George Foreman pugile

George Foreman pugile
combattimenti
81
vinto
76
perduto
5
pareggiare
0
Stato
inactive
Divisione
heavyweight
Debutto
1969-06-23
Altezza
6′ 3″/191cm
Arrivare a
78½″/199cm
Età
-
Nato
1949-01-10
Morte
-
Nazionalità
USA

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George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. In boxing, he was nicknamed "Big George" and competed between 1967 and 1997. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. As an entrepreneur, he is known for the George Foreman Grill.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 stunning second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973. He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss to Muhammad Ali in the iconic 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 won the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championship titles by knocking out 26-year-old Michael Moorer. He dropped the WBA belt rather than face his mandatory title defense soon after, and following a single IBF title defense on June 28, 1995, Foreman renounced his title – the last major belt he ever held. He was 46 years and 169 days old, becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in history. Foreman is the oldest to ever win the world heavyweight boxing championship of major honors, 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 (68 knockouts) and 5 losses.Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and International Boxing Hall of Fame. The International Boxing Research Organization 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. The Ring ranked him as the ninth-greatest puncher of all time. He was a ringside analyst for HBO's boxing coverage for 12 years until 2004. Outside boxing, he is a successful entrepreneur and known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill, which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide. In 1999, he sold the commercial rights to the grill for $138 million.George Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas. He grew up in the Fifth Ward community of Houston, Texas, with six siblings. Although he was raised by J. D. Foreman, whom his mother had married when George was a small child, his biological father was Leroy Moorehead. By his own admission in his autobiography, George was a troubled youth. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 and spent time as a mugger. At age 16, Foreman had a change of heart and convinced his mother to sign him up for the Job Corps after seeing an ad for the Corps on TV. As part of the Job Corps, Foreman earned his GED and trained to become a carpenter and bricklayer. After moving to Pleasanton, California, with the help of a supervisor, he began to train. Foreman was interested in football and idolized Jim Brown, but gave it up for boxing.

Data Avversario Ultimi risultati degli avversari Luogo Risultato
1997-11-22 Shannon Briggs WLWWWW Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Majority decision
1997-04-26 Lou Savarese WWWWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Split-decision
1996-11-03 Crawford Grimsley WWWWWW Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu WIN
Unanimous decision
1995-04-22 Axel Schulz WWWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Majority decision
1994-11-05 Michael Moorer WWWWWW MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1993-06-07 Tommy Morrison WWWWWW Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas LOST
Unanimous decision
1993-01-16 Pierre Coetzer WWWWLL Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno WIN
Technical knockout
1992-04-11 Alex Stewart WWLWLW Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas WIN
Majority decision
1991-12-07 Jimmy Ellis WWWDWW Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno WIN
Technical knockout
1991-04-19 Evander Holyfield WWWWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
1990-09-25 Terry Anderson LWWWWL London Arena, Millwall WIN
KO
1990-07-31 Ken Lakusta WWLLWW Northlands Agricom, Edmonton WIN
KO
1990-06-16 Adilson Rodrigues WWWWLW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1990-04-17 Mike Jameson LLLLL Caesars Tahoe, Circus Maximus Showroom, Stateline WIN
Technical knockout
1990-01-15 Gerry Cooney WLWWWL Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1989-07-20 Everett Martin WLWWLL Convention Center, Tucson WIN
Unanimous decision
1989-06-01 Bert Cooper WWWLWL Pride Pavilion, Phoenix WIN
Corner retirement
1989-04-30 J.B. Williamson WWLLLW Moody Center, Galveston WIN
Technical knockout
1989-02-16 Manoel de Almeida WLLLLL Atlantis Theater, Orlando WIN
Technical knockout
1989-01-26 Mark Young LLWWLL War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester WIN
Technical knockout
1988-12-28 David Jaco LLWLLL Casa Royal Hotel, Bakersfield WIN
Technical knockout
1988-10-27 Tony Fulilangi WWWWLL Civic Center, Marshall WIN
Technical knockout
1988-09-10 Bobby Hitz WWWLWW The Palace, Auburn Hills WIN
Technical knockout
1988-08-25 Ladislao Mijangos WWLWWW Lee County Civic Center, Fort Myers WIN
Technical knockout
1988-06-26 Carlos Hernandez DLLWLL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1988-05-21 Frank Lux WWWWWL Sullivan Arena, Anchorage WIN
Technical knockout
1988-03-19 Dwight Muhammad Qawi WLWLWL Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1988-02-05 Guido Trane DLWWWW Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1988-01-23 Tom Trimm LLLLLL Sheraton Twin Towers, Orlando WIN
KO
1987-12-18 Rocky Sekorski WWLLWW Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1987-11-21 Tim Anderson WWWWLL Sports Complex, Orlando WIN
Technical knockout
1987-09-15 Bobby Crabtree LWLWWL Hitchin' Post USA, Springfield WIN
Technical knockout
1987-07-09 Charles Hostetter LWWWLL Oakland Coliseum, Oakland WIN
KO
1987-03-09 Steve Zouski LLLWLL Arco Arena, Sacramento WIN
Technical knockout
1977-03-17 Jimmy Young WWLWWW Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan LOST
Unanimous decision
1977-01-22 Pedro Agosto LWLLWD Civic Auditorium, Pensacola WIN
Technical knockout
1976-10-15 John Dino Denis WWWWDW Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines WIN
Technical knockout
1976-08-14 Scott LeDoux WWWWLL Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica WIN
Technical knockout
1976-06-15 Joe Frazier LWLWWL Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale WIN
Technical knockout
1976-01-24 Ron Lyle WWWLLW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1974-10-30 Muhammad Ali WWLWWW Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa LOST
KO
1974-03-26 Ken Norton WWWWWL El Poliedro, Caracas WIN
Technical knockout
1973-09-01 Jose Roman WWWWWW Nippon Budokan WIN
KO
1973-01-22 Joe Frazier WWWWWW National Stadium, Kingston WIN
Technical knockout
1972-10-10 Terry Sorrell WLLLLL Salt Palace, Salt Lake City WIN
KO
1972-05-11 Miguel Angel Paez WWLLWW Coliseum Arena, Oakland WIN
KO
1972-04-10 Ted Gullick WWLLDL Forum, Inglewood WIN
KO
1972-03-07 Clarence Boone LLWLLL Golden Triangle Arena, Beaumont WIN
KO
1972-02-29 Joe Murphy Gordwin LLLLLL City Coliseum, Austin WIN
KO
1971-10-29 Luis Faustino Pires WLWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Corner retirement
1971-10-07 Ollie Wilson LLLLLL Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio WIN
KO
1971-09-21 Leroy Caldwell WWWDLL Golden Triangle Arena, Beaumont WIN
KO
1971-09-14 Vic Scott LLW County Coliseum, El Paso WIN
KO
1971-05-10 Gregorio Peralta LWWWWW Coliseum Arena, Oakland WIN
Technical knockout
1971-04-03 Stamford Harris LLWLLL Playboy Club Hotel, Lake Geneva WIN
KO
1971-02-08 Charlie Boston WWW Auditorium, Saint Paul WIN
KO
1970-12-18 Mel Turnbow LWWLLL Seattle Center Arena, Seattle WIN
Technical knockout
1970-11-18 Boone Kirkman WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1970-11-03 Lou Bailey LLLWLL Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City WIN
Technical knockout
1970-08-04 George Chuvalo WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1970-07-20 Roger Russell LLLLLL Spectrum, Philadelphia WIN
KO
1970-05-16 George Johnson WWWWLL Forum, Inglewood WIN
Technical knockout
1970-04-29 Aaron Eastling LLLWLW Arena, Cleveland WIN
Technical knockout
1970-04-17 James J Woody LWLWDW Felt Forum, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1970-03-31 Rufus Brassell WWWWWL Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
1970-02-16 Gregorio Peralta WWWWWD Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1970-01-26 Jack O'Halloran LLWLDW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1970-01-06 Charley Polite LLLWLL Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
KO
1969-12-18 Gary Hobo Wiler LWWWLL Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WIN
Technical knockout
1969-12-16 Levi Forte LLWLLW Convention Center, Miami Beach WIN
Unanimous decision
1969-12-06 Bob Hazelton LWLWWL International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1969-11-18 Max Martinez LLLWWL Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
KO
1969-11-05 Leo Peterson LWLWLW Catholic Youth Center, Scranton WIN
KO
1969-10-31 Roberto Davila WWLLLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1969-10-07 Vernon Clay WWLWWL Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
1969-09-23 Roy Wallace LWWLLL Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
KO
1969-09-18 Johnny Carroll WLWLLL Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WIN
KO
1969-08-18 Chuck Wepner WWWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1969-07-14 Sylvester Dullaire WWWLWW Rosecroft Raceway, Oxon Hill WIN
Technical knockout
1969-07-01 Fred Askew LLWWLL Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
KO
1969-06-23 Don Waldhelm LLWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout

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