George Foreman

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George was one of America’s most-loved professional boxers, but his incredible career has seen him become a successful author, an ordained Baptist minister, and an entrepreneur–with his name being associated with a world-famous piece of cooking equipment: the George Foreman Grill.

George Edward Foreman (nicknamed “Big George”) was born January 10, 1949. He was an American professional boxer, two-time former World Heavyweight Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur.

A gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics, George won the world heavyweight title with a second round knockout of then-undefeated Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica in 1973. He made two successful title defenses before losing to Muhammad Ali in “The Rumble in the Jungle” in 1974. He fought on but was unable to secure another title shot and retired following a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977 and became an ordained Christian minister. Ten years later George announced a comeback, and in November 1994, at age 45, he regained the heavyweight championship. He remains the oldest heavyweight champion in history. He retired in 1997 at the age of 48, with a final record of 76-5, including 68 knockouts.

George has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He was a ringside analyst for HBO’s boxing coverage for twelve years, leaving in 2004.

Outside of boxing, he is a successful entrepreneur and is known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill, resulting in sales of over 100 million units since it was first launched. He’s a lean mean product endorsing machine.

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