George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison with a sudden right hand in the 10th round that dropped Moorer for the count and made Foreman the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history. George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison, billed as the "Star-Spangled Battle", was a professional boxing match contested on June 7, 1993 for the vacant WBO Heavyweight Championship. After WBO Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer opted to vacate the title in February 1993, the WBO sanctioned a match between popular 44-year-old ex-WBC and WBA heavyweight champion George Foreman and then up-and-coming 24-year-old prospect Tommy Morrison to determine who would be the next WBO
Boxing in the 1930s were crowned before Joe Louis began his legendary run as Heavyweight champion in 1937. He retired in 1949, still holding the title of World Heavyweight Champion. Boxing began expanding into Latin America in the 1930s: Sixto Escobar became the first world champion from Puerto Rico by defeating "Baby Casanova", who had also been crowned at the start of the decade. "Baby Arizmendi" conquered the first world title for Mexico in 1934. For his part, "Kid Chocolate" became the first world champion from Cuba. Three world champions won world titles in three different divisions, a feat no single fighter had accomplished