The southpaw stance Moorer kept since eleven that cost him the crown

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The southpaw stance Moorer kept since eleven that cost him the crown

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A southpaw from a steel town at boxing's summit - one right hand in round ten threatens it all. How do you fall from that high?

The southpaw stance Moorer kept since eleven that cost him the crown

In this episode, we follow Michael Moorer’s rise from Monessen to the heavyweight peak and the choices that shaped his career and vulnerability. The episode traces the southpaw stance he adopted at eleven, the boxing milestones that followed, and the moment in November 1994 that put it all at risk.

Person: Michael Moorer
Date: November 5, 1994
Location: Monessen, Pennsylvania; later the arena where round ten occurred
Trainer: Emanuel Steward
Amateur record: 48 wins, 16 losses

- At age eleven Moorer, a natural right-hander, instinctively fought southpaw and never changed the stance.
- He won a national amateur championship in 1986 and a Goodwill Games bronze the same year.
- Emanuel Steward recruited him to Kronk; Moorer turned pro March 4, 1988 and knocked out his debut opponent in one round.
- By the end of 1988 he was 11-0, all knockouts; his early pro streak continued to 22-0 with 22 KOs.
- In 1989 and 1991 Moorer had off-ring legal incidents, including an arrest after a street fight and a probation-resolved assault on an officer.

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