CORRIE SANDERS v MICHAEL MOORER

Good match up and probably a very entertaining fight.. The fans are likely to get their money's worth if these two ever met in their primes...

Even though Corrie had faster hands, along with enough power to dispatch Moorer, I would probably favor Michael. I think too much is weighed into Sander's victory over Wlad and Moorer's loss to Foreman, but not enough analysis is being touched upon when looking at the rest of their careers.. Sanders fought very few quality men, and didn't come back to win when he got in trouble.. Moorer rose off the canvas to win a few times in his career, took some big shots from Cooper, Stewart, an aging Smith and a few others, and also beat better men in Frans Botha, Axel Schultz and even a less than fabulous Holyfield... Sanders had one big moment, along with several wins over some upper tier journeyman, but not much else.

Moorer was more athletic and could either beat a guy early or stop him late... He also had better skills than Corrie, albeit close. Corrie had stamina issues and could never be accurately predicted to show up in shape. If we're honest, Moorer really only lost to quality fighters in his career, while Sanders sometimes fell short against lesser men...

 

Sanders would have a good chance if he got Michael early, but I don't know if he sould be favored.. Sanders was dropped in two rounds by Nate Tubbs who wasn't even within seeing distance of world rankings. Moorer mainly lost to elite level fighters, and the Tua fight happened when he was way past it. Moorer rose off the canvas to win fights and had better stamina, whereas Sanders fell short in these areas.. If Corrie could duplicate his performance against Wlad with Moorer, then I think he'd win, but that was one fight in a career consisting of nearly 50 pro bouts, and I also think that fight had just as much to do with Wlad's complacency as it did Sander's having a career showing.

 

In short, Moorer was far superior to Sanders and proved it throughout his career. ...So, really, barring a Wladish knockout Sanders is not logically to be favored.

 

Agreed,

These two men had a combined record of over 100 pro fights, and frankly I don't see how anyone can make one of them the favorite based on a single performance.

 

Yes Sanders has a punchers chance, little else.

 

I actually think Sanders was the more talented of the two- blessed with great speed and excellent power, but Moorer was far more polished. Give Sanders some committed time with Manny and this one goes his way. As it was in reality, I probably would not put money on either fighter. Moorer had a shaky beard and Sanders, very tough, lost his composure later in fights.

 

Sanders early speed/intensity and big power could result in an early KO for the South African given Moorers shaky chin. After the first 2-3 rounds though Sanders can tire and if Moorer is still in it he'd likely take over and win a UD

 

Indeed,

Moorer was only taken out in the early rounds once in nearly 60 pro fights, and that was when he was well past his prime and facing David Tua, who I think is a much better fighter than Sanders anyway. An early 90's version of Michael Moorer was dangerous in the opening rounds, and even if he got decked, could rise off the canvas to win - something that I'm not sure Sanders was capable of... Moorer should be favored, but I say that with no real conviction.

 

Agreed. However, if a motivated Sanders (that almost makes me laugh to put into words) replaces Botha in their fight, I think Sanders has a good chance to win.

This fight is a win-win situation for the spectator. Two quick, powerful and somewhat delicate heavyweights.

 

I would never discount Sanders has having a puncher's chance. He had very fast hands and a huge punche... Couple this with Moorer's chin, and it could be a nasty combination.

 

Moorer's chin wasn't great but it's not a given that you win by KO against him if you're a puncher. Bert Cooper had an up and down career but when at his best he was lethal, and he was certainly at his best against Moorer but still got stopped in one of my favorite HW fights.
Moorer fought a higher level of competition and like people have already said, never lost to the likes of Nate Tubbs.

Sanders has a shot early but I think the Wlad fight was a bit of a fluke and a case of styles as well. If you hurt Wlad during that stage in his career you had him beat. Anyway, I give Sanders about a 30% chance of stopping him early but Moorer stops him around 7 or 8 more often than not.

 

Very astute of youatsch

 

Sanders by TKO had 2 much speed and power.

 

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