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

George Foreman, the sleek, surly boxer who tangled with Muhammad Ali in the epic “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight ...

The Rumble in the Jungle”, pitting heavyweight champion George Foreman against Muhammad Ali on October 30, 1974 remains ...

George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with ...

Foreman successfully defended his title against José Roman and Ken Norton, then lost it in his only fight against Muhammad Ali — his first professional loss — at the iconic "Rumble in the ...

His amateur career culminated at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the heavyweight ... when he lost to Muhammad Ali in the legendary "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa ...

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(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) Heavyweight champion George Foreman responds to cheers of crowd in stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire Saturday night, October 26, 1974 during the weigh in for his title ...