Hello friends, A while ago, i created a thread for anyone who is interested in rewatching classic fights with fresh eyes and discussing them on this forum. Thread is here: Which classic fights do you want to revisit in 2025? | Boxing News 24 Fan Forum In our first 4 installment, we discussed RJJ vs Tarver 1, Canelo Alvarez vs GGG 2, Bernard Hopkins vs Jermaine Taylor 1, and James Toney vs Tiberi. The links to the previous installments are found below the embedded video below. In our fifth installment, we will discuss, Evander Holyfield vs Michael Moorer 1 This fight will be interesting due to a debate on whether the knockdown round is a 10-8 Holyfield or a 10-9 Holyfield round. You can rewatch the fight whenever you have time and we will discuss it NEXT Sunday, 13th July 2025. This will give everyone enough time to go back and rewatch the fight with fresh eyes. You are not obligated to score the fight. However, if you do decide to score the fight, please wait till Sunday, 13th July June 2025 to post your scorecards so we can do this collectively. Personally, i will be posting my scorecard and adding a poll on top of it. I am going to embed the fight here. This content is protected Links to previous classic fights revisit: Classic fights revisit : Roy Jones Jr vs Antonio Tarver 1 | Boxing News 24 Fan Forum Classic fights revisit edition 2: Canelo Alvarez vs GGG 2 | Boxing News 24 Fan Forum Classic fights revisit edition 3: Bernard Hopkins vs Jermaine Taylor 1 | Boxing News 24 Fan Forum Classic fights revisit edition 4: James Toney vs Dave Tiberi | Boxing News 24 Fan Forum Classic fights revisit edition 5: Evander Holyfield vs Michael Moorer 1 | Boxing News 24 Fan Forum
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Hello, I scored the fight 115-113 for Moorer with the 2nd round a 10-8 round for Holyfield as it was a legitimate KD. Rd 1 : 10-10 Very close round that could have gone either way. Rd 2 : 10-8 Holyfield Moorer dominated the round but it wasn't a complete beating. Holyfield dropped him near the end with a good counter from my recollection. Rd 3 : 10-9 Moorer Moorer once again dominated most of the round but Holyfield came back well at the end. Rd 4 : 10-9 Moorer Close round but Moorer hurt Holyfield at the end. Rd 5 : 10-9 Moorer Moorer still dominated, Holyfield appeared to be tired and was cut on the eye. Rd 6 : 10-9 Moorer Moorer landed a lot of jabs, Holyfield danced away to evade the punches. Rd 7 : 10-9 Holyfield Holyfield retook the initiative but Moorer defended himself well. Rd 8 : 10-9 Moorer Both were less active but Moorer landed a little more. Rd 9 : 10-9 Holyfield Holyfield more active and landed more. Rd 10 : 10-9 Moorer Moorer landed two good right-left combinations and some jabs, Holyfield landed some punches at the middle of the round. Rd 11 : 10-9 Holyfield Holyfield landed a little more but was still tired. Rd 12 : 10-9 Moorer Moorer dominated the start, Holyfield came back halfway but Moorer finished stronger. Final score : 115-113 Moorer Overall opinion : Fight a little boring except during the first few rounds and the last. Holyfield was tired from the 5th onwards, and Moorer didn't take enough advantage of it although he showed a good jab. A deserved close win for Moorer.
@dmt I know you said not to post your scorecards until the 13th but i thought i'd bump this thread with my scorecard regardless. Evander Holyfield vs Michael Moorer 1 1 Holyfield 2 Holyfield 10-9 knockdown 3 Moorer 4 Moorer 5 Moorer 6 Moorer 7 Holyfield 8 Even 9 Holyfield 10 Holyfield 11 Moorer 12 Moorer 115-114 Moorer. Round 2 for me was definitely only 10-9 Moorer was in complete control of that round and Holyfield virtually only landed 2 punches right at the end of the round to score the knockdown. I thought there was a few swing rounds that could've gone either rounds 3 and 8. But overall i felt Holyfield landed the better punches but he didn't have the energy levesl to sustain it and Moorer's more consistent workrate and jab gave him the edge IMO. I don't know why Moorer didn't really put his foot on the gas vs a lackluster Holyfield maybe he was a bit cautious after the knockdown ? but the way he fought the 12th round had he fought more like that it's possible he could've got a stoppage IMO. Me and Harold Lederman differed on a few rounds he scored rounds 3 and 8 for Holyfeld and scored the 2nd 10-8 which i slightly disagreed with.
