Have Archie Moore and Willie Bean ever fought each other?

Yes. Archie Moore and Willie Bean met once on April 10, 1956, and Archie Moore won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Moore or Bean?

Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Willie Bean is 0-4 across the 4 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.

Who has more knockouts, Moore or Bean?

Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Willie Bean has 0. Archie Moore has more.

Do Moore and Bean have any common opponents?

Archie Moore and Willie Bean share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Bivins. Archie Moore fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 4 bouts tracked for Willie Bean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Archie Moore vs Willie Bean — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Archie Moore

Willie Bean

Archie Moore (186-23-10) and Willie Bean (0-4 across 4 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%

Losses

Draws220 tracked bouts

Bean

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Willie Bean have met 1 time; Moore leads 1–0.
Met	1956Apr 10	Series
Archie MooreFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Willie BeanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR5Moore vs Bean	1Meeting

Moore vs Bean · Apr 10, 1956

The Numbers

Moore 5 · Bean 1 of 6 measurable rows

MooreEdge = longer wingBean

Record^†: 186-23-10 (edge)0-4
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^§max 8: 8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 220: 220
4

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

Archie Moore left, Willie Bean 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%

Willie Bean0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bean yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Archie Moore 220, Willie Bean 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Moore better on 11 shared · Archie Moore better on 1

MooreArchie Moore

Opponent

BeanWillie Bean

Archie Moore
4–1 against
Win, TKO 9
1951Feb 1951
Win, KO 8
1949Apr 1949
Win, MD
1948Jun 1948
Win, TKO 8
1947Sep 1947
Loss, KO 6
1945Aug 1945
BivinsJimmy BivinsUnited States 86–26–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightMoore betterArchie Moore better — 4–1 to 0–3
Willie Bean
0–3 against
Loss, UD
1951May 1951
Loss, UD
1951May 1951
Loss, UD
1949Jun 1949

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

Willie Bean last boxed on Apr 10, 1956 — 25,759 days ago. Bean had lost four straight.LLLL

Bivins Jun 1949Bivins May 1951Bivins May 1951Moore Apr 19560.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Archie Moore and Willie Bean ever fought each other?: Yes. Archie Moore and Willie Bean met once on April 10, 1956, and Archie Moore won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Moore or Bean?: Archie Moore is 186-23-10 and Willie Bean is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Bean?: Archie Moore has 132 knockout wins and Willie Bean has 0. Archie Moore has more.
Do Moore and Bean have any common opponents?: Archie Moore and Willie Bean share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Bivins. Archie Moore fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Bean?: This comparison is drawn from 220 bouts tracked for Archie Moore and 4 bouts tracked for Willie Bean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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Archie Moore vs Willie Bean — record, stats and common opponents compared

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