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Archie Moore vs Charley Dawson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Archie Moore

Charley Dawson

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and Charley Dawson (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Moore

186

Wins132 KO · 71%

23

Losses

10

Draws220 tracked bouts

Dawson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Moore leads 2–0

Archie Moore and Charley Dawson have met 2 times; Moore leads 2–0.

Archie Moore and Charley Dawson have met 2 times; Moore leads 2–0.
Met1937Apr 91937Sep 17Series
Archie MooreFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Charley DawsonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSTKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Moore 4 · Dawson 1 of 5 measurable rows
MooreDawson
Record†
186-23-10 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
87.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 132
132 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220
220
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Archie Moore: 5′11″
Charley Dawson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Archie Moore: 75″
Charley Dawson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Archie Moore: Died aged 84
Charley Dawson: No date of birth
Stance
Archie Moore: Orthodox
Charley Dawson: Not recorded

Archie Moore left, Charley Dawson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Archie Moore186 wins · from 220 tracked bouts

Archie Moore: 186 tracked wins — 132 by KO/TKO (71%) and 54 on the cards (29%). Counted from 220 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

132 by KO/TKO 71%54 on the cards 29%

Charley Dawson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Charley Dawson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Dawson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, Charley Dawson 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Archie Moore has won once since two bouts without a win. Moore last boxed on Mar 15, 1963.WWDLW

Lavorante Mar 1962King May 1962Pastrano May 1962Ali Nov 1962DiBiase Mar 19638 tracked bouts per year

Charley Dawson last boxed on Sep 17, 1937 — 32,550 days ago. Dawson had lost two straight.LL

Moore Apr 1937Moore Sep 1937

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Archie Moore and Charley Dawson ever fought each other?
Yes. Archie Moore and Charley Dawson have met 2 times and Archie Moore leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WSep 17, 1937 · Moore · TKO

WApr 9, 1937 · Moore · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Moore or Dawson?
Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Charley Dawson is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Archie Moore has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Moore186–23–1087.2%

Dawson0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Dawson?
Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Charley Dawson has 0. Archie Moore has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Moore13271%

Dawson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Moore and Dawson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Archie Moore and Charley Dawson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Dawson?
This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 2 bouts tracked for Charley Dawson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Moore220bouts

Dawson2bouts

How They Win ↓

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