Big George displayed his mettle at the age of 42 by battling Holyfield for 12 rounds before losing by decision. At the 1968 Olympics, he earned a gold medal. On August 15, 1999, at 10:45 p.m., son George VI was born. Freeda Freeda, George's daughter, is a professional boxer on the women's boxing circuit in the United States. The World Boxing Hall of Fame has inducted him. [October 22, 2002]
George Foreman II is an American former boxer who competed from 1970 to 1982. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1974 to 1978, when he was defeated by Michael Spinks. After retiring as a fighter, he became a successful entrepreneur and actor. He also served as a political adviser to President Barack Obama during Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
George Foreman III is an American former boxer who competed from 1986 to 2000. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a professional he held the WBA title between 1994 and 1995 and the WBC title in 1996. His professional record was 30-3-1. [October 23, 2002]
George Foreman IV is an American former boxer who competed from 2002 to 2013. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As a professional he held the WBA super middleweight title from 2006 to 2007 and the WBO light-heavyweight title in 2009. His professional record was 29-4-1.
George Foreman V is an American former boxer who competed from 2014 to 2019.
When George was defeated by Jimmy Young three years later, Foreman, who was only 28 years old at the time, retired from the ring. George loses his world championship to Ali. Michael Moorer, at 10 years old, was about a year away from taking his first steps in a boxing ring. In 1974, at the age of 12, Mike won his first professional fight.
During his career, George Foreman fought some of the best boxers in the world. He was a two-time heavyweight champion who held the title for nearly four years. In that time, he defeated several great fighters including Ali, Joe Frazier, and Ron Lyle. Even though George lost his title to Ali, he still holds the record for the most knockouts in one round with 15. This statistic has never been broken since then. After retiring from competition, George Foreman became a successful businessman. Today, he is known as a philanthropist who has donated millions of dollars to charitable causes.
Here are some other famous former boxers: Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Henry Armstrong, Georges Carpentier, Jim Jeffries, Billy Smith, and John L. Sullivan.
In conclusion, George Foreman was born on January 4th, 1944 in Cairo, Egypt. He had an average height and weight of 5'9" and 235 pounds, respectively.
George Foreman won Olympic gold in 1968 and went on to become boxing's heavyweight champion in 1973. After a 10-year layoff, he returned to the ring and won world champion for the second time at the age of 45, before embarking on a successful post-boxing career as a pitchman and entrepreneur.
In addition to being one of the most recognizable faces in sports-marketing today, George Foreman is also known for his involvement in several controversies throughout the course of his career. In 1978, he accused Italian boxer Joe Cali of using steroids, which led to a lawsuit that was eventually settled out of court. A year later, during the Leon Spinks vs. Larry Holmes fight for the title, it was reported that Foreman had attempted to bribe some judges; this allegation was never proven, but it did cause Foreman's sponsorship deals with KFC and Pepsi to be canceled.
Overall, George Foreman is one of the greatest champions in boxing history and he has no doubts about that himself. He said in an interview with ESPN: "If I were to look back at my career, I would have to say that I achieved all that I set out to achieve. And more."
Foreman began his professional career in 1969 at the age of 24. He went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Apollo Creed in 1973 by defeating him in the final round of their match.
Evander Holyfield is regarded as one of boxing's all-time greats. He was a champion whose professional career lasted from 1984 until his final bout in 2011, when he was 48 years old, against Sherman Williams. According to BoxRec, he had a 27-year reign of glory that concluded with a final record of 44-10-2. That makes him the only boxer who has ever won the World Boxing Association, WBC, and Lineal championships.
Holyfield's first fight as a professional boxer was on October 11, 1984. He lost by knockout to David Loiseau but recovered to win 14 more fights before defeating Brian Nielsen for the WBA title on May 19, 1989. He defended this title three times before losing it to Michael Dokes by TKO in the 10th round of their match on December 31, 1990. After this defeat, Holyfield regained the WBA belt with a decision over Kevin McBride and then defeated Dennis Andriese by TKO in the ninth round to become the only boxer to hold both the WBA and WBC titles at the same time. He dropped the WBC belt to Robert Allen on a technicality in 1992 and after winning two more bouts failed to capture either version of the title again.
After these failures, Holyfield retired in 1996 at the age of 36. He came out of retirement in 1999 to face George Foreman in what would have been a rematch of their second meeting, which took place in 1985.
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