George Foremanone of the greatest boxers in history, has died this Friday at 76 years of age, as reported by his family in a message. «Our hearts are shattered. With a lot of pain, we announce the death of our beloved George Foreman SR, who left at peace on March 21, 2025 surrounded by his loved ones, ”says the note spread by his relatives.
George Foreman played 81 fighting on the ring, with 76 wins and a spectacular 68 of them per KO, for only five losses. He was Olympic champion and twice world champion in the heavyweight category. It was a world star in the golden age of boxing, sharing glory with legends such as Mohammed Ali either Joe Frazierbetween the 60s – Medalla of Olympic gold in the Games of Mexico 1986 – until the 90s entered.
With Olympic gold around the neck, he debuted as a professional the following year, with a victory by Ko against Donald Walheim In New York: he was the first of 13 wins, 11 of them per Ko, only in his first year as a professional. In 1973 his great moment came, when he was measured in Kingston, Jamaica, the current heavyweight champion, Joe Frazier. Up to six times he lay down to get the rank.
As world champion, he measured in 1974 in Kinsasha, then Zaire, today Congo, to the Mohammed Ali legend. That night, Foreman was stronger, but Ali knew how to play his cards well, endure the first onslaught of his rival, and end up sending him to the canvas. Foreman denounced in the book of his memoirs, God in my corner, published in 2007, who was drugged before that fight, when an introduced substance into his drink on the ring, “water with a flavor to medicine.”
Foreman retired in 77, to return to the quadrilateral a decade later, in the year 87, reaching the star of the moment, Evander Holyfieldthe title of World Heavyweight Champion. He was close to achieving it, losing only to the points.
Along the way, it became a charismatic and successful businessman specialized in barbecues and other meat cooking products, leaving behind an illicred image to show a nice pose that triggered his popularity.
“A devotee preacher, a devout husband, a loving father, and a proud grandfather and great -grandfather, lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” his family has written in the statement. “A humanitarian, an Olympic athlete, and a double heavyweight champion, was very respected, a force for good, a disciplined man, convinced, a protector of his legacy, who fought in a tireless way to defend his name, for his family,” they add ..
The family of the legendary boxer emphasizes that he is grateful for the support and affection they are receiving from their loved ones and asked that their privacy be respected.
Tyson: “It will never be forgotten”
The boxer Mike Tyson He has quickly reacted to George Foreman’s death: «My condolences to George Foreman’s family. His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten, ”said Tyson in a message on his X account, in which he shared two photographs of both.
He also reacted to the death of the boxer Scottie Pippen, legend of the Chicago Bulls. «Rest in peace, George Foreman. Your legacy lasts, champion, ”said Pippen in his networks.
