Posted on 03/21/2025 11:35:29 PM PDT by Morgana
Legendary boxer George Foreman has died at the age of 76, his family announced on Friday night.
Their statement, posted on Foreman's Instagram account, read: 'Our hearts are broken. With profound sorrow, we announced the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman St. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by loved ones.
'A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand and great grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility, and purpose.
'Humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected - a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name - for his family.
'We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers, and kindly ask for privacy as we honor the extraordinary life of a man we were blessed to call our own.'
Foreman was a two-time world heavyweight champion and won Olympic gold in Mexico City in 1968. He is one of the great second acts in sports after reclaiming the heavyweight crown after coming out of retirement.
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George Foreman made an estimated over $200 million from the George Foreman Grill endorsement, including a buyout of $138 million in 1999, and previously earning around $4.5 million a month at its peak.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
Initial Royalties: Foreman initially received around 40% of the profits from each grill sold.
Monthly Earnings: At its peak, his monthly royalty checks reached $4.5 million.
Buyout: In 1999, Salton, Inc. paid Foreman $138 million to buy out the rights to use his name in perpetuity.
Total Estimated Earnings: It’s estimated that Foreman made over $200 million from the grill endorsement, significantly more than he earned as a boxer.
Sales: The George Foreman grill sold over 100 million units worldwide.
“I met him at Fort Hood before my unit left for Desert Shield/Desert Storm.”
I met him on a flight from Houston to Newark. I was sitting in first class with him and his sons. Good conversation about how the fight game was evolving into other fighting sports. He wasn’t too thrilled about it.
I was saddened to hear this. Always loved George. So many memories. He was a great man. RIP.
Sad day. Big George will be missed. Hard to believe that the angry, surly young George Foreman could become the jovial giant of grill fame. Quite a transition. It’s amazing what God can do when he gets your attention.
He will be sorely missed- he was a boxing legend- a man truly feared in the ring, especially in his younger angry years, but even in his older age he really packed a whollop with many opponents p4ofessing how hard he hit. The best part was that he hardly ever trained or kept himself fit lol (towards the end), and he was still a force to be reckoned with.
I grew up in the second “golden age of boxing” so tk speak, and saw a lot of his fights on tv- they were really worth looking forward to. Some really great fighters came out of that era- and that was back when they had 15 rounds and went the whole fight pretty much without being totally spent by say round 7 or so. 15 rounds seemed to really separate th3 pret3nders from the prof3ssionals. (Course back in the day, they went until another opponent couldn’t go any further, and the fights were bare knuckles, but that was a bit much imo)
He was a beast, even towards the end of his career. I was stoked when he regained the title.
RIP, George and may God comfort his family at this most difficult time. We lost a great one!
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought George learned to box when as a young man he was incarcerated at a prison farm located between Dublin and Pleasanton, California. I thought that the site turned a troubled young man into one hell of a competitor with a sly sense of humor. But then, that was so long ago...
Lol, great story! He had lunch boxes for hands lol. A lot of fighters rightfully feared his fists. That’s cool that he took the time to greet and wish everyone good luck before they departed.
H3 did a show with Terry Bradshaw, Henry Winkler, some other dude where they went around to different famous places around the world, and he was quite funny in the show. Can’t remember the name of it now- but was worth watching while it was on. He had lost quite a bit or weight and wasn’t looking too good, but he kept pace with everyone. It was an interesting show. I’ll see if I can find the name, maybe there are some reruns
The show was “better late than never” and imc.uded wil,iam Shatner too who was also kinda slowing down but he was in his late 80’s at the time I think
https://www.nbc.com/better-late-than-never
The marketing guy who came up with the idea of George Foreman endorsing that grill really hit a home run.
Foreman was making so much money, Salton had to buy him out.
What a class act. RIP Mr. Foreman
We have a George Foreman grill from about 25 years ago and still use it. Not user friendly to clean but cooks great.
An amazing success story for Foreman.
here is the clip of him winning it at 45 if you are interested
https://truthsocial.com/@CitizenFreePress/posts/114206324675612482
Montage of the power of George Foreman- Quite incredible-
https://truthsocial.com/@CitizenFreePress/posts/114203753347038458
It wasn't Foreman. It might have been Sonny Liston who had run ins with the law when he was young.
George Foreman was every old-guys Hero, me included.
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