How do you rate Michael Moorer at light heavyweight?

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  1. JoeLaTurkey

    JoeLaTurkey Active Member Full Member

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    Moorer KO'd all his opponents at 175lbs but wasn't in the limelight getting the biggest fights until his heavyweight days.

    How do you rate him? And how do you think he could have done against the best light heavies?
     
  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I believe the Search function would've beaten him.
     
  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bob Foster, Archie Moore, Paul Berlenbach, Victor Galindez, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and Matthew Saad Muhammad would have feasted on Michael Moorer....would have stopped him. The lightheavy stylists..Billy Conn, Maxie Rosenbloom, Harold Johnson, Willie Pastrano and John Conteh would have doped him out and beaten him as well...some of them within the distance.
     
  4. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    what about Michael Spinks?
     
  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    How could I forget Michael Spinks (palm hitting forehead)???? Spinks would stop him too.:bbb
     
  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    With his only real win of note coming against Leslie Stewart, not very high..



    A very difficult question to answer given that he was very untested at that weight class and never would be. The best that can be said, was that he had a huge punch and south paw style, plus Manny Steward in his corner.. Had he squared off with some of the other top men of his day, ie, Hill, Harding, Prince Charles, we might have more to work with..
     
  7. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is that Gen Curtis LeMaye on your Avatar ?
     
  8. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    Let's see:

    In a dull fight, Maxie Rosenbloom beats him.

    Foster stops him, as do Michael Spinks, Victor Galinez, and a few others.

    Billy Conn embarrasses him.
     
  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    No Mr. General Forum...I don't hate Michael Moorer...I'm just giving you an honest assessment of how he would have fared in my opinion against some superior oppostion.
     
  10. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    dont you talk to my buddy like that :twisted:
     
  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I figured he would be a buddy of yours.
     
  12. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    what are you insinuating?? :huh:huh
     
  13. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    Yes - i Agree.

    He could even KO Ezzy Charles, Mikey Spinks, Archey Moore And Bobby Foster IMO. :deal
     
  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    How come you can spell "insinuating" but "the" always comes out as "teh"?
     
  15. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    I have Aspergers.