Michael Moorer: Forgotten?

**Jupiter Maximus** · 03-27-2014, 02:53 PM

Well you remember him so at least there is that

**SeekDaGreat** · 03-27-2014, 02:55 PM

He was a flash in the pan champion from over two decades ago, what's there to remember?

**BluesMan** · 03-27-2014, 02:57 PM

He was a good fighter....would be a champion today.

Not an ATG...

**soul_survivor** · 03-27-2014, 02:58 PM

but he should factor into more discussions when we talk about heavyweights of the 90s, outside of Tyson, Lewis, Holy, Bowe, possibly RuddockMcCall and you could ass in Foreman, he was the best around. Not everybody beats a primed Holyfield.

Not to forget that he achieved a lot at light heavyweight and I can't think of too many fighters from 1990 onwards making the jump to heavyweight in that same manner. Roy Jones comes to mind and not too many other, although back about 40 years ago, it was pretty common, see Foster, Charles, Moore etc.

So there's that.

**daggum** · 03-27-2014, 02:58 PM

he's better than vitali but that's not saying much

**Sugar Adam Ali** · 03-27-2014, 02:59 PM

He was a good fighter and really could have been a special talent at 175 or cruiser, and had a reign as lineal heavy champ, and nice run at heavy,,

But he wasn't a big star and was in the shadows of Holyfield, Tyson, Lewis

And being the guy that got ko'd by old George doesn't help his cause

**soul_survivor** · 03-27-2014, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by BluesMan

He was a good fighter....would be a champion today.

Not an ATG...

Interesting thought, could a prime Moorer beat Wlad? Does he have enough pop?

does he have the beating of other titlists such as Povetkin or Valuev etc?

**soul_survivor** · 03-27-2014, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by daggum

he's better than vitali but that's not saying much

Really????????

**Fooliun_Smaxon** · 03-27-2014, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by soul_survivor

Is this guy, a leading heavyweight of the 90s, long lost to the boxing masses? Barely anyone talks about him yet he was a terrific fighter, a lightheavyweight titlist who jumped up to heavyweight, with an even larger size disadvantage than Holyfield and won a title off of Holy, beat guys like Cooper and only lost to an ATG in Foreman during his initial run. Those are some great achievements but he is looked down on now, almost as a punch line.

What do you guys think of him?

Forgotten in the same way and for the same reasons as Malik Scott and Alfredo Angulo will be forgotten?

Michael Moorer: Forgotten?