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Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman
Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman, billed as "One for the Ages", was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight championships.
==Background==
On April 22, 1994, WBA and IBF Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield met undefeated challenger Michael Moorer in what was Holyfield's first defense of his newly regained titles. In a close fight, Moorer was able to gain the victory by majority decision, becoming the first southpaw to win a major heavyweight championship in the process.〔(There Is No Moorer Doubt: Undefeated challenger defeats Holyfield to win heavyweight title ), L.A. Times article, 1994-04-23, Retrieved on 2013-05-29〕 Meanwhile, 45-year-old former champion George Foreman, who had last held the title two decades earlier, was in the midst of a successful comeback, but had lost his two previous Heavyweight championship fights. In his first attempt to once again become champion, he was outpointed by Holyfield in a unanimous decision loss on April 19, 1991. Two years later, Foreman met up-and-coming prospect Tommy Morrison for the vacant WBO Heavyweight title, which at the time was less regarded than the WBA, WBC and IBF versions of the heavyweight championship, but again lost by unanimous decision.
There were talks about Moorer possibly meeting WBC Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis in a match that would once again unify the three major heavywight titles, but Moorer rejected the idea, stating that he didn't have the desire to do so.〔(Moorer Rejects Idea of Unification ) , N.Y. Times article, 1994-04-27, Retrieved on 2013-05-29〕 Though his previous loss against Morrison left Foreman ranked number eight by the IBF and completely unranked by the WBA, Foreman nevertheless challenged Moorer to a match for his titles. Though he was in no position to demand a match for the heavyweight championship, Foreman's status as one of the most popular fighters in the sport along with the promise of a big payday led to Moorer ultimately accepting Foreman's challenge. However, as Foreman was unranked by the WBA, the organization refused to sanction the bout and threatened to strip Moorer of the WBA title should he chose to defend his remaining IBF title against Foreman. Because of this, the match was briefly cancelled on August 10, 1994.〔(Foreman-Moorer Bout Is Canceled ) , N.Y. Times article, 1994-08-11, Retrieved on 2013-05-29〕 Undeterred, Foreman filed a lawsuit against the WBA in hopes of regaining his title match with Moorer and only a week later, a judge ruled in favor of Foreman, putting the fight back on.〔(Foreman Group Files Lawsuit ) , N.Y. Times article, 1994-08-16, Retrieved on 2013-05-29〕〔(Judge Gives Foreman Green Light for Bout ) , N.Y. Times article, 1994-08-21, Retrieved on 2013-05-29〕
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