George Foreman

About George Foreman

76 wins, 68 by knockout, throughout his famous career as a two-time heavyweight boxing champion. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he earned a gold medal in the heavyweight division.

George Edward Foreman is an American former professional boxer, businessman, minister and author. A professional martial artist, he is nicknamed "Big George" and competed from 1969 to 1997. He is a two-time heavyweight world champion and Olympic gold medalist. As an entrepreneur, he is best known for George Foreman Grill. After a difficult childhood, Foreman pursued a boxing career and won a gold medal in the weight class at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Turning professional the following year, he won the World Heavyweight Championship with a superb second-round knockout against the unbeaten Joe Frazier in 1973. He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional defeat. Muhammad Ali first at the battle of the iconic Rumble in the Jungle in 1974. Unable to secure another title chance, Foreman retired after losing to Jimmy Young in 1977. After what he called Religious epiphany, Foreman became an ordained Christian pastor.

Nickname(s)	Big George
Born	January 10, 1949, Marshall, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Real name	George Edward Foreman
Total fights	81
Wins	76
Wins by KO	68
Losses	5
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Trivia

In 1994, he became the spokesman for a popular line of cooking grills that shared his name, an enterprise estimated to have netted him nearly a quarter of a billion dollars.

George Foreman before fame

He dropped out of high school when he was 15 years old before joining Job Corps and finding some stability in his life. In 1969, he had his first professional fight.

Achievement of George Foreman

In 1994, he became the face of a well-known line of grilling grills bearing his name, a business that is claimed to have brought him nearly a quarter-billion dollars.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$300 Million

George Foreman family life

He has a total of twelve children, five of them are named George. Adrienne Calhoun, Cynthia Lewis, Sharon Goodson, and Andrea Skeete were his first four wives, and none of them lasted more than four years. He married Mary Joan Martelly in 1985.

Associations of George Foreman

In the classic Rumble in the Jungle battle in 1974, he was defeated by Muhammad Ali.

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