former Heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known for his powerful pills and his older personality, died on Friday at the age of 76.
“With deep sadness, we announce the death of George Edward Foreman, who left peacefully on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones,” Foreman family said in an Instagram statement. “We are grateful for the flow of love and prayers, and we hope to ask for privacy because we honor the exceptional life of a man we were working to call us.”
Foreman, the world champion twice, rose for the first time by winning gold in the 1968 Olympics before obtaining the heavyweight title in 1973 with an amazing victory over Joe Fraser. However, it is better to remember him to defeat him in 1974 in front of Muhammad Ali in the legendary “legendary”DirtyThe “Rope-A-Dope” strategy has exhausted the power of power, which led to a loss of the knockout in the eighth round.
After the shock retirement in 1977, Foreman became a minister of decree but achieved an unexpected return after a decade. In 1994, at the age of 45, he recovered the heavyweight title by directed by Michael Morner, to become the oldest hero in boxing history.
Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum praised him, describing him as “one of the largest punching and personalities that sport has ever witnessed.”
Outside the circuit, Foreman gained global fame as a businessman, especially with the “lean barbecue machine that reduces fat” George Foreman “, which has become a familiar name.
He was born in Texas on January 10, 1949, Foreman defeated a troubled young man before turning into boxing. He once said: “I just tried boxing to show my friends that I was not afraid.” “Well, 25 fights and one year old, I was an Olympic gold medal.”
His career saw him fighting 81 times, and he won 76 Nuba, including 68 by a knockout. He finally retired in 1997 at the age of 48 after losing a decision of a document for Brezz.
Foreman, who married four times and must be 10 children, named all his five children, George Edward, saying: “If one of us ascends, then we all rose together, and if one of them fell, then we all go together!”
