I think Moorer fought a helluva fight that night. His jab was superb and double the thud being a converted southpaw. But basically it was a 1 point fight on the cards and if not for the 2nd round being scored 10-10..a round where Holyfield dropped him clean with a peach of 1-2 hook combo..Holyfield would have remained champ via draw. Moorer deserved it. Whatever Holyfield ailments Double M stayed very poised and showed his hand speed and countering. He was also going through a rotation of trainers and brand new to Teddy Atlas. Moorer was a seriously surely dude and had a anger chip on his shoulder but Teddy rode him hard in camp and didn't take any of his temperamental bs.

I wouldn't go so far to say Moorer hadn't faced anyone. Today we take guys jumping up and down as a given but it's overlooked that Moorer made a complete transition to heavyweight in just 4 months. He got knocked down by Bigfoot Martin so the doubts of chin and questions started. He had foty wars with known commodities Alex Stewart and Cooper and won a WBO belt doing it. He was ranked number 1 and set to face champ Ray Mercer in what would have been a faaaaantastic scrap. But Mercer opted for the money fight with an "old shot" Holmes so Moorer picked it up with Cooper. The best thing about the short run was Moorer dropping the trinket right off because he said "it retarded his career". Then he again changed trainers with Benton and Duva who had him way to conservative fighting a snoozer with Bonecrusher Smith. Holyfield had all eyes on re unifying the belts looking at Lewis who was still very unknown talent wise and looking for Tyson who fell through twice already. All looked at Moorer at a lesser level I think and it bit Holyfield right on the arse. Loved that they got the rematch years later, huge brass on Moorer but he was bounced around like a ping pong ball.