George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz, billed as "Celebration", was a professional boxing match contested on April 22, 1995 for Foreman's IBF and lineal heavyweight championships, as well as the vacant WBU heavyweight championship. In his previous fight, 45-year-old George Foreman made history by becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history after scoring an upset knockout victory over Michael Moorer on November 5, 1994. In early 1995, Foreman began negotiations to make the first defense of his newly won WBA and IBF titles against German mid-level prospect Axel Schulz. However, Schulz was unranked by both
Michael Moorer His last fight was a KO win over Shelby Gross in 2008. Following the fight Moorer retired from professional boxing. Moorer was arrested in 1989 for taking part in a brawl in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. In 1991, just days after his win over Alex Stewart, Moorer was arrested for assaulting a police officer. Moorer had reportedly been intoxicated at the time of his arrest. The officer he punched suffered a broken jaw. Moorer later was placed on probation and settled the case out of court. Michael Moorer Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who