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The boxing champ won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics. Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday.

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history. The fearsome heavyweight ...

Fondly known as Big George, Foreman dropped out of school as a teenager and went on to become an Olympic boxing gold medalist and later heavyweight champion after defeating Joe Frazier.

Tributes began to pour in following the news, with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson saying Foreman's "contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten". Former NBA basketballer ...

George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports, who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title at age 45 and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday aged 76. “With profound ...

The fight between U.S. boxing heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali, left, and George Foreman on Oct. 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali knocked out Foreman in a clash of titans known as the “Rumble ...

Former boxing champion George Foreman died Friday ... 2025 He returned to the sport after 10 years and became the sport’s oldest heavyweight champion at 45 years old in 1994.

Following are quotes and reaction to the death of American Olympic champion and twice heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, who died on Friday at age 76 in Houston, Texas. U.S. PRESIDENT ...

Foreman, who was 45 at the time, became the oldest heavyweight champion in history. When discussing his comeback with Boxing News in 2023, Foreman said that it was his way of “saying sorry for ...

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history. A full 20 years later in 1994 ...