Denny Moyer was an American professional boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963.
13 Facts About Denny Moyer
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Denny Moyer was the younger brother of Phil Moyer, another of Portland's finest professional boxers.
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Denny Moyer fought Don Jordan for the world welterweight title on July 7,1959, after just 21 professional bouts, in his home town of Portland.
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Denny Moyer was outpointed, making the world title shot his first defeat.
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Denny Moyer 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.
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Uncle Tommy Denny Moyer lost to Sugar Ray in New York as an amateur.
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Phil Denny Moyer had his chance with the legendary Robinson in a bout in Woodland Hills, California.
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Denny Moyer too outpointed Sugar Ray, giving the Moyer family a very respectable 2 - 2 record against one of the sports most celebrated champions.
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Denny Moyer became a middleweight and in 1970 won the American middleweight title by out pointing Eddie Pace.
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Denny Moyer lost and regained this title, then challenged Carlos Monzon for the world crown in Rome, but was stopped in five rounds.
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Denny Moyer continued to fight for another three years before retiring in 1975.
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The website, Eastside Boxing reported in February 2004, that Denny Moyer was in a Portland nursing home.
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Denny Moyer died of complications from dementia pugilistica on June 30,2010.