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Archie Moore vs John Thomas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Archie Moore

John Thomas

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and John Thomas (5-4 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Moore

186

Wins132 KO · 71%

23

Losses

10

Draws220 tracked bouts

Thomas

Tracked record

5–4

counted from 9 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 1–0

Archie Moore and John Thomas have met 1 time; Moore leads 1–0.

Archie Moore and John Thomas have met 1 time; Moore leads 1–0.
Met1951Jan 28Series
Archie MooreFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John ThomasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Moore 6 · Thomas 1 of 7 measurable rows
MooreThomas
Record†
186-23-10 (edge)5-4
Win %0–100%
87.2% (edge)
55.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 132
132 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
20%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 8
8 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220
220
9

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

Archie Moore left, John Thomas 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%

John Thomas5 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

John Thomas: 5 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (20%) and 4 on the cards (80%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 20%4 on the cards 80%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, John Thomas 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Moore better on 1

Moore

Opponent

Thomas

  • Archie Moore

    3–0 against

    Win, UD

    1954

    Win, UD

    1953

    Win, UD

    1952

    MaximMoore better

    John Thomas

    1–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1947

    Win, PTS

    1946

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

John Thomas last boxed on Jan 28, 1951 — 27,657 days ago. Thomas had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Armstrong Apr 1944Armstrong Jul 1944Maxim Mar 1946Maxim Sep 1947Moore Jan 19511 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Archie Moore and John Thomas ever fought each other?
Yes. Archie Moore and John Thomas met once on January 28, 1951, and Archie Moore won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJan 28, 1951 · Moore · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Moore or Thomas?
Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and John Thomas is 5-4 across the 9 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%

Thomas5–455.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Thomas?
Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and John Thomas has 1. Archie Moore has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Moore13271%

Thomas1

The Numbers ↓
Do Moore and Thomas have any common opponents?
Archie Moore and John Thomas share 1 common opponent: Joey Maxim. Archie Moore fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Joey MaximW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Thomas?
This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 9 bouts tracked for John Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Moore220bouts

Thomas9bouts

How They Win ↓

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