Browsing Tag Michael Moorer
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Jan. 24, 1976: Foreman vs Lyle
Following his surprise defeat to Muhammad Ali in one of the most historic fights in boxing history, George Foreman returned from Africa not just a former champion, but ...
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Jan. 15, 1990: Foreman vs Cooney
They billed Foreman vs Cooney as “The Preacher and The Puncher,” but it quickly became known as “The Geezers at Caesars,” this unique crossroads battle between two aging ...
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July 18, 1951: Charles vs Walcott III
If James Braddock is “The Cinderella Man,” then what do we call Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Walcott? Braddock’s story of perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable ...
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Top 12 All-Time Best Larry & Lampley Moments
On January 22, 1973, a broadcasting start-up by the name of Home Box Office debuted in the sport of boxing, bringing viewers George Foreman’s legendary second round annihilation of Joe ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds
In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones that offer ...
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Nov. 8, 1997: Holyfield vs Moorer II
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 ...
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More Than Just One Punch
It was on this day in 1994 that the “impossible dream” was fulfilled. At age 45, former heavyweight champion George Foreman became the oldest man to win the ...
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Nov. 5, 1994: Foreman vs Moorer
Boxing, they say, is a young man’s game. An obvious fact, one would think, especially for a sport as rough and dangerous as pugilism. But on the other ...
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May 15, 1992: Moorer vs Cooper
Michael Moorer and Bert Cooper were at different stages of their careers when they clashed for the vacant, and rather dubious, WBO world title and gave fight fans ...
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April 19, 1991: Holyfield vs Foreman
When news came in 1987 that former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who had retired almost a decade before to become an evangelical pastor, intended to embark on a ...
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Slugfests
There is a human fascination for seeing large things torn asunder, be it a huge office tower, a bridge, an ego or even a man. Or perhaps two ...
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Remembering The Kronk
Six months ago the boxing world received some regrettable and disheartening news: the original Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan, the legendary place where brilliant trainer Emanuel Steward developed ...
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Cancelled Fights Are Not Tragic
Late in March, as it became clear that Canelo Alvarez’s positive test for clenbuterol was going to derail his highly anticipated rematch with Gennady Golovkin, boxing fans on ...
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Sergey Kovalev, Act II
Sergey Kovalev says he’s a new man. In a fascinating Sports Illustrated article, Kovalev makes it clear that he had a religious experience after the disastrous rematch with Andre ...
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Remembering Lou Duva
If you were a boxing fan in the 1980s and 90s, you knew the face and the name and the voice. He was seemingly omnipresent, as so many ...
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