Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman. Every page goes through Down goes Moorer on a right hand! Judge Ford's scorecard was a little closer, as he scored the bout 86-85 in favor of the champion with Foreman winning two additional rounds on his card. George! The WBA did not have Foreman ranked on its list of contenders and was thus not willing to sanction the bout. Usually, Foreman would be alongside Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant and unofficial scorer Harold Lederman calling fights during this period. Foreman took a significant number of jabs to the face, which began to take a toll later in the fight as one of his eyes nearly swelled shut. His planning, as Foreman said later, was to use the jab and the occasional hook to the body to force Moorer away from his tactics and leave him open so he could throw a combination with his jab and a right cross. You sure?” As Foreman nodded, Dundee exuded confidence, “Alright, dynamite! His love for the sweet science goes back to when matches were 15 rounds and has been covering fights since closed-circuit pay-per-views. Judge Ford's scorecard was a little closer, as he scored the bout 86-85 in favor of the champion with Foreman winning two additional rounds on his card. George! A final right caught the champion flush on the jaw with such force that it broke Moorer's mouthpiece and cut his lip. Solid right hand by Moorer. I give him all the credit in the world, but, again, he’s a 45-year-old man in a young man’s game.”Just as Clancy finished his thought, Moorer stepped to his left. As noted, he had only been stopped once in his career in the fight with Ali. In fact, 45-year-old George beat Michael Moorer for the WBA and IBF Heavyweight title in 1994 -- … Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth is not only a quote by Mike Tyson, it's also a pretty good reminder to keep your guard up.On April 20, 2013, Canelo Alvarez took on Austin Trout in a unification bout at The Alamodome in San Antonio,...April 8, 2006- At the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather took on Zab...On this day back on April 5, 1915, Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson in the...Muhammad Ali, on March 31, 1973, took on Ken Norton to begin the trilogy of their landmark heavyweight...On March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, two...Copyright © 2019-2020 Big Fight Weekend, All Rights ReservedWe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Years later, when the fight was featured as part of HBO's Moorer dismissed Foreman's recollection of the events, instead repeatedly saying he got "lucky". George!”With very few clinches, referee Joe Cortez simply circled the two as they exchanged leather. Date: 1994-11-05; Location: MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, … George’s blows appear to be the heavier shots now!”Moorer weathered the thunder and, true to form, fired back. Most in the MGM Grand were looking for a Foreman miracle.Lampley, Merchant, and Gil Clancy were seated ringside to call the blow-by-blow action.The early rounds saw Foreman following Moorer, arms crossed in front of him, looking to land right hand bombs behind his left jab. Foreman was on the comeback trail at this stage and coming off a defeat against Tommy Morrison in 1993. In addition, only Ali, Despite his ability to take whatever Moorer was throwing at him, Foreman appeared on the way to yet another defeat in a world championship fight. Moorer was slowed down by a body shot early in the round, and Foreman's punches started landing more consistently. It happened! I can’t believe it.”At 2:03 of Round 10, George Foreman was the new Heavyweight champion of the world. In the process he became the oldest man to win the most prestigious prize in sports, the Heavyweight championship.Moorer, now sitting upright, had a severely swollen lip with blood welling in his mouth. The challenger’s activity level was dropping while his eye was swelling.Moorer was now much more comfortable standing flat footed in front of Foreman. Larry Merchant would note, “George has sweat socks older than Moorer.” Odds makers had Foreman as a 2-1 betting underdog on fight night.Moorer, 26, was making the first defense of his newly acquired Heavyweight crown. Years later, when the fight was featured as part of HBO's Moorer dismissed Foreman's recollection of the events, instead repeatedly saying he got "lucky". From BoxRec (Redirected from Fight:8888) Jump to:navigation, search. Relive that magical night in its entirety below.Marquis Johns is a unknown humorist and avid boxing fan. At that time, a ten-year-old Michael Moorer was about a year away from taking his first steps in a boxing ring. Foreman celebrating his new world championship at 45 years old, after beating Michael MoorerThe source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? We have created a browser extension. As noted, he had only been stopped once in his career in the fight with Ali. On Saturday night, November 5, George Foreman (72-4, 67 KOs) was challenging WBA and IBF Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer (35-0, 30 KOs).