Archie moore vs michael spinks & Michael moorer

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  1. greynotsoold

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    I don't think that the size of Moorer would trouble Moore; Archie fought many 200 pound guys. I don't think that the southpaw thing would bother Moore; he fought Bandit Romero several times and I am sure that there are other lefties on his record if I took the time to look.
    Moore has such an advantage in skill and, more importantly, the savvy to be able to apply that skill....Moorer has the potential to come out and steamroll Archie but it isn't much.
    Moorer fought all his light heavyweight fights that way- come out fast and roll over actual 175 pounders- and Moore would make him pay for that, unless we are talking a 46 year old Archie, then it might work. But against a 36 year old Archie, Moore would pay for being in a hurry.
    In Moorer's career you can see that he realized the limitations of his all or nothing style and started to take his time. Then what did he have? He made the style change out of trepidation, not certainty.
     
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