Known for his grills, people forget how good "Big George" was with his fists. His famous win against Michael Moorer in 1991 saw him crowned the oldest heavyweight champion in history at 45.
George Foreman is an American former undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing and fought from 1969 to 1997.
After initially retiring in 1977, "Big George" made a comeback 10 years later and in 1991, Foreman defeated Michael Moorer for the WBA and IBF titles to become the oldest heavyweight champion in the history of the sport aged 45 - a record yet to be broken.
Having turned professional in 1969, Foreman was very active in his first couple of years as a professional. He fought 13 times in his debut year, winning them all with 11 coming via knockout. He continued his meteoric rise through the heavyweight ranks from here as he racked up win after win in the months ahead.
After he had built a stellar record of 32-0 (29 KO) with victories over the likes of Gregorio Peralta and George Chuvalo, Foreman was inserted as the number one contender by the WBA and WBC.
His challenge came against the undefeated and undisputed world heavyweight champion, Joe Frazier. Despite Frazier's dominance prior to the matchup, he was knocked down six times by Foreman, who won inside two rounds. He defended the title twice before relinquishing those belts to Muhammed Ali in 1974.
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He took two years away from the sport after the loss, before returning in 1976 to beat Ron Lyle for the vacant NABF heavyweight title and then Frazier for a second time.
Three consecutive wins followed until Jimmy Young broke his winning streak in a classic in Chile.
Foreman took a 10 year break away and returned aged 38. After winning 24 successive bouts in four years, the American challenged Evander Holyfield for the undisputed world title. He surprised many by lasting the whole 12 rounds, but Holyfield won to retain his titles.
Foreman tasted defeat in another world title challenge to Tommy Morrison but in his next fight, he shocked the world to become the oldest ever world heavyweight champion by beating Moorer.
He had a few defences before a controversial points loss to Shannon Briggs pulled the curtain on his career at the age of 48 in 1997.
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