Editing Archie Moore (section)

===First retirement and comeback===
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Moore had four fights in 1941, during which he went 2–1–1, with the draw against [[Eddie Booker]].<ref name="myref"/> By then, however, he had suffered through several [[stomach]] ulcers and the resulting operations, and had announced his retirement from boxing.

His retirement was brief. By 1942 he was back in the ring. He won his first six bouts that year, including a second-round knockout of Hogue in a rematch, and a ten-round decision over [[Jack Chase (American boxer)|Jack Chase]]. He met Booker in a rematch, and reached the same conclusion as their first meeting had: another 10-round draw.<ref name="myref"/>

In 1943, Moore fought seven bouts, winning five and losing two. He won and then lost the [[California]] State [[Middleweight]] title against Chase, both by 15-round decisions, and beat Chase again in his last bout of that year, in a ten-round decision. He also lost a decision to [[Aaron Wade]] that year.<ref name="myref"/>