George Foreman In His Prime

Highlights of the most devastating Heavyweight puncher in boxing history Big George in his prime. PayPal Donations: George Foreman Is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed Big George, he is a twotime world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside the sport he is 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 secondround knockout of thenundefeated 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 epip br, br,