BOXER

Archie Moore

1916 - 1998

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Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 – 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "The Mongoose", and then "The Old Mongoose" in the latter half of his career, Moore was a highly strategic and defensive boxer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archie Moore has received more than 1,669,724 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Archie Moore is the 32nd most popular boxer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 2,555th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,045th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Boxer.

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  • 56.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Archie Moore ranks 32 out of 496. Before him are Nino Benvenuti, James J. Braddock, Lennox Lewis, Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and John L. Sullivan. After him are Trevor Berbick, Manny Pacquiao, Ezzard Charles, Oscar Bonavena, Max Baer, and Henry Armstrong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Archie Moore ranks 95. Before him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Ri Jong-ok, Maria Altmann, Hubert Maga, Manea Mănescu, and Stjepan Filipović. After him are Mercedes McCambridge, Chiang Wei-kuo, John Basilone, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Bismillah Khan, and M. S. Subbulakshmi. Among people deceased in 1998, Archie Moore ranks 83. Before him are Don Taylor, Zbigniew Herbert, Efim Geller, César Baldaccini, László Szabó, and Maureen O'Sullivan. After him are Otto Wichterle, Aymoré Moreira, J. T. Walsh, Ramón Sampedro, Antonio Quarracino, and Zlatko Čajkovski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Archie Moore ranks 2,555 out of 20,380. Before him are Gloria Grahame (1923), Edward Herrmann (1943), Stephen Sondheim (1930), James Remar (1953), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), and John Sculley (1939). After him are Donna Murphy (1959), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Ralph Waite (1928), Barbara W. Tuchman (1912), Rita Wilson (1956), and Dianne Feinstein (1933).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Archie Moore ranks 21. Before him are Floyd Patterson (1935), Ken Norton (1943), James J. Braddock (1905), Jack Johnson (1878), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), and John L. Sullivan (1858). After him are Ezzard Charles (1921), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), Earnie Shavers (1944), Leon Spinks (1953), and Jersey Joe Walcott (1914).

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