George Foreman - Revision history

John at 14:17, 6 May 2026

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Artur128: /* Professional Record */

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Professional Record

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	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) in world championship bouts.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) beaten in world championship bouts.
	*Has a record of 5-3 (4 KOs) in World Title fights.		*Has a record of 5-3 (4 KOs) in World Title fights.
	*Has a record of 6-4 (6 KOs) against former or current world titlists.		*Has a record of 6-4 (6 KOs) against former or current world titlists.

Artur128: /* Professional Record */

2026-05-03T09:02:14Z

Professional Record

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	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*~~Has defeated~~ [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) ~~for the World Heavyweight Title~~.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) in world championship bouts.
	*Has a record of 5-3 (4 KOs) in World Title fights.		*Has a record of 5-3 (4 KOs) in World Title fights.
	*Has a record of 6-4 (6 KOs) against former or current world titlists.		*Has a record of 6-4 (6 KOs) against former or current world titlists.

Wouter at 06:57, 23 March 2025

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Solar95 at 02:51, 14 July 2024

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Solar95 at 02:37, 14 July 2024

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Dawudboxer: /* Amateur Career */

2023-06-13T19:19:08Z

Amateur Career

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	*First trainer was [[Charles Broadus\|Charles "Doc" Broadus]].		*First trainer was [[Charles Broadus\|Charles "Doc" Broadus]].
	*Sparring Partner for [[Sonny Liston]].		*Sparring Partner for [[Sonny Liston]].
	*Lost his amateur debut to P.T. Thompson by walkover and then lost his second bout by a three-round decision to [[Max Briggs]].		*Lost his amateur debut to P.T. Thompson by walkover and then lost his second bout by a three-round decision to [[Max Briggs]].
	*Won the 1967 Parks Diamond Belt Heavyweight Championship (Junior Division) with a first-round knockout of Marion Jones in Oakland, California.		*Won the 1967 Parks Diamond Belt Heavyweight Championship (Junior Division) with a first-round knockout of Marion Jones in Oakland, California. Foreman says this was his first bout and not the two mentioned above.
	*Won the 1967 California [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship (Junior Division) with a knockout victory in San Francisco, California.		*Won the 1967 California [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship (Junior Division) with a knockout victory in San Francisco, California.
	*Won the 1967 Nevada Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship with a knockout of [[Thomas Cook]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.		*Won the 1967 Nevada Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship with a knockout of [[Thomas Cook]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.
	*Lost to [[Clay Hodges]] in the heavyweight final of the 1967 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Foreman fought Hodges three times as an amateur and was outpointed in all three bouts.		*Lost to [[Clay Hodges]] in the heavyweight final of the 1967 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Foreman fought Hodges three times as an amateur and was outpointed in all three bouts. Foreman said he only boxed Hodges twice.
	*Won the 1968 California Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship with a knockout of L.C. Brown in San Francisco, California.		*Won the 1968 California Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship with a knockout of L.C. Brown in San Francisco, California.
	*Won the 1968 National [[:Category:United States Amateur Champions\|AAU]] Heavyweight Championship, after stopping three opponents, he won a three-round decision vs. [[Henry Crump]] at Toledo, Ohio.		*Won the 1968 National [[:Category:United States Amateur Champions\|AAU]] Heavyweight Championship, after stopping three opponents, he won a three-round decision vs. [[Henry Crump]] at Toledo, Ohio.

Artur128: /* Professional Record */

2022-05-08T14:32:20Z

Professional Record

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	**Won against [[Joe Frazier]] (twice), [[Ken Norton]], [[Dwight Muhammad Qawi]], [[JB Williamson]] & [[Michael Moorer]].		**Won against [[Joe Frazier]] (twice), [[Ken Norton]], [[Dwight Muhammad Qawi]], [[JB Williamson]] & [[Michael Moorer]].
	**Lost against [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Tommy Morrison]] & [[Shannon Briggs]].		**Lost against [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Tommy Morrison]] & [[Shannon Briggs]].

	~~'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''~~
	*Has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) for the World Heavyweight Title.
	**1st reign - 3 opponents (3 by KO) between January 22, 1973 and October 30, 1974
	**2nd reign - 2 opponents (1 by KO) between November 4, 1994 and June 29, 1995

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Journeymen at 06:05, 7 April 2021

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	*Was a 3½ to 1 favorite when he lost the championship to [[Muhammad Ali]] by an [[George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali\|eighth-round knockout]] on October 30, 1974.		*Was a 3½ to 1 favorite when he lost the championship to [[Muhammad Ali]] by an [[George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali\|eighth-round knockout]] on October 30, 1974.
	*Claimed he was drugged prior to his fight with Ali by his trainer, [[Dick Sadler]]. "Just before the fight with Ali, my trainer handed me a glass of liquid and said 'Here's your water'," Foreman said. "As I took a swig, I almost spit it out. 'Hey, this water tastes like it has medicine in it'," Foreman says he replied. He says Sadler insisted defensively that it was "the same water as always" and so he finished drinking it. "I never worked with Dick Sadler after that ... We both knew something happened that night," Foreman told Reuters.		*Claimed he was drugged prior to his fight with Ali by his trainer, [[Dick Sadler]]. "Just before the fight with Ali, my trainer handed me a glass of liquid and said 'Here's your water'," Foreman said. "As I took a swig, I almost spit it out. 'Hey, this water tastes like it has medicine in it'," Foreman says he replied. He says Sadler insisted defensively that it was "the same water as always" and so he finished drinking it. "I never worked with Dick Sadler after that ... We both knew something happened that night," Foreman told Reuters.
	*On April 26, 1975, Foreman fought five men in exhibition bouts scheduled for three rounds each. The opponents were [[Alonzo Johnson]], Jerry Judge, [[Terry Daniels]], [[Charley Polite]], and [[Boone Kirkman]]. The bouts took place at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and were shown live on [[ABC Wide World of Sports]]. Foreman knocked out Johnson, Judge, and Daniels, but Polite and Kirkman were able to survive all three rounds. Many, including ringside commentator [[Howard Cosell]], called the event an embarrassment. Muhammad Ali, who was working ringside with Cosell, repeatedly heckled Foreman, while the crowd of about 5,500 booed Foreman throughout and occasionally chanted Ali's name.		*On April 26, 1975, Foreman fought five men in exhibition bouts scheduled for three rounds each. The opponents were [[Alonzo Johnson]], [[Jerry Judge]], [[Terry Daniels]], [[Charley Polite]], and [[Boone Kirkman]]. The bouts took place at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and were shown live on [[ABC Wide World of Sports]]. Foreman knocked out Johnson, Judge, and Daniels, but Polite and Kirkman were able to survive all three rounds. Many, including ringside commentator [[Howard Cosell]], called the event an embarrassment. Muhammad Ali, who was working ringside with Cosell, repeatedly heckled Foreman, while the crowd of about 5,500 booed Foreman throughout and occasionally chanted Ali's name.
	*Had a spiritual awakening after [[Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman\|losing]] to [[Jimmy Young]] in Puerto Rico on March 17, 1977. In his dressing room after the fight, he began to yell, “Jesus Christ is coming alive in me.” He then jumped into the shower and began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” [[Gil Clancy]], Foreman’s trainer, said, “It was hot as hell in the ring. He was hallucinating from dehydration.” Foreman retired from boxing with a record of 45-2 (42 KOs) and became an ordained minister.		*Had a spiritual awakening after [[Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman\|losing]] to [[Jimmy Young]] in Puerto Rico on March 17, 1977. In his dressing room after the fight, he began to yell, “Jesus Christ is coming alive in me.” He then jumped into the shower and began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” [[Gil Clancy]], Foreman’s trainer, said, “It was hot as hell in the ring. He was hallucinating from dehydration.” Foreman retired from boxing with a record of 45-2 (42 KOs) and became an ordained minister.
	*Returned to boxing in 1987 to raise money for the George Foreman Youth and Community Center, which he founded in Houston in 1984. Foreman went 31-3 (26 KOs) during his comeback.		*Returned to boxing in 1987 to raise money for the George Foreman Youth and Community Center, which he founded in Houston in 1984. Foreman went 31-3 (26 KOs) during his comeback.

Artur128: /* Professional Record */

2021-04-02T21:16:40Z

Professional Record

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	**Lost against [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Tommy Morrison]] & [[Shannon Briggs]].		**Lost against [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Tommy Morrison]] & [[Shannon Briggs]].

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*Has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) for the World Heavyweight Title.		*Has defeated [[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|5 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage\|4 by KO]]) for the World Heavyweight Title.
	**1st reign - 3 opponents (3 by KO) between January 22, 1973 and October 30, 1974		**1st reign - 3 opponents (3 by KO) between January 22, 1973 and October 30, 1974