It is often helpful in evaluating a fighter to see who beat him. Foreman only lost to Ali, Young, Holyfield, Tommy Morrison, and Shannon Briggs. No bad loses in that group, particularly when you consider George's age in those last three bouts. Truly one of boxing's great and a great guy once he found the Lord. The difference between the converted George Foreman and the young George Foreman is stark.
Another great thing about Foreman was what he refused to do when he won the Gold Medal for boxing in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. It was in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos performed the Black Power salute during their medal ceremony to protest racial discrimination and inequality in the United States.
Foreman instead, walked around the ring waving a small American flag after his victory. He later explained that although he grew up in pervasive poverty of a decaying urban ghetto, he appreciated his country for giving him the chance to leave his bleak surroundings through the Job Corps.