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Archie Moore vs Howard King — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Archie Moore

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Howard King

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and Howard King (3-17-1 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 6 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Moore

186

Wins132 KO · 71%

23

Losses

10

Draws220 tracked bouts

King

Tracked record

3–17–1

counted from 21 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 5–0 with 1 draw

Archie Moore and Howard King have met 6 times; Moore leads 5–0 with 1 draw.

Archie Moore and Howard King have met 6 times; Moore leads 5–0 with 1 draw.
Met1956Feb 201956Mar 271958May 171958Jun 91958Aug 41962May 7Series
Archie MooreFighter AWWonWWonWWonWWonDDrawWWon5–0–1W–L–D
Howard KingFighter BLLostLLostLLostLLostDDrawLLost0–5–1W–L–D
ResultUDUDUDUDPTSKOR16Meetings

The Numbers

Moore 7 · King 0 of 7 measurable rows
MooreKing
Record†
186-23-10 (edge)3-17-1
Win %0–100%
87.2% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 132
132 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 8
7 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 8
8 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220
220
21

† 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″
Howard King: No height on file
Reachnot held
Archie Moore: 75″
Howard King: No reach on file
Agenot held
Archie Moore: Died aged 84
Howard King: No date of birth
Stance
Archie Moore: Orthodox
Howard King: Not recorded

Archie Moore left, Howard King 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%

Howard King3 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

Howard King: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 21 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, Howard King 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Moore better on 3

Moore

Opponent

King

  • Archie Moore

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 10

    1960

    Win, SD

    1958

    BesmanoffMoore better

    Howard King

    Loss, SD

    1960

  • Archie Moore

    4–1 against

    Win, TKO 14

    1954

    Win, UD

    1952

    Loss, UD

    1951

    Win, UD

    1951

    Win, UD

    1949

    JohnsonMoore better

    Howard King

    Loss, UD

    1958

  • Archie Moore

    Win, KO 3

    1949

    SatterfieldMoore better

    Howard King

    Loss, SD

    1957

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Howard King last boxed on Jun 14, 1962 — 23,502 days ago. King had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Liston Mar 1961Richardson Sep 1961Mildenberger Nov 1961Moore May 1962London Jun 19622.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Archie Moore and Howard King ever fought each other?
Yes. Archie Moore and Howard King have met 6 times and Archie Moore leads the series 5-0 with 1 draw.
The 6 meetings

WMay 7, 1962 · Moore · KO R1

DAug 4, 1958 · Draw · PTS

WJun 9, 1958 · Moore · UD

WMay 17, 1958 · Moore · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Moore or King?
Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Howard King is 3-17-1 across the 21 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%

King3–17–116.7%

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

Moore13271%

King0

The Numbers ↓
Do Moore and King have any common opponents?
Archie Moore and Howard King share 3 common opponents: Willi Besmanoff, Harold Johnson and Bob Satterfield. Archie Moore fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Willi BesmanoffWL

Harold Johnson4–1L

Bob SatterfieldWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and King?
This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 21 bouts tracked for Howard King. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Moore220bouts

King21bouts

How They Win ↓

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