Michael Moorer vs. Francois Botha - Revision history

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Bout official ~~no later than~~ September 8.		*Bout official on September 4.
	*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.		*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.
	*Botha entered the fight as the IBF #1 heavyweight contender.		*Botha entered the fight as the IBF #1 heavyweight contender.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			*Bout official no later than September 8.
	*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.		*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.
	*Botha entered the fight as the IBF #1 heavyweight contender.		*Botha entered the fight as the IBF #1 heavyweight contender.

Slugger at 12:37, 16 October 2020

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	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
	*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
	*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime\|SET PPV]] / [[KingVision PPV]]		*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime\|SET PPV]] / [[KingVision PPV]] (USA), [[Sky Box Office]] (UK)

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

Slugger at 23:59, 13 October 2020

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.		*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.
			*Botha entered the fight as the IBF #1 heavyweight contender.
	*Botha wobbled late in round three. He comes under heavy pressure by Moorer until the bell.		*Botha wobbled late in round three. He comes under heavy pressure by Moorer until the bell.
	*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.		*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.

Slugger at 21:44, 13 October 2020

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	[[File:Moorer floors Botha.jpg\|right\|400px]]		[[File:Moorer floors Botha.jpg\|right\|400px]]
	<fight>11104</fight>		<fight>11104</fight>
	*'''[[~~International Boxing Federation~~]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of 2nd reign by Moorer)		*'''[[IBF]] World Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of 2nd reign by Moorer)
			*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
			*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
			*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime\|SET PPV]] / [[KingVision PPV]]

	==Notes==		== Notes ==
	*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.		*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.
	*Botha wobbled late in round three. He comes under heavy pressure by Moorer until the bell.		*Botha wobbled late in round three. He comes under heavy pressure by Moorer until the bell.
	*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.		*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.
	*Botha was ~~floored~~ twice in the 11th round.		*Botha was knocked down twice in the 11th round.
	*Seconds into round 12, referee Mills Lane waves off the contest as Botha is helpless and trapped on the ropes.		*Seconds into round 12, referee Mills Lane waves off the contest as Botha is helpless and trapped on the ropes.
	*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.		*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.
	*In the main event, [[Evander Holyfield]] knocked out [[Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in a huge upset.		*In the main event, [[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)\|Evander Holyfield knocked out Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] world heavyweight title in a huge upset.

	~~{{#ev~~:~~youtube\|j~~-~~h3njpUZe4}}~~		== Sources ==
			*[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/09/sports/tyson-and-holyfield-will-meet-on-boxing-s-richest-night-ever.html "Tyson and Holyfield Will Meet On Boxing's Richest Night Ever" ''by Gerald Eskenazi, November 9, 1996''].
			*[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/sports/the-bigger-they-are-holyfield-stops-tyson.html "The Bigger They Are . . . Holyfield Stops Tyson" ''by Gerald Eskenazi, November 10, 1996''].

Combatshock at 21:16, 5 January 2018

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	*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.		*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.
	*Botha was floored twice in the 11th round.		*Botha was floored twice in the 11th round.
			*Seconds into round 12, referee Mills Lane waves off the contest as Botha is helpless and trapped on the ropes.
	*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.		*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.
	*In the main event, [[Evander Holyfield]] knocked out [[Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in a huge upset.		*In the main event, [[Evander Holyfield]] knocked out [[Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in a huge upset.

	{{#ev:youtube\|j-h3njpUZe4}}		{{#ev:youtube\|j-h3njpUZe4}}

Combatshock at 19:47, 5 January 2018

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.		*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.
			*Botha wobbled late in round three. He comes under heavy pressure by Moorer until the bell.
			*Botha cut over right eye in round 3.
	*Botha was floored twice in the 11th round.		*Botha was floored twice in the 11th round.
	*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.		*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.
	*In the main event, [[Evander Holyfield]] knocked out [[Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in a huge upset.		*In the main event, [[Evander Holyfield]] knocked out [[Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in a huge upset.

			{{#ev:youtube\|j-h3njpUZe4}}

Boxsoup at 20:18, 25 March 2016

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			[[File:Moorer floors Botha.jpg\|right\|400px]]
	<fight>11104</fight>		<fight>11104</fight>
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' ~~<br>~~		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense of 2nd reign by Moorer)

			==Notes==
			*Moorer was a 5-1 favorite.
			*Botha was floored twice in the 11th round.
			*Moorer earned $2 million and Botha $1 million.
			*In the main event, [[Evander Holyfield]] knocked out [[Mike Tyson]] to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title in a huge upset.

Sweetscientist: cleanup

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	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' <br>		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' <br>
	*'''Time:''' 0:18<br>
	*'''Weights:''' Moorer 219 lbs, Botha 224 lbs

Delisa at 21:29, 23 March 2009

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	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' ~~(1st defending of Moorer)~~<br>		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' <br>
	*'''Time:''' 0:18<br>		*'''Time:''' 0:18<br>
	*'''Weights:''' Moorer 219 lbs, Botha 224 lbs		*'''Weights:''' Moorer 219 lbs, Botha 224 lbs