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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

January 10, 1949 (age 76)

Marshall, Texas, U.S.

Other names

Big George

Statistics

Weight(s)

Heavyweight

Height

6 ft 4 in (193 cm)^[1]

Reach

79 in (201 cm)^[1]

Stance

Orthodox

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Wins by KO

Losses

Medal record

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Men's amateur boxing\n
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Representing $\"\"$ United States\n
Olympic Games\n
$\"Gold$	1968 Mexico City	Heavyweight\n

George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949)^[2]^[3] is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister, and author. In boxing, he competed between 1967 and 1997 and was nicknamed \"Big George\". He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. As an entrepreneur, he is known for the George Foreman Grill.\n

After a troubled childhood, Foreman took up amateur boxing and won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Having turned professional the next year, he won the world heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973. He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss to Muhammad Ali in the iconic Rumble in the Jungle in 1974.^[4] Unable to secure another title opportunity, Foreman retired after a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977.\n

Following what he referred to as a born again experience, Foreman became an ordained Christian minister.^[5]^[6] Ten years later he announced a comeback, and in 1994 at age 45 won the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championship titles by knocking out 26-year-old Michael Moorer. He dropped the WBA belt rather than face his mandatory title defense soon after, and following a single successful title defense against Axel Schulz, Foreman relinquished his IBF title as well on June 28, 1995. At 46 years and 169 days old, he was the oldest world heavyweight champion in history.^[7] Foreman is the oldest to ever win the world heavyweight boxing championship of major honors and the second-oldest in any weight class after Bernard Hopkins (at light heavyweight). He retired in 1997 at the age of 48, with a final record of 76 wins (68 knockouts) and 5 losses.\n

Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and International Boxing Hall of Fame. The International Boxing Research Organization rates Foreman as the eighth-greatest heavyweight of all time.^[8] In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring.^[9] The Ring ranked him as the ninth-greatest puncher of all time.^[10] He was a ringside analyst for HBO's boxing coverage for 12 years until 2004.^[11] Outside boxing, he is a successful entrepreneur and known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill, which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide.^[12] In 1999, he sold the commercial rights to the grill for $138 million.^[13]\n

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No.\n	Result\n	Record\n	Opponent\n	Type\n	Round, time\n	Date\n	Age\n	Location\n	Notes\n
81\n	Loss\n	76\u20135\n	Shannon Briggs\n	MD\n	12\n	Nov 22, 1997\n	48 years, 316 days\n	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.\n	\n
80\n	Win\n	76\u20134\n	Lou Savarese\n	SD\n	12\n	Apr 26, 1997\n	48 years, 106 days\n	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.\n	Retained WBU heavyweight title\n
79\n	Win\n	75\u20134\n	Crawford Grimsley\n	UD\n	12\n	Nov 3, 1996\n	47 years, 298 days\n	NK Hall, Urayasu, Japan\n	Retained WBU heavyweight title; Won vacant IBA heavyweight title\n
78\n	Win\n	74\u20134\n	Axel Schulz\n	MD\n	12\n	Apr 22, 1995\n	46 years, 102 days\n	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	Retained IBF heavyweight title; Won vacant WBU heavyweight title\n
77\n	Win\n	73\u20134\n	Michael Moorer\n	KO\n	10 (12), 2:03\n	Nov 5, 1994\n	45 years, 299 days\n	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	Won WBA and IBF heavyweight titles\n
76\n	Loss\n	72\u20134\n	Tommy Morrison\n	UD\n	12\n	Jun 7, 1993\n	44 years, 148 days\n	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	For vacant WBO heavyweight title\n
75\n	Win\n	72\u20133\n	Pierre Coetzer\n	TKO\n	8 (10), 1:48\n	Jan 16, 1993\n	44 years, 6 days\n	Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
74\n	Win\n	71\u20133\n	Alex Stewart\n	MD\n	10\n	Apr 11, 1992\n	43 years, 92 days\n	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
73\n	Win\n	70\u20133\n	Jimmy K. Ellis\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 1:36\n	Dec 7, 1991\n	42 years, 331 days\n	Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
72\n	Loss\n	69\u20133\n	Evander Holyfield\n	UD\n	12\n	Apr 19, 1991\n	42 years, 99 days\n	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.\n	For WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles\n
71\n	Win\n	69\u20132\n	Terry Anderson\n	KO\n	1 (10), 2:59\n	Sep 25, 1990\n	41 years, 258 days\n	London Arena, London, England\n	\n
70\n	Win\n	68\u20132\n	Ken Lakusta\n	KO\n	3 (10), 1:24\n	Jul 31, 1990\n	41 years, 202 days\n	Northlands AgriCom, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada\n	\n
69\n	Win\n	67\u20132\n	Adilson Rodrigues\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:39\n	Jun 16, 1990\n	41 years, 157 days\n	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
68\n	Win\n	66\u20132\n	Mike Jameson\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 2:16\n	Apr 17, 1990\n	41 years, 97 days\n	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
67\n	Win\n	65\u20132\n	Gerry Cooney\n	KO\n	2 (10), 1:57\n	Jan 15, 1990\n	41 years, 5 days\n	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.\n	\n
66\n	Win\n	64\u20132\n	Everett Martin\n	UD\n	10\n	Jul 20, 1989\n	40 years, 191 days\n	Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.\n	\n
65\n	Win\n	63\u20132\n	Bert Cooper\n	RTD\n	2 (10), 3:00\n	Jun 1, 1989\n	40 years, 142 days\n	Pride Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.\n	\n
64\n	Win\n	62\u20132\n	J. B. Williamson\n	TKO\n	5 (10), 1:37\n	Apr 30, 1989\n	40 years, 110 days\n	Moody Gardens Hotel Spa, Galveston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
63\n	Win\n	61\u20132\n	Manoel De Almeida\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 2:14\n	Feb 16, 1989\n	40 years, 37 days\n	Atlantis Theater, Orlando, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
62\n	Win\n	60\u20132\n	Mark Young\n	TKO\n	7 (10), 1:47\n	Jan 26, 1989\n	40 years, 16 days\n	Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York, U.S.\n	\n
61\n	Win\n	59\u20132\n	David Jaco\n	TKO\n	1 (10), 2:03\n	Dec 28, 1988\n	39 years, 353 days\n	Casa Royal Banquet Hall, Bakersfield, California, U.S.\n	\n
60\n	Win\n	58\u20132\n	Tony Fulilangi\n	TKO\n	2 (10), 2:26\n	Oct 27, 1988\n	39 years, 291 days\n	Civic Center, Marshall, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
59\n	Win\n	57\u20132\n	Bobby Hitz\n	TKO\n	1 (10), 2:59\n	Sep 10, 1988\n	39 years, 244 days\n	The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.\n	\n
58\n	Win\n	56\u20132\n	Ladislao Mijangos\n	TKO\n	2 (10), 2:42\n	Aug 25, 1988\n	39 years, 228 days\n	Lee County Civic Center, Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
57\n	Win\n	55\u20132\n	Carlos Hern\u00e1ndez\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 1:36\n	Jun 26, 1988\n	39 years, 168 days\n	Tropworld Casino and Entertainment Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.\n	\n
56\n	Win\n	54\u20132\n	Frank Lux\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 2:07\n	May 21, 1988\n	39 years, 132 days\n	Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.\n	\n
55\n	Win\n	53\u20132\n	Dwight Muhammad Qawi\n	TKO\n	7 (10), 1:51\n	Mar 19, 1988\n	39 years, 69 days\n	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
54\n	Win\n	52\u20132\n	Guido Trane\n	TKO\n	5 (10), 2:39\n	Feb 5, 1988\n	39 years, 26 days\n	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
53\n	Win\n	51\u20132\n	Tom Trimm\n	KO\n	1 (10), 0:45\n	Jan 23, 1988\n	39 years, 13 days\n	Sheraton Twin Towers, Orlando, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
52\n	Win\n	50\u20132\n	Rocky Sekorski\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 2:48\n	Dec 18, 1987\n	38 years, 342 days\n	Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
51\n	Win\n	49\u20132\n	Tim Anderson\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 2:23\n	Nov 21, 1987\n	38 years, 315 days\n	Eddie Graham Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
50\n	Win\n	48\u20132\n	Bobby Crabtree\n	TKO\n	6 (10)\n	Sep 15, 1987\n	38 years, 248 days\n	The Hitchin' Post, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.\n	\n
49\n	Win\n	47\u20132\n	Charles Hostetter\n	KO\n	3 (10), 2:01\n	Jul 9, 1987\n	38 years, 180 days\n	County Coliseum, Oakland, California, U.S.\n	\n
48\n	Win\n	46\u20132\n	Steve Zouski\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 2:47\n	Mar 9, 1987\n	38 years, 58 days\n	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S.\n	\n
47\n	Loss\n	45\u20132\n	Jimmy Young\n	UD\n	12\n	Mar 17, 1977\n	28 years, 66 days\n	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico\n	\n
46\n	Win\n	45\u20131\n	Pedro Agosto\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 2:34\n	Jan 22, 1977\n	28 years, 12 days\n	Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
45\n	Win\n	44\u20131\n	John \"Dino\" Denis\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 2:25\n	Oct 15, 1976\n	27 years, 279 days\n	Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
44\n	Win\n	43\u20131\n	Scott LeDoux\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 2:58\n	Aug 14, 1976\n	27 years, 217 days\n	Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, U.S.\n	\n
43\n	Win\n	42\u20131\n	Joe Frazier\n	TKO\n	5 (12), 2:26\n	Jun 15, 1976\n	27 years, 157 days\n	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, U.S.\n	Retained NABF heavyweight title\n
42\n	Win\n	41\u20131\n	Ron Lyle\n	KO\n	5 (12), 2:28\n	Jan 24, 1976\n	27 years, 14 days\n	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.\n	Won vacant NABF heavyweight title\n
41\n	Loss\n	40\u20131\n	Muhammad Ali\n	KO\n	8 (15), 2:58\n	Oct 30, 1974\n	25 years, 293 days\n	Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Zaire\n	Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
40\n	Win\n	40\u20130\n	Ken Norton\n	TKO\n	2 (15), 2:00\n	Mar 26, 1974\n	25 years, 75 days\n	Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
39\n	Win\n	39\u20130\n	Jos\u00e9 Roman\n	KO\n	1 (15), 2:00\n	Sep 1, 1973\n	24 years, 234 days\n	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan\n	Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
38\n	Win\n	38\u20130\n	Joe Frazier\n	TKO\n	2 (15), 2:26\n	Jan 22, 1973\n	24 years, 12 days\n	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica\n	Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
37\n	Win\n	37\u20130\n	Terry Sorrell\n	KO\n	2 (10), 1:05\n	Oct 10, 1972\n	23 years, 274 days\n	Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.\n	\n
36\n	Win\n	36\u20130\n	Miguel Angel Paez\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:29\n	May 11, 1972\n	23 years, 122 days\n	County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, U.S.\n	Won Pan American heavyweight title\n
35\n	Win\n	35\u20130\n	Ted Gullick\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:28\n	Apr 10, 1972\n	23 years, 91 days\n	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.\n	\n
34\n	Win\n	34\u20130\n	Clarence Boone\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:55\n	Mar 7, 1972\n	23 years, 57 days\n	Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
33\n	Win\n	33\u20130\n	Joe Murphy Goodwin\n	KO\n	2 (10)\n	Feb 29, 1972\n	23 years, 50 days\n	Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
32\n	Win\n	32\u20130\n	Luis Faustino Pires\n	RTD\n	4 (10), 3:00\n	Oct 29, 1971\n	22 years, 292 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
31\n	Win\n	31\u20130\n	Ollie Wilson\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:35\n	Oct 7, 1971\n	22 years, 270 days\n	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
30\n	Win\n	30\u20130\n	Leroy Caldwell\n	KO\n	2 (10), 1:54\n	Sep 21, 1971\n	22 years, 254 days\n	Beaumont, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
29\n	Win\n	29\u20130\n	Vic Scott\n	KO\n	1 (10)\n	Sep 14, 1971\n	22 years, 247 days\n	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
28\n	Win\n	28\u20130\n	Gregorio Peralta\n	TKO\n	10 (15), 2:52\n	May 10, 1971\n	22 years, 120 days\n	County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, U.S.\n	Won vacant NABF heavyweight title\n
27\n	Win\n	27\u20130\n	Stamford Harris\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:58\n	Apr 3, 1971\n	22 years, 83 days\n	Playboy Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S.\n	\n
26\n	Win\n	26\u20130\n	Charlie Boston\n	KO\n	1 (10), 2:01\n	Feb 8, 1971\n	22 years, 29 days\n	St. Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.\n	\n
25\n	Win\n	25\u20130\n	Mel Turnbow\n	TKO\n	1 (10), 2:58\n	Dec 18, 1970\n	21 years, 342 days\n	Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.\n	\n
24\n	Win\n	24\u20130\n	Boone Kirkman\n	TKO\n	2 (10), 0:41\n	Nov 18, 1970\n	21 years, 312 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
23\n	Win\n	23\u20130\n	Lou Bailey\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 1:50\n	Nov 3, 1970\n	21 years, 297 days\n	State Fairgrounds International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.\n	\n
22\n	Win\n	22\u20130\n	George Chuvalo\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 1:41\n	Aug 4, 1970\n	21 years, 206 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
21\n	Win\n	21\u20130\n	Roger Russell\n	KO\n	1 (10), 2:29\n	Jul 20, 1970\n	21 years, 191 days\n	Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.\n	\n
20\n	Win\n	20\u20130\n	George Johnson\n	TKO\n	7 (10), 1:41\n	May 16, 1970\n	21 years, 126 days\n	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.\n	\n
19\n	Win\n	19\u20130\n	Aaron Eastling\n	TKO\n	4 (10), 2:24\n	Apr 29, 1970\n	21 years, 109 days\n	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.\n	\n
18\n	Win\n	18\u20130\n	James J. Woody\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 0:37\n	Apr 17, 1970\n	21 years, 97 days\n	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
17\n	Win\n	17\u20130\n	Rufus Brassell\n	TKO\n	1 (10), 2:42\n	Mar 31, 1970\n	21 years, 80 days\n	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
16\n	Win\n	16\u20130\n	Gregorio Peralta\n	UD\n	10\n	Feb 16, 1970\n	21 years, 37 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
15\n	Win\n	15\u20130\n	Jack O'Halloran\n	KO\n	5 (10), 1:10\n	Jan 26, 1970\n	21 years, 16 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
14\n	Win\n	14\u20130\n	Charley Polite\n	KO\n	4 (10), 0:44\n	Jan 6, 1970\n	20 years, 361 days\n	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
13\n	Win\n	13\u20130\n	Gary Hobo Wiler\n	TKO\n	1 (10)\n	Dec 18, 1969\n	20 years, 342 days\n	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.\n	\n
12\n	Win\n	12\u20130\n	Levi Forte\n	UD\n	10\n	Dec 16, 1969\n	20 years, 340 days\n	Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.\n	\n
11\n	Win\n	11\u20130\n	Bob Hazelton\n	TKO\n	1 (6), 1:22\n	Dec 6, 1969\n	20 years, 330 days\n	International Hotel, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.\n	\n
10\n	Win\n	10\u20130\n	Max Martinez\n	KO\n	2 (10), 2:35\n	Nov 18, 1969\n	20 years, 312 days\n	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
9\n	Win\n	9\u20130\n	Leo Peterson\n	KO\n	4 (8), 1:00\n	Nov 5, 1969\n	20 years, 299 days\n	Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.\n	\n
8\n	Win\n	8\u20130\n	Roberto Davila\n	UD\n	8\n	Oct 31, 1969\n	20 years, 294 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
7\n	Win\n	7\u20130\n	Vernon Clay\n	TKO\n	2 (6), 0:32\n	Oct 7, 1969\n	20 years, 270 days\n	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
6\n	Win\n	6\u20130\n	Roy Wallace\n	KO\n	2 (6), 0:19\n	Sep 23, 1969\n	20 years, 256 days\n	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
5\n	Win\n	5\u20130\n	Johnny Carroll\n	KO\n	1 (6), 2:19\n	Sep 18, 1969\n	20 years, 251 days\n	Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.\n	\n
4\n	Win\n	4\u20130\n	Chuck Wepner\n	TKO\n	3 (10), 0:54\n	Aug 18, 1969\n	20 years, 220 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n
3\n	Win\n	3\u20130\n	Sylvester Dullaire\n	TKO\n	1 (6), 2:59\n	Jul 14, 1969\n	20 years, 185 days\n	Rosecroft Raceway, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.\n	\n
2\n	Win\n	2\u20130\n	Fred Askew\n	KO\n	1 (6), 2:30\n	Jul 1, 1969\n	20 years, 172 days\n	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	\n
1\n	Win\n	1\u20130\n	Donald Walheim\n	KO\n	3 (6), 1:54\n	Jun 23, 1969\n	20 years, 164 days\n	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.\n	\n

No.\n	Result\n	Record\n	Opponent\n	Type\n	Round, time\n	Date\n	Age\n	Location\n	Notes\n
5\n	\u2014\n	3\u20130 (2)\n	Boone Kirkman\n	\u2014\n	3\n	Apr 26, 1975\n	26 years, 106 days\n	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	Non-scored bout\n
4\n	\u2014\n	3\u20130 (1)\n	Charlie Polite\n	\u2014\n	3\n	Apr 26, 1975\n	26 years, 106 days\n	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	Non-scored bout\n
3\n	Win\n	3\u20130\n	Terry Daniels\n	TKO\n	2 (3)\n	Apr 26, 1975\n	26 years, 106 days\n	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	\n
2\n	Win\n	2\u20130\n	Jerry Judge\n	TKO\n	2 (3)\n	Apr 26, 1975\n	26 years, 106 days\n	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	\n
1\n	Win\n	1\u20130\n	Alonzo Johnson\n	TKO\n	2 (3)\n	Apr 26, 1975\n	26 years, 106 days\n	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1975\n	The Six Million Dollar Man\n	Marcus Grayson\n	Episode: \"Look Alike\"^[69]\n
1976\n	Sanford and Son\n	Himself\n	Episode: \"The Director\"^[70]\n
1992\n	Home Improvement\n	Himself\n	Episode: \"Unchained Malady\"^[70]\n
1993\n	George\n	George Foster\n	Series on ABC^[71]\n
2003\n	King of the Hill\n	Himself (voice role)\n	Episode: \"Boxing Luanne\"^[70]\n
2013\n	Fast N' Loud\n	Himself\n	Episode: \"Cool Customline\"\n
2022\n	The Masked Singer\n	Venus Fly Trap\n	Episode: \"Hall Of Fame Night\"\n

Sporting positions\n
Amateur boxing titles\n
Previous: Forrest Ward\n	U.S. heavyweight champion 1968\n	Next: Earnie Shavers\n
Regional boxing titles\n
Vacant Title last held by Muhammad Ali \n	NABF heavyweight champion May 10, 1971 \u2013 July 1971 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Muhammad Ali \n
Vacant Title last held by Ken Norton \n	NABF heavyweight champion January 24, 1976 \u2013 August 1976 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Leroy Jones \n
Minor world boxing titles\n
New title\n	WBU heavyweight champion April 22, 1995 \u2013 November 1997 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Corrie Sanders \n
Vacant Title last held by Marcus McIntyre \n	IBA heavyweight champion November 3, 1996 \u2013 April 1997 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Lou Savarese \n
Major world boxing titles\n
Preceded by Joe Frazier \n	WBA heavyweight champion January 22, 1973 \u2013 October 30, 1974\n	Succeeded by Muhammad Ali \n
WBC heavyweight champion January 22, 1973 \u2013 October 30, 1974\n
The Ring heavyweight champion January 22, 1973 \u2013 October 30, 1974\n
Undisputed heavyweight champion January 22, 1973 \u2013 October 30, 1974\n
Preceded by Michael Moorer \n	WBA heavyweight champion November 5, 1994 \u2013 March 5, 1995 Stripped\n	Vacant Title next held by Bruce Seldon \n
IBF heavyweight champion November 5, 1994 \u2013 June 29, 1995 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Michael Moorer \n
Awards\n
Previous: Muhammad Ali Carlos Monz\u00f3n\n	The Ring Fighter of the Year 1973\n	Next: Muhammad Ali\n
Previous: Carlos Monz\u00f3n\n	BWAA Fighter of the Year 1973\n
Previous: Bob Foster vs. Chris Finnegan\n	The Ring Fight of the Year vs. Joe Frazier 1973\n	Next: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali\n
Previous: Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster Round 5\n	The Ring Round of the Year vs. Joe Frazier Round 2 1973\n	Next: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali Round 8\n
Previous: George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier\n	The Ring Fight of the Year vs. Muhammad Ali 1974\n	Next: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III\n
Previous: George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier Round 2\n	The Ring Round of the Year vs. Muhammad Ali Round 8 1974\n	Next: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III Round 12\n
Previous: Muhammad Ali\n	The Ring Fighter of the Year 1976\n	Next: Carlos Z\u00e1rate Serna\n
Previous: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III\n	The Ring Fight of the Year vs. Ron Lyle 1976\n	Next: George Foreman vs. Jimmy Young\n
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v t e George Foreman
Fights	\n Frazier vs. Foreman \n Foreman vs. Roman \n Foreman vs. Norton \n Foreman vs. Ali \n Foreman vs. Frazier II \n Foreman vs. Cooney \n Foreman vs. Rodrigues \n Holyfield vs. Foreman \n Foreman vs. Morrison \n Moorer vs. Foreman \n Foreman vs. Schulz \n Foreman vs. Grimsley \n Foreman vs. Savarese \n Foreman vs. Briggs \n
Works about	\n George \n When We Were Kings (1996 documentary) \n Big George Foreman (2023 film) \n
Video games	\n George Foreman's KO Boxing \n Foreman For Real \n
Family	\n George Foreman III \n
Other	\n George Foreman Grill \n World Boxing Union (list) \n Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics \n North American Boxing Federation (list) \n Texas Sports Hall of Fame \n International Boxing Hall of Fame \n

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81 fights\n	76 wins\n	5 losses\n
By knockout\n	68\n	1\n
By decision\n	8\n	4\n

5 fights\n	3 wins\n	0 losses\n
By knockout\n	3\n	0\n
Non-scored\n	2\n

Early life

Amateur career

1968 Summer Olympics

Highlights

Professional career

Early career

First reign as heavyweight champion

Foreman vs. Frazier

Foreman vs. Roman

Foreman vs. Norton

Foreman vs. Ali

Return to the ring

Foreman vs. Five

Foreman vs. Lyle

Foreman vs. Frazier II

Foreman vs. Young

Retirement

Comeback

Foreman vs. Cooney

World title challenges

Foreman vs. Holyfield

Foreman vs. Morrison

Second reign as heavyweight champion

Foreman vs. Moorer

Foreman vs. Schulz

Post-title career

Foreman vs. Briggs

Second retirement

Ministerial career

Other works

Personal life

George Foreman Grill

Professional boxing record

Exhibition boxing record

Bibliography

Filmography

Television

See also

References

External links

George Foreman

What happened with George Foreman on 22 January, 1973

22 January, 1973