How many titles did George Foreman win?

George Foreman fought for world titles in four fights and won two of them. In total, he won five belts at heavyweight (WBA 2x, WBC, IBF, The Ring). He was a undisputed heavyweight world champion.

How many KOs does George Foreman have on his record?

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%).

Who did George Foreman lose to?

George Foreman had a total of five losses in 81 fights — three of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Muhammad Ali via 8th round KO in his 41st fight — his 40 fight win streak came to an end with this loss. He has been stopped once and lost four times via decision. Shannon Briggs, Tommy Morrison, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Young, and Muhammad Ali are the five boxers who have beaten Foreman.

George Foreman Record & Stats

Last Updated: October 4, 2022

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 against Don Waldhelm on June 23, 1969. He is a former heavyweight world champion. He is 73 years old, and will be turning 74 in 3 months and 3 days. Foreman is a Hall of Famer.

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George Foreman Record

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 record stood at 76-5 (68 KOs). In total, he fought 349 rounds of professional boxing in 81 bouts.

Total Fights	81
Wins	76
Losses	5
Draws	0
No-Contests	0

KO Wins	68
Total Title Wins	5
Title Defenses	3
Title-Fight KO Wins	4
Losses via KO	1

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Result	Via
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

George Foreman Stats

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 85.2% KO rate.

Career Summary

George Foreman was active from from 1969 to 1997. He started boxing professionally at 20 years of age; Foreman debuted against Don Waldhelm on June 23, 1969, and defeated Waldhelm via 3rd round KO.

He 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. Foreman defeated Frazier via 2nd round TKO to become the new heavyweight champion of the world.

Foreman's notable victories include wins over Joe Frazier, Michael Moorer, Ken Norton, George Chuvalo, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, and Lou Savarese. For a complete list of Foreman's best performances refer to George Foreman's best fights.

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 24 years, 10 months, and 15 days since this fight.

Foreman was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2003.

FAQs

How many titles did George Foreman win?
George Foreman fought for world titles in four fights and won two of them. In total, he won five belts at heavyweight (WBA 2x, WBC, IBF, The Ring). He was a undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Date Against Weight Titles Won
Nov 5, 1994^{^} Michael Moorer HV WBA, IBF
Jan 22, 1973⁺ Joe Frazier HV WBA, WBC, The Ring
+ Became undisputed world champion
^ Became unified world champion
How many KOs does George Foreman have on his record?
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%).
Who did George Foreman lose to?
George Foreman had a total of five losses in 81 fights — three of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Muhammad Ali via 8th round KO in his 41st fight — his 40 fight win streak came to an end with this loss. He has been stopped once and lost four times via decision.
Shannon Briggs, Tommy Morrison, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Young, and Muhammad Ali are the five boxers who have beaten Foreman. For more details about these defeats, refer to All of George Foreman's losses.