Rodney Moore

Who is Rodney Moore?

Rodney Moore is an American boxer in the welter-/cruiser-weight class. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, but later moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially wanting to become a policeman, he changed his mind upon graduating from the I.S.T. Academy to become a boxer instead. Moore then worked as a security officer at Pennsylvania Community College and a disc jockey in various Philadelphia clubs while undergoing training as a boxer in his spare time.

While he was gradually becoming a boxer he committed himself to charity and the community for which he already received several certificates and awards.

Moore has had about 45 amateur bouts of which he won 43, an achievement that earned him the Pennsylvania State Golden Gloves championship and the Sugar Ray Leonard Golden Gloves championship.

He then turned professional and became a world class contender. His first professional fight in 1983 pitted him against Tyrone Trice, in which he suffered a defeat. But he defeated Ali Saad Muhammad in 1988 to win the State Junior Welterweight title.