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Q. How old was Archie Moore when...

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Q. How old was Archie Moore when he fought Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, in the 1960s?

Henry Weiss

Gary Lockett

Baltimore

A. Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you, if you're young at heart -- so goes the song. Maybe Moore was young at heart when he fought Clay on Nov. 15, 1962, in Los Angeles. But, according to "The Ring Boxing Encyclopedia and Record Book," Clay had a bigger advantage; he was young, period -- 20. Moore was 48. Take that, George Foreman.

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