Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman Houston. Two years after his second and final retirement, Salton Inc. paid over $137 million to buy out the right to use his name on the George Foreman Grill, and it is estimated that he has made over $200 million related to the grill, which is more than he made in the ring. Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman, billed as "One for the Ages", was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight championships. On April 22, 1994, Moorer defeated Evander Holyfield by decision to wrest the
Boxing in the United States in newspapers and access on major television networks. Also the lack of a US Heavyweight world champion. It was hoped in 2015 that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight would re-invigorate interest in the sport in the United States but because the fight was disappointing it was perceived as doing further harm to the image of the sport in the United States. Boxing in the United States Boxing's origins began in the United States in 19th Century. The United States became the center of professional boxing in the early 20th century. The sport of boxing came to the