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George Foreman was an American professional boxer who became a heavyweight champion and cultural icon during his boxing career, which spanned several decades. His life and career remain significant in sports history due to his achievements in the ring and his later prominence as a public figure.
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Marshall, Texas, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Edward Foreman (nicknamed "Big George") (born January 10, 1949) was an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur. He is credited as being one of the hardest hitters in boxing history. His most notable fights in his early career were his knockout…
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- Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion — Self2025
- Untold: Deal with the Devil — Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage)2021
- Africa Rising — Self - Boxer (archive footage)2019
- The Masked Singer — Venus Fly Trap2019
- The Masked Singer — Venus Fly Trap (archive footage)2019
- What's My Name | Muhammad Ali — Self (archive footage)2019
- 1968 — Self2018
- Tommy — Self2017
- Foreman — Self2017
- Steve — Self2017
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Marshall
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.georgeforeman.com
- Image
- George Foreman (1973).jpg
- Height
- 193
- Number of children
- 12
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- date of birth
- 1949-00-00
- Commons category
- George Foreman
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- end of work period
- 1997-11-22
- social media followers
- 212722
- footedness
- orthodox stance
- competition class
- heavyweight
- name in native language
- George Foreman
- date of death
- 2025-03-21
- birth name
- George Edward Foreman
- nickname
- Big George
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 81
- number of wins
- 76
- number of losses
- 5
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George Foreman est un boxeur américain né le 10 janvier 1949 à Marshall au Texas. Boxant dans la catégorie poids lourds, il a notamment été champion olympique en 1968 et champion du monde professionnel WBA et WBC de 1973 à 1974, avant de perdre son titre contre Mohamed Ali lors d'un célèbre combat à Kinshasa au Zaïre, avant de redevenir champion du monde IBF et WBA, de 1994 à 1995, devenant le plus vieux champion du monde poids lourds. Membre de l'International Boxing Hall of Fame, il est considéré comme un des plus puissants punchers de l'histoire.
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