George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz led to Schulz getting a third consecutive opportunity at the championship, this time against the former champion Michael Moorer. The two would meet on June 22, 1996 in Schulz' native Germany, but Schulz was again unable to capture the title, losing to Moorer by split decision. 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
George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison title against little-known Michael Bentt in what was perceived to be a warmup before facing Lewis. However, Bentt would unexpectedly score three knockdowns over Morrison en route to a first-round knockout victory that cost Morrison his title match against Lewis. Foreman initially stuck with his retirement plans and spent a year and a half without participating in a boxing match. However, Foreman decided to challenge the newly crowned WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Michael Moorer for his titles to which Moorer accepted. Moorer was having little trouble with Foreman and was ahead on all three scorecards when Foreman hit him