Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76: family

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Los Angeles, United States; Former heavyweight champion George Farman, who fought against Muhammad Ali in the famous boxing 1974, “Rimble in the jungle”, two decades after re -claiming to the title, passed away at the age of 76, his family announced in a statement.

“With deep grief, we announce the death of our beloved George Edward Forman SR, who was surrounded by loved ones on March 21, 2025, with deep grief,” foreman’s family said in a statement published on the boxer’s official Instagram page.

“We are grateful for the spread of love and prayers, and ask for privacy for kindness because we respect the extraordinary life of a person whom we were delighted that we would call ourselves.”

Born in Texas on January 10, 1949, foreman grew up in Houston. The person who raised him was often absent and often drunk. Forman only found out that JD Forman was not a biological father after winning the World Heavyweight, when his real father, an veteran of World War II, was in touch.

As a young man, Forman tampered with the crime and left school at the age of 16.

His younger brother Rai told the BBC in 2024, “At the age of 13, George was about 6 feet -2, 200 pounds and terrorists.

At the age of 16, he picked up boxing.

“I wanted a football player,” said Forman on his website. ” “I just tried to tell my friends to tell me that I’m not afraid. Well, 25 fights and a year later, I was about to win the Olympic gold medal.”

At the Mexico Games in 1968, 19 -year -old Forman emphasized the path of super heavyweight gold. When he celebrated his last victory, 10 days later, when fellow African Americans Tommy Smith and John Carlos gave a black power salute after the 200 -meter track final, foreman hoisted an American flag in color.

In 6 feet -4 (1.93m), Bigbig George was larger and stronger than other well -known heavyweights of the time. He was lighter on his feet, but through professional ranks he slugged his way to get a shot of heavyweight title against Farazir, which demolished the champion in two rounds. Until he contested his third title defense more than 15 rounds against Ali in Kansasa in October 1974, foreman was unbeaten in 40 professional competitions. He won all except three within the distance and did not need to promote his ability.

Ali’s.

Defeat is not in his own mind, at least, not at least, but suffers from an explosion.

He later said, “I just can’t believe that I have lost the global honor.” “It was the most shameful moment of my life. It was proudly pity. It is destructive.”

His campaign for another title shot ended when he lost to Puerto Rico in March 1977, another contender, Jimmy Young.

Forman got sick after the fight and said that he realized that God had asked him to change his life.

He retired at the age of 28 and became a fixed minister. When he announced his return 10 years later, Ganji, where he once had a Afro and a flare instead of snatching, looked like this was a boxing trick. He later wrote that he needed money for his youth center.

In the next three years, he fought 21 times, mostly against the slightest opponents, winning each match, 20 of them within a distance.

A big name in a weak and scattered division, he won the title shot against the Endor Holly Field in 1991 and then lost two points against Tommy Morrison two years later. In November 1994, he faced Michael Morror, who defeated Holly Field. In the same shorts, he wore 20 years and six days ago against Ali, Forman was being badly behind when he grabbed the Moor on the chin in the 10th. He was the oldest heavyweight world champion at the age of 45 and 299 days.

He was first stripped of his WBA and then received the IBF honor for refusing to fight the nominees, but he won three more battles and was still the Elaniel L. World Champion when he lost to the points at the age of 48, at the age of 48, and lost again.

He fought 81 times as a professional, 76 of them won.

In 1994, he put his name on the “George Forumin Linn means a fat reduction grilling machine”, which appeared to be smiling and friendly in TV ads, became a celebrity outside boxing.