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Moorer returns to the ring!
By Lisa Scott
In what has to be the fastest 'comeback-retirement-comebacks' ever, former heavyweight (and light heavyweight) champion Michael 'Double M' Moorer (47-4-1; 37 KO's) has decided to return to the ring on October 21st against Kevin Rooney protege, Thomas Hayes (22-1; 15 KO's). Their bout will be staged at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood FL. Hayes' manager Mike Joyce told Fightnews, "The deal is done and the contract has been signed! Moorer is definitely a step up in class for Thomas, but we feel he's ready for it. We've got some good southpaw fighters coming in and we feel this is a very winnable fight for him." Rooney added, "The only thing Moorer has left is his punching power. But Tommy has punching power too and... he's more elusive. It'll only be a matter of time til Tommy nails him." Last month, Moorer was the guest host on FNF, where at the beginning of the broadcast, he announced his intention to fight again. About 40 minutes later, fight analyst (and former trainer of Moorer) Teddy Atlas suggested that he retire from the ring. Without hesitation, Moorer accepted Atlas' advice and agreed to retire and concentrate on training other fighters. Last December, the 37 year old Moorer scored a 9th round TKO over Vassiliy Jirov and has since acknowledged his frustration over his bouts being cancelled.
Anscheinend hat sich der gute Michael doch nicht an den Rat von Teddy Atlas gehalten. Ich wünsche Ihm jedenfalls das Beste. Ich hatte die Ehre Ihn in Stuttgart kennen zu lernen, und er ist echt sympathisch.
By Lisa Scott
In what has to be the fastest 'comeback-retirement-comebacks' ever, former heavyweight (and light heavyweight) champion Michael 'Double M' Moorer (47-4-1; 37 KO's) has decided to return to the ring on October 21st against Kevin Rooney protege, Thomas Hayes (22-1; 15 KO's). Their bout will be staged at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood FL. Hayes' manager Mike Joyce told Fightnews, "The deal is done and the contract has been signed! Moorer is definitely a step up in class for Thomas, but we feel he's ready for it. We've got some good southpaw fighters coming in and we feel this is a very winnable fight for him." Rooney added, "The only thing Moorer has left is his punching power. But Tommy has punching power too and... he's more elusive. It'll only be a matter of time til Tommy nails him." Last month, Moorer was the guest host on FNF, where at the beginning of the broadcast, he announced his intention to fight again. About 40 minutes later, fight analyst (and former trainer of Moorer) Teddy Atlas suggested that he retire from the ring. Without hesitation, Moorer accepted Atlas' advice and agreed to retire and concentrate on training other fighters. Last December, the 37 year old Moorer scored a 9th round TKO over Vassiliy Jirov and has since acknowledged his frustration over his bouts being cancelled.
Anscheinend hat sich der gute Michael doch nicht an den Rat von Teddy Atlas gehalten. Ich wünsche Ihm jedenfalls das Beste. Ich hatte die Ehre Ihn in Stuttgart kennen zu lernen, und er ist echt sympathisch.
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