Quotes
I was a punk, a bad boy. I got into the ring to kill my opponent. Hatred was in my body, in my muscles, behind every punch I threw."
As he came close to retirement, in April 1995, he agreed to open his memory box for Le Monde and look back on those early days
It is a difficult moment because it's the end of that great era of heavyweight boxing. Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Sonny Liston... and now George Foreman joins them in heaven,
Sulaiman, who heads one of the four major organisations which sanction boxing bouts, told Reuters
He became such a loving character when he came back (aged 38). He was not seen as this giant force. Rather, he was like a loving teddy bear,
Sulaiman saidHe was always praising others, which is an attribute that made him such a special person, because he always spoke highly about Muhammad Ali, about Frazier, about anyone,
he addedHis resilience, his determination to work hard, to follow a dream, to make it happen -- the comeback was not easy... And then he went on and knocked out Michael Moorer,
he saidRecords are meant to be broken, but some are simply unbreakable and the big George Foreman story is unique,
he said
At 13 years old, George was about 6-foot-2, 200 pounds and the terrorist in the neighborhood,
his younger brother Roy told the BBC in 2024.
I tried boxing just to show my friends that I wasn't afraid,
Foreman said later'If ... If one of us goes up, then we all go up together, and if one goes down, we all go down together!'
He named all his five sons George Edward, explainingI just couldn't believe I'd lost the world title,
he said later
RIP to one of the greatest human beings to ever put on boxing gloves. This man was truly amazing!”
Ex-British cruiserweight champ Tony Bellew said yesterday
I’ve got a three-year plan. I want to start at the bottom. Train harder than any man in the world. Fight once a month.”
Overweight and out of shape, he saidIt’s a knockout.”
He was approached to endorse the George Foreman Grill in 1994, with a big smile and cheesy lines including
His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten.”
And in a fitting tribute to the icon, ring king Mike Tyson addedAnything you desire, you can make happen. It’s like the song, ‘When you wish upon a star your dreams come true’. Well, look at me tonight.”
George saidIt was deep in his heart that he wanted to do that one thing, win back the heavyweight championship at that advanced age, and he did,
said LampleyOnce he became that lovable, society-wide pitchman, pitching grills and big-man clothing and mufflers and various products, all of them being sold by that massive smile, he belonged to us,
said LampleyHe did not look at friendship as a casual process,
Lampley told Reuters in a video interview from his home in Chapel Hill, North CarolinaWith one punch, I thought he knocked all my teeth out,
Holyfield recalled, showing the Foreman had still not lost his power
I can give you all my money, ... I don’t want your money - I want YOU!”
Foreman recalled telling the voice ... the voice told him