George Foreman

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George Foreman is an American former heavyweight boxing champion who became widely known for his comeback in the 1990s and for lending his name to the popular George Foreman Grill.

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instanceOf Christian minister
Olympic athlete
entrepreneur
human
professional boxer
ageWhenRegainedTitle 45
becameOldestHeavyweightChampion 1994
businessVenture George Foreman Grill
companyAssociatedWithProduct Salton, Inc.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-01-10
dateOfFamousMatch 1974-10-30
endorsedProduct George Foreman Grill
event 1968 Summer Olympics
familyName Foreman
famousMatch The Rumble in the Jungle
finalRetirement 1997
fullName George Edward Foreman
givenName George
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2003
height about 6 ft 3 in
knownFor George Foreman Grill endorsement
boxing comeback in the 1990s
powerful punching
lostTo Muhammad Ali
notableNickname Big George
numberOfChildren 12
numberOfSonsNamedGeorge 5
occupation author
minister
television personality
opponentInFamousMatch Muhammad Ali
placeOfBirth Marshall, Texas, United States
placeOfFamousMatch Kinshasa, Zaire
professionalRecordKOs 68
professionalRecordLosses 5
professionalRecordWins 76
regainedTitleAgainst Michael Moorer
religion Christianity
retired 1977
returnedToBoxing 1987
sport boxing
turnedProfessional 1969
weightClass heavyweight
wonMedal gold medal in heavyweight boxing at the 1968 Olympics
wonTitle IBF heavyweight title
Olympic gold medal in boxing
WBA heavyweight title
World Heavyweight Championship


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