Bob Arum Says George Foreman’s Title Upset Tops His Career

The legendary promoter says Foreman’s knockout of Michael Moorer remains his proudest achievement despite promoting Muhammad Ali’s biggest heavyweight classics

Bob Arum has promoted some of boxing’s most famous fights, but the legendary promoter says George Foreman’s knockout of Michael Moorer remains the proudest moment of his career. Foreman’s remarkable heavyweight title victory at age 45 still stands as one of the sport’s greatest championship upsets.

“[There are] a number of things [which I am proud of] because I have been around so often, but one of them that comes to mind is taking a fat, old George Foreman and getting him where he fought for the heavyweight championship against Michael Moorer,” said Arum to DAZN Boxing.

“He lost every round, but he was moving more to his power hand, and he finally knocked him out. That, to me, was one of the high points of my career.”

Arum promoted many of the defining fights of boxing’s modern era, including Ali’s bouts with Joe Frazier and George Foreman, making it notable that he singled out Foreman’s stunning knockout of Michael Moorer in 1994 above those historic events.

Trailing badly on the scorecards, Foreman landed a crushing right hand in the 10th round to stop Moorer and regain the heavyweight championship. At 45 years old, he became the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history, a record that still stands more than three decades later.

The upset remains one of the greatest heavyweight championship victories in boxing history.

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