This was on free TV back when. This is more than a fight it's an all out war and Archie deserves to be mentioned in any ATG list and this fight IS the best comeback KO in the history of boxing period. You only see stuff like this in the movies, but this was real as real can be.

1:05 - No matter how many times I see that punch, it amazes me that Moore got up from it. You can see that punch shook his neurons to the core and detached him from his physical senses. Yet he somehow gets up and some way comes back to win. Unbelievable, a testament to the uncanny heart and durability of the man!

I always thought this was Archie's finest moment. Total warrior.

Archie was the greatest fighter that ever lived and fought the stiffest competition from the beginning to the end of his career from middleweight to heavyweight. How anybody can disrespect what hes done for boxing or argue otherwise is insulting.

December 1958...Montreal Canada! Best Lt.Heavy title fight...and one of the best fights of all time!!! You'll never see fights like this in the "safety first" era of boxing as we have today! Archie Moore was champ from 1952 to 1962. He fought like a champion...never giving up!

The courage and grit of Moore was tremendous to come back from that first round.

I was 10 years old when I saw this fight and got me hooked. It has to be on my list of greatest fights of all time.

Archie was 45 years old what a legend ! ♥️♥️

The original comeback kid. I always come back to this fight. Yvon was dropping hammers on Moore knocked em down 5 times and he still came back with the K.O. victory. I don't know how this fight is never in the top 5 of greatest comebacks in boxing history.

Maybe the greatest comeback in boxing history, to come back from that first round is a miracle.

maybe the premier fight of the 1950s. Incredible comeback by Moore. The first and third knockdowns of round one looked like curtains for Moore. Poor Durelle must have been haunted by this fight for the rest of his life.

I was a little boy, but i remember Archie Moore in the late 50s early 60 on black and white TV at my grandfather's house.

I remember my dad telling me that he watched this fight. He was an Yvon Durelle fan. We're from New Brunswick Canada. I live 20 minutes from Durelle's home town of Baie Sainte Anne New Brunswick Canada. He is still remembered here as a great fighter...... The fighting Fisherman.

I had the honor of meeting Mr. Moore in the '90s in San Diego. Thanksgiving morning my wife had sent me to the grocery for some last minute stuff. At the end of my driveway there was a Caddy parked street side. The license plate said Mongoose. The elderly guy driving was wearing a knit type beret and poring over some hand written directions apparently a little lost. I immediately knew who he was and introduced myself. He said his son had just moved into the neighborhood and Mr. Moore was trying to get there for Thanksgiving. When he told me the address, I realized he was only a block away from his destination. I was familiar with the address because I was friends with the homeowner, whom I had worked with for 10 years without ever knowing his Dad was Archie Moore. Best autograph I ever got. It included his address and a written invitation to bring the family to check out his boxing glove shaped swimming pool. Greatest P4P that ever laced them up. Total gentleman.

Moore had a weak chin-Really? He had HUNDREDS of fights under his belt. One of the very best light heavy champs who whipped many heavyweights. A true legend.

If this fight was done today the ref would of stopped the fight in the first round after the 3rd knockdown. I've watched this fight countless times. Always incredible

Moore's cross-armed peekaboo style was adopted by Ken Norton . Archie was a very clever and elusive boxer. One of the best in history at rolling punches. Tremendous talent.

Dude I was literally crying that first round. Just like.... stop it already!!! What a fight!!!

To get up from that 1st knockdown after getting completely nailed then his head bouncing TWICE of the canvas is a credit and to a man in his 40s is incredible(not like modern day with dieticians and "supplements" etc.) and then you can tell his eyes were in orbit after the second official knockdown is like the commentator said, its a modern day miracle.What a boxer-what a man....RIP.

With his punching power, if only Durelle had learned to pace himself or trained harder to develop stamina, he'd have become another Rocky Marciano. My admiration goes to Moore for not quitting and making one of the great comebacks of all time.

The Great Archie Moore. He holds The record for most KO's of all time, and he had one of the greatest defenses of all time. If you look at his whole career, you can make a good argument for him as the greatest, pound for pound of all time..

"The Old Mongoose," Archie Moore. Such a colorful kind-hearted intelligent character. George Foreman, who he later coached adopted that clamshell defense. He had a deep spiritual and humanitarian side to him. Love watching him box. Fearless and always game. Enjoyed the sport.

Archie Moore my favorite fighter. Aggressive, great stamina. That quick right. Good active jab. Head movement. Great forearm blocks. Stays aggressive. Am I right?

This makes no sense. How the ol' Mongoose even survived that first round, let alone managed to rally and stop Durelle is the stuff of legend. It's Rocky before Rocky.

Moore was the perfect example of toughness plus endurance.

Up until this fight it was the George Foreman / Ron Lyle fight was my favorite all-time boxing match but Archie Moore has always been my favorite. The kind gentle humble Christian human being with a heart of gold ! Until I found this fight on you tube . Even George loved him . He's up there with the Lord now !

Im related to durell from a distance, win kr lose he put up a good fight with a helluva champ. Proud as can be. Met Yvon when I was younger... one of his hands coved my 2-handed seven knuckles. His trophy room left a legacy for generations of a large though distant family to remember. Glad my sister took an interest in our family history more than I did, so I could learn to appreciate where we came from and what we were built of. Bought wraps a while ago, and took an interest in the sport. Who knows what my future holds. Maybe i'll have time, maybe life will get in the way, maybe its up to the individual, maybe its in the blood. Proud either way.

Archie Moore always amazes me. I've seen this fight a dozen times...I don't know how he came back but he did. His defense was amazing.

One of the greatest fights and comebacks in boxing 🥊 history!! Outstanding!!!!

I saw this fight for the first time a couple days ago, I was amazed at the heart or moore at 44 years old to get up from those devastating knock downs. My favorite characteristics in a boxer are Power,Heart and Chin and these guys have an abundance of both. The balls on these old fighters huh? This is probably my favorite fight in history

Making this comeback took a lot of heart!

Je suis si fière de lui... ❤️ Mon arrière grand père... J'aurais tellement aimé le voir au moin une fois 😔❤️

Thank you for sharing this great fight! Terrific comeback and knockout by the amazing Archie Moore! One of the all time greats.

Amazing fight. Almost looks like a different sport. I wonder if he ever did get to meet that 90 year old lady who was confined in hospital at the end there :-) A very gracious winner.

A defining moment of a hall of fame career.

Growing up in rural New Brunswick I was 11 when this fight took place. We lived about 60 miles from Durelle and my older brother was a boxing fanatic. He was a very good fighter and fought in the golden gloves in Montreal for 2 years. We listened to the fight on the radio in my grandmothers house. We were so excited and then so disappointed. Watching the fight now I am surprised to see how good Yvon was. I already knew how good Moore was from Friday night fights

Oh my goodness! Finally the full fight! Thank you so much for posting this!

I want to see how it ends.

Best Lt.Heavy fight of all time...

How Archie recovered from the right hand in the 1st round, I'll never know. It was a blockbuster punch that laid him out completely. What a warrior...

How the hell did Moore get through that first round?? Nice to see names like Burley, Wade and Charles being discussed here... Great fight, thanks for sharing!

thank you for the upload. this is a gem.

Nothing like those old black and white fights!!!!!love the old school look. Guys were tough as nails back then

Wow, an awesome fight, I discover only now - to my shame! Both fighters having their moments, action going back and forth, no dull round ever. Archie Moore sounds like he was a nice man, too. Thanks for the share.

Many thanks for posting this. I'd seen their second fight but not this one, although I knew Archie M got decked in the first round. Durelle was a helluva tough fighter -- but old Archie surely the best Lt Heavy of them all.

How can you not love this man? He was 45 years old, rose from 4 DEVASTATING knockdowns by his 27-year old pier and came back to put him down four times for the count. It doesn't get any more Rocky than that.

Thanks for posting this 🤙😎🤙

Archie was a genius.. A sharp mind..

This is a boy fighting a man. His lived experience, ring experience, wisdom, and iron will allowed him to triumph over the younger stronger more energetic man. A true legend. They don't build men like this today.

Thank you.

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Moore said after that he didn't train for this fight at all, that he trained while the fight was going on.....one of a kind.....

the greatest comeback in history

The All time KO record which Young Stribling had at 129 before his untimely death ( remained unbroken for a period of over 25 years) Archie ended his career with 131 KO's. This is based on Boxrec.com although Archie's KO's are listed as being between 131-145 from various sources, himself stating 138.

Might be my favorite fight fight ever.

One of the best fights ever. Moore was all heart.

A real war. Thanks for posting. maurice

Awesome fight. Thank you for the English language upload.

Archie Moore was damn near invincible. His defense really kept him up when he almost got knocked down for the 5th time. He was such a gladiator in the arena. This man was fighting in mortal kombat

Archie aka "the old mongoose " still has the highest ko record , this was a beautiful display of boxing done by him , to come back from being knocked clean and put on the canvas , to using all his knowlege and skills to get the W , its amazing that he came back from that

This 1958 fight was on network TV on a Wednesday night. Much better than one of those $100 pay-per-view rip-offs they have these days!!

A great fight cheers to the uploader ;)

The Ole' Mongoose! Truly on of the all time greats! One of my favorite fighters.

The greatest Light Heavyweight fight of all time.

In today's boxing, after Archie Moore's third knockdown, the fight would have been called a TKO in favor of Durell.

One of the most amazing fights in boxing history. Heaven knows how old Moore was at the time. Moore in later years resented the fact that he wasn't remembered as one of the greatest champions of all time. I agree with him -- he wasn't just a colorful character, he was an amazing fighter first and foremost.

De verdad que esa pelea fue un clasico , de valentia y poder , Moore uno de los campeones mundiales de mayor pegada y de una resistencia ferrea ..

The days when men were hard. What a come back from Archie Moore. Respect indeed !!

Archie really knew how to box. He almost boxes like a modern day boxer sometimes . Great upload ! There are too few classic matches on youtube ....

thank you

No problem pal. If there's any other fights you want uploaded just name them and I'll see what I can do.

The legendary Archie Moore is the proof how really great the black murderer's row are. They have Moore's number but Jack Chase.

Great stuff here, thanks a lot for putting this up....have you got any Randy Turpin fights? other than the Robinson matches? thanks again, Moore was an all time great....

They say the old Mongose was 44 here!… incredible fighter. A true boxing God . 🔥.

The ref was excellent, Sharkey? Got in quick and separated the fighters he didn't allow hugging and grabbing behind the head like today. What a war of will . Tku for post.

Amazing fight!! Just shows you we need refs like that now -- and fighters who fight to win -- not just for the money -- TODAY they would have stopped it in first round -- and look at the FABULOUS fight we would have missed!! No holding all they did was fight. My opinion Archie Moore ACTUALLY IMPROVED each and every single round!!! (first time I've ever seen THAT in a fight!) Only complaints they could have filmed this so much better -- I mean they were filming top quality motion pictures in that year and they did close-ups on live TV in that year too -- so the technology was available -- and they announcers were very VERY lacking -- BUT FIGHT WAS AMAZING!! Thank you for uploading😊

Greatest comeback fight in history. Archie moore also broke young striblings Knockout record with this win aswell.

One of the greatest fights of all time!

ALREADY KNOCKED DOWN TWICE IN THIS ROUND, and ...BOOM 1:56. And he gets up still wins by ko. God bless ya, Archie Moore.

Howcum I click on this and don't get that first dramatic round?

highlight rounds round 1- 0:12 round 5- 13:07 round 10- 28:44

Moore one of my all-time favorites

Simply amazing fighters.

The interesting thing about this fight is that had it taken place today, the ref would have ended it on a TKO in the first round. Yet Moore, despite the terrible beating he endured, came back to win the fight on a KO.

Without a doubt, a top 10 fight of all time. Bernard Hopkins is great and deserves much respect, but Archie is way beyond Bernard, besides their age, there is almost no comparison. Bernard could never stay in the fight like that, even a young Bernard.

Nice one Barn!

In an interview many years later Moore reckoned Durrelle was a harder puncher than Marciano .

cant remember seeing many better fights than this one. Moore was some boxer

One of my heroes,Yvon Durelle... Good old N.B Fighting Fisherman.... He’s a champ in my books...

If it had been anyone else, Durelle would have had this fight. I give him great credit, but Archie was a crafty old sod! Brilliant

What great champion moore was age 44 and still getting up and come back too win the fight, LEGEND

Thats right. although at the time it was reported that stribling had 126. n on this night Archie scored 127. But as youve pointed out there is much debate as to how many KOS each man had officially. In any case, Archie still holds the record. Hopefully it will never be broken.

do you have Archie Moore vs Tony Anthony?

OMG. What a fantastic fight!!!!

A great fight.

Best fight I have seen

The best Comeback of the history..

The man who convinced Ali that he must work on his cross arm defence and could not just rely on his headmovement and speed as defence.

Doc Kearns in Archie's corner...! Wow...some names in this fight

from something that almost killed him. the fact he was back in the ring less than a year later is not only miraculous but speaks volumes of who he was on the inside. How dare you make such ignorant comments about Archie Moore.