Editing Archie Moore (section)

{{short description|American professional boxer (1913–1998)}}
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{{Infobox boxer
|name        = Archie Moore
|image       = Archie Moore 1955.jpg
|caption     = Moore in 1955
|realname    = Archibald Lee Wright
|nickname    = The (Old) Mongoose<br />Ancient Archie
|weight      = [[Middleweight]]<br />[[Light heavyweight]]<br />[[Heavyweight]]
|height      = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|reach       = {{convert|75|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1913|12|13}} 
|birth_place = [[Benoit, Mississippi]], U.S.
|death_date  = {{Death date and age|1998|12|09|1913|12|13}}
|death_place = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
|style       = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
|total       = 220
|wins        = 186
|KO          = 132
|losses      = 23
|draws       = 10
|no contests = 1

{{infobox officeholder |embed=yes
| office        = 2nd President of the [[Cauliflower Alley Club]]
|term_start1    = 1991
|term_end1      = 1992
|predecessor1   = [[Mike Mazurki]]
|successor1     = [[Lou Thesz]]
}}
}}

'''Archie Moore''' (born '''Archibald Lee Wright'''; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998)<ref name"A">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-archie-moore-1190575.html |last=Mee |first=Bob |title=Obituary: Archie Moore |work=The Independent |location=London |date=11 December 1998 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> was an American professional [[Boxing|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.<ref name="myref">{{Cite web |title=BoxRec ratings: world, pound-for-pound, active and inactive|url=https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=
|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>

He also ranks fourth on ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]''{{-'}}s list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". Moore was also a trainer for a short time after retirement, training [[Muhammad Ali]], [[George Foreman]], [[Bob Foster (boxer)|Bob Foster]], [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]], [[Earnie Shavers]] and [[James Tillis]].

Born in [[Benoit, Mississippi]], Moore was raised in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], and grew up in poverty. Moore was denied a shot at the world title for 15 years, and spent many of those years fighting on the road with little to show for it. 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; he was 84 years old.