Moorer vs Wlad resume and head to head

Wlad at number ten. Yeah ok

 

Wlad has better resume than Moorer and would destroy him in an actual fight.

Wlad has been very consistant in his 8-year unbeaten streak. He has many contenders and beltholders in his record. Moorer has the better single win -Holyfield-, but Wlad's overall resume is better.

Head to head, 2008 Wlad would destroy 1994 Moorer.

 

Moorer was a very good LHW but he was a bit untested as a LHW as well. He won the WBO title at LHW in just his 12th pro bout. He had turned pro just 9 months prior. He beat Ramzi Hassan (KO5) and became the first WBO LHW Champ. Hassan had lost a decision to a prime Virgil Hill 6 months prior for Hill's WBA title. Moorer made 9 title defenses and 1 non-title defense before moving up to HW. Among others he beat Frankie Swindell KO6 and Leslie Stewart KO8 (his toughest fight at LHW). He went 22-0 (22) as a LHW.

At HW he won his first 6 bouts (4 by KO) before winning the vacant WBO HW title. Mike White and Everett Martin went the distance. White was dropped, beat around the ring, and almost stopped. Martin actually dropped Moorer but lost a lopsided decision.

Moorer stopped a very determined Bert Cooper (KO5) to win the WBO title. Moorer was down twice. Moorer vacated the title and won his next 5 bouts (3 by KO) before winning the Lineal HW title (WBA/IBF belts). He had beat Bonecrusher Smith W10, Frankie Swindell KO3, James Pritchard KO3, and Mike Evans W10 among others. He was now 12-0 (8KO) as a HW and 34-0 (30) overall.

He won a majority-decision vs. Evander Holyfield for the Lineal HW title. Moorer was dropped in the fight. Moorer lost the title in his first defense vs. George Foreman (LKOby10). Moorer was well ahead in the fight at the time of the stoppage.

Moorer easily outboxed Melvin Foster in his next fight (W10). Moorer won the vacant IBF HW title by beating Axel Schulz by split-decision. He made 2 defenses before losing the title to Holyfield in their rematch (8th round KO). He had beat Frans Botha (KO12) and Vaughan Bean (WMD12.) After losing to Holyfield he was 39-2 (32) overall and 15-2 (13) in World Title fights. He was dropped 5 times vs. Holyfield (and once in their first fight) but he showed heart, kept getting up, and was fighting well.

Moorer was definately on the downhill slide after the loss to Holyfield. He went 13-2-1 (9) in his last 16 fights. He lost to David Tua (LKOby1, 30 seconds) and Eliseo Castillo (L10). The draw was a TD after 5 rounds vs. Dale Crowe (headbutt/cut to Crowe's eye ). He beat Terrence Lewis KO2, Robert Davis W10, Otis Tisdale W10, Vassiliy Jirov KO9, and Cliff Couser KO1 among others. He retired at 52-4-1 (40) overall and 15-2 (13) at World Title fights at LHW and HW (counting WBO title fights)... he was a true HW World Champ!

 

anyway, H2H? Wlad by KO!

 

not much comparison. Vlad better.

 

Head to head I'd pick Wlad by forgettable decision or later round stoppage.

Moorer would not find a way past the jab, and Wlad would be too scared to engage a puncher like Moorer.

 

Moorer could hit, no doubt about that.
Mike White is not even close to Wlad's level, but he was huge (6'10", 280) and got dropped with a short hook in the 1st. White fell as if shot...quite surprised that he beat the count, and then survived (if barely) until the final bell.

But people should not doubt Moorer's punch.

 

Yes it is. I guess your unaware of Holyfields heart that night. The win, due to it's differing scorecards is about as impressive and credible as Valuev's win over evander