How Good Was Michael Moorer at Light Heavy

How so? His power was the only thing outstanding about him at the weight, IMO. He had obvious flaws and limitations, which were often exposed by even the lower level of competition he faced, like a faded Leslie Stewart and Frankie Swindell (prior to him lowering the bomb of course). His skills were never impressive enough to make me think he could've been any kind of great, and he lacked the strength and durability to have made me favor him over any elite fighter there. His defense was porous and his offense pretty basic until he was able to hurt an opponent, in which case he'd really let the power punches fly. I actually thought he improved with his move up to HW.

 

Well, I was impressed with his athleticism and the way he put punches together. His patience was good in that he didn't try to rush to get you out of there. Even though he had one-punch ko power, he didn't try to blindly bomb you out. Even though he never was on the receiving end of a shootout, his punch resistence seemed better at the lower weight.

He beat good fighter without even trying. Once he had you hurt, he was gonna get you out of there. There were times when he wasn't even into the fight, but that never stopped him from getting the job done.

 

He couldn't make 175, but he wasn't a heavyweight, he was a cruiserweight.

 

I stated he would have been a great Cruiserweight, because he was chubby at HW. Even so, he was still quick of hand and foot. Just think of him at 185 with speed and power. He would have been something to see.

 

Better at lightheavyweight and would have been good cruiser.