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Despite locking horns with an abundance of generational greats, ‘Big’ George never ended up crossing paths with Larry Holmes ...
On March 31, 1980, Mike Weaver knocked out John Tate to win the WBA heavyweight world title at the Stokely Athletic Center in ...
In yet another instalment, boxing expert Teddy Atlas, on his brilliant podcast 'The Fight,' has listed his top 5 greatest ...
Hundreds gathered Monday at Wortham Theater Center to honor two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman, whom Mayor John Whitmire called “a hero to our city, our state, our nation and the ...
Born on Jan. 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, and raised in Houston’s rough-and-tumble Fifth Ward, George Edward Foreman didn’t start life with a silver spoon — or even a spatula. One of seven ...
George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, died Friday ...
Heavyweight champion, businessman, minister and proud Houstonian George Foreman died Friday at 76 years old, his family announced. “Our hearts are broken,” the family wrote in an Instagram post.
As a preteen, I was confused when my father told me about George Foreman because what I saw on television didn't quite match what he was trying to explain. "That guy?" I asked as ring announcer ...
George Foreman was a man of faith ... Hatred was in my body, in my muscles, behind every punch I threw." Foreman's early life was marked by a difficult childhood, which began with his birth ...
Heavyweight boxer George Foreman flexes his muscles after weighing in at 260 pounds for his upcoming fight against Shannon Briggs at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City., N.J., Thursday ...
Upon learning Friday night George Foreman had died at 76, Muhammad Ali’s daughter Rasheda Ali-Walsh said she sent a text message to George Foreman Jr., the oldest son of the former heavyweight ...