The boxer who went by the nickname Mongoose was Archie Moore. He was born in December 13, 1913, where he was a trouble-making youngster during his childhood. He then started boxing, and had a youth record of 5-4. He got into the sport, and started to practice seriously, and his work paid off. Out of his 220 career fights, he ended with a career average of 185 wins, 23 losses, 11 draws, and 1 no-decision. He was a lightweight boxing champion between 1952 and 1959. In 1998, he died 4 days days short of his birthday due to heart failures.
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