How can you dispute most ko's of all-time,fought all the best fighters in and above his weight class,never dodged anyone,and at a time when there were so many greats!
R.I.P Archie,4get Bob Foster,Roy Jones Jr,B Hop,Antonio Tarver or any others! You were the GOAT at LHW and at a time when it really meant something!
He's one of the greats, obviously. Charles had his number though, 3-0 against him.
I still have one of the biographies on him but haven't really got around to reading it yet.
One quote I remember from him (in another book) was that people ask him who was the best fighter he ever faced. He replied that he often tells people Rocky Marciano to make them happy, but the best two he faced were Eddie Booker and Charley Burley.
Cool man. I'll check him out. Everyone just thought I'd follow in his footsteps. I liked it a lot and did it until 16 but I was just wasn't any good.
Love the science though
same story,after doing abit of amateur fighting in my teens and getting out of HS i gave up boxing to get drunk,high and laid lol all in that order,SAD! :( I admire the Science but even more i think it's the Will and Determination i admire in a fighter that makes the sport so GREAT! :P
Hmmm. He was truly something. They say Ezzard was the only man who could handle Archie.
yep ,the last fight was the best,how Ezzard came back and stopped him after being rocked himself! I sorta likn that to Mosley/Forrest both were great fighters,Archie like Shane being the bigger name but the other guy just had his number with his style. LOL don't 4get Charles was the younger and fresher of the 2 when they fought aswell though :P
Cool man. I'll check him out. Everyone just thought I'd follow in his footsteps. I liked it a lot and did it until 16 but I was just wasn't any good.
Love the science though
His name was Yolande Pompey, he's from trinidad and tobago but fought out of Canada ( not sure where).
Yeah, Joe was the man. He had that go to work ethic. He never looked tired. One eyed beast
Right on,my uncle was a good fighter from here who fought as a lightweight in the late 60's early 70's aswell. Victor Valma Smith,he introduced me to boxing when i was young and i've loved it ever since :P
exactly how many fighters do you know of who fought Ali and Marciano,Jersey Joe,Billy Conn,Floyd Patterson,Ezzard Charles,Bobo Olson and so many other greats? There will never be another Archie Moore!!
Hmmm. He was truly something. They say Ezzard was the only man who could handle Archie.
kool,whereabouts i'm from Preston,the same pkace as Kirk Johnson. I also loved Smokin Joe,did you watch the documentary bout him where he says he fought almost his whole pro-career basically with only one eye? That's CRAZY!! :P
His name was Yolande Pompey, he's from trinidad and tobago but fought out of Canada ( not sure where).
Yeah, Joe was the man. He had that go to work ethic. He never looked tired. One eyed beast
There were so many guys in Archie's time who were good. It was a real struggle to stay at the top.
exactly how many fighters do you know of who fought Ali and Marciano,Jersey Joe,Billy Conn,Floyd Patterson,Ezzard Charles,Bobo Olson and so many other greats? There will never be another Archie Moore!!
Guess what? My uncle fought out of canada as well!!
kool,whereabouts i'm from Preston,the same pkace as Kirk Johnson. I also loved Smokin Joe,did you watch the documentary bout him where he says he fought almost his whole pro-career basically with only one eye? That's CRAZY!! :P
He most definitely has a case to be the GOAT at LHW...Without a doubt.
However, I personally have Charles ranked ahead him.
But, Archie was clearly a great fighter. He is in a very small and elite of company of great fighters.
They sure don't make them like they used to. Smoking Joe has got to be my fav fighter of all time.
Archie just fought until he was past shot
LOL i feel you,im from the East Coast of Canada,and who will ever forget what he did to our boy The Fighting Fisherman Yvonne Durelle! :P
Guess what? My uncle fought out of canada as well!!
He most definitely has a case to be the GOAT at LHW...Without a doubt.
However, I personally have Charles ranked ahead him.
But, Archie was clearly a great fighter. He is in a very small and elite of company of great fighters.
Well he KO'd my uncle in 13th round. That means that he was the man in my book! Cause my unk was good!!
LOL i feel you,im from the East Coast of Canada,and who will ever forget what he did to our boy The Fighting Fisherman Yvonne Durelle! :P