Sultan Ibragimov V Michael Moorer ?

Hmm.... I almost want to say I favor Moorer, ever so slightly. Perhaps a wider variety of punches to call upon, with no initial southpaw disadvantage against Sultan, with Sultan not possessing the raw power to out fight or put away the very persistent Moorer.

Moorer really did look sensational in bouts like the Alex Stewart one. His finish in that bout, and his knockdowns against Stewart, were as violent as you'll ever see in Stewart's career. The way he flails backwards into the ropes with his hands half raised, flailing about after limply rebounding off the ropes is as brutal if not more than anything Tyson was able to summon against Stewart in his blitz.

 

Could go either way. Both were hot and cold.

 

Moorer by decision, ibragimov never did beat anybody as good as evander

 

Moorer outboxes him clearly , Sultan was slow as molasses

 

He wasn’t.

 

I agree with this. They're not far apart quality or skills wise, but I feel like Moorer was much "scrappier" and would be taking the fight to Sultan the entire night. Since Sultan doesn't have the power to take advantage of Moorer's relative durability issues, it's going to inevitably turn into a fight. Think you nailed it in regards to it being a close decision.

 

Iggy was capable of going to the trenches. It just didn’t happen much in the pros. He did it against Chagaev as an am though.

 

I can see this. I can also see a close Iggy victory, where his consistency and high workrate begins to pay off. Moorer had a tendency to switch off at times.

 

Iggy wasn't that light a puncher. He wasn't heavy handed at all, but he was sharp and quick, and knew how to time someone to get through their guard. He stunned and knocked down quite a few of his opponents that way.

He was also, as NoNeck mentioned, no stranger to scrapping in the trenches himself, something which often tended to bring out his best work.

 

Moorer by decision

 

No he wasn't...and he was smart and clever too. I'm going with Ibragimov by decision over the overrated Moorer. The Russian was a totally different kettle of fish from from Botha, the truly slow White Buffalo, who Moorer struggled with.

 

Well, the Holyfield that Ibragimov beat was about as good as a 40 something Evander could be, but obviously wasn't close to the Holyfield that Moorer beat (notwithsstanding the dodgy ticker).

I've always seen Moorer as a difficult proposition for "smaller" heavyweights; I don't think he could stand up to a Lewis, Bowe or Klitschko, but against fighters around his size he was very dangerous. He gave Holyfield plenty of problems in the rematch despite being in poor shape, and Evander only really took control when Moorer's durability issues came to the fore. Moorer was a skilled, hard-hitting southpaw with a proven ability to get off the canvas and win.

It would be interesting to see which southpaw was able to impose their style best on the other. I think it would be one of those nip and tuck Moorer decision fights, rather than a shootout like against Cooper, but I would give Moorer the edge. If you couldn't hurt Moorer he was a very difficult proposition, and I don't think Ibragimov had either the size, power or aggression to exploit Moorer's weaknesses.

 

Sultan had very quick feet. And quick hands. Whomever called him slow has no clue.

A puncher with skills and a good chin. Good body shot, excellent hook. His biggest problem was he was only 6'2", vs Wlad, but I think he takes out the chinny Moorer who is the same size.