Memphis Pal Moore
| Memphis Pal Moore | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Thomas Wilson Moore |
| Nickname(s) | The Human Jumping Jack |
| Rated at | Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
July 28, 1894 Kenton, Tennessee |
| Died | March 15, 1953 (aged 58) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 251 |
| Wins | 159 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 52 |
| Draws | 39 |
| No contests | 1 |
Memphis Pal Moore was an American boxer from Memphis, 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.
Managed by Tommy Walsh, Moore fought over 200 fights. He fought over thirty bouts with fifteen world champions, of which he impressively won nineteen.
Moore was born on July 28, 1894 in Kenton, Tennessee. Beginning in 1913 in the Memphis area, he was undefeated in his first 10 fights.
On March 25, 1915, Moore defeated Italian boxer Young Zulu Kid in a ten-round points decision in New Orleans, Louisiana. He would defeat the talented Zulu Kid two more times, on January 13, 1916 in an eight-round points decision in his hometown of Memphis and on August 5, 1916 in a ten-round newspaper decision in Brooklyn.
On October 28, 1915, Moore defeated gifted boxer Kid Williams decisively in a non-title, eight-round newspaper decision of the Washington Post. Williams was down twice in the bout. Williams had taken the World Bantamweight Championship in June 1914 and held it through 1917. As early as 1915, Moore had clearly identified himself as a top bantamweight and a serious contender for the World Bantamweight Championship, but he would be granted precious few shots at the title.
On November 15, 1915, Moore defeated Pete Herman for the first time in an eight-round points decision in Memphis, Tennessee. On March 24, 1919, Moore likely defeated Herman again according to the eight-round newspaper decision of the Memphis Commercial Appeal on March 24, 1919, at the New Lyric Theatre in Memphis. The bout was not recorded as a title match, but the title may have changed hands if Moore had knocked out Herman. Herman held the World Bantamweight Championship almost continuously from January 1917 through September 1921 excluding the first seven months of 1921. Surprisingly, Moore never had the opportunity to challenge Herman again for the World Bantamweight Title.
On February 20, 1917, Moore first met Jack "Kid" Wolfe, losing in a fourth-round technical knockout in Cleveland, Ohio. Moore claimed he had broken his arm in the bout. Four months later, after healing, on June 18 of that year Moore defeated Wolfe in an eight-round points decision in his home of Memphis. On May 3, 1920, Moore would defeat Wolfe again in an eighth round points decision at the Southern Athletic Club in Memphis. In his career, Wolfe would take a version of the Jr. Featherweight Championship in September 1922 against Joe Lynch, thought the NYSAC did not recognize the title.
Moore fought Frankie Burns in Boston to a draw on July 24, 1917, and in a loss by decision on August 2, 1918 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Burns was a top ranked bantamweight and would contend four times for the World Bantamweight Championship between 1912 and 1917.
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