The Greatest First Round In Heavyweight Boxing History? | Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper

Look back at one of the craziest first rounds in #boxing history. Michael Moorer & Bert Cooper traded knockdowns in their fight from May 15, 1992. #boxinghighlights #heavyweightboxing

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[Tehui]

I'm 49 years old, have been following boxing on and off for most of my life, and for whatever reason, I had never seen this fight until now. Holy sh!t.

[robertnolan]

Michael Moorer, at the end of round 1, gave Bert a pat on the butt as a sign of appreciation or respect 🙏 😊❤

[stuartperry]

Cooper was a stud. He always gave a good accounting for himself, win or lose. His fights against Holyfield and Mercer were epics.

[Nebulous_o]

One of the best. Round 4 of Foreman v Lyle is the best ever. Foreman down early, Lyle down seconds later, Foreman down again at the end of the round. Bar room brawl in a boxing ring.

[JaySports-kxyb]

Smokin Bert Cooper was no joke this guy fought everybody he was a gatekeeper for the division at that time when the heavyweight division meant something 👊👊

[micahbodha]

Moorer's Light-Heavyweight career was terrifying! He was a monster.

[G.M.]

Incredible, seeing these two warriors, and knowing that an old George Foreman in his 40’s still was able to stop them both ! 😮

[fiucik]

So underrated both of them. Especially Moorer, whom most people only remember for that big right hand from George Foreman.

[johnjuarez]

Moorer and Cooper brought it every time out.

[precessionoftheequinoxes]

I remember watching Cooper vs. Mercer. What a war.

[lime]

I would've loved to see Bert Cooper v Alex Stewart

[jenndi_]

I'm 57 years old and this is still one of the best fights I've ever seen....

[jonathanwilliams]

Good old Bert, he always gave his all. So near yet so far.

[carlos]

Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008. He won a world championship on four occasions in two weight classes, having held the WBO light heavyweight title from 1988 to 1991; compiling 22 straight KOs in 22 fights and the WBO heavyweight title from 1992 to 1993; the unified WBA, IBF and lineal heavyweight titles in 1994; and regained the IBF heavyweight title again from 1996 to 1997 becoming a three-time heavyweight world champion.

Michael Moorer was an undefeated southpaw in his first 35 professional bouts. He captured the WBO light heavyweight title in 1988 which he defended 9 times. In 1991, Moorer moved up to Heavyweight winning the vacant WBO heavyweight title from Bert Cooper via TKO in 1992. He went on to beat Evander Holyfield for the unified WBA, IBF and lineal heavyweight titles in 1994. He remains the only southpaw to win the lineal world championship at heavyweight and the only light heavyweight world champion to win a heavyweight world title on more than one occasion.

Moorer is only one of four boxers over the last century that has ever won a version of a world title at both light heavyweight and heavyweight along with Roy Jones Jr., Michael Spinks, and James Toney.

[kene]

Bert Cooper vs Holyfield was also an all out war. That fight was brutal.

[tonygower]

Puts the current crop of heavyweights to shame!

[presence]

I don't know about the greatest, but I remember seeing this one live. Great round & great fight. Both guys could crack, even though they were small heavyweights.

[markyncole]

Those body shots Moorer was digging in to Cooper's ribs were brutal.

[barrybarnes]

Moore should have got a belt just for actually knocking Bert Cooper down.

[luke]

Cooper got greedy and paid the price 🥊