George Foreman

[Yossarian]

Passed away overnight. My favourite boxer of all time and a hero of mine. Olympic gold medalist, heavyweight champion in the 70s and 90s. There’s a lot of focus on the Rumble in the Jungle and his loss to Ali but that sometimes detracts from what a dominant, awesome fighter he was particular in his first career. Check out his first fight with Frazier or Ken Norton. If that wasn’t enough he comes back close and wins the title again in his 40s.

 

[Demps]

R.i.P

Did well for himself, outside of boxing, most notably with the grill. Seemed like a nice guy in interviews also.

Fantastic career and well deserved hall of famer.

 

[magpies forever]

Ali, Frazier and Foreman. An incredible trifeca of no nonsense boxers coming from humble beginnings. Boy, maybe the next thunder storm won't be mother nature but them duking it out in heaven? Thanks for the memories.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

So weird. A video popped in my newsfeed only last night of him taking Joe Frazier off his feet 12 times. Had a great career, then had a whole new one again after retirement. Good man. RIP.

 

[jadtiger]

One of my favourite boxers,R.I.P George Foreman.He was one of the few boxers that made boxing popular and enjoyable to watch.Another legend sadly gone to early.To this day i still regret that Teofilo Stephenson (deceased) never switched to professional boxing as he was the only boxer that could have matched Ali Foreman and Frazier.

 

[tiger_one]

And not to forget ....

 

[mikey]

And not to forget ....


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Out of respect I was trying to avoid going there but now you've opened the door....

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

R.I.P. Champ

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

One of the strongest boxers of that era, and out of the ring, one of the nicest people.
RIP

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

 

[CarolinaTiger]

Hated to see this. One of my favorite all time boxers and just a genuinely nice guy. Hell of a grill also.

RIP.

 

[TCL]

RIP.

 

[BunganHead Tiger]

One of my boyhood heroes. He could really move for a big big man. Those heavyweight fighters of that era were unsurpassed. Ali, Forman, Frazier, and I'll include Ken Norton. That was back in the day when boxers were real boxers. Not retired League players looking for a last payday, or promoters trying to cash in on an ex NRL players popularity. These guys were born boxers who could dance, skip rope, and jab. They made boxing look like an art form.

 

[426Tlgerland]

One of the greats , a real boxer , gentleman ,
Champion RIP

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

I loved George. I also admired his creativity in naming his sons. He had five sons, all named George.
He was a funny bugger.

 

[Buttface]

RIP

Thanks for the grill big guy.
It could’ve been bigger 🤷‍♂️