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5 days ago · Former boxer, George Edward Foreman was born on January 10, 1949, in Marshall Texas. The rags-to-riches story of Foreman's triumph over adversity has seen him travel from the mean streets of Houston, where his career began with a woeful pro record that left even Howard Cosell dumbfounded for words.
4 days ago · George Foreman knows a thing or two about eras. The thumping heavyweight was world champion before retiring in 1977. He would return a decade later to resume his campaign and, in 1994, regain a belt to become the division’s oldest champion in heavyweight history at 45.
1 day ago · George Foreman set a record in the heavyweight division back in 1994 that looks in no danger of being broken. The man from Marshall, Texas retired from the sport of boxing in 1977. He became an ordained Christian minister before returning to the ring in ’87 and, seven years later, would win the world title to become the oldest man, 45, to ever do it.
Jun 23, 2024 · 55 years ago today, heavyweight legend and all-time great George Foreman boxed his very first pro fight. Taking on Don Walheim, who was 5-4-2 at the time, 20-year-old Foreman punched out a...
Jun 13, 2024 · From his humble beginnings in Marshall, Texas to his transformation into a two-time heavyweight boxing world champion and ultimately to a successful entrepreneur selling the George Foreman Grill, his story is an amazing and motivating story of victory both in the ring and in the marketplace.
Jun 17, 2024 · The undisputed heavyweight title has been held by a select few men in the sport of boxing, but George Foreman thinks one man is out on his own as the best ever.
Jun 24, 2024 · George Foreman: 76-5 (68). Two-time world heavyweight champion: 1973 to 1974 and 1994 to 1995. One of the most incredible stories in boxing history began 55 long years ago today.
