George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former
professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1997. Nicknamed "Big
George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic
gold medalist. Outside of boxing, he is also a minister, author and
entrepreneur.George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an
American former professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1997.
Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion
and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside of boxing, he is also a
minister, author and entrepreneur.After a troubled childhood, Foreman
took up amateur boxing and won a gold medal in the heavyweight
division at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Having turned professional the
next year, he won the world heavyweight title with a stunning
second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973. He
defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss,
to Muhammad Ali in the iconic Rumble in the Jungle in 1974. Unable to
secure another title opportunity, Foreman retired after a loss to
Jimmy Young in 1977.Following what he referred to as a religious
epiphany, Foreman became an ordained Christian minister. Ten years
later he announced a comeback, and in 1994 at age 45 won the unified
WBA, IBF lineal heavyweight championship titles by knocking out
26-year-old Michael Moorer. He dropped the WBA belt rather than face
his mandatory soon after, and following a single IBF title defense on
June 28, 1995 renounced his title-the last major belt he ever held. He
was 46 years and 169 days old. Foreman is the oldest to ever win the
world heavyweight boxing championship, and the second-oldest in any
weight class after Bernard Hopkins (at light heavyweight). He retired
in 1997 at the age of 48, with a final record of 76 wins (68
knockouts) and 5 losses. George Foreman Top Movies & Young Movies