March 22, 2025
George Foreman RIP
Timothy Birdnow
Former two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympian George Foreman has passed away. He was 76 years old.
Foreman earned at least MY undying respect in the Olympics when he bucked the trend of badmouthing America by patriotically waving the Amerian flag at the 1968 Olympics (where he won the gold).
Foreman knocked out Joe Frazier to win the World Heavyweight title and subsequently lost it to Muhammed Ali. (Frazier himself had beaten Ali earlier but was pulverized by the powerhouse Foreman.) Ali's victory over Foreman involved an unique strategy "rope a dope" in which Ali simply covered up on the ropes and let Foreman exhaust himself punching his arms. When Foreman's corner threw in the towel Foreman was having a vision from God, and subsequently quit boxing to become a minister. Weight problems spurred him to make a comeback (he said he ate at EVERY fast food restaurant on the way to and from the church and boxing was the only way to get back in shape)
Foreman won his second title at the ripe old age of 45 when he defeated Michael Moorer.
Perhaps Foreman's other claim to fame was his George Foreman grill. The wife and I actually bought one - it was a handy tool for making things like hamburgers. And Foreman was one of the stars on a celebrity travel show along with William Shatner, Henry Winkler, and Terry Bradshaw. The show was a hoot and the wife and I used to watch it when it was on.
At any rate Foreman was a good man and a great fighter. The world will be diminished by his absence.
Oh, and he was very funny; he named every one of his kids George Foreman, including his daughter Georgette.
You gotta love a guy like that!
Former two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympian George Foreman has passed away. He was 76 years old.
Foreman earned at least MY undying respect in the Olympics when he bucked the trend of badmouthing America by patriotically waving the Amerian flag at the 1968 Olympics (where he won the gold).
Foreman knocked out Joe Frazier to win the World Heavyweight title and subsequently lost it to Muhammed Ali. (Frazier himself had beaten Ali earlier but was pulverized by the powerhouse Foreman.) Ali's victory over Foreman involved an unique strategy "rope a dope" in which Ali simply covered up on the ropes and let Foreman exhaust himself punching his arms. When Foreman's corner threw in the towel Foreman was having a vision from God, and subsequently quit boxing to become a minister. Weight problems spurred him to make a comeback (he said he ate at EVERY fast food restaurant on the way to and from the church and boxing was the only way to get back in shape)
Foreman won his second title at the ripe old age of 45 when he defeated Michael Moorer.
Perhaps Foreman's other claim to fame was his George Foreman grill. The wife and I actually bought one - it was a handy tool for making things like hamburgers. And Foreman was one of the stars on a celebrity travel show along with William Shatner, Henry Winkler, and Terry Bradshaw. The show was a hoot and the wife and I used to watch it when it was on.
At any rate Foreman was a good man and a great fighter. The world will be diminished by his absence.
Oh, and he was very funny; he named every one of his kids George Foreman, including his daughter Georgette.
You gotta love a guy like that!
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Indeed Foreman was a good and gracious man and a great Christian.
We had one of his grills and used it often, especially on steaks, until we moved to our present digs where there just wasn't enough counter space for it; then we gave it to our priest, thereby preserving the Christian element. It was an excellent kitchen implement.
We had one of his grills and used it often, especially on steaks, until we moved to our present digs where there just wasn't enough counter space for it; then we gave it to our priest, thereby preserving the Christian element. It was an excellent kitchen implement.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at March 23, 2025 12:02 AM (X5D0l)
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Oh, and I believe that Foreman insisted on keeping the price of his grills low, so that one didn't have to be "well-heeled" to afford one.
At the same time he kept the quality up. The grates on the first one we bought didn't keep their finish well, but the ones on the second one stayed excellent, and by the time we passed the grill along to its second home the grates were still like new.
At the same time he kept the quality up. The grates on the first one we bought didn't keep their finish well, but the ones on the second one stayed excellent, and by the time we passed the grill along to its second home the grates were still like new.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at March 23, 2025 12:13 AM (X5D0l)
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