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Remarkable life and man.
Probably my favorite athlete of all time.
A friend got to meet Big George about 3 years into his come back. He ran into him before a fight on the undercard of a bigger fight. He said he was very friendly and chatted for a bit, signed a couple of things for him and was just all jokes and smiles.
Mario: "Is the guy you're fighting tomorrow good?"
George: "Oh man, I hope not."
Foreman didn't pick up the gloves until he was 16 or 17, making his winning a Gold Medal a few years later all the more remarkable.
81 heavyweight wins is no joke.
A knockout percentage of 84% is no joke.
Everyone loves an underdog story and while most of the sports media was making fun of George for being a fraud early in his comeback he was just doing his thing. He was working hard and he a great work ethic and determination that the younger, better Foreman lacked.
He was slow but he always was. He was clumsy and threw awkward punches. But, he always was and did.
But that jab....
In my opinion one of the most, maybe the most, devastating weapon in boxing was the George Foreman jab.
Set up all the "power on loan from God" shots.
The jab was the money maker.
High school drop out, petty criminal, Gold Medal Winner, 2 X Undisputed World Heavy Weight Champion, Salesman, giant in TV commercials, entrepreneur, husband 5 times over, father 12 or 13 times over, wealthy beyond reason, best selling author, starred in a sit com, did tv and movies and recently had a life story made about him, preacher and church leader, youth pastor and a guy who gave away tens of millions of dollars to his Houston Youth Center.
Remarkable and interesting man.
Rest in power Champ.
Probably my favorite athlete of all time.
A friend got to meet Big George about 3 years into his come back. He ran into him before a fight on the undercard of a bigger fight. He said he was very friendly and chatted for a bit, signed a couple of things for him and was just all jokes and smiles.
Mario: "Is the guy you're fighting tomorrow good?"
George: "Oh man, I hope not."
Foreman didn't pick up the gloves until he was 16 or 17, making his winning a Gold Medal a few years later all the more remarkable.
81 heavyweight wins is no joke.
A knockout percentage of 84% is no joke.
Everyone loves an underdog story and while most of the sports media was making fun of George for being a fraud early in his comeback he was just doing his thing. He was working hard and he a great work ethic and determination that the younger, better Foreman lacked.
He was slow but he always was. He was clumsy and threw awkward punches. But, he always was and did.
But that jab....
In my opinion one of the most, maybe the most, devastating weapon in boxing was the George Foreman jab.
Set up all the "power on loan from God" shots.
The jab was the money maker.
High school drop out, petty criminal, Gold Medal Winner, 2 X Undisputed World Heavy Weight Champion, Salesman, giant in TV commercials, entrepreneur, husband 5 times over, father 12 or 13 times over, wealthy beyond reason, best selling author, starred in a sit com, did tv and movies and recently had a life story made about him, preacher and church leader, youth pastor and a guy who gave away tens of millions of dollars to his Houston Youth Center.
Remarkable and interesting man.
Rest in power Champ.
