Just how good was Michael Moorer?

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  1. closedguard

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    Did michael moorer fight off the back foot? Maybe that's why he didn't move his head.
     
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  2. Vince Voltage

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    He was an excellent fighter. The funny thing with Moorer is that his temperament changed as he moved up in weight. At LH he was an aggressive hellion, who seemed to truly enjoy beating people up. As a heavy, he changed...he was more cautious, doubtful, not as vicious. I suppose some of it was common sense, to be more careful with bigger guys.
     
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  3. Azzer85

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    Moorer and Mclellan looked bigger than Tyson.

    Im sure they must have done some sparring.

    Also on one of those Tysons Greatest Hits documentaries, they had Holmes on there with Teddy Atlas and Michael Moorer. Moorer made some interesting comments on the Tyson/Douglas bout
     
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  4. Azzer85

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    His flat feet were just as bad as his chin
     
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  5. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    If you had a link that would be sweet :good
     
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  6. mr. magoo

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    Bowe's record certainly is considerably better than Tyson's in the 90's. He went 27-1 during that period and only lost to a man whom he beat twice - the very same man who twice bested Tyson. His secondary wins include Coetzer, Gonzalez, Hide, Donald, Seldon, and a few others who aren't too far off par from the Ruddock's, Bruno's and Stewart's who Tyson fought.
     
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  7. Ken Ashcroft

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    Must have been the Bert Cooper fight that changed his attitude. Even though he won that wild slugfest, he must have known that he was far more vulnerable against the bigger guys and couldn't simply overpower them especially since Cooper wasn't exactly the biggest heavyweight out there.
     
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  8. Azzer85

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    i think it was on tv, its part of that ESPN classics
     
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  9. Azzer85

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    ok i concede that Bowes record was better, Tysons main body of work was done in the 80s.

    how abouts Moorer?
     
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  10. mr. magoo

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    Its close.

    Moorer's record in the 90's consisted of 19-2, with wins over Holyfield who was in poor health, Burt Cooper, Alex Stewart, Frans Botha, Axel Schultz and an aged Smith. Not a great resume but probably not too far off the mark from Tyson's for the decade. I'd say they are close.
     
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