The family of boxing star George Foreman said Friday that he has passed away at the age of 76. Two-time heavyweight champion “Big George” took part in some of the most significant boxing.
Matches ever. Foreman made his debut in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he took home a gold medal. George became a professional shortly after the Games.
Foreman won his first championship as a professional fighter in 1973, defeating then-unbeaten heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. In one of the most iconic boxing battles.
Ever, known as “The Rumble In The Jungle,” George, then 25 years old and undefeated, met Muhammad Ali in Zaire in 1974 after successfully defending the title twice.
Ali surprised Foreman by TKOing him in the eighth round. The guys would become close over the years. George informed us when Ali passed away in 2016 that “I lost my best friend.”
