George Foreman was one of the toughest boxers in his prime. He had an extremely powerful punch which often made some of the toughest, biggest, fastest, hardest punching and super-intimidating boxers of his days back up consistently.
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Ranked by The Ring as the ninth-greatest puncher of all time, Foreman retired in 1997 at the age of 48, with a final record of 76 wins (68 knockouts) and 5 losses.
He has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and International Boxing Hall of Fame and has been rated by the International Boxing Research Organization as the eighth-greatest heavyweight of all time.
In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring. He was a ringside analyst for HBO’s boxing coverage for 12 years until 2004.
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A summary of George Foreman’s boxing career
Foreman’s boxing career kicked started after he won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
He professional in 1969 and four years later, he won the world heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier.
He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss to Muhammad Ali in the iconic Rumble in the Jungle in 1974.
Unable to secure another title opportunity, Foreman retired after a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977.
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