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Archie Moore (Dec. 13, 1913-Dec. 9, 1998)
Ageless boxing champion
"He told me once that one of his first fights was against a brawler known as
Piano Mover Jones. 'He was a furniture mover in Hot Springs, Arkansas,' Archie
said, 'who could lift an upright piano into the back of a truck. I played a tune
on him.' He fought more than 200 times after that, and his knockout total [141]
is one of those truly unassailable sports records. Toward the end of 28 years in
the ring he said, 'I'm like the drunk in the bar who wants just one more for the
road.' He was almost 50 when, in his last fight, he knocked out a man named Mike
DiBiase in the third round."
—George Plimpton, Sports Illustrated, December 21, 1998Photo by AP
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