Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman 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 title, which Holyfield had regained from Riddick Bowe in his previous bout, from the two-time champion. Foreman, at 45, had been on the comeback trail for several years after choosing to end his ten-plus year retirement. He had received a shot at Holyfield's undisputed world championship in 1991 but was defeated. Foreman also
Michael Moorer being one of only four men (the others being Bob Fitzsimmons, Michael Spinks, and Roy Jones Jr.) to win world titles at both light heavyweight and heavyweight. Since retiring from the sport, Moorer has worked as a boxing trainer. In 2009, he worked alongside Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles. Moorer was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Monessen, Pennsylvania, a small mill town in southwestern Pennsylvania. From an early age, Moorer began playing football and was raised by a single mother, who noticed Moorer's unusual hyperactivity. At age 10, Moorer's, grandfather, a former