Memphis Pal Moore
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Memphis Pal Moore was an American boxer from Memphis
. Moore began his boxing career while serving as a sailor in the United States Navy. He served as a boxing instructor while in the Navy, and was selected as a boxing representative and sent to England for a boxing tournament amongst the Allied nations after the end of World War I. He was managed by Tommy Walsh. Moore fought over 200 fights, including fifteen world champions over thirty times including nearly twenty wins.
in Boston
to a draw. Memphis Pal Moore fought Frankie Burns
again in Jersey City, New Jersey
. Memphis lost the fight by decision. Memphis Pal Moore fought Johnny Ertle in Baltimore
for the World Bantamweight championship. Memphis beat Ertle by decision. Memphis fought Jimmy Wilde
in the Finals for the ISBA King's Trophy Bantamweight Competition. Memphis won by decision.
Memphis fought Johnny Gannon who was the bantamweight champion of the U.S. Army. Memphis and Gannon fought to a draw in Illinois
. Memphis fought Kid Pancho
in Memphis
and beat Kid by decision. Memphis also fought Bud Taylor
4 times in his career. The first match was held in Illinois
and the bout was a draw. The second fight Memphis won by decision on the USS Commodore (IX-7)
. The third fight was again a draw in Indiana
. The fourth fight in Indianapolis
he lost to Bud by decision. Memphis also fought Frankie Genaro
but lost by DQ in Chicago
.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. Moore began his boxing career while serving as a sailor in the United States Navy. He served as a boxing instructor while in the Navy, and was selected as a boxing representative and sent to England for a boxing tournament amongst the Allied nations after the end of World War I. He was managed by Tommy Walsh. Moore fought over 200 fights, including fifteen world champions over thirty times including nearly twenty wins.
Boxing Record
Memphis Pal Moore was undefeated in his first 10 fights. Memphis Pal Moore fought Frankie BurnsFrankie Burns
Frankie Burns is an American boxer from New Jersey. Burns was undefeated in his first 12 fights with a record of 4-0-1-7.Burns fought Johnny Coulon twice in New York. The first fight Burns won by decision. The second fight was for the Paperweight World Championship...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
to a draw. Memphis Pal Moore fought Frankie Burns
Frankie Burns
Frankie Burns is an American boxer from New Jersey. Burns was undefeated in his first 12 fights with a record of 4-0-1-7.Burns fought Johnny Coulon twice in New York. The first fight Burns won by decision. The second fight was for the Paperweight World Championship...
again in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
. Memphis lost the fight by decision. Memphis Pal Moore fought Johnny Ertle in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
for the World Bantamweight championship. Memphis beat Ertle by decision. Memphis fought Jimmy Wilde
Jimmy Wilde
Jimmy Wilde , was a Welsh world boxing champion. He was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter, Charley 'Broadway' Rose, as "the greatest...
in the Finals for the ISBA King's Trophy Bantamweight Competition. Memphis won by decision.
Memphis fought Johnny Gannon who was the bantamweight champion of the U.S. Army. Memphis and Gannon fought to a draw in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Memphis fought Kid Pancho
Kid Pancho
Kid Pancho is an American boxer from Texas. He was undefeated in his first 27 fights with a record of 26-0-1.Pancho fought Memphis Pal Moore in Memphis and lost by decision. He then fought Dale Hill for the Texas State Bantamweight Title but lost by KO. He also had three fights against Newsboy Brown...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and beat Kid by decision. Memphis also fought Bud Taylor
Bud Taylor
Charles Bernard "Bud" Taylor was an American boxer from Terre Haute, Indiana. He was nicknamed the Terre Haute Terrier and the Blonde Terror of Terre Haute.-Pro Boxing Career:...
4 times in his career. The first match was held in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and the bout was a draw. The second fight Memphis won by decision on the USS Commodore (IX-7)
USS Commodore (IX-7)
USS Commodore , an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for that naval rank. She was built in 1875 at Cleveland, Ohio, purchased by the United States Navy at Chicago, Illinois, on 1 September 1918, and stationed at Chicago under command of...
. The third fight was again a draw in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. The fourth fight in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
he lost to Bud by decision. Memphis also fought Frankie Genaro
Frankie Genaro
Frank "Frankie" Genaro was a former Olympic gold medalist and boxing world flyweight champion...
but lost by DQ in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Legacy
In 2010, Pal Moore was selected to join the International Boxing Hall of FameInternational Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
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External links
- http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:12311
- http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=12311&cat=boxer
- http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=21812 Top 25 Bantamweights of All Time