Michael Moorer Record
| Total Fights | 57 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 52 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 5 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 11 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 12 |
| KO Wins | 40 |
| KO Losses | 3 |
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What is Michael Moorer's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 19 years and 11 months, Michael Moorer fought 57 times with 52 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.
Moorer retired from professional boxing with a record of 52-4-1, which included five world-title wins and 11 successful title defense fights at two weight classes — light-heavyweight and heavyweight. He had a 70.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 40 of his total 57 fights being knockout wins, 12 of which were in title fights. Moorer suffered three knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Shelby Gross on February 8, 2008.
Some of Moorer's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Evander Holyfield, Mario Oscar Melo, Jeff Thompson, Freddie Delgado, Mike Sedillo, Billy Wright, and James Pritchard.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Feb 8, 2008 | 40 | Shelby Gross | Win | KO1 |
| 56 | Oct 31, 2007 | 39 | Roderick Willis | Win | SD |
| 55 | Aug 16, 2007 | 39 | Rich Boruff | Win | TKO1 |
| 54 | Mar 16, 2007 | 39 | Sedreck Fields | Win | UD |
| 53 | Dec 9, 2006 | 39 | Cliff Couser | Win | KO1 |
| 52 | Dec 9, 2004 | 37 | Vassiliy Jirov | Win | TKO9 |
| 51 | Jul 3, 2004 | 36 | Eliseo Castillo | Loss | UD |
| 50 | Jan 17, 2004 | 36 | Jose Arimatea da Silva | Win | TKO7 |
| 49 | Aug 23, 2003 | 35 | Rogério Lobo | Win | KO1 |
| 48 | Mar 29, 2003 | 35 | Otis Tisdale | Win | UD |
| 47 | Aug 17, 2002 | 34 | David Tua | Loss | KO1 |
| 46 | Feb 16, 2002 | 34 | Robert Davis | Win | UD |
| 45 | Dec 9, 2001 | 34 | Terry Porter | Win | TKO4 |
| 44 | Jul 27, 2001 | 33 | Dale Crowe | Draw | TD |
| 43 | Jan 12, 2001 | 33 | Terrence Lewis | Win | TKO2 |
| 42 | Nov 17, 2000 | 33 | Lorenzo Boyd | Win | TKO4 |
| 41 | Nov 8, 1997 | 29 | Evander Holyfield | Loss * | RTD8 |
| 40 | Mar 29, 1997 | 29 | Vaughn Bean | Win * | MD |
| 39 | Nov 9, 1996 | 28 | Francois Botha | Win * | TKO12 |
| 38 | Jun 22, 1996 | 28 | Axel Schulz | Win * | SD |
| 37 | May 13, 1995 | 27 | Melvin Foster | Win | UD |
| 36 | Nov 5, 1994 | 26 | George Foreman | Loss * | KO10 |
| 35 | Apr 22, 1994 | 26 | Evander Holyfield | Win * | MD |
| 34 | Dec 4, 1993 | 26 | Mike Evans | Win | UD |
| 33 | Jun 22, 1993 | 25 | James Pritchard | Win | TKO3 |
| 32 | Apr 27, 1993 | 25 | Frankie Swindell | Win | TKO3 |
| 31 | Feb 27, 1993 | 25 | James Smith | Win | UD |
| 30 | Nov 13, 1992 | 25 | Billy Wright | Win | TKO2 |
| 29 | May 15, 1992 | 24 | Bert Cooper | Win * | TKO5 |
| 28 | Mar 17, 1992 | 24 | Everett Martin | Win | UD |
| 27 | Feb 1, 1992 | 24 | Mike White | Win | UD |
| 26 | Nov 23, 1991 | 24 | Bobby Crabtree | Win | RTD1 |
| 25 | Jul 27, 1991 | 23 | Alex Stewart | Win | TKO4 |
| 24 | Jun 25, 1991 | 23 | Levi Billups | Win | TKO3 |
| 23 | Apr 19, 1991 | 23 | Terry Davis | Win | TKO2 |
| 22 | Dec 15, 1990 | 23 | Danny Stonewalker | Win * | TKO8 |
| 21 | Aug 21, 1990 | 22 | Jim MacDonald | Win | TKO3 |
| 20 | Apr 28, 1990 | 22 | Mario Oscar Melo | Win * | KO1 |
| 19 | Feb 3, 1990 | 22 | Marcellus Allen | Win * | RTD9 |
| 18 | Dec 12, 1989 | 22 | Mike Sedillo | Win * | TKO6 |
| 17 | Nov 16, 1989 | 22 | Jeff Thompson | Win * | KO1 |
| 16 | Jun 25, 1989 | 21 | Leslie Stewart | Win * | TKO8 |
| 15 | Apr 22, 1989 | 21 | Freddie Delgado | Win * | TKO1 |
| 14 | Feb 19, 1989 | 21 | Frankie Swindell | Win * | TKO6 |
| 13 | Jan 14, 1989 | 21 | Victor Claudio | Win * | TKO2 |
| 12 | Dec 3, 1988 | 21 | Ramzi Hassan | Win * | TKO5 |
| 11 | Nov 4, 1988 | 20 | Glenn Kennedy | Win | KO1 |
| 10 | Oct 17, 1988 | 20 | Carl Williams | Win | TKO1 |
| 9 | Oct 7, 1988 | 20 | Jorge Suero | Win | TKO2 |
| 8 | Aug 12, 1988 | 20 | Jordan Keepers | Win | TKO2 |
| 7 | Aug 6, 1988 | 20 | Terrence Walker | Win | RTD5 |
| 6 | Jun 25, 1988 | 20 | LaVelle Stanley | Win | TKO2 |
| 5 | Jun 6, 1988 | 20 | Keith McMurray | Win | TKO2 |
| 4 | May 10, 1988 | 20 | Dennis Fikes | Win | TKO2 |
| 3 | Apr 29, 1988 | 20 | Brett Zwierzynski | Win | KO1 |
| 2 | Mar 25, 1988 | 20 | Bill Lee | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Mar 4, 1988 | 20 | Adrian Riggs | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Michael Moorer (Double M) is a 56-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on November 12, 1967. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1988 to 2008.
Moorer made his professional boxing debut against Adrian Riggs at the age of 20 on March 4, 1988, defeating Riggs via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 34 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 29 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on December 3, 1988 after 11 professional fights, against Ramzi Hassan for the light-heavyweight WBO title. He defeated Hassan via 5th round TKO to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.
Michael Moorer was a one-time unified heavyweight world champion, and has won five world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Moorer's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Moorer had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Shelby Gross on February 8, 2008. Moorer won the fight via 1st round KO. It's been 16 years, 2 months, and 17 days since this fight.
Championships
Moorer had a total of 17 world-title fights, which includes winning five world titles and 11 successful title defenses. He won 15 of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Michael Moorer fought for world titles in five fights and won four of these fights, two of these victories coming via way of stoppage. In total, he won five belts across two weight classes.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1996 | Axel Schulz | Heavyweight | IBF* | SD |
| Apr 22, 1994^ | Evander Holyfield | Heavyweight | WBA, IBF | MD |
| May 15, 1992 | Bert Cooper | Heavyweight | WBO* | TKO |
| Dec 3, 1988 | Ramzi Hassan | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
Title Defenses
Michael Moorer had 13 world-title defense fights across two weight classes — light-heavyweight (x9) and heavyweight (x4). He won 11 of them and lost two times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1997 | Vaughn Bean | Heavyweight | IBF | MD |
| Nov 9, 1996 | Francois Botha | Heavyweight | IBF | TKO |
| Dec 15, 1990 | Danny Stonewalker | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Apr 28, 1990 | Mario Oscar Melo | Light-heavyweight | WBO | KO |
| Feb 3, 1990 | Marcellus Allen | Light-heavyweight | WBO | RTD |
| Dec 12, 1989 | Mike Sedillo | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Nov 16, 1989 | Jeff Thompson | Light-heavyweight | WBO | KO |
| Jun 25, 1989 | Leslie Stewart | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Apr 22, 1989 | Freddie Delgado | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Feb 19, 1989 | Frankie Swindell | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Jan 14, 1989 | Victor Claudio | Light-heavyweight | WBO | TKO |
Title Losses
Michael Moorer lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of three titles in these fights.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1997 | Evander Holyfield | Heavyweight | IBF | RTD |
| Nov 5, 1994 | George Foreman | Heavyweight | WBA, IBF | KO |
Highlights
Moorer fought a total of 57 times during his professional career, which includes 17 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
December 3, 1988: Moorer wins his first world title by defeating Ramzi Hassan via 5th round TKO. He is now the WBO light-heavyweight world champion.
January 14, 1989: Moorer successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Victor Claudio, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
April 22, 1989: Moorer successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Freddie Delgado, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.
November 16, 1989: Moorer successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Jeff Thompson, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
April 28, 1990: Moorer successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Mario Oscar Melo, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
April 22, 1994: Moorer becomes a unified heavyweight world champion by beating Evander Holyfield via 12 round majority decision. He now holds the WBA and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.
December 9, 2004: Michael Moorer beats Vassiliy Jirov via 9th round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Michael Moorer have on his record?
Moorer knocked out 40 of his 57 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 70.2%. Of his total 52 wins, 40 of them were via KO (76.9%).
What was Michael Moorer's first world title win?
Moorer's first world-title win was the WBO belt at light-heavyweight. He defeated Ramzi Hassan via 5 round TKO to win the title.
How many world titles did Michael Moorer win?
Moorer won five world titles at two weight classes.
How many title defenses did Michael Moorer make?
Moorer had a total of 13 title defense fights. He was successful 11 times and lost two times.