“There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
March 21, 2025, 10:29 PM
Windhover
Yeah I saw that. He had a good run. Boxing made him famous. The Grill made him wealthy. I still have mine.
March 21, 2025, 10:43 PM
old rugged cross
The golden age of boxing.
The Wild world of Sports and the three legends.
God Speed champ.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
March 21, 2025, 11:08 PM
Ripley
I saw him at a Houston City Council meeting in the late '70's. Between boxing careers, wearing bib overalls and seemingly very much at peace. RIP George Foreman.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
March 21, 2025, 11:33 PM
DanH
I will say until the end of time that the most perfect lab grown boxer is old George's head on Young Foreman's body. I'll always remember him for his commentary on HBO Boxing and becoming the oldest Heavyweight Champion in history.
Here's a video on his greatest achievement in the ring:
March 22, 2025, 12:03 AM
Ogie
RIP George! You were a hell of a guy!
March 22, 2025, 12:59 AM
Rey HRH
Wow. Rest In peace.
He was fierce looking when he was young.
I'll remember him for his George Foreman grills.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
March 22, 2025, 04:58 AM
downtownv
His name will live a long time as his grills are in millions of households.
Sad to hear this. The wife and I used his grill for years but it ended up down in our basement. My SIL saw it a while back and asked what the hell it was. It's now in use at his house.
.....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress.
March 22, 2025, 07:09 AM
BMR
Sad to hear. He was a great boxer, businessman and patriot.
Originally posted by downtownv: His name will live a long time as his grills are in millions of households.
Also didn't he produce a whole lot of sons and named all of them George?
No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride.
March 22, 2025, 08:50 AM
MRMATT
Look up the George Foreman fight with Ron Lyle (sorry, I can't paste a link using this tablet). Five rounds of pure brutality.
_____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
March 22, 2025, 09:48 AM
whododat
RIP Big Man. I have watched you since I was a kid. What a formidable fighter.
Because son, it is what you are supposed to do.
March 22, 2025, 09:51 AM
drabfour
quote:
Originally posted by MRMATT: Look up the George Foreman fight with Ron Lyle (sorry, I can't paste a link using this tablet). Five rounds of pure brutality.
Not the whole fight but highlights from the rounds pure exhausting brutality.
March 22, 2025, 10:20 AM
MRMATT
Thanks for posting that, drabfour.
_____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
March 22, 2025, 10:24 AM
NOCkid
He shocked the boxing world in the first Frazier fight in '73. Joe was undefeated and seemed pretty much invincible. George brutalized him, knocking Joe down six times in less than two full rounds:
