Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has pass away aged 76, according to his family.
Well-known as Big George in the ring, he competed for decades starting in the 1960s, endearing gold at the Olympics and numerous title belts, including the world heavyweight title twice.
He lost his first title to Muhammad Ali in their famous Rumble in the Jungle fight in 1974. But Foreman’s professional boxing career show off an astonishing 76 total wins and 68 knock outs, almost double that of Ali. Foreman lost five bouts over his career.
He gained his first world heavyweight championship in 1973 then did it again in 1994 aged 45. He retired from the sport in 1997 before finding fame and fortune again as a pitchman for a best-selling grill named after him.
His 1974 Rumble in the Jungle against Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, remains one of the most famous boxing matches ever.
Foreman came out of retirement in 1987 to raise money for a youth centre he founded. He gained 24 matches before losing to Evander Holyfield after 12 rounds in 1991.
In 1994, Foreman knocked out undefeated Michael Moorer to become the oldest ever heavyweight champion at age 45.
He became ad pitchman for his George Foreman Grill, which millions have purchased since it hit the market in 1994, thanks in part to his memorable catchphrase, the “Lean Mean Grilling Machine”.
Foreman was married five times. He has a dozen children. Five of his sons are named George.
He clarified on his website that he named them after himself so they “they would always have something in common”.
“I say to them, ‘If one of us goes up, then we all go up together,” he explained. “And if one goes down, we all go down together!’“
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