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Black and white photograph of light-heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore. Moore is depicted from inside an automobile with the window rolled most of the way down and he is waving his right hand. Caption on front beneath photo reads: "(NY10)NEW YORK, Sept. 21--A MAN WITH A DATE--Light heavyweight kink Archie Moore waves from car near Madison Square Garden yesterday when he attended weighin ceremonies with heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. Moore and Marciano, originally scheduled to meet last night in heavyweight title bout, are slated to meet tonight at Yankee Stadium. (AP Wirephoto) (tdil40600stf) 1955"

Archie MooreFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Moore (8/17/2007)Archie Moore whose birth name was Archibald Wright (December 13, 1913 _ December 9, 1998) was a light heavyweight world boxing champion. A native of Benoit, Mississippi, raised in St. Louis, Mo., he died four days short of his 85th (or 82nd) birthday, in his adopted home of San Diego, California. He was also a social figure, and a man who became involved in African American causes once his days as a fighter were finally over. His nickname was "The Old Mongoose." He holds the record for the most knockouts by any boxer, at 145.

Used: Oakland Tribune