In the context of longevity, Moore is among the elite. In the context of light heavyweights, Moore is also among the elite. As a heavyweight, Moore was a contender. I do not see how anyone can call him a journeyman.
i do think johnson was a tad better, both were exceptional boxers but johnson seemd a little tad more complete than burley and had an ATG jab something burley did not have. Burley is in my top 5-6 at 160, johnson is in my top 5-6 at 175 all time
Yes 2 of them are. The awesome title fight 14 round classic, and pne of the unanimous decisions moore won over johnson in 1951
If we are to define a journeyman as a boxer who fights often with mixed results away from the bright lights then certainly, early on in his career Archie WAS a journeyman. That was the way you learn your trade in those days, unless you were a Louis or a Robinson, a rule that bears true with regard to Jersey Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles and more. You can't characterise one period of a boxer's career as being the whole story. Otherwise, we could still be talking about Peter Buckley as a young novice.