Could Michael Moorer Have Beaten Max Baer?

No way...

 

He looks like he could have got up imo

 

He could have, but he probably wouldn't have.

 

I am not so sure about that!

 

I know, but we don’t know what state he’s actually in, his brain was probably scrambled after the huge shots he took.

 

Moorer had big power in both fists but more importantly delivered his punches in beautiful, compact and FAST combos from the other side. It is quite likely he blows out Baer in the first few rounds.

 

Oh please!

 

I've witnessed Moorer firsthand at his peak. I am well aware of his abilities in contrast to other heavies of his day and later days.

 

Yes, but this is an issue of mindset, some fighters get up there, some don't.

Maybe the man who doesn't is smarter but a pitbull wouldn't back down

 

Well he was not Joe Louis, and Baer wasn't some tomato can!

 

x2. Baer still has a little chance of catching glassy Moorer at roughing him up. But Moorer had power himself and should be favoured.

Baer was a brave tough tomato can with a weight, power and chin advantage in the environment of the 30s. Baer is the perfect example to what happens when you put a very flawed bigger fellow, who represents his size via adequate chin and power, into the CW-devision.
Oliver McCall and Ray Mercer would be monsters in the 30s.

 

He was quite a bit like Louis but not as dedicated, obviously a southpaw and fought in an era of much, much better athletes with better training.

 

Moorer largely avoided the best of his day. He was very carefully matched. How are the abilities of the athletes of his day relevant when he didn't fight them?

 

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Come on now.

The only person who ever stopped Baer early was Joe Louis.

Would you really expect Moorer to replicate that feat?

Baer was a much more dangerous puncher than old Foreman by the way.

Young Foreman you could argue it either way, but not with old Foreman.