"Big" George Foreman
(George Edward Foreman)

BORN   January 10 1949; Houston, Texas
HEIGHT 6-3 1/2
WEIGHT 212-263 lbs
TRAINERS Dick Sadler, Gil Clancy, Charley Shipes, Angelo Dundee

Foreman was a big man with a big punch; He was one of the strongest heavyweights that ever entered the ring, if not the strongest; He was also perhaps the hardest hitter of all-time; He possessed a strong jab and uppercut; His greatest weakness was his lack of stamina and endurance - but, in most bouts, he flattened his man before tiring

After retiring from the ring to become an ordained minister, George made a sensational comeback beginning in 1987 that culminated in his winning the Heavyweight Championship for the second time - at the age of 45 years, in 1994 - the oldest man to ever win the title

Herb Goldman ranked Foreman as the #9 All-Time Heavyweight; George was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003


Foreman Fight #1 Video Clip

Foreman Fight #2 Video Clip

Foreman-Norton 1974 Fight Video Clip

Foreman-Lyle 1976 Fight Video Clip

Foreman-Moorer 1994 Fight Video Clip

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*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1966
       P.T. Thompson              Oakland, Ca                       L   
Dec    Max Briggs                 Oakland, Ca                       L  3

1967
Jan    an unnamed opponent        Oakland, Ca                      KO   
Jan 25 Marion Jones               Oakland, Ca                      KO  1
          -Diamond Belt Heavyweight Championship, Junior Division
Feb    an unnamed opponent        San Francisco, Ca                KO   
          -California Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship, Junior Division
Feb    Thomas Cook                Las Vegas, Nv                    KO   
          -Nevada Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship, Junior Division
Mar  1 Clay Hodges                Milwaukee, Wi                     L  3
Mar    Lee White                  Sacramento, Ca                    W   
Jul    an unnamed opponent                                         KO  1
Jul    an unnamed opponent                                         KO  1

1968 
Feb    L.C. Brown                 San Francisco, Ca                KO   
          -San Francisco Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship, Senior Division
Feb    Clay Hodges                Las Vegas, Nv                     L  3
Apr  4 Billy Bob Thompson         Toledo, Oh                       TK  2
Apr  5 Robert "Bobo" Renfrow      Toledo, Oh                       TK  3
Apr  6 Chuck Thompson             Toledo, Oh                       TK   
Apr  7 Henry Crump                Toledo, Oh                        W  3
          -The previous 4 bouts were part of the National AAU Heavyweight Competition
Apr 15 Clay Hodges                Los Angeles, Ca                   L  3
Jun 12 Robert Rasberry            Sly Park, Ca                     EX  3
Jul    Charles "Sonny" Liston     Oakland, Ca                      EX  5
Jul    Charles "Sonny" Liston     Oakland, Ca                      EX  5
Aug 16 Heinz Deiter               Hanover, Germany                 LF  3
Aug 20 Peter Hussing              Berlín, Germany                  KO  2
Aug    an unnamed opponent        in Germany                       KO  1
Sep  5 Otis Evans                 Maumee, Oh                        W  3
Sep  6 Albert Wilson              Maumee, Oh                       KO  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were part of the Olympic Trials
Sep 21 Otis Evans                 Albuquerque, NM                   W  3
          -The previous bout was an Olympic Box-Off
Oct 16 Lucjan Trela               Mexico City, Mexico               W  3
Oct 22 Ione Alexe                 Mexico City, Mexico              TK  3
Oct 24 Giorgio Bambini            Mexico City, Mexico              KO  2
Oct 27 Ionas Chepulis             Mexico City, Mexico              TK  2
          -The previous 4 bouts were part of the Olympic Games 
          Heavyweight Competition; Foreman won the Gold Medal


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1969
Apr 19 Chester Walton             Oakland, Ca                      EX  3
Apr 22 Chester Walton             Houston, Tx                      EX  3
May    Charles "Sonny" Liston     San Francisco, Ca                EX   
May    Charles "Sonny" Liston     Las Vegas, Nv                    EX   
May 22 George Savage              Tampa, Fl                       SCH  3
          -This exhibition bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 23 Don Waldheim               New York, NY                     TK  3
Jul  1 Fred Askew                 Houston, Tx                      KO  1
Jul 14 Sylvester Dullaire         Washington, DC                   KO  1
Aug 18 Chuck Wepner               New York, NY                     TK  3
Sep 18 John Carroll               Seattle, Wa                      KO  1
Sep 23 Roy Dean "Cookie" Wallace  Houston, Tx                      KO  2
Oct  7 Vernon Clay                Houston, Tx                      KO  2
Oct 31 Roberto Davila             New York, NY                      W  8
Nov  5 Leo Peterson               Scranton, Pa                     KO  4
Nov 18 Max Martinez               Houston, Tx                      KO  2
Dec  6 Bob Hazelton               Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  1
Dec 16 Levi Forte                 Miami Beach, Fl                   W 10
Dec 18 Gary Wilder                Seattle, Wa                      KO  1

1970
Jan  6 Charley Polite             Houston, Tx                      KO  4
Jan 26 Jack O'Halloran            New York, NY                     KO  5
Feb 16 Gregorio "Goyo" Peralta    New York, NY                      W 10
Mar 31 Rufus Brassell             Houston, Tx                      KO  1
Apr 17 James J. Woody             New York, NY                     TK  3
Apr 29 Aaron Eastling             Cleveland, Oh                    KO  4
May 16 George Johnson             Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  7
Jul 20 Roger Russell              Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1
Aug  4 George Chuvalo             New York, NY                     TK  3
Nov  3 Lou Bailey                 Oklahoma City, Ok                KO  3
Nov 18 Boone Kirkman              New York, NY                     KO  2
Dec 19 Mel Turnbow                Seattle, Wa                      TK  1

1971
Feb  8 Charlie Boston             St. Paul, Mn                     KO  1
Apr  3 Stamford "Kid" Harris      Lake Geneva, Wi                  KO  2
May 10 Gregorio "Goyo" Peralta    Oakland, Ca                      TK 10
Sep 14 Vic Scott                  El Paso, Tx                      KO  1
Sep 21 Leroy Caldwell             Beaumont, Tx                     KO  3
Oct  7 Ollie Wilson               San Antonio, Tx                  KO  2
Oct 29 Luis Faustino Pires        New York, NY                     TK  4

1972
Feb 29 Murphy Goodwin             Austin, Tx                       KO  2
Mar  7 Clarence Boone             Beaumont, Tx                     KO  2
Apr 10 Ted Gullick                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  2
May 11 Miguel Angel Paez          Oakland, Ca                      KO  2
Oct 10 Terry Sorrels              Salt Lake City, Ut               KO  2

1973
Jan 22 Joe Frazier                Kingston, Jamaica                TK  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Apr 28 Lonnie Bennett             Las Vegas, Nv                    EX  2
Apr 28 Victor Scott               Las Vegas, Nv                    EX  2
Apr 28 Terry Hinsky               Las Vegas, Nv                    EX   
Apr 28 Eddie "Bossman" Jones      Las Vegas, Nv                    EX   
          -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
May 14 Eddie "Bossman" Jones      Buffalo, NY                      EX  2
May 14 Lonnie Bennett             Buffalo, NY                      EX  2
May 14 Terry Hinke                Buffalo, NY                      EX  2
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Sep  1 Jose "King" Roman          Tokyo, Japan                     KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1974
Mar 26 Ken Norton                 Caracas, Venezuela               TK  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 30 Muhammad Ali               Kinshasa, Zaire                  LT  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1975
Apr 26 Charley Polite             Toronto, Ont, Can                EX  3
Apr 26 Boone Kirkman              Toronto, Ont, Can                EX  3
Apr 26 Terry Daniels              Toronto, Ont, Can                EX  2
Apr 26 Jerry Judge                Toronto, Ont, Can                EX  2
Apr 26 Alonzo Johnson             Toronto, Ont, Can                EX  2
          -The previous 5 bouts were held the same date
Nov 26 Jody Ballard               Kiamesha Lake, NY                EX  2
Dec 17 Eddie Brooks               San Francisco, Ca                EX  4

1976
Jan 24 Ron Lyle                   Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  5
Jun 15 Joe Frazier                Uniondale, NY                    TK  5
Aug 14 Scott LeDoux               Utica, NY                        KO  3
Oct 15 John "Dino" Denis          Hollywood, Fl                    TK  4

1977
Jan 22 Pedro Agosto               Pensacola, Fl                    TK  4
Mar 17 Jimmy Young                San Juan, Puerto Rico             L 12
Mar    -Foreman retired from the ring
           (only to return later)

1978
          -Foreman was ordained at the Church of the Lord 
           Jesus Christ in Houston, Texas; He later built
           his own church
1987
Mar  9 Steve Zouski               Sacramento, Ca                   TK  4
Jul  9 Charles Hostetter          Oakland, Ca                      KO  3
Sep 15 Bobby Crabtree             Springfield, Mo                  TK  6
Nov 21 Tim Anderson               Orlando, Fl                      TK  4
Dec 18 Rocky Sekorski             Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  3

1988
Jan 23 Tom Trimm                  Orlando, Fl                      KO  1
Feb  5 Guido Trane                Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  5
Mar 19 Dwight Qawi                Las Vegas, Nv                    TK  7
May 21 Frank Williams Lux         Anchorage, Ak                    TK  3
Jun 26 Carlos Hernandez           Atlantic City, NJ                TK  4
Aug 25 Ladislao Mijangos          North Fort Myers, Fl             TK  2
Sep 10 Bobby Hitzenberger         Auburn Hills, Mi                 KO  1
Oct 27 Sonatane "Tony" Fulilangi  Marshall, Tx                     TK  2
Dec 28 Dave Jaco                  Bakersfield, Ca                  TK  1

1989
Jan 26 Mark Young                 Rochester, NY                    TK  7
Feb 16 Manuel de Almeida          Orlando, Fl                      TK  3
Apr 30 J.B. Williamson            Galveston, Tx                    TK  5
Jun  1 Bert Cooper                Phoenix, Az                      TK  3
Jul 20 Everett Martin             Tucson, Az                        W 10
Nov 14 Hassan Shabazz             West Orange, NJ                  EX  3
Dec 19 Mike White                 Atlantic City, NJ                EX  3

1990
Jan 15 Gerry Cooney               Atlantic City, NJ                TK  2
Apr 17 Mike Jameson               Stateline, Nv                    TK  4
Jun 16 Jose Adilson Rodrigues     Las Vegas, Nv                    KO  2
Jul 31 Ken Lakusta                Edmonton, Alta, Can              KO  3
Sep 25 Terry Anderson             London, Eng                      KO  1
Nov  6 an unnamed opponent        Birmingham, Al                  SCH   
         -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 16 Bernado Mercado            Tacoma, Wa                       EX  4

1991
Apr 19 Evander Holyfield          Atlantic City, NJ                 L 12
          -WBA/IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec  7 Jimmy Ellis                Reno, Nv                         TK  3

1992
Apr 11 Alex Stewart               Las Vegas, Nv                     W 10

1993
Jan 16 Pierre Coetzer             Reno, Nv                         TK  8
Jun  7 Tommy Morrison             Las Vegas, Nv                     L 12
          -WBO Heavyweight Championship of the World

1994
Nov  5 Michael Moorer             Las Vegas, Nv                    KO 10
          -WBA/IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World

          -Shortly after the Moorer bout, Foreman was stripped
           of the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World for 
           refusing to face Tony Tucker

1995
Apr 22 Axel Schulz                Las Vegas, Nv                     W 12
          -IBF/WBU Heavyweight Championship of the World

          -Shortly after the Schultz bout, Foreman was stripped
           of the IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World for 
           refusing to face Schulz again

1996
Feb 29 Michael Moorer             New York, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Nov  2 Crawford Grimsley          Tokyo, Japan                      W 12
          -WBU Heavyweight Championship of the World

1997
Apr 26 Lou Savarese               Atlantic City, NJ                 W 12
          -WBU Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 22 Shannon Briggs             Atlantic City, NJ                 L 12
          -WBU Heavyweight Championship of the World


*** Assistance Provided By Bob Caico ***


Record courtesy of Nicholas C. Soukeras and Tracy Callis, Historian,
International Boxing Research Organization
 
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