MICHAEL MOORER EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED IN STUNNING LOSS GEORGE FOREMAN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2023
- Manouk Akopyan is a broadcast reporter and sports journalist with over 15 years of professional experience in media. He's served as a color commentator for boxing and MMA programming that airs on FOX Sports and ESPN.
He's written for the Los Angeles Times, Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com. He hosts an FM radio show on KLOS-95.5 in Los Angeles. He's conducted exclusive on-camera interviews with the likes of Mike Tyson, Shaquille O'Neal, Bryce Harper, Tony Romo, Charles Barkley, Conor McGregor, Tyson Fury, Manny Pacquiao, Deontay Wilder, Canelo Alvarez and Israel Adesanya. He's a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America as well as Mixed Martial Arts Journalists Association.
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At age 55, Michael Moorer looks very healthy and young. Excellent work sir, health is wealth.
Looks 52
Used to be a trainer at a local gym near me a few years ago. Looked like he could go 15 rounds on the spot. Shaking hands with him was like trying to shake hands with the business end of baseball bat lol. Was a real privilege to meet him, still looks fantastic and I hope he's still doing well. Also, I feel he's extremely underrated in his accomplishments, so if you don't know, look up his resume.
@@M45N I mean compared to today's heavyweights he's not huge. Certainly not "puny" though. If I had to guess he's now prob 6'1"-6'2" prob low 200 lbs somewhere, and as I said looks to keep himself in very good shape. I never had the privilege of training there or with him. They actually had a really nice attached bar where they'd play all the fights at night and my girl and I would go all the time. You never knew who would show up when they were in town and he'd often be there also at night when he was a trainer there. Very humble and quiet. Would sit by himself and say eat a pizza and share with everyone. I worked up the courage to introduce myself one night and shook his hand. I'm in decent shape and we're about the same size and my dad always taught me to give a firm handshake. So when I did he gave me one back and said "Oh so you want to be a tough guy?" He was messing with me but he's a pretty intimidating looking guy in person and I about died. Had a good (nervous lol) laugh about it but he got me good. Wish I'd have taken a picture with him but it's a cool memory. One of the things I love about boxing that I can't say about many other sports is I've met a bunch of pro fighters and champions over the years and I've never met one who was wasn't a complete gentleman.
Yea mike looks great😂 loved the story's about him in teddy atlases autobiography ,very entertaining
Well said!!!!
He looks great and is extremely well-spoken. Rare for a retired boxer.
Why nobody says that about white dudes " well spoken" dude is a grown ass man u thought he couldn't talk
@anthonytaylor7928 I'm tired of that stereotype, too!
@@anthonytaylor7928 Just take the fucking compliment instead of letting your victim complex trigger with every single thing.
@@djknockinbeats5092 , you are not the only one who is tired of that narrative, thus my reason for saying the following: People have said that about White fighters! For instance in the MMA World there is a fighter named Nate Diaz. Videos were made about him as well as his brother's decline in speaking abilities. It is about CTE, not race!
@@anthonytaylor7928 People have said that about White fighters! For instance in the MMA World there is a fighter named Nate Diaz. Videos were made about him as well as his brother's decline in speaking abilities. It is about CTE, not race!
What a gentleman Michael Moorer is. A really good interview with sensible and interesting questions.
Looks quite good and very well-spoken. Rare for a retired boxer.
Good to see him again after so many years. Looks healthy, intelligent and still a productive member of society. A success story in this sport.
That's a very racist statement and you don't even know it.
Good dude and very articulate. He got out and kept his full mental and physical capacities. Good man and good fighter. God bless him.
Articulate because he's black.
@@David-si9pi actually, I think he's the most articulate ex-champ I've seen, of any skin color.
White liberals making racist comments and not even knowing it, lol.
Considering the beatings he's taken, very much so.
Looks in great shape and no stuttering it goes to show boxing didn’t destroy him
Thats what I noticed right away. Very clear headed and articulate, not punchy at all.
No stuttering unlike the nervous interviewer who told Moorer alot of people see that this era of heavyweights is just like his era, the "golden age of heavyweights" 🤣🤣🤣
Not yet. Frankie Randall seemed healthy when I met him and died of cte dementia
Always liked Moorer and like him more for his honesty and integrity 👏
Sounds like a good dude. Well spoken and gave us fans some entertaining fights.
Great fighter.
Freddy roach fired him form the wild card gym for being a jerk
@@paleo704 You made that up.
Would you say he was well spoken if he was white? Think about that.
Let me tell you what a "good dude" he is. And a few things that are 100% fact: Michael Moorer HAS ALWAYS "done him". Michael Moorer HAS ALWAYS "taken care of himself". Above his Grandfather - (The man who trained him from day 1). Who died penniless, in a roach infested personal care home. To his Mother, who lived in a state funded rat-hole apartment before she died. To his younger Brother, who was homeless, while dying from brain cancer. Michael Moorer HAS ALWAYS... ALWAYS... ALWAYS "done him". (100% FACT).
The guy is pure class👌
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Michael Moorer became much more likeable after his career then during.
Great Champion. Caught by a punch from the hardest puncher to ever walk this planet. Was winning the fight until he got caught with the punch. Could happen to any fighter in boxing. Part of the sport
That's true. Every dog has his day.
I think what Ali did to Forman
Was what Forman did to him
*One of the hardest.
Earlier Shavers is the hardest according to Ali.
He was given ONE instruction:"Don't stand in front of him" so what does he do?Stand in front of him.Not smart.
@@L.E.O.6141 Even Foreman admitted Moorer made this mistake.
He actually was a better light heavyweight fighter in my opinion the Kronk years before he split with Manny Stewart. Good to see him🤙
Yep could've been the best of all time at light heavyweight in my opinion
I've always thought the same, imo he could have been the dominant LH of the era. I think he lost something when he moved up to heavyweight.
@@tedbundy2268 agree notice people always going to him being heavyweight
Yeah he could’ve been an elite light heavy. Knocked out everybody at that weight.
He still won 3 HW belts
He looks more at peace than he's ever been. Experience has had him realize that nothing is more important than it really is. Peace of mind and good health mean more than any experience that is long gone. Stay blessed Micheal, your doing great man. Much respect.
Moorer is a class act.
Great guy, humble, smart, class. When I was a senior in high school George Foreman was the Champ. When my youngest son was a senior in high school George was once again the Champ.
At 175 he was a beast!!!! Great fighter legend
What a gentleman. Great to listen to him.
Moorer seemed angry during his boxing career , here Moorer looks content, happy and totally fulfilled with his life .. That is awesome he was a very good Boxer
Indeed he was an inner city kid. So was mike tyson. But eventually all that anger goes away.
Michael Moorer, a class act and one of the Kronk's greatest!
I met Moorer when I boxed in Memphis, TN in 2005. He was there with a fighter he was training. Michael was a very respectful and friendly guy: he's a great underappreciated fighter.
Wow. This guy speaks like a college professor. Very humble and articulate. Class act.
What a beautiful fighter Moorer was
When he was motivated,he was incredible!! He was definitely one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time!! Definitely a hall of famer!!
He looks really healthy mentally and physically. Its clear he is proud of his career and yet enjoys his new life. Congrats to MM for winning at the game of life!
The pleasing thing was seeing how much Michael is content with the past.he was schooling foreman BUT he let ego take over and said I ain't sticking and moving no more and decided to stand and trade with one of hardest punchers in history!
He looks so healthy as others have said and also so happy which is fantastic to see. This was a super interview .lovely to see Michael Moorer passing on his pearls of wisdom.
It is good to see he's gotten past the bitterness. Maybe that's typical for a young, undefeated fighter.
Moorer was one of the best light heavyweights in history.
He was also a very good heavyweight, but obviously not the best. There were several heavyweights in his era that would have knocked him out, like Lennox Lewis or Riddick Bowe or Mike Tyson even after prison.
I remember when he was fighting he had some kind of deep anger. He could be scary. I’m glad to see that he seems much calmer now. Maybe he needed that anger to compete and now doesn’t need it any more.
Mike you are looking good bro. Many boxers don't have that fluidity and it's a blessing to see a legend in such great mental shape!
Moorer was a savage at 175 . First southpaw to win the HW Title 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊
People forget this, Moorer made his own history.
@@CidersAndReligiousCrusades 🤣
Very inspirational. He was able to walk away from the sport, his mind intact, well spoken, healthy and with a change of career. He seems totally at peace with himself and his choices. He truly epitomizes the title of champion. Bravo, Micheal Moorer
Love Michael it's good too see he's doing good God bless him!
Looks quite good and very well-spoken. Rare for a retired boxer.
What a chilled out, straight to the point, no malice or regret sport this man is. Proper gent and brilliant to hear his words after just watching the movie myself.
Michael has a good head on his shoulders….he still has his head. He’s sharp, humble, and smart.
I just met him at a NASCAR race, What a class act, much respect!!!
Moored is EXACTLY right!! Great interview.
Sounds like a Great guy. Its good to hear an ex fighter that's Extremely articulate and obviously very intelligent.
Gracious in the fact that he willing to come face the music and talk candidly about being victim to a devastating KO
I always respected Michael Moorer, he was humble in his wins and losses which is the mark of a good man. Michael handles himself as a good world champion and embassador to the sport. Michael lost to what I believe is the best heavyweight puncher and champion in the history of the sport and just like Michael says, thats part of the sport.
Not with the forman loss. He was bitter and talked all kinds of shit about forman. He even said forman got lucky and he needs to shut his mouth saying he planned it.
@@user-qs9jl1bl2uTo some extent. But after getting knocked out by Foreman, he went and kissed Foreman on the head.
@@adamesd3699 no not to some extent. There’s interviews YEARS later where he is talking shit about the KO saying forman needs to shut up because he got lucky. Just because he is humble now doesn’t mean he has always been humble because he wasn’t.
@@user-qs9jl1bl2u I think I saw the episode you are talking about. There was some kind of exchange where Foreman said he had been planning on taking it easy a bit and then surprising Moorer in the 10th round. And Moorer responded that this was BS and that Foreman hadn’t planned it, that the opportunity arose and Foreman took it.
He wasn’t so much talking sh!t about Foreman. He was just upset that Foreman was claiming the knockout was pre-planned.
Did he sound a bit bitter? Yeah, a bit. But not more than any other fighter who lost a big fight he had been winning.
@@adamesd3699 well my friend that is the definition of being bitter after a loss so no he wasn’t always grace full in defeat. Which was my point!
Class act very articulate! I like his approach to the past, what happened then was then I'm living my best life now!
Nice to hear Michael speaking clearly and intelligently and not slurring words from CTE. Very good champion.
Came across really well and clearly still has all his facilities intact. This made me happy
he look better now than he did when he was boxing..
Seems like a gentle and humble man. Much respect.
Moorer comes across as a genuinely nice guy.
Nice guy. Glad he could be a part of giving us one of the greatest moments in boxing history.
Got to love this guy, class act with no BS
Nothing but love for Mr. Moorer!
It good to see MM looking very fit and healthy. He was very over weight just a few years ago. Also its good to see him in better spirits, he was always so coarse and surly. And he was always so salty about the Foreman fight. Its good to see he's finally gotten over it
I said the same. It took him a very long time to get to this place, not that the same couldn't be said for Foreman at one time. Must be very hard to be young and undefeated, maybe particularly hard when you lose because the other fighter was more cunning-- not the better athlete.
Moorer was a beast at light heavyweight check his record before going to heavyweight
This was a great movie. Kudos for Mike coming to the premiere and showing how professional he is.
A man of respect and dignity and in control of his life very humble ✌️
I always liked Michael Moorer. Remember, he came back from the loss against foreman to become a 3 time champion. And at light heavy, this guy was a real force.
He looks and sounds great
He's a wonderful, engaging, enthusiastic guy, with a very warm personality. Credit to both the sport and himself.
He looks very different from his fighting days.
I thought he's Bernard Hopkins.
Be Happy you areb Healthy Champ. Hard Sport . you were Great and moved up and took on the big boys .
World Class Boxer, World Class Gentlemen.
An absolute gentleman, would love to see a movie on Moorer. God bless sir
Much Respect and Love to Michael Moorer. Michael is a local homeboy that made all of us proud. Michael Moorer is a Great Person and he was a Great Champion. He's one of the all times great.
What a gentleman. He was a good fighter too. Seems very grounded and knows who he is.
He’s looked after himself, he could have carried on and earned more but he knew when to get out. Health is wealth
Let's remember that Moorer was initially a light heavyweight boxer, then moved up to heavyweight and had great success.
so strange seeing him here after reading the teddy atlas book... so many fighters were and are just missing a father figure/caring mentor. I am happy that he seems happy. he was struggling with the mental aspect in boxing like we all do in regular life. i respect that a lot.
Atlas's book was a good read. He gave a lot of interesting insight into Moorer.
I'm so glad to see he is doing well.
Great interview. Humble level headed guy, Michael Moorer. Nice listening to you, Champ. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 26th November 2023.
Glad to see he's doing well all these years later. He'll always be one the greatest to put on gloves. When you out box Evander Holyfield you forever earn the title of one the best ever.
That's taking it too far. He was one of the best light heavyweights of his era, certainly the biggest puncher in the division at the time, but he never unified the titles and didn't face many of the top fighters in his division, but instead moved up to but heavyweight? A good fighter with a great light-heavyweight punch, but not even close to one of the greatest to ever put on the gloves, sorry.
When Micheal Moorer first came onto the scene I thought I had seen the most accurate puncher in my entire life. That's how accurate he was. I can recall when he was becoming a heavyweight I was stunned because he always seemed to be a naturally smaller guy. Excellent career one of my favorites.
He was a smaller heavyweight, but had no choice to move up, there's never been big money fights at light heavyweight. It's an odd weight class for boxing.
Good to see Michael in good health. Seems like great guy
Class act. Glad he's doing well. His win over Holyfield will always be an impressive, well earned victory. Several other good wins as well.
Michael Moorer so classy and looks amazing! God Bless You Champ...
Long time since I've seen him speak in public. Glad he's doing well.
Great to see him looking and speaking well.
This man talk, honestly.. respect
Its great to see he doesnt have CTE like James Toney. Even active boxers like Tank and Rolly seem to have early side effects 😢😢😢
Good to see Moorer is cool about the loss to Foreman now, to even be going to see that movie he must be. I know he was bitter about it for the longest time, guess now he figures he may have been 45 years old but he was still George Foreman and there was no real shame in that.
Very cool and laid back, articulate. He handled all the questions well.
This man deserves better than to be remembered just for that 1994 loss.
Moorer looks healthy and strong in retirement. Good for him.
Great man..Michael Moorer!salute to this honest humble man!
I always liked Michael Moore . Let’s go champ
I don't say this about many people but based on this interview I wish I could be like Michael Moorer.
Great job with the interview, and wow I have a new respect for Michael Moorer! Class act!
He is a straight-up guy. He won most of the Foreman rounds. All he had to do was coast to a win. But, he chose to not run, and give the fans and George their due. Big George saw an opening and bopped Michael.
But, Michael was a great young powerful boxer. I loved watching him fight and his interplay with Teddy Atlas.
His knockout and throw down of Francois Botha was extremely inspiring, after watching Michael just fighting to survive, a suddenly waking up and realizing who he is, and ending the fight. Same thing with the first Holyfield fight.
God Bless this wonderful boxer. He did his thing in boxing, took care of his boy, won, lost, put it behind him, and out of the limelight, acclimated himself to the daily living of his own life.
It is good to see how Michael Moore has grown since the Foremen fight. It is good that he has created purpose in his life and does good things with his life today. George Forman is one of those once in a life time people who overcame so much in his own life, So for Michael Moore to in a way minus the return to boxing to accomplish a path so positive is nice to see. Best wishes to Mr. Moore in the future.
This was a nice interview. Thanks for posting it
You can tell he's super chill.
God bless him. He looks and sounds great.
My God he has gone soo old.
Moored is a great boxer. Huge respect
Humble man doing his good work. Thank you Mr Moore
MM was a terrific boxer and champion. He is an articulate man. Good to see looking great and showing no signs of having any speech issues.
Moorer is a true humble professional.
Way to go Michael - a true champion
Go Michael !! Good to see you looking so well. God bless!!
Aged wonderfully. Well done Mike.
It's good to see Michael looking healthy and sounding as sharp as ever.
Thanks for the video, MANOUK
Stand up man. Very honorable 🙌🏿
Mike Moorer was always class, both in and out of the ring, and a hell of a fighter. What he said re what he's doing doing today, and being a PI and taking care of himself and his affairs he was saying even back as an active boxer, - "Nobody pays Michael Moorer's bills, I do!" Gotta love the guy, and yeah, he's looking great. Peace, Gus.
He wasn't always class, lol. He was sort of a punk in his day. He wined about his loss to Foreman for a long time. He's matured with age as many people do.
Holy shit it's Michael Moorer! God bless him.
Moore was always well spoken and calculated. He looks and sounds good. He was also a smart fighter who beat most guys who were bigger & stronger.
Good to have news about him ! Thanks !