockouts, 16 decisions), 10 Draws, 1 No Decision[8]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	0-1	Mike DiBiase	TKO	3	15/03/1963	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Mike DiBiase was a wrestler who challenged Moore to a fight because of a refereeing decision he made in one of his matches. Fight was stopped due to a cut.
Loss	15-0	Cassius Clay	KO	4	15/11/1962	Los Angeles, California, United States	Moore was knocked down three times in the fourth.
Draw	54-10-6	Willie Pastrano	Draw	10	28/05/1962	Los Angeles, California, United States	Majority draw. 5-4 Moore, 5-5, 5-5.
Win	38-24-8	Howard "Honeyboy" King	KO	1	07/05/1962	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1:15 in first round.
Win	19-2	Alejandro Lavorante	TKO	10	30/03/1962	Los Angeles, California, United States	Lavorante carried out on a stretcher.
Win	13-5-1	Pete Rademacher	TKO	6	23/10/1961	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Rademacher knocked down eight times.
Win	25-5	Giulio Rinaldi	UD	15	10/06/1961	New York, New York, United States	NYSAC World Light Heavyweight Title. 11-3, 11-4, 9-5.
Win	35-7-1	Buddy Turman	UD	10	25/03/1961	Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines	50-39, 50-42, 53-50.
Win	35-6-1	Buddy Turman	UD	10	28/11/1960	Dallas, Texas, United States	99-94, 96-94, 100-96.
Loss	21-5	Giulio Rinaldi	PTS	10	29/10/1960	Rome, Lazio, Italy	Moore down in the 10th.
Win	6-14-1	George Abinet	RTD	3	13/09/1960	Dallas, Texas, United States	Abinet failed to emerge from his corner in the fourth round due to a broken nose.
Win	42-20-7	Willi Besmanoff	TKO	10	25/05/1960	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	American Heavyweight Title. 1:32 in tenth round.
Win	79-20-2	Yvon "The Fighting Fisherman" Durelle	KO	3	12/08/1959	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	NYSAC/NBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Durelle down thrice in the third round.
Win	0-1	Sterling "Dizzy" Davis	TKO	3	09/03/1959	Odessa, Texas, United States	Davis was a wrestler. Referee stopped the fight due to severe cuts over both eyes.
Win	78-19-2	Yvon "The Fighting Fisherman" Durelle	KO	11	10/12/1958	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	World Light Heavyweight Title. Moore down thrice in the first round. Durelle down four times in the rest of the fight and out in 0:49 of the 11th.
Draw	34-15-6	Howard "Honeyboy" King	Draw	10	04/08/1958	Reno, Nevada, United States	Draw.
Win	34-14-6	Howard "Honeyboy" King	PTS	10	09/06/1958	Sacramento, California, United States	Win on points.
Win	32-16	Charley Norkus	UD	10	26/05/1958	San Francisco, California, United States	100-89, 100-85, 100-86.
Win	34-13-6	Howard "Honeyboy" King	PTS	10	17/05/1958	San Diego, California, United States	Win on points.
Win	38-11-7	Willi Besmanoff	SD	10	02/05/1958	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Besmanoff down in the third.
Win	21-7-3	Bob Albright	TKO	7	10/03/1958	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	TKO in seventh.
Win	24-12-2	Bert Whitehurst	TKO	10	04/03/1958	San Bernadino, California, United States	Whitehurst down twice in tenth.
Win	10-7	Julio Neves	KO	3	01/02/1958	Río de Janeiro, Río de Janeiro, Brazil	1:40 in third round.
Win	23-2-1	Luis Ignacio	PTS	10	18/01/1958	Sau Paulo, Sau Paulo, Brazil	Victory on points.
Win	15-5-2	Roger Rischer	KO	4	29/11/1957	Portland, Oregon, United States	1:12 in fourth round.
Win	32-7-1	Eddie Cotton	PTS	10	05/11/1958	Seattle, Washington, United States	Cotton down three times.
Win	18-21-1	Ralph "KO" "Bob Mitchell" Hooker	TKO	5	31/10/1957	Vancouver, British Columbia, United States	Referee stopped the fight after second knockdown in the fifth.
Win	31-4-1	Tony Anthony	KO	7	20/09/1957	Los Angeles, California, United States	World Light Heavyweight Title. Anthony down in 6th and 7th.
Win	21-5	Alain Cherville	TKO	6	02/06/1957	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Cherville down in 1st, 2nd & 6th.
Win	16-1	Alain Cherville	UD	10	01/05/1957	Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Kalbfell down in 4th and 9th rounds.
Loss	30-1	Floyd Patterson	KO	5	30/11/1956	Chicago, Illinois, United States	World Heavyweight Title. Moore down & out in 2:27 of fifth round.
Win	29-5-4	James J Parker	TKO	9	25/07/1956	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Referee stopped the bout due to a severe cut at 2:02 in ninth round.
Win	31-2-3	Yolande Pompey	TKO	10	05/06/1956	Harringay, London, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the fight after three knockdowns and a severe cut in the tenth round.
Win	5-6-3	Gene Thompson	TKO	3	30/04/1956	Tucson, Arizona, United States	TKO in third round.
Win	14-11-1	Sonny Andrews	KO	4	26/04/1956	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	KO in fourth.
Win	16-11-4	George Parmentier	TKO	3	16/04/1956	Seattle, Washington, United States	Parmentier down thrice in the third round.
Win	41-24-5	Willie Bean	TKO	5	10/04/1956	Richmond, California, United States	Bean down 6 times in the fight.
Win	29-8-5	Howard "Honeyboy" King	PTS	10	27/03/1956	Sacramento, California, United States	Win on points.
Win	28-11-1	Frankie Daniels	UD	10	17/03/1956	Hollywood, California, United States	58-52, 58-52, 58-52.
Win	30-12-1	Bob Dunlap	KO	1	27/02/1956	San Diego, California, United States	Knockout in first round.
Win	28-7-5	Howard "Honeyboy" King	PTS	10	20/02/1956	San Francisco, California, United States	Win on points.
Loss	48-0	Rocky Marciano	KO	9	21/09/1955	Bronx, New York, United States	World Heavyweight Title. Marciano down in 2nd. Moore down five times and out in 9th
Win	69-6	Bobo Olson	KO	3	22/06/1955	New York, New York, United States	World Light Heavyweight Title. 1:00 in third round.
Win	32-8-3	Nino Valdes	PTS	15	02/05/1955	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Nevada World Heavyweight Title. Referee scored the bout 8-5-2.
Win	47-5	Harold Johnson	TKO	14	11/08/1954	New York, New York, United States	Moore was down in the 10th. Johnson was down in the 14th and the referee stopped the bout due to a swarm of punches from Moore without defense from Johnson.
Win	18-3	Bert Whitehurst	TKO	6	07/06/1954	New York, New York, United States	Stopped at 1:09 of the sixth round.
Win	31-4-1	Bob Baker	TKO	9	09/03/1954	Miami Beach, Florida, United States	Stopped at 2:08 in ninth round.
Win	79-20-4	Joey Maxim	UD	15	27/01/1954	Miami, Florida, United States	World Light Heavyweight Title. Maxim down in the 8th & 11th. 145-137, 148-135, 148-134.
Win	24-0-1	Dogomar Martinez	PTS	10	12/09/1953	Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Win on points.
Win	2-0	Rinaldo Ansaloni	TKO	4	22/08/1953	Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Stopped in fourth round.
Win	79-19-4	Joey Maxim	UD	15	24/06/1953	Ogden, Utah, United States	World Light Heavyweight Title. 7-6, 8-7, 8-5.
Win	21-19-7	Frank Buford	TKO	9	30/03/1953	San Diego, California, United States	Buford down in first.
Win	24-23-1	Al Spaulding	KO	3	17/03/1953	Spokane, Washington, United States	Spaulding knocked down four times.
Win	21-5-3	Nino Valdes	UD	10	11/03/1953	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Unanimous decision.
Win	12-7	Sonny Andrews	TKO	5	03/03/1953	Sacramento, California, United States	Fight stopped in fifth round.
Win	5-0	Leonard Dugan	TKO	8	16/02/1953	San Francisco, California, United States	Stopped at 1:12 in the eighth round.
Win	8-3-2	Toxie Hall	KO	4	27/01/1953	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Hall down twice in fourth round. Hall's nose was broken on the first punch of the fight.
Win	78-18-4	Joey Maxim	UD	15	17/12/1952	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	World Light Heavyweight Title. 76-74, 82-58, 87-63.
Win	21-5-2	Clinton Bacon	TKO	4	25/07/1952	Denver, Colorado, United States	Fight stopped in fourth round.
Win	32-3-1	Clarence Henry	UD	10	26/06/1952	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	7-2-1, 9-1, 8-1-1.
Win	23-6-1	Bob Dunlap	KO	6	19/05/1952	San Francisco, California, United States	Dunlap knocked out in sixth round.
Win	22-4-3	Jimmy Slade	UD	10	27/02/1952	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Unanimous decision for Moore.
Win	34-3	Harold Johnson	UD	10	29/01/1952	Toledo, Ohio, United States	53-46, 53-46, 56-44.
Loss	33-3	Harold Johnson	UD	10	10/12/1951	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	4-5, 4-5, 4-6.
Win	26-32-3	Chubby Wright	TKO	7	29/10/1951	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Fight stopped in seventh round.
Win	33-2	Harold Johnson	UD	10	24/09/1951	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	5-4-1, 6-3-1, 6-3-1.
Win	20-2	Embrel Davidson	KO	1	05/09/1951	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Davidson knocked out at 2:51 of first round.
Win	38-10-12	Alfredo Lagay	KO	3	17/08/1951	Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Lagay knocked out in third round.
Win	10-6-2	Rafael Miranda	TKO	4	05/08/1951	Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina	Fight stopped in fourth round.
Win	2-19-3	Americo Capitanelli	KO	3	28/07/1951	San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina	Capitanelli knocked out in third round.
Win	1-1-1	Victor Carabajal	KO	3	26/07/1951	Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina	Carabajal knocked out in third round.
Win	3-1-2	Vicente Quiroz	TKO	6	14/07/1951	Cine Boston, Montevideo, Uruguay	Referee stopped the fight between the 5th and 6th rounds.
Win	76-7-3	Alberto Santiago Lovell	KO	1	07/07/1951	Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Lovell knocked out at 0:46 in first round.
Draw	98-12-8	Karel Sys	Draw	12	23/06/1951	Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Sys substiuted for Lovell.
Win	39-11-3	Abel Cestac	RTD	9	09/06/1951	Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Referee stopped the fight on doctor's orders.
Win	13-17-1	Art Henri	TKO	4	14/05/1951	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Henri knocked down in third & fourth and referee stopped the fight when Henri failed to defend himself.
Win	21-11-1	Herman "Big Train" Harris	KO	4	26/04/1951	Flint, Michigan, United States	Harris knocked out in fourth round.
Win	39-10-3	Abel Cestac	UD	10	13/03/1951	Toledo, Ohio, United States	6-3, 7-3, 8-2.
Win	75-18-1	Jimmy Bivins	TKO	9	21/02/1951	New York, New York, United States	Bivins was knocked down in ninth and referee stopped the fight when corner informed the referee, between rounds, that he could no longer see with his left eye.
Win	27-22-2	John Thomas	KO	1	28/01/1951	Panama City, Panama	Thomas knocked out at 0:59 in first round and went to the hospital afterwards with apparent broken ribs.
Win	49-21-4	"Oakland" Billy Smith	TKO	8	02/01/1951	Portland, Oregon, United States	Moore was knocked down in the sixth. Smith was knocked down twice in the eighth round. Smith left the ring after the five count on the second knockdown and returned to the dressing room. The referee stopped the fight.
Win	15-3-3	Vernon Williams	KO	2	31/07/1950	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Williams knocked out at 1:09 in the second round.
Win	69-17-7	Bert "The Chocolate Kid" Lytell	UD	10	31/01/1950	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Unanimous decision for Moore.
Win	20-4-1	Leonard Morrow	KO	10	13/12/1949	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Morrow knocked unconscious at 0:30 in the tenth round. Morrow taken to the hospital.
Win	37-8-2	Charley "Doc" Williams	KO	8	06/12/1949	Hartford, Connecticut, United States	Williams knocked out at 2:48 in the eighth round.
Win	56-19	Phil Muscato	KO	6	24/10/1949	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Muscato knocked out in sixth round.
Win	34-7-4	Bob Amos	PTS	10	04/10/1949	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Moore wins on points.
Win	5-17	Esco Greenwood	TKO	2	29/07/1949	North Adams, Massachusetts, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the second round.
Win	44-13-2	Bob Sikes	TKO	3	27/06/1949	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the third round.
Loss	14-3-2	Clinton Bacon	DQ	6	13/06/1949	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	Moore disqualified in the sixth round.
Win	24-0	Harold Johnson	UD	10	26/04/1949	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Johnson was knocked down twice in the seventh round. 7-3, 7-3, 8-2.
Win	68-14-1	Jimmy Bivins	KO	8	11/04/1949	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Bivins was knocked out at 2:05 in the eighth round.
Win	22-10	Dusty Wilkerson	TKO	6	23/03/1949	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 in the sixth round.
Win	174-55-20	Alabama Kid	KO	3	04/03/1949	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Kid knocked out in the third round.
Win	21-7-2	Bob Satterfield	KO	3	31/01/1949	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Satterfield was knocked down thrice in the second round and out with 0:25 in the third round.
Win	174-53-20	Alabama Kid	KO	4	10/01/1949	Toledo, Ohio, United States	Kid knocked out in the fourth round.
Win	27-6-1	Charley "Doc" Williams	KO	7	27/12/1948	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Williams knocked out in the seventh round.
Win	32-2-4	Bob Amos	UD	10	06/12/1948	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Unanimous decision for Moore.
Win	43-10-2	Henry Hall	UD	10	15/11/1948	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	8-1-1, 8-2, 7-3.
Loss	30-2-1	Lloyd Gibson	DQ	4	01/11/1951	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Harris knocked out in fourth round, but the referee ruled that it was due to a foul committed by Moore.
Loss	42-10-2	Henry Hall	PTS	10	15/10/1948	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	Moore was penalized two rounds, one for butting and one for a low blow.
Win	42-19-4	"Oakland" Billy Smith	KO	4	20/09/1948	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Smith knocked out in fourth round.
Win	55-35-8	Ted "Tiger" Lowry	UD	10	02/08/1948	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	8-2, 8-2, 7-2-1.
Win	66-11-1	Jimmy Bivins	MD	10	28/06/1948	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Moore was knocked down in the fifth round. 7-3, 5-3-2, 5-5.
Loss	11-2-1	Leonard Morrow	KO	1	02/06/1951	Oakland, California, United States	Moore was knocked down three times and out in the first round at 2:51.
Win	40-16-4	"Oakland" Billy Smith	UD	10	05/05/1948	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	47-41, 47-44, 48-43.
Win	18-5-1	Charley "Doc" Williams	KO	7	19/04/1948	Newark, New Jersey, United States	Williams knocked out in seventh round.
Win	20-8	Dusty Wilkerson	TKO	7	12/04/1948	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Wilkerson was knocked down in the first round. Referee stopped the fight in round seven.
Loss	51-5-1	Ezzard "The Cincinnati Cobra" Charles	KO	8	13/01/1948	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Moore knocked out at 2:40 in the eighth round.
Win	35-17-3	George Fitch	TKO	6	10/11/1947	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the sixth round.
Win	60-10-1	Jimmy Bivins	TKO	9	08/09/1947	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Moore was knocked to his knees in the sixth claiming a thumb to the eye. Bivins was knocked down in round three and again in round eight. Bivins failed to emerge from his corner from round nine.
Win	14-6-1	Bobby Zander	PTS	12	30/07/1947	Oakland, California, United States	California Light Heavyweight Title. Moore was knocked down in the sixth round and was hit while on the mat and given a rest period. Zander was denied his purse after the fight.
Win	47-11-4	Bert "The Chocolate Kid" Lytell	UD	10	14/07/1947	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	5-4-1, 6-2-2, 6-2-2.
Win	50-27	Curtis Sheppard	UD	10	16/06/1947	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Sheppard was knocked down in the eighth. Unanimous decision for Moore.
Loss	43-4-1	Ezzard "The Cincinnati Cobra" Charles	MD	10	05/05/1947	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	Moore knocked down in the seventh. Charles wins on points.
Win	24-7	Rusty Payne	PTS	10	11/04/1947	San Diego, California, United States	Moore wins on points.
Win	78-22-10	Jack Chase	KO	9	18/03/1947	Los Angeles, California, United States	Chase knocked out at 2:15 in the ninth round.
Draw	78-21-9	Jack Chase	Draw	10	06/11/1946	Oakland, California, United States	Draw.
Draw	32-14-3	"Oakland" Billy Smith	Draw	12	23/10/1946	Oakland, California, United States	California Light Heavyweight Title. Draw.
Win	23-9-2	Jimmy O'Brien	TKO	2	09/09/1946	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the second round.
Win	71-23-5	Buddy Walker	KO	4	19/08/1946	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Walker knocked in the fourth round.
Loss	35-4-1	Ezzard "The Cincinnati Cobra" Charles	UD	10	20/05/1946	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Moore knocked down in the eighth round. Charles wins a unanimous decision.
Win	15-6	Vern Escoe	TKO	7	02/05/1946	Orange, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the seventh round.
Win	17-17-2	George Parks	KO	1	05/02/1946	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Parks knocked out in the first round.
Win	38-23	Curtis Sheppard	UD	12	28/01/1946	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Moore knocked down in the second and eighth round. 9-2-1, 8-2-2, 9-2-1.
Win	136-19-10	Holman Williams	TKO	11	26/11/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Williams knocked down in the ninth and twice in the eleventh and fight was stopped immediately after the last knockdown.
Win	8-5-3	O'Dell Riley	KO	6	12/11/1945	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Riley knocked out in the sixth round.
Loss	135-19-10	Holman Williams	MD	10	22/10/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Moore's scoring was hurt by his use of low blows. 6-4, 5-3-2, 5-5.
Win	165-46-9	Cocoa Kid	KO	8	17/09/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Kid was knocked down in the sixth and out with 1:40 in the eighth.
Loss	46-5-1	Jimmy Bivins	KO	6	22/08/1945	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Moore was knocked down thrice in the second and was hit during the last knockdown giving him the round on a penalty. Moore was knocked down twice in the fifth and out in the sixth.
Win	55-12-3	Lloyd Marshall	TKO	10	26/06/1945	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Marshall was knocked down thrice in the tenth.
Win	31-6-10	George Kochan	TKO	6	18/06/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout in the sixth round.
Win	55-11-3	Lloyd Marshall	UD	10	21/05/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Moore was knocked down thrice in the fight. 7-3, 7-3, 4-3-3.
Win	13-14-5	Teddy Randolph	TKO	9	23/04/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the ninth round.
Win	55-24-4	Nate Bolden	UD	10	02/04/1945	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Unanimous decision for Moore.
Win	13-11-2	Napoleon Mitchell	KO	6	12/02/1945	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Mitchell knocked out in the sixth.
Win	26-10-1	"Parson" Bob Jacobs	TKO	9	29/01/1945	New York, New York, United States	Moore down in the fifth, Jacobs twice in the ninth.
Win	0-1	Joey Jones	TKO	2	11/01/1945	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the second round.
Win	51-23-4	Nate Bolden	KO	9	18/12/1944	New York, New York, United States	9-1, 9-0-1, 9-0-1.
Win	7-11-2	Battling Monroe	KO	6	01/09/1944	San Diego, California, United States	Monroe knocked out in the sixth round.
Win	5-8-2	Jimmy Hayden	KO	5	18/08/1944	San Diego, California, United States	Hayden knocked out in the fifth round.
Win	1-4-1	Louis Mays	KO	3	11/08/1944	San Diego, California, United States	Mays knocked out in the third round.
Win	68-33-12	Kenny LaSalle	PTS	10	19/05/1944	San Diego, California, United States	Moore wins on points.
Loss	61-9-2	Charley Burley	PTS	10	21/04/1944	Hollywood, California, United States	Moore knocked down four times in the bout. Burley wins on points.
Win	11-4-4	Roman Starr	TKO	2	24/03/1944	Hollywood, California, United States	Starr knocked down thrice in the second before the referee stopped the fight.
Loss	63-5-8	Eddie "Black Dynamite" Booker	TKO	8	21/01/1944	Hollywood, California, United States	Moore knocked down five times in the fight and twice in the eighth before the referee stopped the fight.
Win	7-7-2	Amado Rodriguez	KO	1	07/01/1944	San Diego, California, United States	Rodriguez knocked out in the first round.
Win	61-8-7	Jack Chase	MD	10	26/11/1943	Hollywood, California, United States	56-54, 57.5-52.5, 55-55.
Win	5-8	Kid Hermosillo	TKO	5	04/11/1943	San Diego, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the fifth round.
Loss	46-6-5	Aaron "Little Tiger" Wade	PTS	10	16/08/1943	San Francisco, California, United States	Wade wins on points.
Loss	57-8-6	Jack Chase	UD	15	02/08/1943	San Francisco, California, United States	California Middleweight Title. Moore was knocked down in the fifth. 91-74, 86-79, 87.5-77.5
Win	90-37-14	Eddie Cerda	KO	3	28/07/1943	San Diego, California, United States	Cerda knocked out in the third round.
Win	48-14-6	Big Boy Hogue	TKO	5	22/07/1943	San Diego, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the fifth round.
Win	53-7-6	Jack Chase	UD	15	08/05/1943	San Diego, California, United States	California Middleweight Title. Moore was knocked down in the fifth round. 91-74, 87.5-77.5, 86-79
Win	78-22-10	Jack Chase	KO	9	18/03/1943	Los Angeles, California, United States	Chase knocked out at 2:15 in the ninth round.
Draw	60-3-7	Eddie "Black Dynamite" Booker	Draw	12	11/12/1942	San Diego, California, United States	California Middleweight Title. Booker knocked down in rounds one and seven.
Win	50-5-4	Jack Chase	PTS	10	27/11/1942	San Diego, California, United States	Chase wins on points.
Win	42-18-1	Tabby Romero	KO	2	06/11/1942	San Diego, California, United States	Romero knocked out in the second round.
Win	54-10-2	Shorty Hogue	TKO	2	30/10/1942	San Diego, California, United States	Hogue was a last minute replacement, was knocked down twice in the first and collapsed in the second causing the referee to stop the fight.
Win	21-19-13	Jimmy Casino	TKO	5	18/03/1942	Oakland, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight due to a cut.
Win	19-27-7	Al "Guero Martinez" Globe	TKO	2	27/02/1942	San Diego, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the second round.
Win	0-1	Bobby Britt	KO	3	28/01/1942	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Britt knocked out in the third round.
Draw	44-2-4	Eddie "Black Dynamite" Booker	PTS	10	20/02/1941	San Diego, California, United States	Booker was knocked down in the first round and returned the favor in the fourth round.
Loss	42-2-1	Shorty Hogue	PTS	10	31/01/1941	San Diego, California, United States	Hogue was knocked down in the fourth round but received the decision on points.
Win	23-12-3	Clay Rowan	KO	1	17/01/1941	San Diego, California, United States	Rowan was knocked out in the first round.
Win	7-5-4	Pancho Ramirez	KO	5	18/10/1940	San Diego, California, United States	Ramirez was knocked out in the fifth round.
Win	86-20-7	Ron Richards	PTS	12	11/07/1940	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Moore wins on points.
Win	60-16-6	Fred Henneberry	TKO	7	27/06/1940	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Referee stops the fight and awards the bout to Moore due to a failure by Henneberry to recover from a low blow and a rule that if a fight was stopped on a foul, the boxer who could not recover would lose.
Win	0-1	Tommy Jordan	KO	4	27/05/1940	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Jordan knocked out in the fourth round.
Win	40-24-12	Joe Delaney	KO	2	18/05/1940	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Delaney knocked out in the second round.
Win	52-19-8	Atilio Sabatino	TKO	5	09/05/1940	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Referee stopped the bout between rounds.
Win	85-19-7	Ron Richards	TKO	10	18/04/1940	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Moore was knocked down in the first round. Referee stopped the fight in the tenth round due to a severe cut.
Win	48-11-1	Jack McNamee	TKO	4	30/03/1940	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Referee stopped the fight.
Loss	21-2	Shorty Hogue	PTS	6	29/12/1939	San Diego, California, United States	Moore lost on points after being deducted a round due to low blows.
Win	37-17-2	Honey Boy Jones	PTS	10	07/12/1939	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Moore wins on points.
Win	0-10	Billy Day	KO	1	27/11/1939	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Day knocked out in first round.
Draw	31-2-2	Freddie Dixon	Draw	8	13/11/1939	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Fight called a technical draw in the eighth round after Dixon was struck with a low blow and could not continue. Phoenix Athletic Commission's rules stated that no fighter could win or lose a fight due to a foul.
Win	15-8-4	Bobby Seaman	KO	7	22/09/1939	San Diego, California, United States	Seaman knocked out in seventh round.
Win	14-3-2	Jack Coggins	PTS	10	01/09/1939	San Diego, California, United States	Moore wins on points.
No Contest	14-3-2	Jack Coggins	NC	8	21/07/1939	San Diego, California, United States	Fight was stopped by referee after warnings for lack of action in the fight. Coggins was knocked down twice in third round.
Loss	97-10-3	Teddy Yarosz	PTS	10	20/04/1939	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Yarosz wins on points.
Win	58-22-8	Marty Simmons	UD	10	16/03/1939	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Moore wins a unanimous decision. Simmons wins one round because of a low blow by Moore.
Win	24-26-7	Domenico Ceccarelli	KO	1	02/03/1939	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Ceccarelli knocked out in first round.
Win	12-26-2	Jack Moran	KO	1	20/01/1939	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Moran knocked out in first round.
Win	58-41-13	Bob Turner	KO	2	07/12/1938	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Turner knocked out in second round.
Win	18-26-8	Ray Lyle	KO	2	22/11/1938	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Lyle knocked out in Second round.
Win	20-11-6	Bobby Yannes	TKO	2	19/10/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Yannes was down six times before referee stopped the fight in the second round.
Win	24-15-3	Tom Henry	TKO	4	27/09/1938	Los Angeles, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the fourth round due to a severely cut and swollen eye.
Win	49-19-3	Frank Rowsey	TKO	3	16/09/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Referee stopped the fight in the third round.
Win	110-27-7	Johnny "Bandit" Romero	KO	8	02/09/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Romero was knocked down four times in the fight, three coming in the eighth round.
Win	5-5	Lorenzo Pedro	PTS	10	05/08/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Moore wins on points.
Win	10-7-1	Johnny Sikes	KO	1	22/07/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Sikes was knocked out in the first round.
Loss	107-26-7	Johnny "Bandit" Romero	PTS	10	24/06/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Moore was knocked down twice in the fourth round and lost a narrow decision.
Win	5-7-3	Ray Vargas	KO	3	27/05/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Vargas knocked out in the third round.
Win	4-6-1	Jimmy Brent	KO	1	20/05/1938	San Diego, California, United States	Brent knocked out in the first round.
Win	7-10-2	Karl Lautenschlager	KO	2	07/01/1938	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Lautenschlager knocked out in the second round.
Win	5-7-4	Sammy Jackson	KO	8	01/12/1937	Jackson, Missouri, United States	Jackson knocked out in the eighth round.
Win	6-10-4	Sammy Christian	PTS	5	16/11/1937	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Moore wins on points.
Win	2-2	Chuck Vickers	KO	2	09/11/1937	Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States	Vickers knocked out in the second round.
Win	2-3	Charley Dawson	TKO	5	17/09/1937	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Referee stopped the bout in the fifth round.
Win	53-26-6	Sammy Slaughter	PTS	10	09/09/1937	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	Moore wins on points.
Loss	1-2	Billy Adams	PTS	8	01/09/1937	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	Adams wins on points.
Win	0-1	Al Dublinsky	KO	3	19/08/1937	unknown	Dublinsky knocked out in the third round.
Win	0-0-1	Frank Hatfield	KO	1	26/04/1937	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	Hatfield knocked out in the first round.
Win	14-8	Karl Martin	TKO	1	23/04/1937	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	Martin knocked out in the first round.
Win	0-2	Charley Dawson	PTS	8	09/04/1937	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	Moore won by points.
Win	1-3	Ham Pounder	KO	2	23/03/1937	Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States	Pounder knocked out in the second round.
Win	11-2-4	Joe Huff	KO	3	02/02/1937	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Huff knocked out in the third round.
Draw	5-4-3	Sammy Jackson	Draw	8	29/01/1937	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Moore and Jackson fought to a draw.
Win	4-4	Johnny Davis	KO	4	18/01/1937	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Davis knocked out in the fourth round.
Win	0-2-1	Dynamite Payne	KO	1	05/01/1937	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Payne knocked out in the first round.
Win	5-3-3	Sammy Jackson	PTS	5	09/10/1936	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Moore wins on points.
Win	3-5	Murray Allen	KO	2	30/09/1936	Keokuk, Iowa, United States	Allen knocked out in the second round.
Draw	2-4-1	Sammy Christian	Draw	6	04/08/1936	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Moore & Christian fought to a draw.
Win	3-4	Murray Allen	PTS	6	14/07/1936	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Moore wins by points.
Win	0-1	Kid Pocahuntas	KO	3	31/01/1936	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States	Kid knocked out in the third round.
Win	4-10-2	Billy Simms	KO	2	03/09/1935	Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States	Simms knocked out in the second round.