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Document 73894

ARCHIE MOORE
Only boxer to have fought Marciano and Ali.
Photograph signed: "from/Archie Moore". B/w, 10x8 overall, image 9½x6¼ (one surface). Moore was World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1952-1960. His first bout was in 1935 or 1936. Moore fought 220 times with a record 136 KOs. He is the only boxer to have fought both Rocky Marciano (1955) and Muhammad Ali (1962), losing to both. Moore retired in 1963 and turned to writing and acting. He received excellent reviews for his role as Jim, the runaway slave, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1960 and guest starred in television series in both dramatic and comedic parts. Moore died in 1998 at 84. Scratches from original negative have been reproduced at upper left background. Fine condition.

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