Michael Moorer (52-4-1, 40) was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on November 12, 1967. At the age of 20 years on March 4, 1988, he made his professional boxing debut against Adrian Riggs, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 12th career fight at 21 years old, Moorer became a light-heavyweight world champion on December 3, 1988 after defeating Ramzi Hassan via 5th-round TKO to win the WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the heavyweight weight class as well, winning the WBO, WBA and IBF titles against Bert Cooper via 5th-round TKO on May 15, 1992.
Moorer's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Shelby Gross at age 40 on February 8, 2008. He retired with a 6-fight winning streak.
Some of Michael Moorer's best fights have been against Evander Holyfield, Vassiliy Jirov, Francois Botha, James Smith, Axel Schulz, Leslie Stewart and Alex Stewart.
Moorer has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Feb 8, 2008 40 years, 2 months 52-4-1 (40) | Shelby Gross | 1 | KO | WIN | |
56 | Oct 31, 2007 39 years, 11 months 51-4-1 (39) | Roderick Willis | 10 | SD | WIN | |
55 | Aug 16, 2007 39 years, 9 months 50-4-1 (39) | Rich Boruff | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Mar 16, 2007 39 years, 4 months 49-4-1 (38) | Sedreck Fields | 10 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Dec 9, 2006 39 years 48-4-1 (38) | Cliff Couser | 1 | KO | WIN | |
52  | Dec 9, 2004 37 years 47-4-1 (37) | 30 years, 8 months 33-2 (29) | HW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
51 | Jul 3, 2004 36 years, 7 months 46-4-1 (36) | Eliseo Castillo | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
50 | Jan 17, 2004 36 years, 2 months 46-3-1 (36) | Jose Arimatea da Silva | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Aug 23, 2003 35 years, 9 months 45-3-1 (35) | Rogério Lobo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
48 | Mar 29, 2003 35 years, 4 months 44-3-1 (34) | Otis Tisdale | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47  | Aug 17, 2002 34 years, 9 months 43-3-1 (34) | 29 years, 8 months 40-3 (35) | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
46 | Feb 16, 2002 34 years, 3 months 43-2-1 (34) | Robert Davis | 10 | UD | WIN | |
45 | Dec 9, 2001 34 years 42-2-1 (34) | Terry Porter | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Jul 27, 2001 33 years, 8 months 41-2-1 (33) | Dale Crowe | 5 | TD | DRAW | |
43 | Jan 12, 2001 33 years, 2 months 41-2 (33) | Terrence Lewis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Nov 17, 2000 33 years 40-2 (32) | Lorenzo Boyd | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
41  | Nov 8, 1997 29 years, 11 months 39-2 (31) | 35 years 34-3 (24) | HW | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost IBF For WBA |
40 | Mar 29, 1997 29 years, 4 months 39-1 (31) | Vaughn Bean | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Defended IBF |
39  | Nov 9, 1996 28 years, 11 months 38-1 (31) | 28 years, 1 months 35-0 (21) | HW | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
38  | Jun 22, 1996 28 years, 7 months 37-1 (30) | 27 years, 7 months 21-2-1 (10) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
37 | May 13, 1995 27 years, 6 months 36-1 (30) | Melvin Foster | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Nov 5, 1994 26 years, 11 months 35-1 (30) | 45 years, 9 months 72-4 (67) | HW | 10 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA, IBF |
35 | Apr 22, 1994 26 years, 5 months 35-0 (30) | 31 years, 6 months 30-1 (22) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA, IBF |
34 | Dec 4, 1993 26 years 34-0 (30) | Mike Evans | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Jun 22, 1993 25 years, 7 months 33-0 (30) | James Pritchard | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Apr 27, 1993 25 years, 5 months 32-0 (29) | Frankie Swindell | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | Feb 27, 1993 25 years, 3 months 31-0 (28) | 39 years, 10 months 33-10-1 (26) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Nov 13, 1992 25 years 30-0 (28) | Billy Wright | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
29  | May 15, 1992 24 years, 6 months 29-0 (27) | 26 years, 4 months 27-8 (24) | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
28 | Mar 17, 1992 24 years, 4 months 28-0 (26) | Everett Martin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Feb 1, 1992 24 years, 2 months 27-0 (26) | Mike White | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Nov 23, 1991 24 years 26-0 (26) | Bobby Crabtree | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
25  | Jul 27, 1991 23 years, 8 months 25-0 (25) | 27 years 27-2 (27) | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Jun 25, 1991 23 years, 7 months 24-0 (24) | Levi Billups | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Apr 19, 1991 23 years, 5 months 23-0 (23) | Terry Davis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Dec 15, 1990 23 years, 1 months 22-0 (22) | Danny Stonewalker | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
21 | Aug 21, 1990 22 years, 9 months 21-0 (21) | Jim MacDonald | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Apr 28, 1990 22 years, 5 months 20-0 (20) | Mario Oscar Melo | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
19 | Feb 3, 1990 22 years, 2 months 19-0 (19) | Marcellus Allen | LHW | 9 | RTD | WIN Defended WBO |
18 | Dec 12, 1989 22 years, 1 months 18-0 (18) | Mike Sedillo | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
17 | Nov 16, 1989 22 years 17-0 (17) | Jeff Thompson | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
16  | Jun 25, 1989 21 years, 7 months 16-0 (16) | 28 years, 3 months 27-4 (18) | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
15 | Apr 22, 1989 21 years, 5 months 15-0 (15) | Freddie Delgado | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
14 | Feb 19, 1989 21 years, 3 months 14-0 (14) | Frankie Swindell | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
13 | Jan 14, 1989 21 years, 2 months 13-0 (13) | Victor Claudio | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
12 | Dec 3, 1988 21 years 12-0 (12) | Ramzi Hassan | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
11 | Nov 4, 1988 20 years, 11 months 11-0 (11) | Glenn Kennedy | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 17, 1988 20 years, 11 months 10-0 (10) | Carl Williams | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 7, 1988 20 years, 10 months 9-0 (9) | Jorge Suero | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 12, 1988 20 years, 9 months 8-0 (8) | Jordan Keepers | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 6, 1988 20 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Terrence Walker | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
6 | Jun 25, 1988 20 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | LaVelle Stanley | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 6, 1988 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Keith McMurray | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 10, 1988 20 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Dennis Fikes | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 29, 1988 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Brett Zwierzynski | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 25, 1988 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Bill Lee | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 4, 1988 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Adrian Riggs | 1 | TKO | WIN |
