How Would Holmes Have Done Against Moorer In 94?

I'm going to say no, Moorer beats him. My main reason is Holmes to my knowledge never fought any southpaws, at least not at a world class level. In his amateur days Holmes fought Nick Welles a hard punching southpaw and Holmes was stopped both times.

 

If you were asking how the Larry of '79-'84 would fare, I would go with Holmes on a UD or even a late round stoppage, with Moorer on his feet.
However, the Holmes of the McCall fight was not quite the force he once was, not finished by any means, but Moorer would be too mobile and busy for him. Michael Moorer, a clear UD for him.

 

Holmes amateur record was 19-3, two losses to Welles and one to Duane Bobick. Also in Holmes prime era there were very few world class heavyweight southpaws, in the 70's and 80's. The only one I can think of is Richard Dunn, and he was hardly world class. tarting in the 90's to the recent era you had world class southpaws - Moorer, Byrd, Corrie Sanders,

 

Moorer should win a clear decision.

 

I've heard a rumor, I'm not exactly how true it is, but supposedly many old time trainers if they got a fighter who was left handed would teach him to fight right handed rather than being naturally a southpaw. Gerry Cooney for example is left handed, but fought orthodox. His money punch was the left hook, sometimes I wonder if he fought southpaw, and developed a good right jab, how that left hand would have been as a straight left or left cross?

 

How many apart from Moorer became HW champions?

 

I forgot about Byrd. Personally unlike a few here, I'm not overly strict when it's comes to regarding titles only having credibility or being only genuine if it had lineal status.