SPORT & NOTE
Davey MOORE

Male

"Springfield Rifle"
(David Schultz Moore)
Featherweight, USA, Springfield, Ohio
Born: November 1, 1933, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Died: March 25, 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
(Died in White Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, due to
injuries sustained in a match against Sugar Ramos)
Height: 5ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,58

as an amateur:
1952 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games bantamweight


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1953
+ May 11Willie ReecePortsmouth, USAW 6
+ May 25Ralph CaponeChicago, USAW 4
+ June 1Terry BookChicago, USAW 6
+ June 15Dick ArmstrongPortsmouth, USATKO 4
+ July 10Eddie GonzalezFort Williams, USAKO 1
+ Aug. 29Ed HughesChicago, USAKO 4
- Oct. 3Russell TagueChicago, USAL 6
* Oct. 22Raul PradoGrand Rapids, USANC 3
+ Nov. 20Eddie CooperDayton, USAKO 3
1954
+ Jan. 5Eddie CrawfordColumbus, USATKO 2
- Feb. 4Jackie BlairAkron, USAL 10
+ Mar. 13Bob KeelingCincinnati, USATKO 3
+ Apr. 1Leo CarterCincinnati, USAKO 2
+ Apr. 8Jack IngramSpringfield, USAKO 1
+ Apr. 20Charley RileySaint Louis, USAW 10
= May 18Herky KaminskySpringfield, USADraw 10
+ June 29Herky KaminskySpringfield, USAW 10
+ Oct. 25Dick ArmstrongDayton, USAKO 6
+ Dec. 7Eddie BurginCincinnati, USATKO 9
1955
+ Jan. 18John Barnes Detroit, USAW 6
- May 1Isidro MartinezColon City, PanamaL 10
+ May 15Pedro TesisColon City, PanamaW 10
- July 16Santiago MartinezHavana, CubaL 10
+ Sept. 19Ray RiojasEl Paso, USAW 10
+ Oct. 17Nat JacksonNew Orleans, USAKO 2
+ Dec. 16Jimmy HackneyNew York, USAWDQ 6
1956
+ June 5Charlie SlaughterMontreal, CanadaKO 4
+ Oct. 10Jimmy DeMuraChicago, USAW 6
- Nov. 7Bobby RogersChicago, USAL 8
1957
+ Apr. 10Gil CadilliMiami, USAW 10
+ June 13Buddy McDonaldSpokane, USAW 10
+ July 5Isidro MartinezWashington, USAW 10
+ Aug. 14Victor Manuel QuijanoSyracuse, USAW 10
+ Nov. 8Jose Luis CoteroWashington, USAW 10
1958
+ Jan. 9Victor Manuel QuijanoLos Angeles, USATKO 9
+ Feb. 20Fili NavaLos Angeles, USAW 10
+ Mar. 6Vince DelgadoLos Angeles, USAKO 3
+ May 24Roberto Garcia Mexico City, MexicoW 10
+ June 19Lauro SalasLos Angeles, USAW 10
+ July 28Kid AnahuacTijuana, MexicoW 10
+ Sept. 25Kid AnahuacLos Angeles, USAW 10
+ Dec. 11Ricardo MorenoLos Angeles, USAKO 1
1959
+ Mar. 18Hogan BasseyLos Angeles, USATKO 13
(Won World Featherweight Title)
+ Aug. 19Hogan BasseyLos Angeles, USATKO 11
(Retained World Featherweight Title)
+ Oct. 20Bobby NeillWembley, Great BritainTKO 1
+ Dec. 14Hilario MoralesSan Francisco, USAW 10
1960
+ Feb. 22Sergio CaprariCaracas, VenezuelaTKO 8
- Mar. 17 Carlos HernandezCaracas, VenezuelaTKO by 7
+ July 20Frank ValdezAlbuquerque, USATKO 6
+ Aug. 1Kid IrapuatoTijuana, MexicoW 10
+ Aug. 29Kazuo TakayamaTokyo, JapanW 15
(Retained World Featherweight Title)
+ Nov. 27David CamachoNogales, MexicoKO 8
+ Dec. 3Rudy CoronaCiudad Obregon, MexicoKO 7
1961
+ Jan. 9Gracieux LampertiParis, FranceW 10
+ Jan. 27Fred GalianaMadrid, SpainTKO 4
+ Feb. 10Raimondo NobileRoma, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 8Danny ValdezLos Angeles, USAKO 1
(Retained World Featherweight Title)
+ July 6Gil CadilliLas Vegas, USAW 10
+ July 17Felix CervantesMexicali, MexicoW 10
+ Sept. 19Kid IrapuatoCiudad Juarez, MexicoTKO 6
+ Oct. 12Felix CervantesLos Angeles, USAKO 5
+ Nov. 13Kazuo TakayamaTokyo, JapanW 15
(Retained World Featherweight Title)
1962
+ Mar. 9Cisco AndradeLos Angeles, USATKO 7
+ July 9Mario DiazLos Angeles, USAKO 2
+ Aug. 17Olli MakiHelsinki, FinlandTKO 2
(Retained World Featherweight Title)
+ Dec. 11Fili NavaSan Antonio, USAW 10
1963
+ Feb. 18Gil CadilliSan Jose, USATKO 5
- Mar. 21Sugar RamosLos Angeles, USATKO by 10
(Lost World Featherweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 68, Won: 59 (30 inside the limit), Lost: 7 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 1