Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II was finally announced. Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II was a professional boxing match contested November 8, 1997 for the WBA and IBF Heavyweight championships. After Riddick Bowe vacated the WBC Heavyweight title in 1992 followed by George Foreman being stripped of both the WBA and IBF Heavyweight titles in 1995, the heavyweight boxing division was in limbo as three different men laid claim to each of the three major heavyweight championships in 1997. Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer held the WBA and IBF Heavyweight titles respectively, while Lennox Lewis held the WBC version
Art Tucker professional fights shows 21 wins (15 K.O.), 5 losses (5 K.O.) and 1 draw. For some time he was trained by Teddy Atlas, who also coached former heavyweight world-champion Michael Moorer. Tucker is currently an employee of the Newark Housing Authority, Newark N.J. Art Tucker Art Tucker (born January 29, 1959) is a heavyweight boxer from Newark, New Jersey. He started boxing while incarcerated in Rahway State Prison, N.J. for 12 years. Art Tucker, nicknamed "Big", launched his career after being released in 1987 with 15 wins in a row. At one point during this time, he was rumored to