Name: "Big" George Foreman
World Heavyweight Champion 1973-74.
- WBA/IBF Heavyweight Champion 1994-95 (stripped of both titles).
- Claimed the Lineal Heavyweight Title until losing in 1997 to Shannon Briggs.
- Named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter for 1970.
- Named The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1973 and 1976.
- Named The Ring Comeback of the Year fighter for 1994.
- Named the ninth greatest puncher of all time in The Ring's list of the 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time.
- Won The 1968 Olympic Heavyweight Championship
- Autobiography: By George: The Autobiography of George Foreman
Outside the Ring
- Guest starred on a fifth season (1976) episode of Sanford and Son, entitled "The Directors," as himself.
- Became highly successful with his "Lean Mean Grilling Machine," and starred in ads for Meineke mufflers.
- Has five sons, all named George.
- Daughter Freeda embarked on a brief professional boxing career.
- Is a born-again Christian and an ordained minister in Texas.
- Commentated on several fights for HBO
- Defeated Joe Frazier twice (TKO 5 & TKO 2)
- Defeated Michael Moorer (KO 10)
- Defeated Gerry Cooney (TKO 2)
- Defeated Ron Lyle (KO 5)
- Defeated Gregario Peralto twice (TKO 10 & D10)
- Defeated Boone Kirkman (TKO 2)
- Defeated George Chuvalo (TKO 3)
- Defeated Ken Norton (TKO 2)
- Defeated Axel Schulz (MD 12)
- Defeated Bert Cooper (RTD 2)
- Defeated Dwight Qawi (TKO 7)
- Defeated Scott LeDoux (TKO 3)
- won 76 (KO 68) + lost 5 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 81
rounds boxed 350 KO% 83.95
Favorite Book: "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy
"The most interesting book ever for me--"War and Peace"! I love English, and the bit of wisdom found all through the pages of the book. It's so long, I am never done with it! Thanks, George Foreman."
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