Rest in Peace, George................
Posted on 03/21/2025 7:23:28 PM PDT by Red Badger
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See new posts Conversation Citizen Free Press @CitizenFreePres BOXER, ENTERTAINER GEORGE FOREMAN PASSES AWAT AT 76.
Highlight from Rumble in the Jungle with Ali.
VIDEO AT LINK...................
He was bigger than life. RIP.
Rest in Peace, George................
Prayers up. He was my man! RIP George. You done good buddy.
Honestly, with all the brain issues from hits, he had a pretty good run to 76. RIP George, I still use your grill every so often
A great fighter and a good salesman.
Oh, I’m sorry. May his memory be a blessing to his many friends and family.
One of my personal heroes.
Me too!......................
It has been estimated by boxing experts that he was one of the hardest punchers in boxing history.
He only lost 5 fights out of his 81 professional fights, with 76 wins and 68 knockouts. His only loss by knockout was against Muhammad Ali ( who did his now well-known rope-a-dope on George ) in the rumble-in-the-jungle. The rest, he lost by close decisions. He also made boxing history by becoming the oldest heavyweight champion by defeating Michael Moorer ( George was 45 ).
I never expected him to be rich and successful after his boxing career was over, but he surprised me.
Fun fact: Foreman has a total of 12 children—five sons and seven daughters. Interestingly, all of his sons share the same name: George.
To avoid confusion, each son has a unique nickname, such as George Jr., George III (”Monk”), George IV (”Big Wheel”), George V (”Red”), and George VI (”Little Joey”).
RIP. You had a wonderful life.
Yes him with the little American Flag brings tears to my eyes
just a great guy..r.i.p. In his prime, he was terrifying. Ill never forget when he whipped Joe Frazier..and Cosell..”DOWN GOES FRAZIA..DOWN GOES FRAZIA!”.
Good boxer.
His grill made him a multi-millionaire.
That be true.
I highly recommend the movie that was made about his life.
RIP Smoking Joe.
Prayers up. He was my man! RIP George. You done good buddy.
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Well said.
RIP, George.
His only loss by knockout was against Muhammad Ali ( who did his now well-known rope-a-dope on George ) in the rumble-in-the-jungle.
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If you never have seen ‘When We Were Kings” which documents this fight and the time that they spent in Zaire before and after the fight, it is well worth seeing. It naturally is far more about Ali than Foreman but well worth the time....
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118147/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAXTvi2W6JA This is the actual fight...
Such a shame. RIP big fella
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