Moore, Archive – Any Boy Can, The Archie Moore Story 1971 1st ed.

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Moore, Archive ‘Any Boy Can, The Archie Moore Story’ 1971 1st ed. 263 pages. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. INSCRIBED to longtime boxing collector “To Bill O’Dell best wishes and pleasant reading. Arch Moore Apr. 8, 1982.” VG/VG

Any Boy Can: The Archie Moore Story is a 1971 collaborative autobiography written by the legendary Hall of Fame boxing champion Archie Moore alongside author Leonard B. Pearl. Includes photographic plates and a complete, detailed record of Moore’s historic fights.

Book Description:
• The Core Narrative: The book offers a sincere, retrospective look at Moore’s lengthy professional boxing career, tracing his path from childhood reform school to becoming the longest-reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion in boxing history.
• The “ABC” Movement: Unlike his earlier autobiographical writings, a central focus of this 1971 edition is Moore’s profound post-retirement pivot toward philanthropy and community activism. The book takes its title directly from the “Any Boy Can” (ABC) program—a youth development initiative Moore founded in San Diego in 1967. The text explores his mission to combat juvenile delinquency by teaching underprivileged children sports, self-defense, structured discipline, and moral values, showing them that “any boy can” overcome a difficult background just as he did.
• Physical Formatting: The standard first edition is bound in gray-blue cloth boards featuring gilt-stamped titles on the spine and was issued with a striking pictorial dust jacket.