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.

Early life Moyer was born in Portland, Oregon, and attended Central Catholic High School. He was the younger brother of Phil Moyer, another Portland boxer. Both Denny and Phil had been trained as amateur boxers by their uncle, Tommy Moyer, who had been a national AAU boxing champion.

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. After one successful defense, he lost the title to Ralph Dupas on points.

Sugar Ray Robinson bouts Denny Moyer, Phil Moyer, as well as Tommy Moyer each Boxed Sugar Ray Robinson in their boxing careers. 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. Phil Moyer's bout with Robinson took place in Woodland Hills, California, outpointing Sugar Ray to result in the family collectively holding a 2 - 2 record the Boxer.

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.

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.

Amateur and professional achievements 1956 Runner-up National AAU Welterweight Championships 1957 National AAU Welterweight Champion 1963 Jr. Middleweight Champion of the World 1971 Las Vegas Boxer of the Year 1983 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame 2001 World Boxing Hall of Fame

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes141Loss 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 107Win81–22–4 Gene BryantUD10Sep 7, 1971 106Win80–22–4 Mike PusateriTKO6 (10)Jul 28, 1971 105Win79–22–4 José Roberto ChirinoUD12Jun 19, 1971 104Win78–22–4 Dave OropezaTKO6 (12)Apr 21, 1971 103Win77–22–4 Jimmy LesterUD12Mar 30, 1971 102Win76–22–4 Raul SorianoUD12Mar 5, 1971 101Win75–22–4 Art HernandezUD12Feb 10, 1971 100Win74–22–4 Raul SorianoUD10Jan 1, 1971 99Win73–22–4 Orlando de la FuentesUD10Dec 16, 1970 98Draw72–22–4 Rafael GutierrezMD12Nov 4, 1970 97Win72–22–3 Jesse ArmentaRTD4 (10)Sep 30, 1970 96Win71–22–3 Mike SeylerTKO9 (10)Aug 10, 1970 95Loss70–22–3 Fraser ScottTKO8 (10)Jul 9, 1970 94Loss70–21–3 Nate WilliamsTKO9 (12)Apr 29, 1970 93Win70–20–3 Eddie PaceUD12Feb 25, 1970 92Win69–20–3 Mike PusateriTKO2 (10)Jan 28, 1970 91Win68–20–3 Doug HuntleyMD10Jan 7, 1970 90Win67–20–3 Art AldereteTKO5 (10)Dec 3, 1969 89Win66–20–3 Gerhard PiaskowyPTS10Oct 17, 1969 88Win65–20–3 Nathaniel MaciasTKO9 (10)Sep 18, 1969 87Win64–20–3 Henry WalkerKO9 (10)Sep 9, 1969 86Win63–20–3 Jose Luis RodriguezTKO7 (10)Aug 1, 1969 85Win62–20–3 Rocky HernandezUD10Jul 9, 1969 84Loss61–20–3 Fraser ScottTKO2 (10)Apr 30, 1969 83Win61–19–3 Frank NiblettUD10Mar 27, 1969 82Win60–19–3 Dave ReedTKO6 (10)Feb 20, 1969 81Win59–19–3 Frank NiblettUD10Feb 5, 1969 80Win58–19–3 Gene BryantUD10Dec 17, 1968 79Win57–19–3 Bob HarringtonMD10Nov 22, 1968 78Win56–19–3 Carl MooreTKO9 (10)Oct 30, 1968 77Win55–19–3 Jorge RosalesPTS10Oct 4, 1968 76Win54–19–3 Jesse ArmentaPTS10Aug 10, 1968 75Win53–19–3 Jesse ArmentaKO7 (10)Jul 22, 1968 74Win52–19–3 Lonnie HarrisPTS10May 21, 1968 73Win51–19–3 Gene BryantUD10Apr 17, 1968 72Draw50–19–3 Rafael GutierrezPTS10Apr 8, 1968 71Win50–19–2 Eddie CoffeyTKO6 (10)Mar 6, 1968 70Win49–19–2 Rafael GutierrezTKO4 (10)Feb 18, 1968 69Win48–19–2 Doug HuntleyUD10Jan 31, 1968 68Win47–19–2 Danny PerezTKO6 (10)Jan 3, 1968 67Win46–19–2 Tony MontanoUD10Dec 5, 1967 66Loss45–19–2 Freddie LittleKO4 (10)Jan 3, 1966 65Win45–18–2 Johnny BrooksPTS10Nov 29, 1965 64Draw44–18–2 Thell TorrencePTS10Oct 14, 1965 63Win44–18–1 Ferd HernandezUD10Aug 23, 1965 62Win43–18–1 Jimmy LesterSD10Jul 28, 1965 61Win42–18–1 Ferd HernandezUD10Jun 15, 1965 60Loss41–18–1 Jimmy LesterUD10Apr 2, 1965 59Win41–17–1 Hilario MoralesUD10Mar 19, 1965 58Win40–17–1 Fred RootsUD10Feb 23, 1965 57Win39–17–1 Rocky MontalvoPTS10Feb 3, 1965 56Loss38–17–1 Gene BryantSD10Jan 5, 1965 55Win38–16–1 Memo LopezUD10Nov 25, 1964 54Win37–16–1 Hilario MoralesUD10Oct 12, 1964 53Loss36–16–1 Nino BenvenutiPTS10Sep 18, 1964 52Loss36–15–1 Manuel GonzalezUD10Sep 1, 1964 51Loss36–14–1 Joe DeNucciSD10Apr 13, 1964 50Loss36–13–1 Stan HarringtonMD10Dec 17, 1963 49Win36–12–1 Hurricane KidUD10Dec 3, 1963 48Draw35–12–1 Memo AyonPTS10Oct 29, 1963 47Loss35–12 Luis Manuel RodríguezTKO9 (10)Aug 17, 1963 46Loss35–11 Ralph DupasUD15Jun 17, 1963 45Loss35–10 Ralph DupasSD15Apr 29, 1963 44Win35–9 Stan HarringtonUD15Feb 19, 1963 43Loss34–9 Joey ArcherUD10Jan 5, 1963 42Win34–8 Gene BryantUD10Dec 12, 1962 41Win33–8 Joey GiambraUD15Oct 20, 1962 40Loss32–8 Emile GriffithSD10Aug 18, 1962 39Win32–7 Ted WrightUD10Jul 7, 1962 38Loss31–7 Ted WrightSD10Jun 9, 1962 37Win31–6 Sugar Ray RobinsonUD10Feb 17, 1962 36Loss30–6 Sugar Ray RobinsonUD10Oct 21, 1961 35Win30–5 Obdulio NunezUD10Sep 9, 1961 34Loss29–5 Obdulio NunezMD10Jun 17, 1961 33Win29–4 Willie JenningsTKO2 (10)May 19, 1961 32Loss28–4 Jorge FernandezUD10Apr 8, 1961 31Win28–3 Charley ScottUD10Feb 11, 1961 30Win27–3 Willie MortonUD10Jan 31, 1961 29Loss26–3 Jorge FernandezUD10Oct 15, 1960 28Win26–2 Benny ParetSD10Aug 16, 1960 27Win25–2 Emile GriffithSD10Apr 26, 1960 26Loss24–2 Emile GriffithSD10Mar 11, 1960 25Win24–1 Tony DeMarcoTKO2 (10)Feb 10, 1960 24Win23–1 Pat LowryKO3 (10)Jan 19, 1960 23Win22–1 Virgil AkinsSD10Dec 10, 1959 22Win21–1 Paddy DeMarcoTKO10 (10)Sep 3, 1959 21Loss20–1 Don JordanUD15Jul 10, 1959 20Win20–0 Vince MartinezUD10Feb 17, 1959 19Win19–0 Gaspar OrtegaSD10Jan 2, 1959 18Win18–0 Tony DupasUD10Dec 11, 1958 17Win17–0 Johnny SaxtonUD10Oct 21, 1958 16Win16–0 Connie CitizenPTS10Oct 2, 1958 15Win15–0 Julian ValdezUD10Sep 17, 1958 14Win14–0 Chico CiriniTKO4 (10)Aug 22, 1958 13Win13–0 Al AndrewsUD10Jul 1, 1958 12Win12–0 Jimmy HaysUD8Apr 22, 1958 11Win11–0 Al BarberoTKO3 (8)Apr 9, 1958 10Win10–0 Howard DixonKO4 (8)Feb 25, 1958 9Win9–0 Jimmy McCoyPTS8Jan 28, 1958 8Win8–0 Buddy McDonaldUD10Jan 16, 1958 7Win7–0 Tommy ThomasPTS8Dec 17, 1957 6Win6–0 Marvin MarcusTKO2 (8)Nov 26, 1957 5Win5–0 Doug GarrettPTS8Nov 13, 1957 4Win4–0 Russell DavisPTS8Oct 22, 1957 3Win3–0 John MedlockPTS8Oct 8, 1957 2Win2–0 Buddy FordPTS8Sep 17, 1957 1Win1–0 Jimmy McCoyPTS4Aug 17, 1957

Titles in boxing Major world titles WBA light middleweight champion (154 lbs) WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

Regional/International titles North American light middleweight champion (154 lbs) NABF middleweight champion (160 lbs) (2×) Oregon State middleweight champion (160 lbs)

Undisputed titles Undisputed light middleweight champion

See also List of world light-middleweight boxing champions

Notes and references Notes

References

External lists

Denny Moyer - CBZ Profile