How old was Archie Moore when he fought Marciano?

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  1. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Anybody knows how really old he was for this fight?
     
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  2. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Archie Moore was born in 1913 and challenged Rocky Marciano in 1955. He was 42 at the time.
     
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  4. Canibus81

    Canibus81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do you consider him still a formadable fighter at the time?
     
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  5. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    Formidable yes, watching the fight he was still a top fighter. BUT that was not his best weight and Rock had possibly the greatest endurance, durability and tenancity of any heavyweight champion ever. A 42 year old man could not possibly be expected to keep up with that pace and pressure
     
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  6. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    137.
     
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  7. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    younger than BHOP I KNOW WERE THIS IS MEANT TO GO.
     
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  8. Piffer

    Piffer ****** KIT KAT Full Member

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  9. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Birthdate is not 1913, but 1916.
     
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  10. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    It all depends on which birthday you accept to be his true birthdate.

    Some say 1913, Archie used to say 1916.

    I remember reading about this in a book on Moore's life, and I think people tend to accept 1913 as his real year of birth, but as far as I recall, I think it's still a matter for debate.

    So, he conceivably may have been three years younger, depending on what you believe.

    :good
     
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  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Matter up for debate.
    :good
     
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  12. PolishPummler

    PolishPummler Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Joe Louis=Confirmed :deal

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  13. DB10

    DB10 Gooner Full Member

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    Classic.:lol::lol::lol:
     
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  14. Marciano Frazier

    Marciano Frazier Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agh! I was gonna make the "137 years old" crack.:lol:

    Seriously, no one knows exactly how old Moore was for certain. It was either in 1913 or 1916. 1916 might be more believeable in that it makes the age at the time he accomplished his various amazing feats a little less ridiculous, but I believe the government officially considered him to have been born in 1913. Basically, he was somewhere between 38 and 42 years old. Regardless, though, he was a freak of nature and the latest bloomer on the world-class scale in the history of the sport.
     
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  15. ]V[ooSeKnUcKLeS

    ]V[ooSeKnUcKLeS YAHHHHH Full Member

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    No one knows anything about Moore except that he fought Ali and Marciano....no birth date, no exact number of fights, nothing - the man is a mystery but someone i wouldnt want to be in the ring with thats for sure lol
     
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