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 1920s Shelby, Montana. His 1927 rematch against Tunney became known in boxing history as "The Long Count Fight". Dempsey became a household name, and he dated and married Hollywood actresses. He was, along with Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Bobby Jones, one of the so-called "Big Five of sports". Other important boxers included Benny Lynch (from West Scotland). "Panama Al Brown" was the first Hispanic to become a world champion. Because airlines lacked the structured schedules of the modern days, many boxers had to make their way to important fights by train. In 1921, the National Boxing Association was