Nor was Moorer's jaw that granite. His style does not bode well in any fight with a hard-punching heavyweight. Moorer was one of the greatest light heavyweight champions, but only a decent heavyweight title holder.
Michael Moorer 219 lbs beat Frans Botha 224 lbs by TKO at 0:18 in round 12 of 12. Holyfield was a 12 to 5 betting favorite. Mike Tyson would have destroyed Michael Moorer.
See also: Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II; Notes. Alas, Mike Tyson vs. George Foreman never happened.
Tyson in his prime knocks Moorer out within 7, most likely within 4. Moorer was a 5-1 favorite. The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer, but it remained for some boxing fans a happening difficult to believe in.Or at the very least, one they were still getting used to. Holyfield Stops Moorer in 8, Adding a 2d Heavyweight Title By Timothy W. Smith, the New York Times, November 9, 1997 Foreman would actually go on to win the heavyweight championship in 1994 with a stunning upset of Michael Moorer. While Moorer is a skilled fighter, his punching power was nowhere near the same caliber as Iron Mike, and he wasn't a particularly gifted defender to keep Iron Mike away. After losing this fight, Moorer didn't box again for three years. Even with a couple of years of overlap upon Tyson’s return to boxing, it just never happened. This was Moorer's first and only fight with trainer Freddie Roach. Date: 1996-11-09 Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Referee: Mills Lane Judge: Glen Hamada 106-100 Judge: Chuck Giampa 106-100 Judge: Stuart Winston 103-104 International Boxing Federation Heavyweight Title (1st defense of 2nd reign by Moorer); Notes. At this same time, Tyson was in the middle of a three-year prison sentence.
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