Memphis Pal Moore
American boxer (1894–1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Memphis Pal Moore (born Thomas Wilson Moore) was an American boxer from Memphis, Tennessee, who claimed the World Bantamweight Championship in 1918 defeating championship claimant Johnny Ertle in Baltimore. He was rated as the seventeenth best bantamweight of all time by boxing.com, and was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]
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Memphis Pal Moore | |
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Born | Thomas Wilson Moore (1894-07-28)July 28, 1894 Kenton, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | March 15, 1953(1953-03-15) (aged 58) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Other names | The Human Jumping Jack |
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Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 265;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
Wins | 170 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 56 |
Draws | 38 |
No contests | 1 |
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Managed by Tommy Walsh, Moore fought over 260 fights. He fought over thirty bouts with fifteen world champions, of which he impressively won nineteen.[2][3][4]