Muhammad Ali’s visit to Cedar Rapids in 1982 came about six months after his final fight, a loss to Trevor Berbick.

Foreman leaves behind a legacy more layered than even your average boxing Hall of Famer. He looked poised to take over the ...

(Bettmann Archive) George Foreman, the sleek, surly boxer who tangled with Muhammad Ali in the epic ... Carlos from the medal stand, Foreman bloodied Lithuanian Jonas Cepulis, fighting for the Soviet ...

When most of us still thought of him as indestructible even though Muhammad Ali had proved him beatable ... A heavyweight gold medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics – 'still my most treasured ...

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, famous for fighting Muhammad Ali ... gold medallist." At the 1968 Mexico Olympics, 19-year-old Foreman won the super-heavyweight gold medal.

That day, a man stood up and introduced himself, “I’m George Foreman, the Heavyweight Champion of the World.” There was a ...

Foreman exchanging punches with Muhammad Ali in their famous Rumble in the ... the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City, where he won a gold medal and famously waved a small US flag after his win.

Bettmann/Getty George Foreman won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics ... Foreman defended his title against José Roman and Ken Norton. In 1974, he faced Muhammad Ali in a historic fight dubbed “the ...

“Bite your tongue, young man,” Foreman shot back. “That song is about the way people are always trying to put you down—and if ...

Foreman, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968, was a two-time heavyweight champion and Hall of Fame boxer. He is perhaps best known for the historic Rumble in the Jungle bout with Muhammad Ali in ...