It was Nov. 5, 1994, and George Foreman was a hulking form of a man, all muscle and grit as he faced Michael Moorer in a heavyweight title bout at the MGM Grand in Nevada.
The undefeated Moorer was favored to win, younger and lighter on his feet than 45-year-old Foreman, dubbed “Big George” since winning a gold medal for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Moorer set the pace early, landing plenty of jabs to Foreman’s face. By the ninth round, Foreman knew it would take a knockout for him to win…