Memphis Pal Moore
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Human Jumping Jack |
| Born | Thomas Wilson Moore July 28, 1894 Kenton, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 1953 (aged 58) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | Bantamweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 265; with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins | 170 |
| Win by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 56 |
| Draws | 38 |
| No contests | 1 |
Memphis Pal Moore (born Thomas Wilson Moore) was an American boxer from Memphis, Tennessee, who claimed the World Bantamweight Championship in 1918 defeating championship claimant Johnny Ertle in Baltimore. He was rated as the seventeenth best bantamweight of all time by boxing.com, and was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010.
Managed by Tommy Walsh, Moore fought over 260 fights. He fought over thirty bouts with fifteen world champions, of which he impressively won nineteen.