On January 22, 1973, a 24-year-old George Foreman (37-0, 34 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 29-year-old Joe Frazier (29-0, 25 KOs).
Foreman came in to the fight on a 37-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 12 days. Frazier was on a 29-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 28 days.
George Foreman made very easy work of Joe Frazier, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Foreman improves his record to 38-0 (35 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 29-1.
On November 5, 1994, a 45-year-old George Foreman (72-4, 67 KOs) got a shot at the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles held by 26-year-old Michael Moorer (35-0, 30 KOs).
Foreman came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 29 days. Moorer was on a 35-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 14 days.
George Foreman stopped the champion via KO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA and IBF heavyweight champion. Foreman improves his record to 73-4 (68 KOs), while Moorer adds a loss to his record at 35-1.
On September 1, 1973, the 24-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, George Foreman (38-0, 35 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Puerto Rican boxer José Roman (43-7-1, 21 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 38-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Roman was on a 6-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
George Foreman made quick work of José Roman, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Foreman improves his record to 39-0 (36 KOs), while Roman adds a loss to his record at 43-8-1.
On March 26, 1974, the 25-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, George Foreman (39-0, 36 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Ken Norton (30-2, 23 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 39-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 25 days. Norton was on a -1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 16 days.
George Foreman made very easy work of Ken Norton, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Foreman improves his record to 40-0 (37 KOs), while Norton adds a loss to his record at 30-3.
On April 19, 1991, a 42-year-old George Foreman (69-2, 65 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 28-year-old Evander Holyfield (25-0, 21 KOs).
Foreman came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 25 days. Holyfield was on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 25 days.
Evander Holyfield defeated George Foreman via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 26-0, while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 69-3.
On April 22, 1995, the 46-year-old IBF heavyweight world champion, George Foreman (73-4, 68 KOs), faced a 26-year-old German boxer Axel Schulz (21-1-1, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Schulz was on a 6-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
George Foreman defeated Axel Schulz via majority decision and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Foreman improves his record to 74-4, while Schulz adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.
On January 24, 1976, a 27-year-old George Foreman (40-1, 37 KOs) and a 34-year-old Ron Lyle (31-3-1, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 25 days. Lyle was on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
George Foreman stopped Ron Lyle via KO in the 5th round. Foreman improves his record to 41-1 (38 KOs), while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 31-4-1.
On June 15, 1976, a 27-year-old George Foreman (41-1, 38 KOs) and a 32-year-old Joe Frazier (32-3, 27 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 22 days. Frazier was on a -1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 14 days.
In the rematch, George Foreman stopped Joe Frazier via TKO in the 5th round. Foreman improves his record to 42-1 (39 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 32-4.
On August 4, 1970, a 21-year-old George Foreman (21-0, 18 KOs) and a 32-year-old Canadian boxer George Chuvalo (59-15-2, 51 KOs) met in the ring.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 15 days. Chuvalo was on a 6-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 5 days.
George Foreman stopped George Chuvalo via TKO in the 3rd round. Foreman improves his record to 22-0 (19 KOs), while Chuvalo adds a loss to his record at 59-16-2.
On December 28, 1988, a 39-year-old George Foreman (58-2, 55 KOs) and David Jaco met in the ring.
Foreman came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
George Foreman stopped David Jaco via TKO in the 1st round. Foreman improves his record to 59-2 (56 KOs)