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Illmatic
09-12-2007, 12:28 AM
why is this never mentioned?

beat holy for wba/ibf, lost it to foreman

won the vacant wbo
won the vacant ibf and lost it to holy
Axe
09-12-2007, 12:31 AM
That was the early 90s I believe for the WBO, it didn't really become legit 'til the later 90s.
brownpimp88
09-12-2007, 12:54 AM
Michael Moorer was one of those champs that was a natural 175er, he could have dominated that division from 89-96 if he could have kept his weight down.
Illmatic
09-12-2007, 02:05 AM
i thought he only had the wbo at 175 and the title when he beat holy, i had no idea he was a 3x titlist at heavy or that he regained a title after losing to foreman
The Kurgan
09-12-2007, 05:03 AM
That was the early 90s I believe for the WBO, it didn't really become legit 'til the later 90s.

I think that saying the WBO is legitimate now (or that ANY of the alphabet soup "titles" are legitimate) is to do it a great overservice.

Moorer is a one time lineal champion. All else is irrelevant, except as a means of getting 12 round fights.
Dorfmeister
09-12-2007, 06:57 AM
why is this never mentioned?

beat holy for wba/ibf, lost it to foreman

won the vacant wbo
won the vacant ibf and lost it to holy

Cause some naysayers wanna prove that Double M was not one of the most explosive, gifted LHWTs and HWTs of the 90s and it was all about Lennox Lewis and to whom he lost and won...
DamonD
09-12-2007, 08:12 AM
Moorer vs Cooper was for the WBO belt.

But it was downplayed so much, even to the point where I think HBO refused to mention the WBO belt by name as a title "they didn't recognise", heh!
barneyrub
09-12-2007, 10:05 AM
Its like how they announce Wlad as "THE 2 time world champion" when he is not. He may have held a WBO belt but that doesnt merit his introduction as "THE" 2 time world heavyweight champion that they do at all his fights. He is THE one time champion.
Guru_Too_You
09-12-2007, 10:06 AM
I think that saying the WBO is legitimate now (or that ANY of the alphabet soup "titles" are legitimate) is to do it a great overservice.

Moorer is a one time lineal champion. All else is irrelevant, except as a means of getting 12 round fights.

Yes. I love intelligent posters.