Michael Moorer was an undefeated southpaw in his first 35 professional bouts. He captured the WBO light heavyweight title in 1988 which he defended 9 times. In 1991, Moorer moved up to Heavyweight winning the vacant WBO heavyweight title from Bert Cooper via TKO in 1992.

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Jun 4, 2024 · Moorer was undefeated as a light heavyweight: 22 fights, all knockout victories, including nine defenses of the WBO Light Heavyweight Championship. Moorer was the first southpaw to ever capture the World Heavyweight Championship. After retiring as a boxer in 2004, Moorer began a career as a trainer. Among his pupils were "Minnesota Ice" Joey ...

Michael Moorer is an American former professional boxer famous for being the first ever southpaw to win the unified IBF and WBA heavyweight titles. Raised in Monessen, Pennsylvania, he began playing football at an early age.

Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008.

Michael Moorer vs. Vaughn Bean, billed as The March of Ides, was a professional boxing match contested on March 29, 1997, for the IBF heavyweight title. [1]

Feb 23, 2024 · Fightnews.com® sat down with soon to be inducted Hall of Famer Michael Moorer, the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion of the world. Moorer shared his memories of winning the WBO heavyweight title in 1992 when he stopped Bert Cooper and the upset of Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield in ’94 for his WBA and IBF belts.

Jan 15, 2024 · Monessen’s Michael Moorer (right), shown fighting Germany’s Axel Schulz in their IBF heavyweight world championship match in 1996, was elected last month to the International Boxing Hall of...

He won his first 26 contests via knockout and, in just his 12th bout, captured the inaugural WBO light heavyweight title with a 5th round TKO of Ramzi Hassan. He successfully defended the crown nine times – including stoppages over Frankie Swindell (TKO 6) and Leslie Stewart (TKO 8) - before vacating the belt and moving to heavyweight in 1991.

Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various social, political, and economic topics.