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malaise

(292,740 posts) Fri Mar 21, 2025, 09:21 PM Mar 2025

Breaking Heavyweught Champion George Foreman is dead

George Foreman, a heavyweight boxing champion who returned to the sport to regain his title at the improbable age of 45, and parlayed his fame and amiable personality into a multimillion-dollar grill business, died on Friday. He was 76. His family announced his death on his Instagram account. No cause was given

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Breaking Heavyweught Champion George Foreman is dead (Original Post) malaise Mar 2025 OP

K&R spanone Mar 2025 #1

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2025 #2

R.I.P., George. This is sad to hear. brush Mar 2025 #3

RIP Celerity Mar 2025 #4

RIP "Big George" Foreman (1949-2025) LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #5

spanone

(141,006 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 09:25 PM

Mar 2025

R.I.P.

H2O Man

(78,621 posts)

2. Recommended.

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Fri Mar 21, 2025, 10:42 PM

Mar 2025

I remember George from his winning the Olympic trials. I got to see him a couple times, and am friends with Monk. About a year ago, my son contacted Big George to ask him to give a shout out to Job Corps; the next day, George did.

brush

(61,033 posts)

3. R.I.P., George. This is sad to hear.

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Fri Mar 21, 2025, 10:56 PM

Mar 2025

Celerity

(53,666 posts)

4. RIP

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Fri Mar 21, 2025, 11:19 PM

Mar 2025

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,948 posts)

5. RIP "Big George" Foreman (1949-2025)

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 12:56 PM

Mar 2025

May he rest in peace

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RIP “Big George” Foreman (1949-2025)

•1968 Olympic Gold Medalist
•1973 World Heavyweight Champion
•1975 Fought Muhammad Ali in “Rumble in the Jungle”
•1994 World Heavyweight Champion
•Final Record 76 wins (68 by knockout) and 5 losses

You were bigger than life in and out of the ring. RIP 🐐

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