Wow where has that time gone all together. This record still stands in boxing history even to this day even with sports science and nutrition.
George Foreman in 1994 became a phenom in boxing when at 45-years of age he became the oldest heavyweight champion on history, still to this day, knocking out Michael Moorer and stunning the world.
“30 years ago today! I started my day believing “All things are possible if we only believe.” The power of a prayer; great or small. ( Now a prayer over my Lunch) “that I only have 1, helping.”
Indeed.
Foreman later went on later in life to become born again in Christ Jesus, not perfect like anyone, just forgiven.
The vicious brutal knockout merchant that was Foreman eventually went away in the end for a man of peace.
Foreman then would go on to huge success in the business world not just with his hundreds of millions in dollars sales of his grill business (he sold it for $138 million) — not many know about that — but he also had a number of other successful businesses (and still does) that no one knows about like these:
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman still to this day is the oldest heavyweight champion in history. Something that at the time many thought were impossible. Foreman knew different. Speaking on boxing and his love of the sport he told one fan: https://twitter.com/GeorgeForeman/status/1466805443855015937 King of the grill and cheeseburger fanatic Foreman…
Former heavyweight skull puncher turned born-again Christian has mellowed with age. Still the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history. That and Bernard Hopkins' record of overall oldest world champion ever will take some overtaking surely. If either record ever does get overtaken at all. Speaking on 40 years of marriage…
Oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history George Foreman has given his take on where the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history sits. Mike Tyson. And it is lower in the rankings than some fans might think: https://twitter.com/GeorgeForeman/status/1501397013090357249?cxt=HHwWgsCqgZ6ohNYpAAAA Good fighter Tyson but Foreman probably right there. Tyson in his prime a…