The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: 1969. There was more weight in his punches. Box-pro Box-am All Bouts division: heavy status: inactive bouts: 81: rounds: 349 KOs: 83.95% career: 1969-1997 . Prior to that, he was paid about 40% of the profits on each grill sold (earning him $4.5 million a month in payouts at its peak), yielding an estimated total of over $200 million just from the endorsement through 2011, substantially more than he earned as a boxer. On January 22, 1973, in his 38th professional fight, a 24-year old George Foreman (37-0, 34 KO) had his first world title fight against an undefeated fellow American boxer Joe Frazier for Frazier's WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight belts. "Big George" was on the comeback trail and at the time of his June 1, 1989 fight with "Smokin'" Bert, critics felt the former heavyweight king was at last taking something of a risky fight.. The bout, promoted as the "Rumble in the Jungle", exceeded even its wildest expectations. After knocking out Pedro Agosto in four rounds at Pensacola, Florida, Foreman flew to Puerto Rico a day before the fight without giving himself time to acclimatize. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 84%. He handed Frazier the first loss of his career, and put an end to Frazier's 29-fight win streak. [37] For his first fight, he went to Sacramento, California, where he beat journeyman Steve Zouski by a knockout in four rounds. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 and spent time as a mugger. Foreman lost to Holyfield via 12 round unanimous decision. He won his first amateur fight on January 26, 1967, by a first-round knockout in the Parks Diamond Belt Tournament. BoxRec has gone from a small operation to the most-used boxing website by fans, promoters and managers alike. George Foreman vs Gerry Cooney | BLACK HISTORY MONTH FREE FIGHT Top Rank Boxing 2M subscribers Subscribe 152K views 11 months ago #GeorgeForeman #BHM As we wrap up our Black History Month. He was eliminated on "Hall of Fame Night" alongside George Clinton as "Gopher". Foreman had a 164 amateur boxing record going into the Olympics. Foreman defeated Qawi via 7th round TKO. Weight: 200+ lb (90,72+ kg) Height: 6 3 (191 cm) Reach: 78 (200 cm) Stance: orthodox. Young was on a three-fight win streak with 7 KO wins. As an entrepreneur, he is known for the George Foreman Grill.. After a troubled childhood, Foreman took up amateur boxing . He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. George Foreman Boxer Stats - BoxStat.co Stance: Orthodox Age: 74 Date Of Birth: 10 Jan 1949 Height: 6.30 ft (1.92 m) Reach: 78.35 inches (199 cm) Country: United States Universal ID : 3125 edit details george foreman opponents MD Shannon Briggs (30-1-0) Sat, 22 Nov - 1997 round 12 of 12 . In boxing, he was nicknamed "Big George" and competed between 1967 and 1997. Foreman's opponent was Tommy Morrison, a young prospect known for his punching power. This was the year Foreman won back the heavyweight title with a much-hyped Las Vegasmatch against Michael Moorer, who had a 35-0 record going into the fight. Foreman retired from professional boxing with a record of 76-5, which included 68 knockout wins and one loss via knockout, and five title wins.
