- American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997
| Real name: | George Edward Foreman |
George Foreman Height
| | How tall is George Foreman? | 192 cm / 6 ft 4 in | | Born: | 10 January 1949 Comment | | How old is George Foreman in 2024? / Age: | 75 years
| | Where was George Foreman born? | Marshall, Texas, United States | | Residence: | Marshall, TX, US | | Nicknames: | Big George | | Zodiac sign: | Capricorn |
George Foreman Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is George Foreman worth? | $250,000,000
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | Bald | | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who is George Foreman? / Facts
- Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist
- Outside the sport he went on to become an ordained 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 second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973
- Two successful title defenses were made before Foreman's first professional loss to Muhammad Ali in "The 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, he regained a portion of the heavyweight championship by knocking out 27-year-old Michael Moorer to win the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal titles
- Foreman remains the oldest heavyweight champion in history, 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 5 losses and 68 knockouts
- Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame
- The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) rates Foreman as the eighth greatest heavyweight of all time
- In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine
- The Ring ranked him as the ninth greatest puncher of all time
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Net worth: $250,000,000
