George Foreman, a double box of heavyweight boxing, who lost with Muhammad Ali in 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” and later became a successful entrepreneur, died. He was 76.
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“Life was marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” the post said. “He was deeply respected – power for good, man of discipline, conviction and protector of his legacy, tirelessly fights to keep his good name – for his family.”
George Edward Foreman was born on January 10, 1949 in Marshall, Texas. It was a “rebellious adolescent” that bullied younger children and, according to his age, became mugger and disturbance, according to hisSiteBefore finding a box as a drain in the work choir. The program offered by professional training for disadvantaged youth.
At the age of 19 he won a gold medal in the heavy weight division at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City and the following year he became a professional.
“After winning the gold medal, I went to the White House to introduce President Lyndon Johnson with a plaque as a way to thank him for creating a job,” Foreman said on his website.
In 1973, Foreman won his first heavyweight champion title by Joe Frazier in two rounds.
A year later Ali defeated Foreman with the eighth knockout in Kinshasa, the capital Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ali used a “rope-a-dope”, a strategy of status against the ropes, and let the leader blow until he was exhausted.
Foreman retired in 1977 after the match with Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico.
“In his dressing room after the match, George had a deeply religious experience that changed his life forever,” according to his website. Later he became an ordained minister.
INGeorge: autobiography of George Foremanwrote that he tapped his pension funds and created a andCharityThis was set up by George Foreman Youth and Community Center in Houston.
After decades after the retreat, Foreman returned to the ring and embarked on one of the most successful sports comebacks.
In November 1994, about two months of shy turn 46, Foreman won the title of heavy weight again by defeating Michael Moorera and becoming the oldest person who won the belt. He left for the second time in 1997.
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According to People magazine, Foreman had five sons and seven daughters.
“I named all my sons George Edward Foreman, so they would always have something in common,” he said on his website.
Foreman discovered histalent for sellingWhen he returned, Bloomberg Businessweek said in 2004. He was pushed into a fight against second measures in small towns and was asked to correct the 10 -second promotion for the local television station in Florida. He grabbed the microphone, remembered in the article and shouted, “I'll show the whole world that 40 years are not a death penalty! Watch me!” The fight was sold out in seconds.
At the end of the 90s. Foreman earned millions of performances in infomicials selling George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine. His website says more than 100 million units of electrical equipment were sold worldwide, and franchise reportedly earned a former boxer of more than $ 200 million.
“I didn't take the grill,” he said of the company. “We made it a better looking piece of furniture.”
In 2002, Foreman was in Memphis and encountered a group of preschoolers on the street, Bloomberg Businessweek said. Their teacher explained to the children that Foreman won a heavy -scale box in a heavyweight box at the 1968 Olympic Games. One little boy refused to believe it. “That's a man of cooking!” He cried out, referring to the promotion of his grill.
“They don't even know me like a champion,” Foreman said, laughing at memory.
Honors were poured from athletes, including Boxer Mike Tyson and Basketball Scottie Pippen.
“His contribution to the boxing and beyond him will never forget,” Tyson said X.
This story was originally listed on Fortune.com
