In a career spanning 28 years and 4 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).
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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. Foreman turned 74 last month, on the 10th. 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 |
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George Foreman's professional boxing career spanned more than 28 years — from 1969 to 1997.
Foreman made his 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 Joe Frazier, Michael Moorer, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, Ron Lyle, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, and Alex Stewart.
George Foreman had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career — three of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Muhammad Ali via 8th round KO on October 30, 1974, which ended his 40-fight win streak. He has been stopped once and lost four times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of George Foreman's losses".
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, 2 months, and 10 days since this fight.
Foreman retired from professional boxing with a record of 76-5, which included 68 knockout wins and 1 loss via knockout, and 5 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2003.
George Foreman fought a total of 81 times during his professional career. He was among the top boxers of his generation and put on some great performances. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.
The first remarkable big fight in George Foreman's career. A 21-year old Foreman (21-0, 18 KO) faced George Chuvalo on August 4, 1970. Chuvalo 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.
Foreman defeated Chuvalo via 3rd round TKO.
A 24-year old George Foreman (37-0, 34 KO) faced an undefeated Joe Frazier, who was 29 years old with a record of 29-0 in a undisputed heavyweight championship bout. 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.
A 25-year old George Foreman (39-0, 36 KO) faced Ken Norton, who was 30 years old with a record of 30-2 in a 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.
Foreman defeated Norton via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles.
A 27-year old George Foreman (40-1, 37 KO) faced 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.
Foreman defeated Lyle via 5th round KO.
In a rematch, a 27-year old George Foreman (41-1, 38 KO) faced Joe Frazier, 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.
Foreman defeated Frazier via 5th round TKO.
A 39-year old George Foreman (52-2, 49 KO) faced 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.
Foreman defeated Qawi via 7th round TKO.
A 42-year old George Foreman (69-2, 65 KO) faced an undefeated Evander Holyfield, who was 28 years old with a record of 25-0 in a 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.
Holyfield defeated Foreman via 12 round unanimous decision.
A 43-year old George Foreman (70-3, 66 KO) faced 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.
Foreman defeated Stewart via 10 round majority decision.
A 45-year old George Foreman (72-4, 67 KO) faced an undefeated Michael Moorer, who was 26 years old with a record of 35-0. 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.
Some of Foreman's best wins were against Joe Frazier, Michael Moorer, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, Ron Lyle, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, and Alex Stewart. Despite the loss, his performance against Evander Holyfield is also among Foreman's best.
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%).
Foreman had 5 losses. Shannon Briggs, Tommy Morrison, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Young, and Muhammad Ali are the five boxers who have beaten Foreman.