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The Ageless Warrior: The Life of Boxing Legend Archie Moore
The Ageless Warrior The Life of Boxing Legend Archie Moore Author:Mike Fitzgerald This beautiful, limited-edition volume is hand-numbered and autographed by boxing legends Archie Moore and Jake "Raging Bull" LaMotta. Certificate of Authenticity included, only 125 copies printed! There was only one man who fought both Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. There was only one man who recorded 141 professional Knock-Outs. There was o... more »nly one man who trained both a young Ali and heavyweight champion George Forman. There was only one Archie Moore. With a seven-decade boxing career, including 27 years as a prize fighter, Moore's vast career and exploits are finally chronicled in The Ageless Warrior. Author Mike Fitzgerald spent months with Moore before the boxer's death in an effort to capture the full life story of one of the 20th Century's most colorful and accomplished athletes. And what a story it was. Moore's opponent list reads like a "who's who" of boxing; he fought nine world champions and seven Hall-of-Famers. Starting his career in the middleweight division, Moore moved up in weigh class in 1945 and ultimately dominated the light-heavy weight division, winning his first world title in 1952 (at age 39) and successfully defending title for nearly a decade. The versatile Moore often fought at heavyweight in the 1950s, twice challenging for the heavyweight crown, including an epic battle with Marciano in 1955. Following the 1960 Olympics, Moore took over training duties for Ali (then known as Cassius Clay). Moore and Ali eventually parted ways before their fight in 1962. Retiring from the ring in 1963, Moore remained active in boxing for the rest of his life, helping guide George Foreman to the heavyweight title in 1973 and overseeing his legendary comeback in 1987. Moore was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Moore's life wasn't just boxing, though. The Ageless Warrior also spotlights Moore's Hollywood career in the 1960s, his five marriages, and his beloved "Any Boy Can" youth organization, which reached underprivileged youth. Jake LaMotta provides his fond memories of Moore in the book's foreword, and Bert Randolph Sugar adds his thoughts in the book's preface.« less