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{{short description|1962 boxing match}}
[[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Archie Moore]] fought a boxing match on November 15, 1962. Ali won the fight through either a knockout, or a technical knockout, in the fourth round.<ref name="New Yorker">{{cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/12/american-hunger |title=American Hunger |work=The New Yorker|date=12 October 1998|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name = "Hauser">{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times|author= Thomas Hauser|publisher=Simon & Schuster|pages = 48-9|year=1991}}</ref><ref name = "Remnick">{{cite book|title=King of the World|author= David Remnick|publisher=Random House|pages = 121-4|year=1998}}</ref><ref name = "Glory Years">{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years|authors= Felix Dennis and Don Atyeo|publisher=miramax books|pages = 64-6|year=2003}}</ref><!--START OF NOTE-->{{refn|group=note|Sources differ on whether this was a knockout or a technical knockout. In his New Yorker article, and his book ''King of the World'', David Remnick claims it was a knockout with Moore on his back when the fight stopped. But Dennis and Ateyo write in ''Muhammad Ali:The Glory Years'' that Moore was on his feet when the referee stopped the fight. Hauser's book ''Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times'' mentions that Moore was knocked out, but does not clarify whether or not this was a technical knockout. <!--END OF NOTE-->}}
{{Infobox boxing match
| Fight Name = Archie Moore vs. Cassius Clay
| image = [[File:Archie Moore vs. Cassius Clay.jpg|230px]]
| caption =
| fight date = November 15, 1962
| location = [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| titles =
| fighter1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Archie Moore
| nickname1 = "The Old Mongoose"
| hometown1 = [[Benoit, Mississippi]]
| purse1 = $75,000
| record1 = 185–22–10 (1) (131 KO)
| age1 = {{age in years and months |December 13, 1913 |November 15, 1962}}
| height1 = 5 ft 11 in
| weight1 = 192 lb
| style1 = Orthodox
| recognition1 = Former World Light heavyweight champion
| fighter2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Cassius Clay
| nickname2 = "The Louisville Lip"
| hometown2 = [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| purse2 = $40,000
| record2 = 15–0 (12 KO)
| age2 = {{age in years and months |January 17, 1942 |November 15, 1962}}
| height2 = 6 ft 3 in
| weight2 = 204 lb
| style2 = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| recognition2 = [[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight|1960 Olympic]] light heavyweight Gold Medalist
| result = Clay won by [[Technical knockout|TKO]] in the 4th round (1:35)
}}
'''[[Archie Moore]] vs. [[Cassius Clay]]''' was a professional boxing match contested on November 15, 1962.<ref>{{cite web |title=Muhammad Ali vs. Archie Moore |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Archie_Moore |website=boxrec.com |publisher=BoxRec |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>

The fight is notable for being Clay's first professional fight in the modern [[heavyweight]] division, and featured two iconic fighters at different ends of their careers.<ref name="ESPN record">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/Ali_record.html |title=Muhammad Ali's ring record |work=ESPN |date=19 November 2003|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref>

==Background==
Clay had previously trained under Moore for a short time before leaving his camp and joining [[Angelo Dundee]]. Moore had just recently been stripped of his light heavyweight title (a title he had held since 1952), and was nearing 49 years old. The age disparity between the two fighters was so great that Archie began fighting professionally 7 years before Clay was born. The then 20 year old Clay was given 3-1 odds of defeating Moore. In the days before the fight, Clay had rhymed that "Archie Moore...Must fall in four."

==The fight==
Clay won the fight through a [[technical knockout]] in the fourth round, as he had predicted in his stanza before the bout, having knocked down Moore three times in the round before it was stopped.<ref name="SI">{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1962/11/26/592368/campaigns-end-for-an-ancient-warrior |title=CAMPAIGN'S END FOR AN ANCIENT WARRIOR |work=Sports Illustrated |date=26 November 1962|accessdate=7 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Bob Myers |title=Cassius Becomes Boxing's Prince |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19621116&id=3iITAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EAUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2379,3217250 |website=google.com |publisher=Ocala Star-Banner (Associated Press) |access-date=15 August 2024 |date=16 November 1962}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
Moore would fight one more time, four months later when he stopped [[Iron Mike DiBiase]] in the 3rd round.<ref name="New Yorker">{{cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/12/american-hunger |title=American Hunger |work=The New Yorker|date=12 October 1998|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Ezra">{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon|url=https://archive.org/details/muhammadalimakin00ezra|url-access=limited|author= Michael Ezra|publisher=Temple University Press|pages = [https://archive.org/details/muhammadalimakin00ezra/page/n55 43]–6|year=2009}}</ref><ref name="Glory Years">{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years|author= Felix Dennis|author2= Don Atyeo|name-list-style= amp|publisher=miramax books|pages = 64–6|year=2003}}</ref><ref name="Remnick">{{cite book|title=King of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/kingofworldmuham00remn|url-access=registration|author= David Remnick|publisher=Random House|pages = [https://archive.org/details/kingofworldmuham00remn/page/121 121]–4|year=1998}}</ref><ref name="Hauser">{{cite book|title=Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times|url=https://archive.org/details/muhammadalihisli00haus|url-access=registration|author= Thomas Hauser|publisher=Simon & Schuster|pages = [https://archive.org/details/muhammadalihisli00haus/page/48 48]–9|year=1991}}</ref>

==Undercard==
Confirmed bouts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/14257|title=BoxRec - event|publisher=}}</ref>


==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:02, 15 August 2024

Archie Moore vs. Cassius Clay
DateNovember 15, 1962
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Archie Moore United States Cassius Clay
Nickname "The Old Mongoose" "The Louisville Lip"
Hometown Benoit, Mississippi Louisville, Kentucky
Purse $75,000 $40,000
Pre-fight record 185–22–10 (1) (131 KO) 15–0 (12 KO)
Age 48 years, 11 months 20 years, 9 months
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg) 204 lb (93 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition Former World Light heavyweight champion 1960 Olympic light heavyweight Gold Medalist
Result
Clay won by TKO in the 4th round (1:35)

Archie Moore vs. Cassius Clay was a professional boxing match contested on November 15, 1962.[1]

The fight is notable for being Clay's first professional fight in the modern heavyweight division, and featured two iconic fighters at different ends of their careers.[2]

Background

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Clay had previously trained under Moore for a short time before leaving his camp and joining Angelo Dundee. Moore had just recently been stripped of his light heavyweight title (a title he had held since 1952), and was nearing 49 years old. The age disparity between the two fighters was so great that Archie began fighting professionally 7 years before Clay was born. The then 20 year old Clay was given 3-1 odds of defeating Moore. In the days before the fight, Clay had rhymed that "Archie Moore...Must fall in four."

The fight

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Clay won the fight through a technical knockout in the fourth round, as he had predicted in his stanza before the bout, having knocked down Moore three times in the round before it was stopped.[3][4]

Aftermath

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Moore would fight one more time, four months later when he stopped Iron Mike DiBiase in the 3rd round.[5][6][7][8][9]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Archie Moore". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "CAMPAIGN'S END FOR AN ANCIENT WARRIOR". Sports Illustrated. 26 November 1962. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ Bob Myers (16 November 1962). "Cassius Becomes Boxing's Prince". google.com. Ocala Star-Banner (Associated Press). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ "American Hunger". The New Yorker. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ Michael Ezra (2009). Muhammad Ali:The Making of an Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 43–6.
  7. ^ Felix Dennis & Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 64–6.
  8. ^ David Remnick (1998). King of the World. Random House. pp. 121–4.
  9. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 48–9.
  10. ^ "BoxRec - event".
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