BOXER

Archie Moore

1916 - 1998

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Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 – 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "the Mongoose", and then "the Old Mongoose" in the latter half of his career, Moore was a highly strategic and defensive boxer. As of December 2020, BoxRec ranks Moore as the third greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archie Moore is the 29th most popular boxer (up from 32nd in 2019), the 2,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,555th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Archie Moore ranks 29 out of 496. Before him are Primo Carnera, Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson, Larry Holmes, Roberto Durán, and Dick McTaggart. After him are James J. Braddock, Mate Parlov, Ken Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Lennox Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Archie Moore ranks 82. Before him are Luigi Comencini, Jack Vance, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Pierre Messmer, Pietro Rava, and Stjepan Filipović. After him are Archduke Felix of Austria, Manea Mănescu, Shirley Jackson, Ri Jong-ok, Ray Conniff, and James Herriot. Among people deceased in 1998, Archie Moore ranks 77. Before him are James Earl Ray, Anne Desclos, Don Taylor, Marie-Louise von Franz, Gulzarilal Nanda, and George Wallace. After him are Ted Hughes, Ferenc Deák, Sōsuke Uno, László Szabó, Frithjof Schuon, and Haxhi Lleshi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Archie Moore ranks 2,602 out of 20,380. Before him are W. I. Thomas (1863), Rita Wilson (1956), Kim Peek (1951), Lady Randolph Churchill (1854), Beverly D'Angelo (1951), and Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947). After him are Jeffery Deaver (1950), Richard Schiff (1955), James J. Braddock (1905), Wendy Williams (1964), Pancho Gonzales (1928), and Floyd Westerman (1936).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Archie Moore ranks 17. Before him are Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), Jake LaMotta (1922), Jack Dempsey (1895), Evander Holyfield (1962), Floyd Patterson (1935), and Larry Holmes (1949). After him are James J. Braddock (1905), Ken Norton (1943), Jimmy Ellis (1940), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Riddick Bowe (1967), and Jack Johnson (1878).

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