Michael Moorer: Forgotten?

[SUBZER0ED]

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?

WHO??? Oh yeah. He won a close majority decision in the first fight with Holyfield, and went down 5 times in the rematch. He quit in the 8th round of that fight. He lost his title and his first pro fight to 45 year old George Foreman when he was 26. I remember Moorer talking **** years later about Foreman landing a lucky punch. What do I think of him? His greatest asset was that he was a southpaw, which I think befuddled many of his opponents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=u7lf_T98kxU

[STREET CLEANER]

he was winning on the cards when he got knocked out so he actually didn't lose. right vitali fans?

LOL, like they say he lost for medical reasons

[toshmurph]

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?

I dunno about forgotten, he was one of the greatest LHWs of all time! But just because he started at LHW that doesn't mean that he was at a greater size disadvantage than Holyfield, I mean he weighed in at around 215 for his fights, I can think of a few times that Holyfield weighed less around 208-210..

He was a much more stylistic and fluid fighter than Holyfield, more talented and the south paw style may of helped.. Where they differed, Holyfield had an unbelievable will and mental spirit Double M was definitely weak in that area!... Plus he didn't go down the Real Deal route of headbutting and nut punching your way to victory, that may be the big difference!

[BluesMan]

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?

I believe he beats any heavy today,except the Klits....

Povetkin would not be a problem...Valuev?...seriously?...comedic value aside,of course.

[SN!PER]

How does soul keep getting banned?

[Blueduck]

As a light heavy he really was the poster boy for exposing the problem with multiple titles in one division.

There were several good champions and many interesting light heavies around in that era (Prince Charles Williams, Virgil Hill, Iran Barclay, Thomas Hearnes, Jeff Harding), that could have created a great round robin tournament, that may have created legends. However, while they jawed at each other, none wanted anything to do with Moorer, PERIOD, so he never really got to prove himself at that weight as an all time great. Still I'm not sure there is a Light Heavy I would pick over him though.

As a Heavyweight he came about in an era that may have been thin on the very tip top compared to the golden ages, but it was thick as hell in the tier just below that. He acquitted himself very well, but did not have a great chin at that weight.

All respect though, he was an awesome fighter to watch. Somebody was going down, you just did not know who

[Richard Wadd]

His fight vs dokes was ridiculous.

cooper? stewart?

he didn't fight dokes.

[Martian]

Will be remembered for being Ko'd in 20 seconds Tua, and losing to an old foreman just shat on his whole career.

Generally, when he stepped up he didn't deliver barring Evander Holyfield.

[Jack Napier]

what's to remember?
his LHW reign was like Mosley's LW reign
he barely eked out a win vs languid/injured/cardiac stressed Holyfield
he got KO'd by old man Foreman fighting to impress his trainer
he got a paper belt back vs Schulz, then Holyfield murked him
he was talented and exciting, so props for that
but the guy underachieved and wasn't great

[Light_Speed]

He was a good heavyweight champion, deadly as a light-heavyweight. I think he'd destroy Stevenson and Kovalev easy.