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After successfully defending both his lineal world heavyweight title and the lightly regarded WBU heavyweight title in an uninspired win against little-known Crawford Grimsley in November 1996, it was announced in March 1997 that George Foreman would return to the ring face undefeated fringe contender Lou Savarese. [2]
After months without revealing his plans to fight again, Foreman finally announced that he would return to the ring to face fringe contender Crawford Grimsley, who was ranked number 9 among the WBA's contenders and was 20–0 as a professional, albeit against marginal competition, in Japan. [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. American boxer (born 1949) For the electric grill, see George Foreman Grill. For other people named George Foreman, see George Foreman (disambiguation). George Foreman Foreman in 2016 Born George Edward Foreman (1949-01-10) January 10, 1949 (age 76) Marshall, Texas, U.S. Other names Big ...
In 1995, after George Foreman made his comeback into the ring to capture the world heavyweight title again, Lyle, at the age of 54, also decided on a brief comeback. After scoring four quick knockouts over second-rate opponents, Lyle tried to get a rematch with Foreman. The match was never made, however, and Lyle retired from boxing. [36]
It premiered on January 22, 1973, with a fight that saw George Foreman defeat Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica. HBO's pay-per-view distribution arm, TVKO was founded in December 1990, and then launched in April 1991 with Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman , becoming HBO PPV in 2001.
His sons are George Jr., George III, George Foreman IV, George Foreman V and George Foreman VI. Georgetta Foreman shared a photo of her with Michi, Freeda and George III in 2020. View this post on ...
On Saturday night, at Wembley Arena, he made his heavyweight debut in a boxing ring and knocked out Germany’s Hussein Muhamed in just 134 seconds of the first round. Okolie weighed in at a ...
July 2 – Former world Heavyweight champion Joe Frazier returns to the ring, beating Joe Bugner by a twelve-round decision at London. September 1 – George Foreman retains his world Heavyweight title with a first-round knockout over José Roman, who becomes the first Puerto Rican to challenge for the world Heavyweight championship, in Tokyo.