George Foreman

Career, Record, Stats

George Foreman (Big George) is a 75-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 28 years, 4 months, and 30 days, Foreman amassed a record of 76-5, which includes 68 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2003.

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LEGEND

George Foreman's Boxing Career

George Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas, U.S. on January 10, 1949. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on June 23, 1969 against Don Waldhelm. Foreman defeated Waldhelm via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Foreman became a world champion fight at the age of 24 after 37 professional fights. He challenged Joe Frazier for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed heavyweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.

He then went on to successfully win the IBF heavyweight world title as well — and undisputed at heavyweight.

Foreman's last fight was a majority decision loss to Shannon Briggs at age 48, on November 22, 1997.

Some of George Foreman's best fights have been against Joe Frazier (HOFer), Michael Moorer (HOFer), George Chuvalo, Lou Savarese, Jose Roman, Bert Cooper, and Gerry Cooney. For a complete list of Foreman's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of George Foreman".

Foreman has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "George Foreman Losses".

George Foreman's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
81	Nov 22, 1997	48	Shannon Briggs 25 29-1	loss	MD 12
80	Apr 26, 1997	48	Lou Savarese 31 36-0	win	SD 12
79	Nov 03, 1996	47	Crawford Grimsley	win	UD 12
78	Apr 22, 1995	46	Axel Schulz 26 21-1-1	win	MD 12
77	Nov 05, 1994	45	Michael Moorer 26 35-0	win	KO 10
76	Jun 07, 1993	44	Tommy Morrison 24 36-1	loss	UD 12
75	Jan 16, 1993	44	Pierre Coetzer	win	TKO 8
74	Apr 11, 1992	43	Alex Stewart 27 28-3	win	MD 10
73	Dec 07, 1991	42	Jimmy K. Ellis	win	TKO 3
72	Apr 19, 1991	42	Evander Holyfield 28 25-0	loss	UD 12
71	Sep 25, 1990	41	Terry Anderson	win	KO 1
70	Jul 31, 1990	41	Ken Lakusta	win	KO 3
69	Jun 16, 1990	41	Adilson Rodrigues	win	KO 2
68	Apr 17, 1990	41	Mike Jameson	win	TKO 4
67	Jan 15, 1990	41	Gerry Cooney 33 28-2	win	KO 2
66	Jul 20, 1989	40	Everett Martin	win	UD 10
65	Jun 01, 1989	40	Bert Cooper 23 20-4	win	RTD 2
64	Apr 30, 1989	40	J. B. Williamson	win	TKO 5
63	Feb 16, 1989	40	Manoel De Almeida	win	TKO 3
62	Jan 26, 1989	40	Mark Young	win	TKO 7
61	Dec 28, 1988	39	David Jaco	win	TKO 1
60	Oct 27, 1988	39	Tony Fulilangi	win	TKO 2
59	Sep 10, 1988	39	Bobby Hitz	win	TKO 1
58	Aug 25, 1988	39	Ladislao Mijangos	win	TKO 2
57	Jun 26, 1988	39	Carlos Hernández	win	TKO 4
56	May 21, 1988	39	Frank Lux	win	TKO 3
55	Mar 19, 1988	39	Dwight Muhammad Qawi 35 28-5-1	win	TKO 7
54	Feb 05, 1988	39	Guido Trane	win	TKO 5
53	Jan 23, 1988	39	Tom Trimm	win	KO 1
52	Dec 18, 1987	38	Rocky Sekorski	win	TKO 3
51	Nov 21, 1987	38	Tim Anderson	win	TKO 4
50	Sep 15, 1987	38	Bobby Crabtree	win	TKO 6
49	Jul 09, 1987	38	Charles Hostetter	win	KO 3
48	Mar 09, 1987	38	Steve Zouski	win	TKO 4
47	Mar 17, 1977	28	Jimmy Young 28 20-5-2	loss	UD 12
46	Jan 22, 1977	28	Pedro Agosto	win	TKO 4
45	Oct 15, 1976	27	John Denis	win	TKO 4
44	Aug 14, 1976	27	Scott LeDoux	win	TKO 3
43	Jun 15, 1976	27	Joe Frazier 32 32-3	win	TKO 5
42	Jan 24, 1976	27	Ron Lyle 34 31-3-1	win	KO 5
41	Oct 30, 1974	25	Muhammad Ali 32 44-2	loss	KO 8
40	Mar 26, 1974	25	Ken Norton 30 30-2	win	TKO 2
39	Sep 01, 1973	24	José Roman 26 43-7-1	win	KO 1
38	Jan 22, 1973	24	Joe Frazier 29 29-0	win	TKO 2
37	Oct 10, 1972	23	Terry Sorrell	win	KO 2
36	May 11, 1972	23	Miguel Angel Paez	win	KO 2
35	Apr 10, 1972	23	Ted Gullick	win	KO 2
34	Mar 07, 1972	23	Clarence Boone	win	KO 2
33	Feb 29, 1972	23	Joe Murphy Goodwin	win	KO 2
32	Oct 29, 1971	22	Luis Faustino Pires	win	RTD 4
31	Oct 07, 1971	22	Ollie Wilson	win	KO 2
30	Sep 21, 1971	22	Leroy Caldwell	win	KO 2
29	Sep 14, 1971	22	Vic Scott	win	KO 1
28	May 10, 1971	22	Gregorio Peralta	win	TKO 10
27	Apr 03, 1971	22	Stamford Harris	win	KO 2
26	Feb 08, 1971	22	Charlie Boston	win	KO 1
25	Dec 18, 1970	21	Mel Turnbow	win	TKO 1
24	Nov 18, 1970	21	Boone Kirkman	win	TKO 2
23	Nov 03, 1970	21	Lou Bailey	win	TKO 3
22	Aug 04, 1970	21	George Chuvalo 32 59-15-2	win	TKO 3
21	Jul 20, 1970	21	Roger Russell	win	KO 1
20	May 16, 1970	21	George Johnson	win	TKO 7
19	Apr 29, 1970	21	Aaron Eastling	win	TKO 4
18	Apr 17, 1970	21	James J. Woody	win	TKO 3
17	Mar 31, 1970	21	Rufus Brassell	win	TKO 1
16	Feb 16, 1970	21	Gregorio Peralta	win	UD 10
15	Jan 26, 1970	21	Jack O'Halloran	win	KO 5
14	Jan 06, 1970	20	Charley Polite	win	KO 4
13	Dec 18, 1969	20	Gary Hobo Wiler	win	TKO 1
12	Dec 16, 1969	20	Levi Forte	win	UD 10
11	Dec 06, 1969	20	Bob Hazelton	win	TKO 1
10	Nov 18, 1969	20	Max Martinez	win	KO 2
9	Nov 05, 1969	20	Leo Peterson	win	KO 4
8	Oct 31, 1969	20	Roberto Davila	win	UD 8
7	Oct 07, 1969	20	Vernon Clay	win	TKO 2
6	Sep 23, 1969	20	Roy Wallace	win	KO 2
5	Sep 18, 1969	20	Johnny Carroll	win	KO 1
4	Aug 18, 1969	20	Chuck Wepner 30 19-4-2	win	TKO 3
3	Jul 14, 1969	20	Sylvester Dullaire	win	TKO 1
2	Jul 01, 1969	20	Fred Askew	win	KO 1
1	Jun 23, 1969	20	Don Waldhelm	win	KO 3

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