This writer: “Champ, how on earth did a fight between two massive punchers, yourself and Tommy Morrison, go the distance?”
George Foreman: “That’s a good question”. » Read Full Article
One night in June, 1990: George Foreman and Mike Tyson share the same ring – just not at the same time
- Leave a CommentIt was the closest heavyweight legends George Foreman and Mike Tyson ever came to fighting one another; in fact the plan was for the two big punchers to collide later that year. » Read Full Article
Boxing’s elder statesman
- Leave a CommentWho really won the epic fight that took place in October of 1974 – Muhammad Ali or George Foreman? » Read Full Article
Fighting through the pain: when warriors never quit
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The great Vasyl Lomachenko did it in his last fight – he fought not only his ring foe but also a torn shoulder – and over the long years of this exceptional sport we all love so dearly we have witnessed other examples of sheer bravery. » Read Full Article
Thirty Years ago today: George Foreman labors to a stoppage win over Dwight Muhammad Qawi and does nothing to win over his critics
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Three decades ago today, heavyweight legend George Foreman was less than ten fights into his unlikely comeback; his return to the ring having taken place in March of 1987 after a ten-year layoff. » Read Full Article
March 9, 1987: George Foreman returns in search of a dream, Steve Zouski looks for another payday
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You remember Steve Zouski, don’t you?
Chances are precious few fight fans do remember Zouski, yet the heavyweight battler who turned pro back in 1978 (winning his first 12 bouts, most of them by KO) and who went on to become a journeyman/trial horse in the ’80s and early 90’s holds a unique distinction: Zouski was the very first opponent former heavyweight king “Big” George Foreman faced when launching his unlikely 1987 comeback. » Read Full Article
The four world heavyweight champions who got to 40-0, and what happened to them afterwards
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If he wins tomorrow night, against the dangerous Luis Ortiz, reigning and defending WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder will, as fans know, reach 40-0 as a pro. » Read Full Article
George Foreman and the time he fought five men in one night – imagine a top heavyweight doing that today!
-“Muhammad ‘whatever he wants to call himself’ can’t beat no George Foreman,” Foreman after beating five guys in one afternoon in 1975. » Read Full Article
45 years ago today: “Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!”
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A long 45 years ago today, a young and undefeated fighter from Texas named George Foreman met a near 3-1 betting favourite in the form of the likewise unbeaten “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, as the Philadelphia warrior attempted to defend his world title for a fifth time.The two punchers met in Kingston, Jamaica in a bout dubbed “The Sunshine Showdown,” and those fans who witnessed the fight saw a shockingly violent affair, where the 24-year-old challenger with the 37-0 record utterly annihilated the 29-0 world ruler. » Read Full Article
Happy Birthday, George Foreman: “Big George” is 69 today – is Foreman the greatest living heavyweight?
-Heavyweight legend, former two-time king George Foreman today celebrates his 69th birthday. » Read Full Article
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