George Foreman Record & Stats

Boxing Record

Career Summary

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.

Career Highlights

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.

• George Foreman vs. George Chuvalo

  August 4, 1970

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier

  January 22, 1973

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Ken Norton

  March 26, 1974

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle

  January 24, 1976

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier II

  June 15, 1976

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi

  March 19, 1988

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Evander Holyfield

  April 19, 1991

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Alex Stewart

  April 11, 1992

  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.

• George Foreman vs. Michael Moorer

  November 5, 1994

  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.