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Archie Moore vs Herbert Lewis Hardwick

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Archie Moore and Herbert Lewis Hardwick met 0 times, on dates the sources do not establish.

SOURCE·Archie Moore and Herbert Lewis Hardwick — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
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What both records stateAUG 2026
Archie MooreHerbert Lewis Hardwick
75″ (190.5 cm)Reach—
71″ (180.3 cm)Height—
+5.66%Reach advantage—
186–23Record178–58
71%Finish rate27%
33Longest unbeaten run16
201Recorded bouts222
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 12. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Archie Moore

194019501960win v Bob Satterfield, 1949, kowin v Vernon Williams, 1950, kowin v Bert Lytell, 1950, decisionloss v Harold Johnson, 1951, decisionwin v Chubby Wright, 1951, kowin v Embrel Davidson, 1951, kowin v Alfredo Lagay, 1951, kowin v Rafael Miranda, 1951, kowin v Americo Capitanelli, 1951, kowin v Victor Carabajal, 1951, kowin v Vicente Quiroz, 1951, kowin v Alberto Santiago Lovell, 1951, kodraw v Karel Sys, 1951, decisionwin v Abel Cestac, 1951, kowin v Art Henri, 1951, kowin v Herman Harris, 1951, kowin v Jimmy Bivins, 1951, kowin v John Thomas, 1951, kowin v Oakland Billy Smith, 1951, kowin v Joey Maxim, 1952, decisionwin v Clinton Bacon, 1952, kowin v Clarence Henry, 1952, decisionwin v Bob Dunlap, 1952, kowin v Jimmy Slade, 1952, decisionwin v Harold Johnson, 1952, decisionwin v Dogomar Martinez, 1953, decisionwin v Rinaldo Ansaloni, 1953, kowin v Joey Maxim, 1953, decisionwin v Frank Buford, 1953, kowin v Al Spaulding, 1953, kowin v Niño Valdés, 1953, decisionwin v Sonny Andrews, 1953, kowin v Leonard Dugan, 1953, kowin v Toxie Hall, 1953, kowin v Harold Johnson, 1954, kowin v Bert Whitehurst, 1954, kowin v Bob Baker, 1954, kowin v Joey Maxim, 1954, decisionloss v Rocky Marciano, 1955, kowin v Bobo Olson, 1955, kowin v Niño Valdés, 1955, decisionloss v Floyd Patterson, 1956, kowin v Roy Shire, 1956, kowin v James J. Parker, 1956, kowin v Yolande Pompey, 1956, kowin v Gene Thompson, 1956, kowin v Sonny Andrews, 1956, kowin v George Parmentier, 1956, kowin v Willie Bean, 1956, kowin v Howard King, 1956, decisionwin v Frankie Daniels, 1956, decisionwin v Bob Dunlap, 1956, kowin v Roger Rischer, 1957, kowin v Eddie Cotton, 1957, decisionwin v Ralph Hooker, 1957, kowin v Tony Anthony, 1957, kowin v Alain Cherville, 1957, kowin v Hans Kalbfell, 1957, decisionwin v Yvon Durelle, 1958, kodraw v Howard King, 1958, decisionwin v Charley Norkus, 1958, decisionwin v Willi Besmanoff, 1958, decisionwin v Bob Albright, 1958, kowin v Bert Whitehurst, 1958, kowin v Julio Neves, 1958, kowin v Luis Ignacio, 1958, decisionwin v Yvon Durelle, 1959, kowin v Sterling Davis, 1959, kowin v Buddy Turman, 1960, decisionloss v Giulio Rinaldi, 1960, decisionwin v George Abinet, 1960, kowin v Willi Besmanoff, 1960, kowin v Pete Rademacher, 1961, kowin v Giulio Rinaldi, 1961, decisionwin v Buddy Turman, 1961, decisionloss v Cassius Clay, 1962, kodraw v Willie Pastrano, 1962, decisionwin v Howard King, 1962, kowin v Alejandro Lavorante, 1962, kowin v Mike DiBiase, 1963, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1949–1963 · EARLIEST 121 NOT SHOWN
1940 1950 1960 win vs Billy Simms (1935)win vs Sammy Jackson (1936)win vs Murray Allen (1936)draw vs Sammy Christian (1936)win vs Kid Pocahuntas (1936)win vs Sammy Jackson (1937)win vs Sammy Christian (1937)win vs Chuck Vickers (1937)win vs Charley Dawson (1937)win vs Sammy Slaughter (1937)loss vs Billy Adams (1937)win vs Deacon Logan (1937)win vs Frank Hatfield (1937)win vs Al Dublinsky (1937)win vs Doty Turner (1937)win vs Carl Martin (1937)win vs Ham Pounder (1937)win vs Joe Huff (1937)win vs Johnny Davis (1937)win vs Mack Payne (1937)win vs Bob Turner (1938)win vs Ray Lyle (1938)win vs Bobby Yannes (1938)win vs Tom Henry (1938)win vs Frank Rowsey (1938)win vs Johnny Romero (1938)win vs Lorenzo Pedro (1938)win vs Johnny Sikes (1938)win vs Ray Vargas (1938)win vs Jimmy Brent (1938)win vs Karl Lautenschlager (1938)loss vs Shorty Hogue (1939)win vs Honeyboy Jones (1939)win vs Billy Day (1939)draw vs Freddie Dixon (1939)win vs Bobby Seaman (1939)win vs Jack Coggins (1939)loss vs Teddy Yarosz (1939)win vs Marty Simmons (1939)win vs Domenico Ceccarelli (1939)win vs Jack Moran (1939)win vs Pancho Ramirez (1940)win vs Ron Richards (1940)win vs Fred Henneberry (1940)win vs Frank Lindsay (1940)win vs Joe Delaney (1940)win vs Atilio Sabatino (1940)win vs Jack McNamee (1940)draw vs Eddie Booker (1941)loss vs Shorty Hogue (1941)win vs Clay Rowan (1941)draw vs Eddie Booker (1942)win vs Jack Chase (1942)win vs Tabby Romero (1942)win vs Shorty Hogue (1942)win vs Jimmy Casino (1942)win vs Al Globe (1942)win vs Bobby Britt (1942)win vs Jack Chase (1943)win vs Kid Hermosillo (1943)loss vs Aaron Wade (1943)win vs Eddie Cerda (1943)win vs Big Boy Hogue (1943)win vs Nate Bolden (1944)win vs Battling Monroe (1944)win vs Jimmy Hayden (1944)win vs Lloyd Kip Mays (1944)win vs Kenny LaSalle (1944)loss vs Charley Burley (1944)win vs Roman Starr (1944)loss vs Eddie Booker (1944)win vs Amado Rodriguez (1944)win vs Colion Chaney (1945)win vs Holman Williams (1945)win vs O'Dell Riley (1945)win vs Cocoa Kid (1945)loss vs Jimmy Bivins (1945)win vs Lloyd Marshall (1945)win vs George Kochan (1945)win vs Teddy Randolph (1945)win vs Nate Bolden (1945)win vs Napoleon Mitchell (1945)win vs Bob Jacobs (1945)win vs Joey Jones (1945)draw vs Jack Chase (1946)draw vs Oakland Billy Smith (1946)win vs Jimmy O'Brien (1946)win vs Buddy Walker (1946)loss vs Ezzard Charles (1946)win vs Vern Escoe (1946)win vs George Parks (1946)win vs Curtis Sheppard (1946)win vs George Fitch (1947)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1947)win vs Bobby Zander (1947)win vs Bert Lytell (1947)win vs Curtis Sheppard (1947)loss vs Ezzard Charles (1947)win vs Rusty Payne (1947)win vs Jack Chase (1947)win vs Charley Williams (1948)win vs Bob Amos (1948)win vs Henry Hall (1948)loss vs Lloyd Gibson (1948)win vs Oakland Billy Smith (1948)win vs Ted Lowry (1948)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1948)loss vs Leonard Morrow (1948)win vs Dusty Wilkerson (1948)loss vs Ezzard Charles (1948)win vs Leonard Morrow (1949)win vs Charley Williams (1949)win vs Phil Muscato (1949)win vs Bob Amos (1949)win vs Esco Greenwood (1949)win vs Bob Sikes (1949)loss vs Clinton Bacon (1949)win vs Harold Johnson (1949)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1949)win vs Dusty Wilkerson (1949)win vs Alabama Kid (1949)win vs Bob Satterfield (1949)win vs Vernon Williams (1950)win vs Bert Lytell (1950)loss vs Harold Johnson (1951)win vs Chubby Wright (1951)win vs Embrel Davidson (1951)win vs Alfredo Lagay (1951)win vs Rafael Miranda (1951)win vs Americo Capitanelli (1951)win vs Victor Carabajal (1951)win vs Vicente Quiroz (1951)win vs Alberto Santiago Lovell (1951)draw vs Karel Sys (1951)win vs Abel Cestac (1951)win vs Art Henri (1951)win vs Herman Harris (1951)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1951)win vs John Thomas (1951)win vs Oakland Billy Smith (1951)win vs Joey Maxim (1952)win vs Clinton Bacon (1952)win vs Clarence Henry (1952)win vs Bob Dunlap (1952)win vs Jimmy Slade (1952)win vs Harold Johnson (1952)win vs Dogomar Martinez (1953)win vs Rinaldo Ansaloni (1953)win vs Joey Maxim (1953)win vs Frank Buford (1953)win vs Al Spaulding (1953)win vs Niño Valdés (1953)win vs Sonny Andrews (1953)win vs Leonard Dugan (1953)win vs Toxie Hall (1953)win vs Harold Johnson (1954)win vs Bert Whitehurst (1954)win vs Bob Baker (1954)win vs Joey Maxim (1954)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1955)win vs Bobo Olson (1955)win vs Niño Valdés (1955)loss vs Floyd Patterson (1956)win vs Roy Shire (1956)win vs James J. Parker (1956)win vs Yolande Pompey (1956)win vs Gene Thompson (1956)win vs Sonny Andrews (1956)win vs George Parmentier (1956)win vs Willie Bean (1956)win vs Howard King (1956)win vs Frankie Daniels (1956)win vs Bob Dunlap (1956)win vs Roger Rischer (1957)win vs Eddie Cotton (1957)win vs Ralph Hooker (1957)win vs Tony Anthony (1957)win vs Alain Cherville (1957)win vs Hans Kalbfell (1957)win vs Yvon Durelle (1958)draw vs Howard King (1958)win vs Charley Norkus (1958)win vs Willi Besmanoff (1958)win vs Bob Albright (1958)win vs Bert Whitehurst (1958)win vs Julio Neves (1958)win vs Luis Ignacio (1958)win vs Yvon Durelle (1959)win vs Sterling Davis (1959)win vs Buddy Turman (1960)loss vs Giulio Rinaldi (1960)win vs George Abinet (1960)win vs Willi Besmanoff (1960)win vs Pete Rademacher (1961)win vs Giulio Rinaldi (1961)win vs Buddy Turman (1961)loss vs Cassius Clay (1962)draw vs Willie Pastrano (1962)win vs Howard King (1962)win vs Alejandro Lavorante (1962)win vs Mike DiBiase (1963)
winlossdraw / NC1935–1963

Herbert Lewis Hardwick

1940UNFILEDwin v Bill McDowell, 1940, decisionwin v Johnny Barbara, 1940, kowin v Billy White, 1940, kowin v Chalky Wright, 1940, decisionwin v Tony Martin, 1940, decisionwin v Holman Williams, 1940, decisiondraw v Holman Williams, 1941, decisionwin v Slugger White, 1941, decisionwin v Pedro Tomez, 1941, kowin v Freddie Camuso, 1941, decisionwin v Bobby Britton, 1941, decisionwin v Vinnie Vines, 1941, decisionloss v Izzy Jannazzo, 1941, decisionwin v Manuel Villa II, 1941, kowin v Norman Rubio, 1941, decisionwin v Phil Furr, 1941, decisionwin v Joe Sutka, 1941, kowin v Jerry Fiorello, 1941, decisionwin v Andre Jessurun, 1941, decisionwin v Tony Cisco, 1941, decisionresult not stated v Kid Azteca, 1941loss v California Jackie Wilson, 1942, decisionwin v Syd Brown, 1942, decisionwin v Dan Calcagno, 1942, decisionwin v Fabio Hurtado, 1942, kowin v Johnny Jackson, 1942, decisionwin v Saverio Turiello, 1942, decisionwin v Milo Theodorescu, 1942, decisionwin v Pete DeRuzza, 1942, decisionwin v Joe Legon, 1942, decisionwin v Bobby Britton, 1942, kowin v Holman Williams, 1942, decisionwin v Felix Morales, 1942, decisionwin v Eddie Dolan, 1942, kowin v Jimmy McDaniels, 1943, decisionwin v Anthony Jones, 1943, decisionwin v Verne Patterson, 1943, kowin v Phil Norman, 1943, decisionloss v Joe Carter, 1943, decisionloss v George Kochan, 1943, decisionwin v Pete DeRuzza, 1943, kowin v Al Gilbert, 1943, kowin v Bob Jacobs, 1943, decisionwin v Deacon Johnny Brown, 1943, decisiondraw v Charley Burley, 1943, decisionwin v Henry Robinson, 1943, decisionloss v Earl Turner, 1943, decisionwin v Holman Williams, 1943, decisionnc v Oakland Billy Smith, 1944loss v Aaron Wade, 1944, decisionwin v Jack Chase, 1944, decisiondraw v Holman Williams, 1944, decisionwin v Billy Campanelli, 1944, koloss v Archie Moore, 1945, koloss v George Henry, 1945, decisionwin v Joe Carter, 1945, decisionwin v Joe Hyman, 1945, decisionloss v Holman Williams, 1945, decisionwin v Joe Reddick, 1945, koloss v Johnny Carter, 1945, decisionwin v Butch Lynch, 1945, decisionloss v Eddie O'Neill, 1946, decisionwin v Young Gene Buffalo, 1946, decisionloss v Bert Lytell, 1946, decisionwin v Mario Raul Ochoa, 1946, decisionwin v Billy Morris, 1946, decisionwin v Cecil Hudson, 1946, decisionwin v Ray Barnes, 1947, kowin v Julio Pedroso, 1947, decisionwin v Jose Garcia Alvarez, 1947, koloss v William Poli, 1947, decisionwin v Ellis Stewart, 1947, decisionloss v Pete Mead, 1947, decisiondraw v Jerry Marshall, 1947, decisionloss v Bert Lytell, 1947, koloss v Jimmy Sherrer, 1947, kowin v Bobby Richardson, 1947, decisionwin v Lloyd Gibson, 1947, decisiondraw v O'Neill Bell, 1947, decisionloss v Bobby Mann, 1948, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1940–1948 · EARLIEST 141 NOT SHOWN · 1 UNDATED
1930 1940 win vs B W Jackson (1929)win vs Kid Moon (1929)win vs Patent Leather Kid (1930)loss vs Gus De Sagon (1930)win vs Ramon Bordelies (1930)win vs Pedro Benitez (1930)draw vs Baby Bear (1930)win vs Battling Sells (1930)win vs Dynamite Adams (1930)win vs Battling McCoy (1931)win vs Kid LaGula (1931)win vs Kid Tiller (1931)draw vs Cowboy Kid (1931)win vs Harry Alexanian (1932)win vs Patsy Rubinetti (1932)win vs Eddie Conley (1932)win vs Mickey Paul (1932)win vs Baby Bear (1932)win vs Abe Schulman (1932)win vs Tommy Jarrett (1932)loss vs Pete Herman (1932)win vs Baby Jack Renault (1932)win vs Rene Peloquin (1932)win vs Wildman Firpo (1932)win vs Al Gauthier (1932)win vs Walter Sharp (1932)win vs Joe Miller (1932)loss vs Kid LaGula (1932)win vs Young Harry Wills (1932)loss vs Lou Ambers (1933)draw vs Joe Ghnouly (1933)win vs Victor Lotti (1933)loss vs Wesley Ramey (1933)win vs Eddie Shapiro (1933)win vs Young Joe Firpo (1933)loss vs Steve Halaiko (1933)win vs Paolo Villa (1933)win vs George Goldberg (1933)win vs Jimmy O'Brien (1933)win vs Eddie Conley (1933)win vs Frankie Carlton (1933)loss vs Jimmy Leto (1933)win vs Johnny Jadick (1933)loss vs Billy Bridges (1933)win vs Lou Saunders (1933)win vs Miki Gelb (1933)win vs Louis Kid Kaplan (1933)loss vs Harry Carlton (1933)win vs Pancho Villa (1933)win vs Elmer Bezenah (1934)win vs Petey Mike (1934)loss vs Christopher Battalino (1934)loss vs Michele Palermo (1934)win vs Carmen Roman (1934)loss vs Frankie Britt (1934)win vs Gaston LeCadre (1934)win vs Morrie Sherman (1934)win vs Steve Halaiko (1934)win vs Danny Devlin (1934)win vs Billy Bridges (1934)win vs Eddie Holmes (1934)win vs Frankie Bruno (1934)win vs Johnny Lucas (1934)win vs Sailor Randall (1934)win vs Andy DiVodi (1934)loss vs Joey Ferrando (1934)win vs Pancho Villa (1934)win vs Joey Bazzone (1934)loss vs Ray Napolitano (1934)win vs Tony Catalano (1934)win vs Eddie Marks (1934)loss vs Jackie Davis (1934)win vs Frankie Cinque (1935)loss vs Andre Jessurun (1935)win vs Tommy Mollis (1935)draw vs Harvey Massey (1935)win vs Wesley Farrell (1935)win vs Andy Callahan (1935)win vs Casper LaRosa (1935)win vs Davey Grande (1935)win vs Paul Canamare (1935)win vs Harry Carlton (1935)win vs Werther Arcelli (1935)win vs Frankie Britt (1935)win vs Johnny Graycar (1935)loss vs Jimmy Leto (1935)win vs Ray Napolitano (1935)loss vs Kid Azteca (1935)win vs Paulie Walker (1936)win vs Casper LaRosa (1936)win vs Jack Portney (1936)win vs Bobby Orr (1936)win vs Jackie Elverrillo (1936)win vs Young Peter Jackson (1936)win vs Vince De Angelo (1936)win vs Werther Arcelli (1936)loss vs Andre Jessurun (1936)win vs Holman Williams (1936)win vs Darcey White (1936)win vs Wesley Farrell (1936)win vs Tiger Joe Randall (1936)win vs Joe Pennino (1936)win vs Teddy Loder (1937)win vs Sonny Jones (1937)loss vs Saverio Turiello (1937)win vs Johnny Lucas (1937)win vs Willie Eley (1937)win vs Werther Arcelli (1937)win vs Holman Williams (1937)win vs Andre Jessurun (1937)win vs Tommy Jones (1937)win vs Jack Portney (1937)win vs Eddie Cerda (1938)win vs George Martin (1938)win vs Howell King (1938)loss vs Charley Burley (1938)loss vs Johnny Jackson (1938)win vs Tommy Bland (1938)loss vs Paulie Walker (1938)win vs Vince De Angelo (1938)win vs Gordon Wallace (1938)loss vs Michele Palermo (1938)win vs Tommy Bland (1939)win vs Mike DeStefano (1939)win vs Carl Dell (1939)win vs Kenny LaSalle (1939)win vs Wicky Harkins (1939)win vs Buster Carroll (1939)win vs Steve Mamakos (1939)loss vs Tony Martin (1939)win vs Bobby Masters (1939)loss vs Mike Kaplan (1939)win vs Sigi Lander (1939)win vs Eddie Booker (1939)win vs Freddie Camuso (1939)loss vs Frankie Britt (1939)loss vs Jimmy Leto (1940)loss vs Izzy Jannazzo (1940)loss vs Georgie Abrams (1940)win vs Phil Furr (1940)win vs Frankie Britt (1940)win vs Bill McDowell (1940)win vs Johnny Barbara (1940)win vs Billy White (1940)win vs Chalky Wright (1940)win vs Tony Martin (1940)win vs Holman Williams (1940)draw vs Holman Williams (1941)win vs Slugger White (1941)win vs Pedro Tomez (1941)win vs Freddie Camuso (1941)win vs Bobby Britton (1941)win vs Vinnie Vines (1941)loss vs Izzy Jannazzo (1941)win vs Manuel Villa II (1941)win vs Norman Rubio (1941)win vs Phil Furr (1941)win vs Joe Sutka (1941)win vs Jerry Fiorello (1941)win vs Andre Jessurun (1941)win vs Tony Cisco (1941)? vs Kid Azteca (1941)loss vs California Jackie Wilson (1942)win vs Syd Brown (1942)win vs Dan Calcagno (1942)win vs Fabio Hurtado (1942)win vs Johnny Jackson (1942)win vs Saverio Turiello (1942)win vs Milo Theodorescu (1942)win vs Pete DeRuzza (1942)win vs Joe Legon (1942)win vs Bobby Britton (1942)win vs Holman Williams (1942)win vs Felix Morales (1942)win vs Eddie Dolan (1942)win vs Jimmy McDaniels (1943)win vs Anthony Jones (1943)win vs Verne Patterson (1943)win vs Phil Norman (1943)loss vs Joe Carter (1943)loss vs George Kochan (1943)win vs Pete DeRuzza (1943)win vs Al Gilbert (1943)win vs Bob Jacobs (1943)win vs Deacon Johnny Brown (1943)draw vs Charley Burley (1943)win vs Henry Robinson (1943)loss vs Earl Turner (1943)win vs Holman Williams (1943)nc vs Oakland Billy Smith (1944)loss vs Aaron Wade (1944)win vs Jack Chase (1944)draw vs Holman Williams (1944)win vs Billy Campanelli (1944)loss vs Archie Moore (1945)loss vs George Henry (1945)win vs Joe Carter (1945)win vs Joe Hyman (1945)loss vs Holman Williams (1945)win vs Joe Reddick (1945)loss vs Johnny Carter (1945)win vs Butch Lynch (1945)loss vs Eddie O'Neill (1946)win vs Young Gene Buffalo (1946)loss vs Bert Lytell (1946)win vs Mario Raul Ochoa (1946)win vs Billy Morris (1946)win vs Cecil Hudson (1946)win vs Ray Barnes (1947)win vs Julio Pedroso (1947)win vs Jose Garcia Alvarez (1947)loss vs William Poli (1947)win vs Ellis Stewart (1947)loss vs Pete Mead (1947)draw vs Jerry Marshall (1947)loss vs Bert Lytell (1947)loss vs Jimmy Sherrer (1947)win vs Bobby Richardson (1947)win vs Lloyd Gibson (1947)draw vs O'Neill Bell (1947)loss vs Bobby Mann (1948)
winlossdraw / NC1929–1948

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