George Foreman
American professional boxer (1949-2025) · United States · Athletes · Died at 76
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Something wrong?He knocked out Joe Frazier to take the heavyweight crown at 24, lost it to Ali in Zaire, then came back two decades later - at 45 - and knocked out a man half his age to reclaim it. The oldest heavyweight champion in history also made more from a kitchen grill than he ever did in the ring.
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Autogramm George Foreman (1949-2025)
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Boxing News magazine 27 March 2025 cover
Cover of KO Magazine February 1989
Foreman knockout Frazier 1973 AP photo
Forman Pose3In their own words 5
, My life is much more than boxing - I've been knocked out more outside the ring than in the ring.
In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, "This is easy.
It was like fighting a billy-goat, butt and run. I was saved by the jab. No jab and we would have lost it.
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About this person
After a troubled childhood, Foreman won heavyweight gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics and turned pro the next year. In 1973 he demolished the undefeated Joe Frazier in two rounds to become world champion, defended twice, then lost the title to Muhammad Ali in "The Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974. He retired in 1977 after a loss to Jimmy Young, became an ordained Christian minister following what he called a born again experience, and stayed out of the ring for a decade. He announced a comeback in 1987, and in 1994 - at age 45 - knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer to reclaim the unified heavyweight title, becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history and earning Associated Press Athlete of the Year honors. He relinquished both major belts within a year rather than face mandated defenses, retired for good in 1997 with a record of 76 wins and 5 losses, and later sold the commercial rights to the George Foreman Grill for $138 million - more than a hundred million units moved worldwide.
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