George Foreman

George Foreman

Global ID

sex

male

birthdate

1949-01-10

suspensions

report

division

heavyweight

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 3½″ / 192cm

reach

82″ / 208cm

alias

Big

country

United States

residence

Houston, Texas, United States

birth place

Marshall, Texas, United States

won 76 (KO 68) + lost 5 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 81
rounds boxed 349 KO% 83.95

biography

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date Lb opponent Lb W-L-D last 6 location
1997-11-22 260 Shannon Briggs 227 29-1-0
Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States L MD 12 12
referee: Eddie Cotton | judge: Larry Layton 113-117 | judge: Calvin Claxton 112-116 | judge: Steve Weisfeld 114-114
1997-04-26 253 Lou Savarese 230 36-0-0
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W SD 12 12
referee: Eddie Cotton | judge: Shafeeq Rashada 118-110 | judge: Barbara Perez 115-112 | judge: Al DeVito 113-114
World Boxing Union heavyweight title
1996-11-03 253 Crawford Grimsley 235 20-0-0
Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan W UD 12 12
referee: Max Parker Jr. | judge: Eugene Grant 119-109 | judge: Rocky Young 116-112 | judge: Glenn Feldman 117-111
World Boxing Union heavyweight title
vacant International Boxing Association heavyweight title
1995-04-22 256 Axel Schulz 221 21-1-1
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W MD 12 12
referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Jerry Roth 115-113 | judge: Keith MacDonald 115-113 | judge: Chuck Giampa 114-114
IBF heavyweight title
vacant World Boxing Union heavyweight title
Shortly after this fight, Foreman was stripped by the IBF for refusing to give Schulz a rematch.
1994-11-05 250 Michael Moorer 222 35-0-0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 10 12
time: 2:03 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Jerry Roth 83-88 | judge: Chuck Giampa 83-88 | judge: Duane Ford 85-86
WBA World heavyweight title
IBF heavyweight title
Shortly after this fight, Foreman was stripped by the WBA for refusing to face Tony Tucker
1993-06-07 256 Tommy Morrison 226 36-1-0
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 12 12
referee: Mills Lane | judge: Dalby Shirley 110-117 | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman 110-117 | judge: Jerry Roth 109-118
vacant WBO heavyweight title
1993-01-16 258 Pierre Coetzer 216 39-4-0
Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States W TKO 8 10
time: 1:48 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman | judge: Doug Tucker | judge: Keith MacDonald
1992-04-11 258¾ Alex Stewart 227 28-3-0
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W MD 10 10
referee: Richard Steele | judge: Art Lurie 94-93 | judge: Dalby Shirley 94-93 | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman 94-94
1991-12-07 256¾ Jimmy Ellis 228 16-0-1
Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 1:36 | referee: Richard Steele | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman | judge: Dalby Shirley | judge: Doug Tucker
1991-04-19 257 Evander Holyfield 208 25-0-0
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States L UD 12 12
referee: Rudy Battle | judge: Eugene Grant 111-116 | judge: Jerry Roth 110-117 | judge: Tom Kaczmarek 112-115
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
IBF heavyweight title
1990-09-25 259 Terry Anderson 227 19-3-0
New London Arena, Millwall, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 10x3
time: 2:59 | referee: Larry O'Connell
1990-07-31 261½ Ken Lakusta 216¼ 20-15-0
Northlands Agricom, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada W KO 3 10
time: 1:24 | referee: Don Smart | judge: William Warwick | judge: Les Wilox | judge: Ken Newman
1990-06-16 263 Adilson Rodrigues 219 36-3-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:39 | referee: Carlos Padilla | judge: Bill Graham 10-9 | judge: Dave Moretti 9-10 | judge: Jerry Roth 10-9
1990-04-17 260 Mike Jameson 233 14-15-0
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 10
time: 2:16 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Burt A. Clements | judge: Doug Tucker | judge: Keith MacDonald
1990-01-15 253¼ Gerry Cooney 231 28-2-0
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 2 10
time: 1:57 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Vincent Rainone | judge: Debra Barnes | judge: Eugene Grant
1989-07-20 256 Everett Martin 228 17-7-1
Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States W UD 10 10
referee: Robert Ferrara | judge: Gerald Maltz 99-91 | judge: Greg Hughes 98-91 | judge: Joe Garcia 97-92
Martin was knocked down in the 8th round.
1989-06-01 252¾ Bert Cooper 211 20-4-0
Pride Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, United States W RTD 2 10
time: 3:00 | referee: Al Munoz
1989-04-30 255 J.B. Williamson 200¼ 23-4-0
Moody Center, Galveston, Texas, United States W TKO 5 10
time: 1:37 | referee: Chris Jordan
time 1:57?
1989-02-16 252 Manoel De Almeida 231¼ 4-9-1
Atlantis Theater, Orlando, Florida, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 2:14 | referee: Max Parker Jr.
1989-01-26 251 Mark Young 231 10-13-0
War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, United States W TKO 7 10
time: 1:47
1988-12-28 251 David Jaco 215 20-15-0
Casa Royal Hotel, Bakersfield, California, United States W TKO 1 10
time: 2:03 | referee: Robert Byrd
Jaco down 3 times. Referee Robert Byrd stopped the fight. Source: AP
1988-10-27 250 Tony Fulilangi 216 37-3-1
Civic Center, Marshall, Texas, United States W TKO 2 10
time: 2:26 | referee: Barry Yeats
1988-09-10 242 Bobby Hitz 213 14-2-0
The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States W TKO 1 10
time: 2:59 | referee: Bobby Watson
1988-08-25 255 Ladislao Mijangos 206 21-6-0
Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers, Florida, United States W TKO 2 10
time: 2:42 | referee: Brian Garry
1988-06-26 245 Carlos Hernandez 225 18-5-1
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States W TKO 4 10
time: 1:36 | referee: Paul Venti
1988-05-21 243 Frank Lux 208 16-27-0
Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 2:07 | referee: Pat Carruthers
1988-03-19 235 Dwight Muhammad Qawi 222 28-5-1
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 7 10
time: 1:51 | referee: Carlos Padilla | judge: Jerry Roth | judge: Chuck Giampa | judge: Dan Connolly
1988-02-05 244 Guido Trane 215 13-6-4
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 5 10
time: 2:39 | referee: Mills Lane
1988-01-23 243½ Tom Trimm 222 22-14-1
Sheraton Twin Towers, Orlando, Florida, United States W KO 1 10
time: 0:45 | referee: Taco Perez
1987-12-18 244 Rocky Sekorski 209 20-7-0
Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 2:48 | referee: Richard Steele | judge: Art Lurie | judge: Jerry Roth | judge: Patricia Morse Jarman
1987-11-21 243 Tim Anderson 18-8-0
Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, United States W TKO 4 10
judge: Brian Garry
1987-09-15 250 Bobby Crabtree 215 30-15-1
Springfield, Missouri, United States W TKO 6 10
1987-07-09 247 Charles Hostetter 202 16-4-0
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, United States W KO 3 10
time: 2:01 | referee: Dave Nelson
1987-03-09 267 Steve Zouski 25-11-0
Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, United States W TKO 4 10
time: 2:47 | referee: Henry Elesperu
1977-03-17 229 Jimmy Young 213 20-5-2
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico L UD 12 12
referee: Waldemar Schmidt | judge: Ismael W. Fernandez 114-115 | judge: Cesar Ramos 112-116 | judge: Waldemar Schmidt 111-118
Foreman was knocked down in round 12.
1977-01-22 228 Pedro Agosto 203 28-7-1
Civic Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, United States W TKO 4 10
time: 2:34 | referee: Jay Edson
Agosto was knocked down twice in the 3rd, and three times in the 4th; which forced an automatic stoppage.
1976-10-15 231½ John Dino Denis 215 28-0-1
Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida, United States W TKO 4 10
time: 2:25 | referee: Jay Edson
1976-08-14 229 Scott LeDoux 223 18-3-1
Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 2:58 | referee: Tony Perez
1976-06-15 224 Joe Frazier 224½ 32-3-0
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States W TKO 5 12
time: 2:26 | referee: Harold Valan
NABF heavyweight title
Frazier was knocked down twice in the 5th round
1976-01-24 226 Ron Lyle 220 31-3-1
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 5 12
time: 2:28 | referee: Charley Roth | 17-18 | 17-18 | 18-18
vacant NABF heavyweight title
1974-10-30 220 Muhammad Ali 216½ 44-2-0
Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic Of The) L KO 8 15
time: 2:58 | referee: Zach Clayton 66-68 | judge: Nourridine Adalla 67-70 | judge: James Taylor 66-69
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Scorecards in rounds: Zach Clayton 4-2-1 Ali, Nourridine Adalla 3-0-4 Ali, and James Taylor 4-1-2 Ali
1974-03-26 224¾ Ken Norton 212¾ 30-2-0
El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela W TKO 2 15
time: 2:00 | referee: Jimmy Rondeau
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Norton down three times
1973-09-01 219¼ Jose Roman 196½ 43-7-1
Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan W KO 1 15
time: 2:00 | referee: Jay Edson
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
1973-01-22 217½ Joe Frazier 214 29-0-0
National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica W TKO 2 15
time: 2:26 | referee: Arthur Mercante
WBC heavyweight title
WBA World heavyweight title
Frazier was knocked down three times in the first and three times in the second (Att.:36.000)
1972-10-10 220 Terry Sorrell 210 4-15-0
Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States W KO 2 10
time: 1:05
1972-05-11 217 Miguel Angel Paez 196 48-15-13
Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:29
Pan American Heavyweight Title
1972-04-10 221 Ted Gullick 200 15-5-1
Forum, Inglewood, California, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:28 | referee: Dick Young
1972-03-07 224 Clarence Boone 205 3-24-1
Beaumont, Texas, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:55
1972-02-29 225 Joe Murphy Goodwin 1-14-1
Austin, Texas, United States W KO 2 10
1971-10-29 215 Luis Faustino Pires 214¾ 18-7-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W RTD 4 10
time: 3:00 | referee: Johnny LoBianco | judge: Bill Recht | judge: Tony Castellano
Pires not knocked down, but not out for round 5
1971-10-07 219 Ollie Wilson 219 20-40-0
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:35 | referee: Jimmy Scaramozi
1971-09-21 224 Leroy Caldwell 192 11-9-1
Beaumont, Texas, United States W KO 2 10
time: 1:54
1971-09-14 222 Vic Scott 1-2-0
El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States W KO 1 10
1971-05-10 216 Gregorio Peralta 196 82-6-8
Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States W TKO 10 15
time: 2:52 | referee: Elmer Costa | judge: Johnny Lotsey
vacant NABF heavyweight title
Title had been declared vacant after retirement of Leotis Martin due to an eye injury.
1971-04-03 218 Stamford Harris 235 14-23-2
Playboy Club Hotel, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:58 | referee: Paul Connor
1971-02-08 218 Charlie Boston 3-0-0
Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States W KO 1 10
time: 2:01
Boston fought as Phil Smith (Washington, DC), but his ruse was found out when Smith's trainer called the Commission.Rest of bill Golden Gloves
1970-12-18 219 Mel Turnbow 246 8-10-0
Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States W TKO 1 10
time: 2:58 | referee: Whitey Domstad
1970-11-18 216 Boone Kirkman 203 22-1-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W TKO 2 10
time: 0:41 | referee: Arthur Mercante
Kirkman down in 1st round
1970-11-03 215 Lou Bailey 15-30-5
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 1:50
1970-08-04 218 George Chuvalo 214½ 59-15-2
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 1:41 | referee: Arthur Mercante | judge: Alphonse Ourth | judge: Tony Rossi | judge: Jack Gordon
1970-07-20 222 Roger Russell 188 11-7-2
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States W KO 1 10
time: 2:29 | referee: Bob Polis
1970-05-16 216 George Johnson 217 17-18-4
Forum, Inglewood, California, United States W TKO 7 10
time: 1:41 | referee: Dick Young 6-0 | judge: John Thomas 5-1 | judge: Larry Rozadilla 5-0
1970-04-29 212 Aaron Eastling 195 19-7-2
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States W TKO 4 10
time: 2:24
1970-04-17 215 James J Woody 204½ 14-5-1
Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States W TKO 3 10
time: 0:37 | referee: Johnny Colan
1970-03-31 217 Rufus Brassell 199 13-2-0
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W TKO 1 10
time: 2:42
1970-02-16 213 Gregorio Peralta 197 77-5-8
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W UD 10 10
referee: Mark Conn 9-1 | judge: Jack Gibbons 7-3 | judge: Tony Castellano 5-4
1970-01-26 214 Jack O'Halloran 235 18-5-2
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W KO 5 10
time: 1:10
1970-01-06 217 Charley Polite 212 11-14-3
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W KO 4 10
time: 0:34
1969-12-18 214 Gary Hobo Wiler 195 4-3-0
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States W TKO 1 10
1969-12-16 215 Levi Forte 19-21-2
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States W UD 10 10
10-0 | 10-0 | 10-0
Forte down in 2d
1969-12-06 214 Bob Hazelton 3-6-0
International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 1 6
time: 1:22 | referee: Davey Pearl | judge: Art Lurie | judge: Mike Petrovich | judge: Ralph Mosa
1969-11-18 215¾ Max Martinez 214½ 7-7-0
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W KO 2 10
time: 2:35
1969-11-05 214 Leo Peterson 190 3-4-0
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States W KO 4 8
time: 1:00
1969-10-31 214 Roberto Davila 203 21-15-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W UD 8 8
referee: Harold Valan 7-1 | judge: Harold Lederman 7-1 | judge: Bill Recht 7-0
1969-10-07 217 Vernon Clay 228 8-4-0
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States W TKO 2 6
time: 0:32 | referee: Earl Keel
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