Archie Moore

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Archie Moore was an American professional boxer renowned as one of the greatest light heavyweight champions in history, noted for his exceptional longevity and knockout power.

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Archie Moore canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ
world champion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Archibald Lee Wright ⓘ
burialPlace San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1916-12-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1998-12-09 ⓘ
era 20th-century boxing ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
fought Ezzard Charles ⓘ
Floyd Patterson ⓘ
Harold Johnson ⓘ
Joey Maxim ⓘ
Muhammad Ali ⓘ
Rocky Marciano ⓘ
Yvon Durelle ⓘ
fullName Archie Moore ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ
World Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ
knockouts over 130 career knockouts ⓘ
knownFor exceptional longevity in boxing ⓘ
knockout power ⓘ
legalNameAtBirth Archibald Lee Wright ⓘ
nickname The Old Mongoose ⓘ
notableCharacteristic ability to fight effectively at an advanced age ⓘ
notableFight Archie Moore vs. Yvon Durelle (1958) light heavyweight title fight ⓘ
occupation boxer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Benoit, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
linked to: Benoit, Mississippi
placeOfDeath San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
professionalDebutYear 1935 ⓘ
rankedAmong greatest light heavyweight boxers of all time ⓘ
recordClaim most knockouts in professional boxing history ⓘ
residence San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
retirementYear 1963 ⓘ
sport boxing ⓘ
stance orthodox ⓘ
style counterpunching ⓘ
defensive skills ⓘ
titleHeld World Light Heavyweight Champion ⓘ
totalFights over 200 professional bouts ⓘ
trained George Foreman ⓘ
Muhammad Ali ⓘ
weightClass heavyweight ⓘ
light heavyweight ⓘ
wins over 180 professional wins ⓘ

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Rocky Marciano → defendedTitleAgainst → Archie Moore ⓘ
Rocco Francis Marchegiano → defeated → Archie Moore ⓘ
Ezzard Charles → defeated → Archie Moore ⓘ
Archie Moore → fullName → Archie Moore ⓘ
Floyd Patterson → wonTitleFrom → Archie Moore ⓘ