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The son of the legendary boxer is running to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Houston's 18th Congressional District.
After taking a 10-year hiatus between 1977 and 1987, ‘Big George’ made a sensational return to boxing, and went on to make history by becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion of all time when he ...
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Muhammad Ali once predicted the outcome of a fantasy fight between big hitters George Foreman and Mike Tyson. Ali beat ...
Few fighters have demonstrated the same level of punching power that George Foreman did in his career. Possessing incredible strength, Foreman seemed to effortlessly dispatch opponents during his ...
But George Foreman — erstwhile bully, seller of grill gadgets and mufflers — did the greatest thing any athlete can do. He beat time.” — Mark Kriegel ...
So, who better to draw up that fantasy fight between the power-punching Hall of Famers? Lipton, in a 4,000-word sequence breakdown, described vividly how the slugfest might’ve gone.
DOWN GOES FRAZAH!” Joe Frazier staggers after challenger George Foreman hits him with a hard right during the second round of a heavyweight title fight in Kingston, Jamaica, on Jan. 23, 1973.
DOWN GOES FRAZAH!” Joe Frazier staggers after challenger George Foreman hits him with a hard right during the second round of a heavyweight title fight in Kingston, Jamaica, on Jan. 23, 1973.
No one ever calls me George at home.” By the time Foreman faced Joe Frazier for the heavyweight championship in 1973, he was undefeated in 37 professional fights, winning most of them by knockout.
Yet for all his ring heroics, Foreman’s legacy might rest more on a kitchen appliance than a knockout punch. In 1994, he lent his name to the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine.