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George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76

Editorial Board Published March 22, 2025
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George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who misplaced the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali earlier than his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a profitable businessman, died Friday night time. He was 76.

Foreman’s household introduced his demise on social media, not saying how or the place he died.

“A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand- and great-grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” his household wrote. “A humanitarian, an Olympian and two-time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected. A force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name— for his family.”

A local Texan, Foreman started his boxing profession as an Olympic gold medalist who impressed worry as he climbed to the height of the heavyweight division by stopping Joe Frazier in 1973. His formidable aura evaporated solely a yr later when Ali pulled off one of the crucial audacious victories in boxing historical past in Zaire, baiting and taunting Foreman into dropping his belt in one of many biggest fights ever staged.

Two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman is one in every of 4 fighters named to the Class of 2003 inductees to the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003. (AP Picture/Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame) 

Foreman left the game a number of years later, however returned after a 10-year absence and a self-described spiritual awakening.

The 45-year-old then pulled off one of the crucial spectacular knockouts in boxing historical past in 1994, flooring Michael Moorer — 19 years his junior — with one good mixture to assert Moorer’s two heavyweight belts.

Foreman’s transformation into an inspirational determine was full, and he fought solely 4 extra occasions earlier than shifting onto his subsequent profession as a genial businessman, pitchman and occasional actor.

He was greatest often called the face of the George Foreman Grill, which launched in the identical yr as his victory over Moorer. The easy cooking machine bought greater than 100 million models and made him a lot wealthier than his sport ever did.

“George was a great friend to not only myself, but to my entire family,” High Rank president Bob Arum mentioned. “We’ve lost a family member and are absolutely devastated.”

Within the first chapter of his boxing profession, Foreman was nothing just like the smiling grandfather who hawked his grills on tv to nice success.

Foreman dabbled in petty crime whereas rising up in Houston’s Fifth Ward, however modified his life by way of boxing. He made the U.S. Olympic group in 1968 and gained gold in Mexico Metropolis as a youngster, stopping a 29-year-old opponent in a star-making efficiency.

Foreman rose to the top of the professional sport over the subsequent 5 years, however was additionally perceived as an aloof, unfriendly athlete, each by way of his demeanor and thru the skewed racial lenses of the time. He stopped Frazier in an upset in Jamaica in January 1973 to win the belt, together with his knockout inspiring Howard Cosell’s iconic name: “Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!”

Foreman defended his belt towards Ken Norton earlier than accepting the combat with Ali within the now-immortal bout staged in Africa by promoter Don King. Ali placed on a tactical masterclass towards Foreman, displaying off the “rope-a-dope” technique that pissed off and infuriated the champion. Foreman was finally knocked down for the primary time in his profession, and the combat was stopped within the eighth spherical.

Foreman instructed the BBC in 2014 that he took the combat nearly out of charity to Ali, who he suspected to be broke.

ORG XMIT: NY151 FILE - In this Oct. 30, 1974 file photo, referee Zack Clayton, right, steps in after challenger Muhammad Ali looks on after knocking down defending heavyweight champion George Foreman in the eighth round of their championship bout in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali regained the world heavyweight crown by knockout in the eighth round of the fight dubbed ORG XMIT: NY151 FILE – On this Oct. 30, 1974 file photograph, referee Zack Clayton, proper, steps in after challenger Muhammad Ali appears to be like on after flattening defending heavyweight champion George Foreman within the eighth spherical of their championship bout in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali regained the world heavyweight crown by knockout within the eighth spherical of the combat dubbed “Rumble in the Jungle.” (AP Picture/File) 

“I said I was going to go out there and kill him, and people said, ‘Please, don’t say you’re going to kill Muhammad,’” Foreman mentioned. “So I said, ‘OK, I’ll just beat him down to the ground.’ That’s how easy I thought the fight would be.”

Exhausted and disillusioned, Foreman stopped preventing in 1977 and largely spent the subsequent decade preaching and dealing with youngsters in Houston after his spiritual awakening. He returned to boxing in 1987 in his late 30s with a plan to defy time by way of frequent ring appearances, and he racked up a prolonged sequence of victories earlier than dropping to Evander Holyfield in a surprisingly aggressive title combat in 1991.

Three years later, Foreman acquired within the ring with Moorer in Las Vegas, extra for his superstar than for his perceived capability to beat Moorer. The champion appeared to win the primary 9 rounds moderately comfortably, with Foreman unable to land his slower punches. However Foreman got here alive within the tenth, hurting Moorer earlier than slipping within the brief proper hand that despatched Moorer to the canvas in spectacular style.

Foreman give up the ring for good in 1997, though he often mentioned a comeback. He settled right into a life as a boxing analyst for HBO and as a pitchman for the grills that grew his fame and fortune. He briefly starred in a sitcom known as “George” within the Nineties, and he even appeared on the truth singing competitors “The Masked Singer” in 2022. A biographical film primarily based on his life was launched in 2023.

Foreman had 12 youngsters, together with 5 sons who’re all famously named George Edward Foreman.

“Legendary boxing champion, life-changing preacher, husband, father, grand- and great-grandfather and the best friend you could have,” WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman wrote on social media. “His memory is now eternal, may Big George rest in peace.”

Initially Revealed: March 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM PDT

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