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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. American boxer (born 1949) For the electric grill, see George Foreman Grill. For other people named George Foreman, see George Foreman (disambiguation). George Foreman Foreman in 2016 Born George Edward Foreman (1949-01-10) January 10, 1949 (age 76) Marshall, Texas, U.S. Other names Big ...
Through the course of the fight, Foreman landed more punches and had a higher percentage of his punches land than Briggs. Foreman landed 284 of his 488 punches for a 58% success rate while Briggs only landed 45% of his punches, going 223 for 494. Foreman spent much of the fight as the aggressor while Briggs spent a lot of the fight retreating.
Prior to his match with Douglas, Holyfield delayed a potential fight with Mike Tyson, instead agreeing to face 42-year-old George Foreman for the titles should he defeat Douglas. [2] Since ending his 10-year retirement in 1987, Foreman was a perfect 24–0, with 23 of his wins coming via knockout.
Foreman had come up short to Evander Holyfield in a bid to become the oldest Undisputed Heavyweight champion two years prior, while Morrison had unsuccessfully challenged fellow undefeated contender Ray Mercer for the WBO title, in what was his first (and at the time of his fight with Foreman, only) professional loss. Prior to the fight ...
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.
Boxing legend. Grill guru. Ordained minister. George Foreman wears a lot of hats. But none fits better than Dad. A heavyweight boxer, Foreman won the world heavyweight championship title twice in ...
The real George Foreman has already scripted it for you. "Big George Foreman" is about a life that feels so outlandishly ready-made for the ups and downs, the lessons and inspirations, of the ...
In what was a close fight, Forman earned a split decision victory, with two judge's scoring the fight 118–110 and 115–112 in his favor, while the third scored the fight for Savarese 114–113. Foreman started the fight as the aggressor and opened up a four-inch gash above Savarese's left eyelid that hindered Savarese the rest of the fight.