Archie Moore: Granite Chin?

Not granite, as he was KO'd multiple times. He was definitely very durable, though.

 

Uh no. Marciano dropped him like 7 times . Basically Moore was a dead fighter around round 5 as Marciano wore and break him down with his power and constant punches. Moore was great defensively, always moving and making Rocky miss. But Rocky had a 1 punch knock down and a lot of other knockdowns in which Moore was saved by the bell in round 8 I believe. Moore was also down a lot against Duvulle and other fighters. So no, Moore had terrific defense but his chin was competent. Patterson landed a left hook that knocked him down to which Moore got up and was hammered away.

 

Marciano is my favorite fighter too. I think Moore was tough and had loads of heart. He got up a lot and I think he has some durability. His ability to absorb punishment is good, his chin is alright. I love that fight. Watching Marciano bomb at Moore constantly and to see Moore try firing back and catch Marciano who doesn't even seem fazed by his punches. Ultimate example of Marciano's ability to absorb and unleash bombs. What station was this show on? ESPN Classic? I'd like to see if I can catch it if possible.

I also think it's a bit deceptive since Moore was on the ropes a lot. That's extremely killer against Marciano. Moore took a lot of shots and he was dead tired toward the end of the fight. He was lucky he got saved by the bell on 2 occasions that Marciano would've likely finished him.

My avatar is Rocky with his dad on the right.

I also like your avatar too. But for much different reasons.

 

Have you seen the Marciano-Cockell fight?

 

Have you ever seen the Frazier-Foreman fight? Oh wait you have! And a prime Frazier v Foreman fight is so tough to call that you wouldn't bet on it.

It's fun referring to a fighters worst performance. :good :hi:

Foreman doesn't knock out Peralta.

Liston doesn't KO Machen

Louis doesn't KO Godoy

Quarry KO's Shavers in 1

 

Agreed. Moore was down quite a bit. I'd say his chin was decent for a light heavy, and average for a heavy.

 

A strange fact; from boxrec, I've counted that Archie was knocked down 55 times in his career! Maybe more if I didn't count right. Is that a record for champion who was knocked down the most?

 

He didn't have the greatest of chins. Floyd Patterson knocked him out, so did Leonard Morrow in 1 round. Durelle had him down 3 or 4 times in the 1st round.

 

Moore was tough. He could be knocked down, thus him not having the greatest chin, but he was very tough and wouldn't stop fighting until he was finished.

He also had great defense and took a lot of the power off the punches with head movement and blocking ability.

The reason he was knocked down so many times? Look at the people he fought.

Moore also wasn't a "blown-up middle". He fought at 190-200 lbs very comfortably at that point of his career and had a hard time making the 175 lb limit.

 

Moore threw the Morrow fight

 

Moore's was probably only a six out of ten. He just knew how to go with a punch or take it on top of the head.