In a career spanning 28 years and four months, George Foreman fought 81 times with 76 wins and 5 losses. By his last professional fight on November 22, 1997, Foreman's boxing record stood at 76-5 (68 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
WBA | WBC | IBF | TheRing |
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HV w2 d2 | HV w1 d2 | HV w1 d1 | HV w1 d2 |
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George Foreman (Big George) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Marshall, Texas, U.S. on January 10, 1949. Foreman made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20, on June 23, 1969. He is a former heavyweight world champion. He is 74 years old, and will be turning 75 in seven months. Foreman is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 81 |
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Wins | 76 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 68 |
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Total Title Wins | 5 |
Title Defenses | 3 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 4 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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81 | Nov 22, 1997 | 48 | Shannon Briggs | Loss | MD |
80 | Apr 26, 1997 | 48 | Lou Savarese | Win | SD |
79 | Nov 3, 1996 | 47 | Crawford Grimsley | Win | UD |
78 | Apr 22, 1995 | 46 | Axel Schulz | Win * | MD |
77 | Nov 5, 1994 | 45 | Michael Moorer | Win * | KO10 |
76 | Jun 7, 1993 | 44 | Tommy Morrison | Loss * | UD |
75 | Jan 16, 1993 | 44 | Pierre Coetzer | Win | TKO8 |
74 | Apr 11, 1992 | 43 | Alex Stewart | Win | MD |
73 | Dec 7, 1991 | 42 | Jimmy K. Ellis | Win | TKO3 |
72 | Apr 19, 1991 | 42 | Evander Holyfield | Loss * | UD |
71 | Sep 25, 1990 | 41 | Terry Anderson | Win | KO1 |
70 | Jul 31, 1990 | 41 | Ken Lakusta | Win | KO3 |
69 | Jun 16, 1990 | 41 | Adilson Rodrigues | Win | KO2 |
68 | Apr 17, 1990 | 41 | Mike Jameson | Win | TKO4 |
67 | Jan 15, 1990 | 41 | Gerry Cooney | Win | KO2 |
66 | Jul 20, 1989 | 40 | Everett Martin | Win | UD |
65 | Jun 1, 1989 | 40 | Bert Cooper | Win | RTD2 |
64 | Apr 30, 1989 | 40 | J. B. Williamson | Win | TKO5 |
63 | Feb 16, 1989 | 40 | Manoel De Almeida | Win | TKO3 |
62 | Jan 26, 1989 | 40 | Mark Young | Win | TKO7 |
61 | Dec 28, 1988 | 39 | David Jaco | Win | TKO1 |
60 | Oct 27, 1988 | 39 | Tony Fulilangi | Win | TKO2 |
59 | Sep 10, 1988 | 39 | Bobby Hitz | Win | TKO1 |
58 | Aug 25, 1988 | 39 | Ladislao Mijangos | Win | TKO2 |
57 | Jun 26, 1988 | 39 | Carlos Hernández | Win | TKO4 |
56 | May 21, 1988 | 39 | Frank Lux | Win | TKO3 |
55 | Mar 19, 1988 | 39 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | Win | TKO7 |
54 | Feb 5, 1988 | 39 | Guido Trane | Win | TKO5 |
53 | Jan 23, 1988 | 39 | Tom Trimm | Win | KO1 |
52 | Dec 18, 1987 | 38 | Rocky Sekorski | Win | TKO3 |
51 | Nov 21, 1987 | 38 | Tim Anderson | Win | TKO4 |
50 | Sep 15, 1987 | 38 | Bobby Crabtree | Win | TKO6 |
49 | Jul 9, 1987 | 38 | Charles Hostetter | Win | KO3 |
48 | Mar 9, 1987 | 38 | Steve Zouski | Win | TKO4 |
47 | Mar 17, 1977 | 28 | Jimmy Young | Loss | UD |
46 | Jan 22, 1977 | 28 | Pedro Agosto | Win | TKO4 |
45 | Oct 15, 1976 | 27 | John Denis | Win | TKO4 |
44 | Aug 14, 1976 | 27 | Scott LeDoux | Win | TKO3 |
43 | Jun 15, 1976 | 27 | Joe Frazier | Win | TKO5 |
42 | Jan 24, 1976 | 27 | Ron Lyle | Win | KO5 |
41 | Oct 30, 1974 | 25 | Muhammad Ali | Loss * | KO8 |
40 | Mar 26, 1974 | 25 | Ken Norton | Win * | TKO2 |
39 | Sep 1, 1973 | 24 | José Roman | Win * | KO1 |
38 | Jan 22, 1973 | 24 | Joe Frazier | Win * | TKO2 |
37 | Oct 10, 1972 | 23 | Terry Sorrell | Win | KO2 |
36 | May 11, 1972 | 23 | Miguel Angel Paez | Win | KO2 |
35 | Apr 10, 1972 | 23 | Ted Gullick | Win | KO2 |
34 | Mar 7, 1972 | 23 | Clarence Boone | Win | KO2 |
33 | Feb 29, 1972 | 23 | Joe Murphy Goodwin | Win | KO2 |
32 | Oct 29, 1971 | 22 | Luis Faustino Pires | Win | RTD4 |
31 | Oct 7, 1971 | 22 | Ollie Wilson | Win | KO2 |
30 | Sep 21, 1971 | 22 | Leroy Caldwell | Win | KO2 |
29 | Sep 14, 1971 | 22 | Vic Scott | Win | KO1 |
28 | May 10, 1971 | 22 | Gregorio Peralta | Win | TKO10 |
27 | Apr 3, 1971 | 22 | Stamford Harris | Win | KO2 |
26 | Feb 8, 1971 | 22 | Charlie Boston | Win | KO1 |
25 | Dec 18, 1970 | 21 | Mel Turnbow | Win | TKO1 |
24 | Nov 18, 1970 | 21 | Boone Kirkman | Win | TKO2 |
23 | Nov 3, 1970 | 21 | Lou Bailey | Win | TKO3 |
22 | Aug 4, 1970 | 21 | George Chuvalo | Win | TKO3 |
21 | Jul 20, 1970 | 21 | Roger Russell | Win | KO1 |
20 | May 16, 1970 | 21 | George Johnson | Win | TKO7 |
19 | Apr 29, 1970 | 21 | Aaron Eastling | Win | TKO4 |
18 | Apr 17, 1970 | 21 | James J. Woody | Win | TKO3 |
17 | Mar 31, 1970 | 21 | Rufus Brassell | Win | TKO1 |
16 | Feb 16, 1970 | 21 | Gregorio Peralta | Win | UD |
15 | Jan 26, 1970 | 21 | Jack O'Halloran | Win | KO5 |
14 | Jan 6, 1970 | 20 | Charley Polite | Win | KO4 |
13 | Dec 18, 1969 | 20 | Gary Hobo Wiler | Win | TKO1 |
12 | Dec 16, 1969 | 20 | Levi Forte | Win | UD |
11 | Dec 6, 1969 | 20 | Bob Hazelton | Win | TKO1 |
10 | Nov 18, 1969 | 20 | Max Martinez | Win | KO2 |
9 | Nov 5, 1969 | 20 | Leo Peterson | Win | KO4 |
8 | Oct 31, 1969 | 20 | Roberto Davila | Win | UD |
7 | Oct 7, 1969 | 20 | Vernon Clay | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Sep 23, 1969 | 20 | Roy Wallace | Win | KO2 |
5 | Sep 18, 1969 | 20 | Johnny Carroll | Win | KO1 |
4 | Aug 18, 1969 | 20 | Chuck Wepner | Win | TKO3 |
3 | Jul 14, 1969 | 20 | Sylvester Dullaire | Win | TKO1 |
2 | Jul 1, 1969 | 20 | Fred Askew | Win | KO1 |
1 | Jun 23, 1969 | 20 | Don Waldhelm | Win | KO3 |
* World-title fight
Foreman was a heavyweight world champion. He has held five world titles at the heavyweight weight division, all five of which were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Heavyweight | WBA 2x, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
George Foreman is 191 cm tall (6' 3.20") with a reach of 199 cm (6' 6.35"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 8 cm (3.15").
Foreman has a 84% KO rate. Of his total 68 KO wins, 56 were in the early rounds, 10 in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has 15 first-round KO wins.
George Foreman's professional boxing career spanned more than 28 years — from 1969 to 1997.
Foreman made his professional boxing debut against Don Waldhelm at the age of 20 on June 23, 1969, defeating Waldhelm via 3rd round KO. He went on to win 39 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 36 wins via stoppage.
Foreman had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on January 22, 1973 after 37 professional fights, against Joe Frazier for the heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Frazier via 2nd round TKO to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
He was a undisputed heavyweight world champion, and has won five world titles at heavyweight. For all the details about Foreman's world title wins and defenses refer to "George Foreman World Titles".
Some of Foreman's best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Joe Frazier, and Ken Norton), Michael Moorer, José Roman, Axel Schulz, and Ron Lyle.
Foreman had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer Shannon Briggs on November 22, 1997. Foreman lost the fight via 12 round majority decision. It's been 25 years, 6 months, and 19 days since this fight.
Foreman fought a total of 81 times during his professional career, which includes 8 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.
August 4, 1970: George Foreman puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating George Chuvalo via 3rd round TKO.
January 22, 1973: Foreman becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion in his first world-title fight by beating Joe Frazier via 2nd round TKO. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight world-champion belts.
September 1, 1973: Foreman successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles against José Roman, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
March 26, 1974: Foreman successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Ken Norton, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
June 15, 1976: George Foreman beats Joe Frazier via 5th round TKO.
March 19, 1988: George Foreman beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 7th round TKO.
April 19, 1991: George Foreman loses to Evander Holyfield via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles.
November 5, 1994: Foreman becomes a unified heavyweight world champion by beating Michael Moorer via 10th round KO. He now holds the WBA and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.
April 22, 1995: Foreman wins the heavyweight title from Axel Schulz, by beating Schulz via 12 round majority decision.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Foreman's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Shannon Briggs, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On November 22, 1997, a 48-year old George Foreman (76-4, 68 KO) fought fellow American boxer Shannon Briggs, who was 25 years old with a record of 29-1. Briggs was on a four-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage over Foreman. Coming into this fight, Briggs had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Foreman lost to Briggs via 12 round majority decision. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On April 26, 1997, a 48-year old George Foreman (75-4, 68 KO) fought an undefeated fellow American boxer Lou Savarese, who was 31 years old with a record of 36-0. Savarese was on a 36-fight win streak with 30 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage over Foreman.
Foreman defeated Savarese via 12 round split-decision. He handed Savarese the first loss of his career, and put an end to Savarese's 36-fight win streak. Foreman is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On November 3, 1996, a 47-year old George Foreman (74-4, 68 KO) fought Crawford Grimsley in his 79th professional fight. He defeated Grimsley via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On April 22, 1995, a 46-year old George Foreman (73-4, 68 KO) faced German boxer Axel Schulz, who was 26 years old with a record of 21-1-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Schulz was on a six-fight win streak with 10 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Foreman had a 6 cm reach advantage over Schulz. Coming into this fight, Schulz had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Foreman defeated Schulz via 12 round majority decision to retain the IBF heavyweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 5, 1994, a 45-year old George Foreman (72-4, 67 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Michael Moorer, who was 26 years old with a record of 35-0 for Moorer's WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. Moorer was on a 35-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 1 cm reach advantage.
Foreman defeated Moorer via 10th round KO to win the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. He handed Moorer the first loss of his career, and put an end to Moorer's 35-fight win streak, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On June 7, 1993, a 44-year old George Foreman (72-3, 67 KO) faced fellow American boxer Tommy Morrison, who was 24 years old with a record of 36-1 for the vacant WBO (vacant) heavyweight title. Morrison was on a eight-fight win streak with 32 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Morrison had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Foreman lost to Morrison via 12 round unanimous decision. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On January 16, 1993, a 44-year old George Foreman (71-3, 66 KO) fought Pierre Coetzer in his 75th professional fight. He defeated Coetzer via 8th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On April 11, 1992, a 43-year old George Foreman (70-3, 66 KO) fought fellow American boxer Alex Stewart, who was 27 years old with a record of 28-3. Stewart was on a one-fight win streak with 28 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach. Coming into this fight, Stewart had three losses, all of which were via stoppage
Foreman defeated Stewart via 10 round majority decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On December 7, 1991, a 42-year old George Foreman (69-3, 65 KO) fought Jimmy K. Ellis in his 73rd professional fight. He defeated Ellis via 3rd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 19, 1991, a 42-year old George Foreman (69-2, 65 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer Evander Holyfield, who was 28 years old with a record of 25-0 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Holyfield was on a 25-fight win streak with 21 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage.
Foreman lost to Holyfield via 12 round unanimous decision. His 24-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On September 25, 1990, a 41-year old George Foreman (68-2, 64 KO) fought Terry Anderson in his 71st professional fight. He defeated Anderson via 1st round KO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On July 31, 1990, a 41-year old George Foreman (67-2, 63 KO) fought Ken Lakusta in his 70th professional fight. He defeated Lakusta via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On June 16, 1990, a 41-year old George Foreman (66-2, 62 KO) fought Adilson Rodrigues in his 69th professional fight. He defeated Rodrigues via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 17, 1990, a 41-year old George Foreman (65-2, 61 KO) fought Mike Jameson in his 68th professional fight. He defeated Jameson via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 15, 1990, a 41-year old George Foreman (64-2, 60 KO) fought fellow American boxer Gerry Cooney, who was 33 years old with a record of 28-2. Cooney was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage over Foreman. Coming into this fight, Cooney had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Cooney via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On July 20, 1989, a 40-year old George Foreman (63-2, 60 KO) fought Everett Martin in his 66th professional fight. He defeated Martin via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On June 1, 1989, a 40-year old George Foreman (62-2, 59 KO) fought Bert Cooper in his 65th professional fight. He defeated Cooper via 2nd round RTD. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with 18 back-to-back KO wins.
On April 30, 1989, a 40-year old George Foreman (61-2, 58 KO) fought J. B. Williamson in his 64th professional fight. He defeated Williamson via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with 17 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 16, 1989, a 40-year old George Foreman (60-2, 57 KO) fought Manoel De Almeida in his 63rd professional fight. He defeated Almeida via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with 16 back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 1989, a 40-year old George Foreman (59-2, 56 KO) fought Mark Young in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Young via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with 15 back-to-back KO wins.
On December 28, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (58-2, 55 KO) fought David Jaco in his 61st professional fight. He defeated Jaco via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 27, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (57-2, 54 KO) fought Tony Fulilangi in his 60th professional fight. He defeated Fulilangi via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 10, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (56-2, 53 KO) fought Bobby Hitz in his 59th professional fight. He defeated Hitz via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 25, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (55-2, 52 KO) fought Ladislao Mijangos in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Mijangos via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On June 26, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (54-2, 51 KO) fought Carlos Hernández in his 57th professional fight. He defeated Hernández via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 21, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (53-2, 50 KO) fought Frank Lux in his 56th professional fight. He defeated Lux via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On March 19, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (52-2, 49 KO) fought fellow American boxer Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who was 35 years old with a record of 28-5-1. Qawi was on a one-fight losing streak. Foreman was the taller of the two by 21 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Qawi had five losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Qawi via 7th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On February 5, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (51-2, 48 KO) fought Guido Trane in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Trane via 5th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On January 23, 1988, a 39-year old George Foreman (50-2, 47 KO) fought Tom Trimm in his 53rd professional fight. He defeated Trimm via 1st round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On December 18, 1987, a 38-year old George Foreman (49-2, 46 KO) fought Rocky Sekorski in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Sekorski via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On November 21, 1987, a 38-year old George Foreman (48-2, 45 KO) fought Tim Anderson in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Anderson via 4th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On September 15, 1987, a 38-year old George Foreman (47-2, 44 KO) fought Bobby Crabtree in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Crabtree via 6th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 9, 1987, a 38-year old George Foreman (46-2, 43 KO) fought Charles Hostetter in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Hostetter via 3rd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 9, 1987, a 38-year old George Foreman (45-2, 42 KO) fought Steve Zouski in his 48th professional fight. He defeated Zouski via 4th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 17, 1977, a 28-year old George Foreman (45-1, 42 KO) fought fellow American boxer Jimmy Young, who was 28 years old with a record of 20-5-2. Young was on a three-fight win streak with 7 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Young had five losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Foreman lost to Young via 12 round unanimous decision. His five-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On January 22, 1977, a 28-year old George Foreman (44-1, 41 KO) fought Pedro Agosto in his 46th professional fight. He defeated Agosto via 4th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On October 15, 1976, a 27-year old George Foreman (43-1, 40 KO) fought John Denis in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Denis via 4th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 14, 1976, a 27-year old George Foreman (42-1, 39 KO) fought Scott LeDoux in his 44th professional fight. He defeated LeDoux via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 15, 1976, in their 2nd fight, a a 27-year old George Foreman (41-1, 38 KO) fought Joe Frazier again, who was now 32 years old with a record of 32-3. Frazier was on a one-fight losing streak. Foreman was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 14 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Frazier had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Frazier via 5th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 24, 1976, a 27-year old George Foreman (40-1, 37 KO) fought fellow American boxer Ron Lyle, who was 34 years old with a record of 31-3-1. Lyle was on a one-fight win streak with 22 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Foreman had a 6 cm reach advantage over Lyle. Coming into this fight, Lyle had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Lyle via 5th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On October 30, 1974, a 25-year old George Foreman (40-0, 37 KO) faced fellow American boxer Muhammad Ali, who was 32 years old with a record of 44-2 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Ali was on a three-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Foreman had a 1 cm reach advantage over Ali. Coming into this fight, Ali had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Foreman lost to Ali via 8th round KO and lost the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 40-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On March 26, 1974, a 25-year old George Foreman (39-0, 36 KO) faced fellow American boxer Ken Norton, who was 30 years old with a record of 30-2 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Norton was on a one-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Norton had a 4 cm reach advantage over Foreman. Coming into this fight, Norton had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Norton via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 40-fight winning streak, with 24 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 1, 1973, a 24-year old George Foreman (38-0, 35 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer José Roman, who was 26 years old with a record of 43-7-1 in an undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Roman was on a six-fight win streak with 21 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Roman had seven losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Roman via 1st round KO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He is now on a 39-fight winning streak, with 23 back-to-back KO wins.
On January 22, 1973, in his 38th professional fight, a 24-year old George Foreman (37-0, 34 KO) had his first world title fight against an undefeated fellow American boxer Joe Frazier for Frazier's WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight belts. Frazier was 29 years old with a record of 29-0. Frazier was on a 29-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 14 cm reach advantage.
Foreman defeated Frazier via 2nd round TKO to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. He handed Frazier the first loss of his career, and put an end to Frazier's 29-fight win streak. Foreman is now on a 38-fight winning streak, with 22 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 10, 1972, a 23-year old George Foreman (36-0, 33 KO) fought Terry Sorrell in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Sorrell via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 37-fight winning streak, with 21 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 11, 1972, a 23-year old George Foreman (35-0, 32 KO) fought Miguel Angel Paez in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Paez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 36-fight winning streak, with 20 back-to-back KO wins.
On April 10, 1972, a 23-year old George Foreman (34-0, 31 KO) fought Ted Gullick in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Gullick via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 35-fight winning streak, with 19 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 7, 1972, a 23-year old George Foreman (33-0, 30 KO) fought Clarence Boone in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Boone via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 34-fight winning streak, with 18 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 29, 1972, a 23-year old George Foreman (32-0, 29 KO) fought Joe Murphy Goodwin in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Goodwin via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 33-fight winning streak, with 17 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 29, 1971, a 22-year old George Foreman (31-0, 28 KO) fought Luis Faustino Pires in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Pires via 4th round RTD. He is now on a 32-fight winning streak, with 16 back-to-back KO wins.
On October 7, 1971, a 22-year old George Foreman (30-0, 27 KO) fought Ollie Wilson in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Wilson via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak, with 15 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 21, 1971, a 22-year old George Foreman (29-0, 26 KO) fought Leroy Caldwell in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Caldwell via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
On September 14, 1971, a 22-year old George Foreman (28-0, 25 KO) fought Vic Scott in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Scott via 1st round KO. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 10, 1971, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old George Foreman (27-0, 24 KO) fought Gregorio Peralta in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Peralta via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On April 3, 1971, a 22-year old George Foreman (26-0, 23 KO) fought Stamford Harris in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Harris via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On February 8, 1971, a 22-year old George Foreman (25-0, 22 KO) fought Charlie Boston in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Boston via 1st round KO. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On December 18, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (24-0, 21 KO) fought Mel Turnbow in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Turnbow via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On November 18, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (23-0, 20 KO) fought Boone Kirkman in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Kirkman via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On November 3, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (22-0, 19 KO) fought Lou Bailey in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Bailey via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On August 4, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (21-0, 18 KO) fought Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, who was 32 years old with a record of 59-15-2. Chuvalo was on a six-fight win streak with 51 KO wins. Foreman was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chuvalo had 15 losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Chuvalo via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On July 20, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (20-0, 17 KO) fought Roger Russell in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Russell via 1st round KO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On May 16, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (19-0, 16 KO) fought George Johnson in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On April 29, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (18-0, 15 KO) fought Aaron Eastling in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Eastling via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 17, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (17-0, 14 KO) fought James J. Woody in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Woody via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 31, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (16-0, 13 KO) fought Rufus Brassell in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Brassell via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
On February 16, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (15-0, 13 KO) fought Gregorio Peralta in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Peralta via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On January 26, 1970, a 21-year old George Foreman (14-0, 12 KO) fought Jack O'Halloran in his 15th professional fight. He defeated O'Halloran via 5th round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 6, 1970, a 20-year old George Foreman (13-0, 11 KO) fought Charley Polite in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Polite via 4th round KO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 18, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (12-0, 10 KO) fought Gary Hobo Wiler in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Wiler via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On December 16, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (11-0, 10 KO) fought Levi Forte in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Forte via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On December 6, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (10-0, 9 KO) fought Bob Hazelton in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Hazelton via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On November 18, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (9-0, 8 KO) fought Max Martinez in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 5, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (8-0, 7 KO) fought Leo Peterson in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Peterson via 4th round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On October 31, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (7-0, 7 KO) fought Roberto Davila in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Davila via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On October 7, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (6-0, 6 KO) fought Vernon Clay in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Clay via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On September 23, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (5-0, 5 KO) fought Roy Wallace in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Wallace via 2nd round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On September 18, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (4-0, 4 KO) fought Johnny Carroll in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Carroll via 1st round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On August 18, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (3-0, 3 KO) fought fellow American boxer Chuck Wepner, who was 30 years old with a record of 19-4-2. Wepner was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Foreman had a 3 cm reach advantage over Wepner. Coming into this fight, Wepner had four losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Foreman defeated Wepner via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On July 14, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (2-0, 2 KO) fought Sylvester Dullaire in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Dullaire via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 1, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman (1-0, 1 KO) fought Fred Askew in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Askew via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 23, 1969, a 20-year old George Foreman successfully debuted against Don Waldhelm. He defeated Waldhelm via 3rd round KO.
Foreman knocked out 68 of his 81 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 84%. Of his total 76 wins, 68 of them were via KO (89.5%).