Michael Moorer
Career, Record, Stats
Michael Moorer (Double M) is a 56-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 19 years, 11 months, and 4 days, Moorer amassed a record of 52-4-1, which includes 40 wins via KO, 12 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2024.
Michael Moorer's Boxing Career
Michael Moorer was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on November 12, 1967. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on March 4, 1988 against Adrian Riggs. Moorer defeated Riggs via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Moorer became a world champion at the age of 21 after 11 professional fights. He challenged Ramzi Hassan for the WBO light-heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 5th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the heavyweight (WBO, WBA, IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Moorer's last fight was a 1st-round KO victory over Shelby Gross at age 40, on February 8, 2008.
Some of Michael Moorer's best fights have been against Evander Holyfield (HOFer), Vassiliy Jirov, Bert Cooper, Alex Stewart, James Smith, Leslie Stewart, and Francois Botha. For a complete list of Moorer's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Moorer".
Moorer has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Moorer Losses".
Michael Moorer's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Feb 08, 2008 | 40 |  Shelby Gross | win | KO 1 |
56 | Oct 31, 2007 | 39 | Roderick Willis | win | SD 10 |
55 | Aug 16, 2007 | 39 | Rich Boruff | win | TKO 1 |
54 | Mar 16, 2007 | 39 | Sedreck Fields | win | UD 10 |
53 | Dec 09, 2006 | 39 | Cliff Couser | win | KO 1 |
52 | Dec 09, 2004 | 37 | 
Vassiliy Jirov 30 33-2  | win | TKO 9 |
51 | Jul 03, 2004 | 36 | Eliseo Castillo | loss | UD 10 |
50 | Jan 17, 2004 | 36 | Jose Arimatea da Silva | win | TKO 7 |
49 | Aug 23, 2003 | 35 | Rogério Lobo | win | KO 1 |
48 | Mar 29, 2003 | 35 | Otis Tisdale | win | UD 10 |
47 | Aug 17, 2002 | 34 | 
David Tua 29 40-3 | loss | KO 1 |
46 | Feb 16, 2002 | 34 | Robert Davis | win | UD 10 |
45 | Dec 09, 2001 | 34 | Terry Porter | win | TKO 4 |
44 | Jul 27, 2001 | 33 | Dale Crowe | draw | TD 5 |
43 | Jan 12, 2001 | 33 | Terrence Lewis | win | TKO 2 |
42 | Nov 17, 2000 | 33 | Lorenzo Boyd | win | TKO 4 |
41 | Nov 08, 1997 | 29 | 
Evander Holyfield 35 34-3 | loss | RTD 8 |
40 | Mar 29, 1997 | 29 | Vaughn Bean | win | MD 12 |
39 | Nov 09, 1996 | 28 | 
Francois Botha 28 35-0 | win | TKO 12 |
38 | Jun 22, 1996 | 28 | 
Axel Schulz 27 21-2-1 | win | SD 12 |
37 | May 13, 1995 | 27 | Melvin Foster | win | UD 10 |
36 | Nov 05, 1994 | 26 | 
George Foreman 45 72-4 | loss | KO 10 |
35 | Apr 22, 1994 | 26 |
Evander Holyfield 31 30-1 | win | MD 12 |
34 | Dec 04, 1993 | 26 | Mike Evans | win | UD 10 |
33 | Jun 22, 1993 | 25 | James Pritchard | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Apr 27, 1993 | 25 | Frankie Swindell | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Feb 27, 1993 | 25 | 
James Smith 39 33-10-1 | win | UD 10 |
30 | Nov 13, 1992 | 25 | Billy Wright | win | TKO 2 |
29 | May 15, 1992 | 24 | 
Bert Cooper 26 27-8 | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Mar 17, 1992 | 24 | Everett Martin | win | UD 10 |
27 | Feb 01, 1992 | 24 | Mike White | win | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 23, 1991 | 24 | Bobby Crabtree | win | RTD 1 |
25 | Jul 27, 1991 | 23 | 
Alex Stewart 27 27-2 | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Jun 25, 1991 | 23 | Levi Billups | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Apr 19, 1991 | 23 | Terry Davis | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Dec 15, 1990 | 23 | Danny Stonewalker | win | TKO 8 |
21 | Aug 21, 1990 | 22 | Jim MacDonald | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Apr 28, 1990 | 22 | Mario Oscar Melo | win | KO 1 |
19 | Feb 03, 1990 | 22 | Marcellus Allen | win | RTD 9 |
18 | Dec 12, 1989 | 22 | Mike Sedillo | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Nov 16, 1989 | 22 | Jeff Thompson | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jun 25, 1989 | 21 | 
Leslie Stewart 28 27-4 | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Apr 22, 1989 | 21 | Freddie Delgado | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Feb 19, 1989 | 21 | Frankie Swindell | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Jan 14, 1989 | 21 | Victor Claudio | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Dec 03, 1988 | 21 | Ramzi Hassan | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Nov 04, 1988 | 20 | Glenn Kennedy | win | KO 1 |
10 | Oct 17, 1988 | 20 | Carl Williams | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Oct 07, 1988 | 20 | Jorge Suero | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Aug 12, 1988 | 20 | Jordan Keepers | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Aug 06, 1988 | 20 | Terrence Walker | win | RTD 5 |
6 | Jun 25, 1988 | 20 | LaVelle Stanley | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jun 06, 1988 | 20 | Keith McMurray | win | TKO 2 |
4 | May 10, 1988 | 20 | Dennis Fikes | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Apr 29, 1988 | 20 | Brett Zwierzynski | win | KO 1 |
2 | Mar 25, 1988 | 20 | Bill Lee | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 04, 1988 | 20 | Adrian Riggs | win | TKO 1 |