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Friends and family of George Foreman have paid tribute to the boxing great at a memorial service in his hometown of Houston.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire, former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer and others gathered to honor George Foreman in ...
Fred Askew, a former heavyweight boxer who lives in Canton, once got knocked out by George Foreman. He shares his memories of ...
The bout is now popularly called the 'Rumble in the Jungle'. Mohammed Ali, the self-styled “Greatest” who won this contest, used the victory as a springboard to rise in ratings and become a global ...
He racked up 37 consecutive victories before being awarded a shot at world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, although ‘Smokin ...
Six months after losing the heavyweight championship to Muhammad Ali, George Foreman was angry, adrift and lost. To regain the title, he knew it would take something special.
The City of Houston honored George Foreman, a two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold ...
Athletes are artists whose artistry dies with their youth. For fighters, it tends to be worse, as the youth is literally beaten out of them. But George Foreman — erstwhile bully, seller of grill ...
Legendary promoter Bob Arum has worked with a number of legendary heavyweights throughout his career, including the late, ...
The service for Foreman, who died March 21 at age 76, brought out many notables from his life growing up in Houston's Fifth ...