Max Baer vs Michael Moorer

Yes he was a class above both.

Old Foreman, and Tua, built their credentials against B grade fighters.

Baer built his credentials, against men ranked in the top ten, both in his prime and after it!

Neither Old Foreman, nor Moorer, was in Baer's class, at his brilliant best!

 

Baer's right finds Moorer's china chin, the referee counts, and everybody goes home earlier than expected.

 

No. No he was not.

Moorer had excellent boxing skills and probably was fairly adept at slipping and countering a right hand thrown from the county breadline. The shots that got him were compact, right down the pipe. If Baer can muster something like that, his chances are good.

Moorer thru hard, fast and educated combos, the type that had left Max bewildered against Louis. If he gets Baer on the end of his rope, it could goodnight for Max.

My prediction is the 12th bell never sounds.

 

You honestly just make things up. Baer’s Post title opposition was horrific. His big wins over a shot Galento and a decision over a tough but often bested Farr.

 

I wouldn't really feel comfortable using the term class in relation to Baer to be honest.

 

Moorer's poor ring intelligence + porous chin, and power? He couldn't even deck a "heart smitten" Evander Holyfield...so what's he gonna do to Max Baer?

 

Red, you lighted on something I had forgotten about with Moorer. He had that Joe Bugner/set a fire under his stool type of passivity. I always recall during his first fight with Holyfield, how Teddy Atlas was screaming at him to get going. Although some of Teddy's antics were a bit over the top, he was spot on when he said between rounds what all of us were thinking, "You've got to start fighting, there's something wrong with that guy."

 

They are still better than the people that Tua was beating.

 

Being a last word freak without credibility is meaningless. That is your legacy on this forum.

 

If you want to make an issue of it, we can compare Baer's best wins after he lost the title, to Tua's best over his entire career.

I guarantee that Baer comes out on top!