Davey Moore (boxer, born 1933)

David "Davey" S. Moore (November 1, 1933 – March 25, 1963) was an American featherweight world champion boxer who fought professionally 1953–63. A resident of Springfield, Ohio, Moore was one of two world champions to share the name in the second half of the 20th century. The second, Davey Moore (born 1959) boxed during the 1980s.

Davey S. Moore
Moore (right) vs. Olli Mäki in 1962
Statistics
Real nameDavid Schultz Moore
Nickname(s)Springfield Rifle
Weight(s)Featherweight
NationalityUnited States
BornNovember 1, 1933
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1963(1963-03-25) (aged 29)
Los Angeles, California
Boxing record
Total fights68
Wins59
Wins by KO30
Losses7
Draws1
No contests1

Moore died on March 25, 1963, aged 29, as a result of injuries sustained in a match against Sugar Ramos.

Career highlights

Moore first gained wide attention from his performance on the 1952 U.S. Olympic boxing team, as a bantamweight amateur.[1][2]

Moore made his professional debut on May 11, 1953, aged 19, beating Willie Reece by a decision in six rounds. He boxed 8 times in 1953, with a total record that year of 6 wins, 1 loss and 1 no contest.[3]

From the beginning of his career through 1956 Moore fought a total of 29 bouts, with a total record of 22–5–1, and 1 no contest. Beginning with his April 10, 1957 fight against Gil Cadilli, Moore had an 18-bout winning streak, ending when he lost to Carlos Morocho Hernández on March 17, 1960 with a TKO. March 14, 1960, won match against Bob Gassey in first round, as a result of the knockout, Gassey lost all but 2 teeth. It was during this period, on March 18, 1959 that Moore won the World Featherweight Title from Hogan "Kid" Bassey. Moore retained the title through the remainder of his career, defending it successfully 5 times, and losing it to Sugar Ramos on March 21, 1963.[3]

1952 Olympic results

Below is the record of Davey Moore, an American bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Egon Schidan (West Germany) by decision, 3-0
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Kang Joon-Ho (South Korea) by decision, 1-2

Boxing record

Moore had a lifetime professional record of 59 wins, seven losses, one draw and one no contest, with 30 wins by knockout.[3]

1960

In 1960, he had a two-fight tour in Venezuela, winning one by knockout, and then having his winning streak interrupted with a seven-round knockout loss at the hands of Carlos Hernández. He fought three times in Mexico that year, and retained his title in Tokyo, beating Kazuo Takayama by a decision in 15.[3]

1961

In 1961, he toured Europe for three fights, visiting Paris, Madrid and Rome. He retained his title with a knockout in one round against Danny Valdez and won three more fights in Mexico before returning to Tokyo to beat Takayama, once again by a 15-round decision, to retain the title in their rematch.[3]

1962

In 1962, he won four bouts, returning to Europe to defend his title versus Olli Mäki, beaten in two rounds in Finland.[3]

1963

Moore had a record of 1–1 in 1963. Following his defeat, in the second bout, Moore died of brain injuries received during the fight (see below).[3]

Death

Moore was scheduled to face Cuban-Mexican Sugar Ramos in July 1962 at Dodger Stadium but a torrential typhoon-like rainstorm hit Los Angeles on the night of the fight and the fight was postponed until March 21, 1963. It was shown on national television in front of a crowd of 22,000.[1] In the tenth round Ramos staggered Moore with a left and then continued to pummel him with blows until he fell, striking the base of his neck on the bottom rope and injuring his brain stem.

Moore got to his feet for the eight-count and, despite Ramos' continuing attack, managed to finish the round on his feet, but the referee stopped the fight before the eleventh, and Ramos was declared the new World Featherweight Champion. Moore was able to give a clear-headed interview before he left the ring, but in the dressing room fell into a coma from which he never emerged. As Moore fought for life, Pope John XXIII made a statement calling the sport of boxing "barbaric", and "contrary to natural principles".[4] Moore's condition deteriorated, and he died 75 hours after the fight[5] on March 25 at 2:20 a.m. CST in White Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles.[4] His body lay in state at a South Los Angeles funeral home on Tuesday, March 26 for 10 hours; over 10,000 people filed by to pay respects.[6] Moore was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio.[7]

Legacy

Bob Dylan wrote a song about Davey Moore's death, posing the question of responsibility. It is titled "Who Killed Davey Moore?" and was also sung by Pete Seeger and Graeme Allwright (in French). Phil Ochs wrote a song titled "Davey Moore"[8] which told the story of Davey Moore's death and placed the guilt on the managers and the boxing "money men" as well as boxing fans.

On September 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Moore's final fight, his hometown of Springfield, Ohio dedicated an 8' bronze statue in his honor. Located in a public green space just south of downtown near his old neighborhood, the dedication attendees included Moore's widow Geraldine and Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos, visiting from Mexico City.[9][10]

A pair of Moore's boxing gloves are on display in a Finnish restaurant Juttutupa in Helsinki, Finland (Säästöpankinranta 6). They were found during a renovation of a local boxing gym. Moore, played by John Bosco Jr, is featured as a character in the movie The Happiest Day in The Life of Olli Mäki that won the 'Prize Un Certain Regard' in the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

Professional boxing record
59 Wins (30 knockouts, 29 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw[3]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 38-1-3 Sugar Ramos RTD 10 March 21, 1963 Los Angeles, California, United States Lost World Featherweight Title. Moore died four days later due to a whiplash sustained when he hit the bottom rope after being knocked down.
Win 31-24-7 Gil Cadilli TKO 5 February 18, 1963 San Jose, California, United States Referee stopped the bout after the fifth round due to a severe cut.
Win 65-18-5 Fili Nava UD 10 February 18, 1963 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 8-1-1 Olli Mäki TKO 2 August 17, 1962 Helsinki, Finland Retained World Featherweight Title.
Win 22-5 Mario Diaz KO 2 July 9, 1962 Los Angeles, California, United States Diaz was knocked down in the first and out in the second round at 1:21.
Win 46-11-1 Cisco Andrade TKO 7 March 9, 1962 Los Angeles, California, United States Andrade was knocked down in the sixth round before the referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the seventh round.
Win 45-12-9 Kazuo Takayama UD 15 November 13, 1961 Tokyo, Japan Retained World Featherweight Title.
Win 24-7-2 Felix Cervantes KO 5 October 12, 1961 Los Angeles, California, United States Cervantes knocked out at 1:55 of the fifth round.
Win 20-10-3 Kid Irapuato TKO 6 September 19, 1961 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 24-6-2 Felix Cervantes UD 10 July 17, 1961 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Win 30-19-7 Gil Cadilli UD 10 July 6, 1961 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Cadilli was knocked down in the tenth round.
Win 17-5 Danny Valdez KO 1 April 8, 1961 Los Angeles, California, United States Retained World Featherweight Title. Valdez knocked out at 2:48 of the first round.
Win 25-0-2 Ray Nobile PTS 10 February 10, 1961 Rome, Italy
Win 114-16-13 Fred Galiana TKO 4 January 27, 1961 Madrid, Spain
Win 46-7-2 Gracieux Lamperti PTS 10 January 9, 1961 Paris, France
Win 24-8 Rudy Corona KO 7 December 3, 1960 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
Win 18-22-1 David Camacho KO 8 November 27, 1960 Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Win 36-11-9 Kazuo Takayama UD 15 August 29, 1960 Tokyo, Japan Retained World Featherweight Title.
Win 18-5-3 Kid Irapuato UD 10 August 1, 1960 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 19-3-3 Frank Valdez TKO 6 July 20, 1960 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Valdez was down twice in the sixth round before the fight was stopped at 1:48 of the sixth round.
Loss 12-0-2 Carlos Hernandez TKO 7 March 17, 1960 Caracas, Venezuela
Win 47-2-1 Sergio Caprari TKO 8 February 22, 1960 Caracas, Venezuela Caprari was knocked down in the fourth, seventh and eighth rounds.
Win 24-3-1 Hilario Morales UD 10 December 14, 1959 San Francisco, California, United States Morales was knocked down in the first round. 100-90, 100-90, 98-94.
Win 25-3 Bobby Neill TKO 1 October 20, 1959 Wembley, London, United Kingdom Neill was knocked down four times before the referee stopped the fight at 2:55 of the first round.
Win 59-12-2 Hogan (Kid) Bassey RTD 11 August 19, 1959 Los Angeles, California, United States Retained World Featherweight Title. Bassey did not emerge from his corner for the 11th round.
Win 59-11-2 Hogan (Kid) Bassey RTD 13 March 18, 1959 Los Angeles, California, United States Won World Featherweight Title. Bassey's manager threw in the towel in the 13th round.
Win 31-4-1 Ricardo Moreno KO 1 December 11, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States Moreno was knocked down twice and out at 2:58 of the first round.
Win 40-13-5 Kid Anahuac UD 10 September 25, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States Anahuac was knocked down in the tenth round. 98-90, 99-89, 99-90.
Win 40-12-5 Kid Anahuac PTS 10 July 28, 1958 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 81-50-11 Lauro Salas UD 10 June 19, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States 98-86, 99-86, 99-91.
Win 22-4-2 Roberto Garcia UD 10 May 24, 1958 Mexico City, Mexico Garcia was knocked down twice in the fight.
Win 14-4-2 Vince Delgado KO 3 March 6, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States Delgado was knocked down in the second round and out in the third at 0:48 of the round.
Win 47-12-2 Fili Nava UD 10 February 20, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States Nava was knocked down in the fifth and ninth round. 98-84, 98-86, 99-90.
Win 38-9-3 Victor Manuel Quijano TKO 9 January 9, 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States Referee stopped the fight at 1:57 of the ninth round.
Win 34-13-5 Jose Luis Cotero UD 10 November 8, 1957 Washington, District of Columbia, United States 99-81, 100-89, 100-88.
Win 36-8-3 Victor Manuel Quijano SD 10 August 14, 1957 Syracuse, New York, United States 6-3, 7-2, 4-5.
Win 18-3-1 Isidro Martinez UD 10 July 5, 1957 Washington, District of Columbia, United States Martinez was knocked down in the seventh round. 95-89, 96-89, 97-93.
Win 19-12-2 Buddy McDonald UD 10 June 13, 1957 Spokane, Washington, United States McDonald was knocked down in the eighth round. 99-91, 99-91, 100-90.
Win 26-9-4 Gil Cadilli UD 10 April 10, 1957 Miami, Florida, United States 98-93, 98-93, 99-93.
Loss 8-2-2 Bobby Rogers PTS 8 November 7, 1956 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 14-19-7 Jimmy DeMura PTS 6 October 10, 1956 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 23-27-6 Charlie Slaughter KO 4 June 5, 1956 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Slaughter knocked out at 0:58 of the fourth round.
Win 16-4 Jimmy Hackney DQ 6 December 16, 1955 New York City, United States Hackney was disqualified at 1:34 of the sixth round for not trying his best.
Win 29-9 Nat "Killer" Jackson KO 2 October 17, 1955 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win 14-0-1 "The Cowtown Bomber" Ray Riojas UD 10 September 19, 1955 El Paso, Texas, United States
Loss 16-3-1 Santiago Martinez PTS 10 July 16, 1955 Havana, Cuba
Win 18-2 Pedro Tesis PTS 10 May 15, 1955 Colon City, Colon, Panama Moore was knocked down in the fourth round.
Loss 12-2 Isidro Martinez PTS 10 May 1, 1955 Colon City, Colon, Panama Martinez was knocked down twice in the fourth round and Moore was knocked down once in the ninth round.
Win 15-5-1 John Barnes UD 6 January 18, 1955 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 19-9-1 Eddie Burgin TKO 9 December 7, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Ohio Featherweight Title
Win 12-14-4 Dick Armstrong KO 6 October 25, 1954 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Win 12-14-7 Herky Kaminsky PTS 10 June 29, 1954 Springfield, Ohio, United States
Draw 12-14-6 Herky Kaminsky PTS 10 May 18, 1954 Springfield, Ohio, United States
Win 70-27-1 "Chillin" Charley Riley SD 10 April 20, 1954 St Louis, Missouri, United States Moore was knocked down in the seventh round.
Win 1-3 Jack Ingram KO 1 April 8, 1954 Springfield, Ohio, United States
Win 0-2 Leo Carter KO 2 April 1, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win 8-8-2 Bob Keeling TKO 3 March 13, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Loss 72-24-8 Jackie Blair PTS 10 February 4, 1954 Akron, Ohio, United States
Win 10-3 Eddie Crawford TKO 2 January 5, 1954 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 1-2 Eddie Cooper KO 3 November 20, 1953 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Win 13-14-3 Raul "Chilibean" Prado NC 3 October 22, 1953 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Loss 25-1-2 Russell "Baby Faced" Tague KO 3 October 3, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 1-1 Ed Hughes KO 4 August 29, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 0-4 Eddie Gonzales KO 1 July 10, 1953 Ft. William, Kentucky, United States
Win 11-13-4 Dick Armstrong TKO 4 June 15, 1953 Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
Win 5-0 Terry Book PTS 6 June 1, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win -- Ralph Capone PTS 4 May 25, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 0-1 Willie Reece UD 6 May 11, 1953 Portsmouth, Ohio, United States

See also

References
  1. Smith, George (March 27, 1963). "Time Runs Out". The Anniston Star. p. 20. Retrieved May 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Davey Moore Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. Davey Moore. boxrec.com
  4. AP (March 25, 1963). "Moore Second Champ to Die Within Year". Star-Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Sharnik, Morton (April 1, 1963). "Death of a Champion". Sports Illustrated. 18 (13): 18–21. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  6. AP (March 27, 1963). "10,000 File Past Bier of Davey Moore". Cumberland Evening Times. p. 27. Retrieved May 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "David S. Moore (1933 - 1963) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  8. "Davey Moore". Web.cecs.pdx.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  9. Archdeacon, Tom (September 21, 2013). "Moore statue: Beautiful tribute to a legend". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. "50 Years After Death, Ohio Town Honors Boxer Davey Moore". WBUR.org. September 28, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
Achievements
Preceded by
Hogan Bassey		 World Featherweight Champion
March 18, 1959 – March 21, 1961		 Succeeded by
Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos

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