Denny Moyer Explained

Denny Moyer
Reach:72 in
Weight:Light middleweight
Birth Date:8 August 1939
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, US
Death Place:Portland, Oregon, US
Style:Orthodox
Total:141
Wins:98
Ko:25
Losses:38
Draws:4
No Contests:1

Denny Moyer (August 8, 1939 – June 30, 2010) was an American professional boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 98–38–4 record.[1]

Early life

Moyer was born in Portland, Oregon, and attended Central Catholic High School. He was the younger brother of Phil Moyer, another of Portland's finest professional boxers. Both Denny and Phil were trained as amateur boxers by their uncle, Tommy Moyer, who had been a national AAU boxing champion.[2]

Early professional career

Moyer fought Don Jordan for the world welterweight title on July 7, 1959, after just 21 professional bouts, in his home town of Portland. Moyer was outpointed, making the world title shot his first defeat. He continued to box in the best company for two years, and then won the vacant World light-middleweight title by gaining a points win over Joey Giambra.[3] After one successful defense, he lost the title to Ralph Dupas on points.[2]

Sugar Ray Robinson bouts

Perhaps the most distinctive place in the history of boxing, that the boxing Moyer family from Portland will hold is that all three boxed the famous Sugar Ray Robinson. Uncle Tommy Moyer lost to Sugar Ray in New York as an amateur. Denny Moyer fought Sugar Ray in New York twice as a pro, losing the first fight on points but winning the second by 7-3 scores on all three cards.[2] Phil Moyer had his chance with the legendary Robinson in a bout in Woodland Hills, California. He too outpointed Sugar Ray, giving the Moyer family a very respectable 2 - 2 record against one of the sports most celebrated champions.

Later career

Moyer became a middleweight and in 1970 won the American middleweight title by out pointing Eddie Pace. He lost and regained this title, then challenged Carlos Monzón for the world crown in Rome, but was stopped in five rounds. Moyer continued to fight for another three years before retiring in 1975.[2]

After boxing

After his boxing career, Moyer worked in real estate and owned a construction company. The website, Eastside Boxing reported in February 2004, that Moyer was in a Portland nursing home. Moyer died of complications from dementia pugilistica on June 30, 2010.[2]

Amateur and professional achievements

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
141Loss98–38–4 Franz CsandlPTS10Mar 18, 1975
140Loss98–37–4 Rafael RodriguezUD10Feb 3, 1975
139Win98–36–4 Rocky DiFazioTKO10 (10)Dec 11, 1974
138Loss97–36–4 Poul KnudsenPTS10Nov 21, 1974
137Win97–35–4 Vicente MedinaUD10Oct 25, 1974
136Loss96–35–4 Vito AntuofermoUD10Sep 9, 1974
135Win96–34–4 Rudy CruzMD10Aug 16, 1974
134Win95–34–4 Vicente MedinaUD10Jun 28, 1974
133Win94–34–4 Mike LankesterKO10 (10)Jun 13, 1974
132Loss93–34–4 Battling La'avasiaUD10May 29, 1974
131Win93–33–4 Jean MateoUD10Apr 18, 1974
130Loss92–33–4 Renato GarciaSD10Mar 29, 1974
129Loss92–32–4 Eckhard DaggePTS10Feb 20, 1974
128Loss92–31–4 Fighting MackUD10Dec 14, 1973
127Loss92–30–4 Melvin DennisSD10Oct 30, 1973
126Loss92–29–4 Tony LicataUD10Oct 2, 1973
125Win92–28–4 Pat O'ConnorSD10Aug 24, 1973
124Loss91–28–4 John L. SullivanSD10Jun 21, 1973
123Win91–27–4 Pat O'ConnorSD10Jun 7, 1973
122Loss90–27–4 Manuel FierroUD10May 6, 1973
121Win90–26–4 Mario MarquezUD10Mar 22, 1973
120Win89–26–4 George DavisUD10Mar 7, 1973
119Win88–26–4 Walter KellyUD10Feb 21, 1973
118Loss87–26–4 Nojim MaiyegunPTS10Jan 30, 1973
117Win87–25–4 Chucho GarciaUD10Dec 20, 1972
116Loss86–25–4 Art HernandezSD12Sep 6, 1972
115Win86–24–4 Carlos Alberto SalinasUD12Jul 26, 1972
114Win85–24–4 Art DavisUD10Jul 5, 1972
113Loss84–24–4 Tony MundineTKO7 (10)May 31, 1972
112Win84–23–4 Carlos Alberto SalinasMD12May 11, 1972
111Loss83–23–4 Carlos MonzónTKO5 (15)Mar 4, 1972
110Win83–22–4 Gene BryantUD12Feb 15, 1972
109Win82–22–4 Aristeo ChavarinUD10Dec 15, 1971
10881–22–4 Eugene HartNC6 (10)Sep 21, 1971
107Win81–22–4Gene BryantUD10Sep 7, 1971
106Win80–22–4Mike PusateriTKO6 (10)Jul 28, 1971
105Win79–22–4José Roberto ChirinoUD12Jun 19, 1971
104Win78–22–4Dave OropezaTKO6 (12)Apr 21, 1971
103Win77–22–4Jimmy LesterUD12Mar 30, 1971
102Win76–22–4Raul SorianoUD12Mar 5, 1971
101Win75–22–4Art HernandezUD12Feb 10, 1971
100Win74–22–4Raul SorianoUD10Jan 1, 1971
99Win73–22–4Orlando de la FuentesUD10Dec 16, 1970
98Draw72–22–4Rafael GutierrezMD12Nov 4, 1970
97Win72–22–3Jesse ArmentaRTD4 (10)Sep 30, 1970
96Win71–22–3Mike SeylerTKO9 (10)Aug 10, 1970
95Loss70–22–3Fraser ScottTKO8 (10)Jul 9, 1970
94Loss70–21–3Nate WilliamsTKO9 (12)Apr 29, 1970
93Win70–20–3Eddie PaceUD12Feb 25, 1970
92Win69–20–3Mike PusateriTKO2 (10)Jan 28, 1970
91Win68–20–3Doug HuntleyMD10Jan 7, 1970
90Win67–20–3Art AldereteTKO5 (10)Dec 3, 1969
89Win66–20–3Gerhard PiaskowyPTS10Oct 17, 1969
88Win65–20–3Nathaniel MaciasTKO9 (10)Sep 18, 1969
87Win64–20–3Henry WalkerKO9 (10)Sep 9, 1969
86Win63–20–3Jose Luis RodriguezTKO7 (10)Aug 1, 1969
85Win62–20–3Rocky HernandezUD10Jul 9, 1969
84Loss61–20–3Fraser ScottTKO2 (10)Apr 30, 1969
83Win61–19–3Frank NiblettUD10Mar 27, 1969
82Win60–19–3Dave ReedTKO6 (10)Feb 20, 1969
81Win59–19–3Frank NiblettUD10Feb 5, 1969
80Win58–19–3Gene BryantUD10Dec 17, 1968
79Win57–19–3Bob HarringtonMD10Nov 22, 1968
78Win56–19–3Carl MooreTKO9 (10)Oct 30, 1968
77Win55–19–3Jorge RosalesPTS10Oct 4, 1968
76Win54–19–3Jesse ArmentaPTS10Aug 10, 1968
75Win53–19–3Jesse ArmentaKO7 (10)Jul 22, 1968
74Win52–19–3Lonnie HarrisPTS10May 21, 1968
73Win51–19–3Gene BryantUD10Apr 17, 1968
72Draw50–19–3Rafael GutierrezPTS10Apr 8, 1968
71Win50–19–2Eddie CoffeyTKO6 (10)Mar 6, 1968
70Win49–19–2Rafael GutierrezTKO4 (10)Feb 18, 1968
69Win48–19–2Doug HuntleyUD10Jan 31, 1968
68Win47–19–2Danny PerezTKO6 (10)Jan 3, 1968
67Win46–19–2Tony MontanoUD10Dec 5, 1967
66Loss45–19–2Freddie LittleKO4 (10)Jan 3, 1966
65Win45–18–2Johnny BrooksPTS10Nov 29, 1965
64Draw44–18–2Thell TorrencePTS10Oct 14, 1965
63Win44–18–1Ferd HernandezUD10Aug 23, 1965
62Win43–18–1Jimmy LesterSD10Jul 28, 1965
61Win42–18–1Ferd HernandezUD10Jun 15, 1965
60Loss41–18–1Jimmy LesterUD10Apr 2, 1965
59Win41–17–1Hilario MoralesUD10Mar 19, 1965
58Win40–17–1Fred RootsUD10Feb 23, 1965
57Win39–17–1Rocky MontalvoPTS10Feb 3, 1965
56Loss38–17–1Gene BryantSD10Jan 5, 1965
55Win38–16–1Memo LopezUD10Nov 25, 1964
54Win37–16–1Hilario MoralesUD10Oct 12, 1964
53Loss36–16–1Nino BenvenutiPTS10Sep 18, 1964
52Loss36–15–1Manuel GonzalezUD10Sep 1, 1964
51Loss36–14–1Joe DeNucciSD10Apr 13, 1964
50Loss36–13–1Stan HarringtonMD10Dec 17, 1963
49Win36–12–1Hurricane KidUD10Dec 3, 1963
48Draw35–12–1Memo AyonPTS10Oct 29, 1963
47Loss35–12Luis Manuel RodríguezTKO9 (10)Aug 17, 1963
46Loss35–11Ralph DupasUD15Jun 17, 1963
45Loss35–10Ralph DupasSD15Apr 29, 1963
44Win35–9Stan HarringtonUD15Feb 19, 1963
43Loss34–9Joey ArcherUD10Jan 5, 1963
42Win34–8Gene BryantUD10Dec 12, 1962
41Win33–8Joey GiambraUD15Oct 20, 1962
40Loss32–8Emile GriffithSD10Aug 18, 1962
39Win32–7Ted WrightUD10Jul 7, 1962
38Loss31–7Ted WrightSD10Jun 9, 1962
37Win31–6Sugar Ray RobinsonUD10Feb 17, 1962
36Loss30–6Sugar Ray RobinsonUD10Oct 21, 1961
35Win30–5Obdulio NunezUD10Sep 9, 1961
34Loss29–5Obdulio NunezMD10Jun 17, 1961
33Win29–4Willie JenningsTKO2 (10)May 19, 1961
32Loss28–4Jorge FernandezUD10Apr 8, 1961
31Win28–3Charley ScottUD10Feb 11, 1961
30Win27–3Willie MortonUD10Jan 31, 1961
29Loss26–3Jorge FernandezUD10Oct 15, 1960
28Win26–2Benny ParetSD10Aug 16, 1960
27Win25–2Emile GriffithSD10Apr 26, 1960
26Loss24–2Emile GriffithSD10Mar 11, 1960
25Win24–1Tony DeMarcoTKO2 (10)Feb 10, 1960
24Win23–1Pat LowryKO3 (10)Jan 19, 1960
23Win22–1Virgil AkinsSD10Dec 10, 1959
22Win21–1Paddy DeMarcoTKO10 (10)Sep 3, 1959
21Loss20–1Don JordanUD15Jul 10, 1959
20Win20–0Vince MartinezUD10Feb 17, 1959
19Win19–0Gaspar OrtegaSD10Jan 2, 1959
18Win18–0Tony DupasUD10Dec 11, 1958
17Win17–0Johnny SaxtonUD10Oct 21, 1958
16Win16–0Connie CitizenPTS10Oct 2, 1958
15Win15–0Julian ValdezUD10Sep 17, 1958
14Win14–0Chico CiriniTKO4 (10)Aug 22, 1958
13Win13–0Al AndrewsUD10Jul 1, 1958
12Win12–0Jimmy HaysUD8Apr 22, 1958
11Win11–0Al BarberoTKO3 (8)Apr 9, 1958
10Win10–0Howard DixonKO4 (8)Feb 25, 1958
9Win9–0Jimmy McCoyPTS8Jan 28, 1958
8Win8–0Buddy McDonaldUD10Jan 16, 1958
7Win7–0Tommy ThomasPTS8Dec 17, 1957
6Win6–0Marvin MarcusTKO2 (8)Nov 26, 1957
5Win5–0Doug GarrettPTS8Nov 13, 1957
4Win4–0Russell DavisPTS8Oct 22, 1957
3Win3–0John MedlockPTS8Oct 8, 1957
2Win2–0Buddy FordPTS8Sep 17, 1957
1Win1–0Jimmy McCoyPTS4Aug 17, 1957

See also

External lists

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professional boxing record: Denny Moyer. BoxRec.com. July 7, 2010.
  2. News: Hall of Fame boxer Denny Moyer dies. Arnold. Geoffrey C.. The Oregonian. July 7, 2010. July 7, 2010.
  3. Web site: Denny Moyer - Lineal Junior Middleweight Champion. The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

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