A veteran of the fight game, legendary promoter Bob Arum has overseen many of boxing’s greatest events, from Muhammad Ali’s comeback to the “Rumble in the Jungle.” Yet when asked to name the proudest moment of his career, the 94-year-old pointed to an entirely different heavyweight fight.
Arum said helping George Foreman return to the top of the sport at age 45 remains one of his greatest accomplishments.
“[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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Last Updated on 2026/07/09 at 5:12 PM
