Have Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?

Yes. Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali met once on November 15, 1962, and Muhammad Ali won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Moore or Ali?

Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Moore or Ali?

Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Archie Moore has more.

Do Moore and Ali have any common opponents?

Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali share 3 common opponents: Floyd Patterson, Alejandro Lavorante and Willi Besmanoff. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Moore or Ali?

Muhammad Ali is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other. Muhammad Ali also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Ali?

This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 62 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Archie Moore vs Muhammad Ali — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Muhammad Ali

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and Muhammad Ali (56-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Moore

186

Wins132 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws220 tracked bouts

Ali

Wins37 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws62 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ali leads 1–0

Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali have met 1 time; Ali leads 1–0.
Met	1962Nov 15	Series
Archie MooreFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Muhammad AliFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR4Moore vs Clay	1Meeting

Moore vs Clay · Nov 15, 1962

The Numbers

Moore 4 · Ali 4 of 8 measurable rows

MooreEdge = longer wingAli

Record: 186-23-1056-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 87.2%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 132: 132 (edge)
37
KO rate0–100%: 70.97% (edge)
66.07%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 71% (edge)
67%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 9: 2
9 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 8: 8 (edge)
2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220: 220
62

† 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

Height+4″: Archie Moore: 5′11″; Muhammad Ali: 6′3″ (edge)
Reach+3″: Archie Moore: 75″; Muhammad Ali: 78″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Archie Moore: Died aged 84; Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Stance: Archie Moore: Orthodox; Muhammad Ali: Orthodox

Archie Moore left, Muhammad Ali 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

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

Muhammad Ali57 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

38 by KO/TKO 67%19 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, Muhammad Ali 62 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Moore better on 1 · Ali better on 1 · even on 13 shared · Archie Moore better on 1 · Muhammad Ali better on 1 · even on 1

MooreArchie Moore

Opponent

AliMuhammad Ali

Archie Moore
Loss, KO 5
1956Nov 1956
PattersonFloyd PattersonUnited States 55–8–1Ali betterMuhammad Ali better — 2–0 to 0–1
Muhammad Ali
2–0 against
Win, RTD 7
1972Sep 1972
Win, TKO 12
1965Nov 1965
Archie Moore
Win, TKO
1962Mar 1962
LavoranteAlejandro LavoranteArgentinaEvenEven — 1–0 both
Muhammad Ali
Win, KO 5
1962Jul 1962
Archie Moore
2–0 against
Win, TKO 10
1960May 1960
Win, SD
1958May 1958
BesmanoffWilli BesmanoffGermany 51–34–8Moore betterArchie Moore better — 2–0 to 1–0
Muhammad Ali
Win, TKO 7
1961Nov 1961

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

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?: Yes. Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali met once on November 15, 1962, and Muhammad Ali won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Moore or Ali?: Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Ali?: Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Archie Moore has more.
Do Moore and Ali have any common opponents?: Archie Moore and Muhammad Ali share 3 common opponents: Floyd Patterson, Alejandro Lavorante and Willi Besmanoff. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Moore or Ali?: Muhammad Ali is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other. Muhammad Ali also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Ali?: This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 62 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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