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Record: 183-24-10-1 (131 KOs)
Boxing Era: 1938-1963
Division: Light Heavyweight
Archie Moore is a special fighter with many unique distinctions: Nicknamed "The Old Mongoose", Archie Moore has one of the longest careers in boxing. And at 48 years old, Moore was the oldest Light Heavyweight champion in boxing history, and he also has the most knockouts than any other boxer in history.
Moore moved up from middleweight to light heavyweight, but was still continuously passed over for title shots. Moore fought the best of the best his entire career, but finally got his first title shot at 39, an age when most fighters would've long been finished. And at 39 years old, he outpointed Joe Maxim to take the Light Heavyweight Championship. Moore held onto this Light Heavyweight crown for almost a decade.
In 1955, the ambitious 42 year old Moore attempted to move up in weight and take the Heavyweight crown from Rocky Marciano. Moore even dropped Marciano early in the fight, but Marciano rallied back and stopped him in the 9th.
Moore won most of his 220 fights, but he was a light heavyweight who lost taking on some heavy weight notables like Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson and then Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). Muhammad Ali rhymed that "Moore would go down in four", and he did just that. The bigger men were a tougher challenge for Moore.
Archie Moore is also the only boxer to have fought competitively through the eras of Joe Louis, Marciano and Muhammad Ali. Moore was a well known staple in boxing for a very long time, and has been ranked by reputable boxing site, Boxrec, the best pound for pound boxer of all time.