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Fights From The Past; Volume 16 – Michael Moorer v Bert Cooper


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On May 15th 1992, heavyweight contenders Michael Moorer and Bert Cooper would square off for the vacant WBO world heavyweight title that had recently been given up by Ray Mercer. Moorer was 28-0, with 24 KOs, and was a former world champion at 175 pounds, who had moved up to heavyweight contention. Cooper was 27-8, with 26 KOs, and was a battle tested warrior contender who was moments away from becoming lineal heavyweight champion of the world just 6 months earlier, when he had Evander Holyfield severely hurt and dropped. Holyfield would survive a fearless onslaught as Cooper threw everything but the proverbial kitchen sink at him. Cooper finally gassed and Holyfield turned the tables. In this fight however, the Holyfield Cooper spectacle was eclipsed in its glory, as both Moorer and Cooper would hit the canvas multiple times over the course of five VERY BRUTAL rounds. Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper (HD) - YouTube
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Re: Fights From The Past; Volume 16 – Michael Moorer v Bert Cooper

 

Man, what a slugfest. I remember it was a very important fight for Moorer at the time because he'd been a Heavyweight for only about a year, putting on about 40 pounds in jumping from the WBO Light-Heavyweight title into the HW ranks. Another thing that made it interesting is that the left was the dominate hand for both fighters. Cooper fought as a straight southpaw whereas Manny Steward had developed Moorer as youngster into using an orthodox stance despite his dominate hand being his left. The thinking was that guys would naturally circle into his power. It made for an interesting fight.

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