Should Bernard Hopkins defeat Chad Dawson tonight in Los Angeles, he would be the oldest fighter (46 yrs., 284 days) to defend a title.  Here’s a look at the Archie-Moore dominated list:

OLDEST TO DEFEND A TITLE

DATE        CHAMP/RESULT                                  AGE
4/22/95    George Foreman W 12 Axel Schulz     46 years 113 days
6/10/61    Archie Moore W 15 Giulio Rinaldi       44 years 190 days
8/12/59    Archie Moore KO 3 Yvon Durelle II     42 years 252 days
12/10/58  Archie Moore KO 11 Yvon Durelle I     41 years 372 days
9/20/57    Archie Moore KO 7 Tony Anthony       40 years 291 days