Post Boxing Career
Since his retirement, Moorer has frequently done guest commentating on ESPN's fight cards, and has also worked as a boxing trainer. In 2009, he became Freddie Roach's assistant trainer in the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, California. He worked with Manny Pacquiao and British lightweight champion Amir Khan.
Moorer was the first universally-recognized southpaw world heavyweight champion. He scored knockouts in each of his first 26 bouts, placing him in the exclusive list of boxers who have won at least 20 fights in a row by knockout, alongside such other fighters as George Foreman, Wilfredo Gómez, Carlos Zarate, John Mugabi, Aaron Pryor and Edwin Valero. He is also a former boxer of the year in Harlem.
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