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George's Fight History
Amateur
25 fights; 22+, 3- 1968:
1968: Olympic Games Mexico
Heavyweight: 1° + Lucjan Trela (Pol) points + Ion Alexe (Rou) ko 3
+ Giorgio Bambini (Ita) ko 2 + Ionas Chepulis
(URSS) kot 2
Professional
81 fights; 76+ (68 KO), 5- 1971- 1997
• 1969 •
June 23, 1969, New York: Donald Waldheim ko 3
June 30, 1969, Houston: Fred Askew ko 1
July 14, 1969, Washington: Sylvester Dulaire ko 1
August 18, 1969, New York: Chuck Wepner kot 3
September 18, 1969, Seattle: John Carroll ko 3
September 23, 1969, Houston: Cookie Wallace ko 2
October 7, 1969, Houston: Vernon Clay ko 2
October 31, 1969, New York: Roberto Davila 8
November 5, 1969, Scranton: Leo Peterson ko 4
November 18, 1969, Houston: Max Martinez ko 2
December 6, 1969, Las Vegas: Bob Hazelton ko 1
December 16, 1969, Miami Beach: Levi Forte 10
December 18, 1969, Seattle: Gary Wiler ko 1
• 1970 •
January 6, 1970, Houston: Charlie Polite ko 4
January 26, 1970, New York: Jack O'Halloran ko 5
February 16, 1970, New York: Gregorio Peralta 10
March 30, 1970, Houston: Rufus Brassell ko 1
April 17, 1970, New York: James J. Woody ko 3
April 29, 1970, Cleveland: Aaron Eastling ko 4
May 16, 1970, Los Angeles: George Johnson kot 7
July 20, 1970, Philadelphia: Roger Russell ko 1
August 4, 1970, New York: George Chuvalo ko 3
November 3, 1970, Oklahoma City: Lou Bailey ko 3
November 18, 1970, New York: Boone Kirkman ko 2
December 18, 1970, Seattle: Mel Turnbow kot 1 1
• 1971 •
February 8, 1971, Saint-Paul: Charlie Boston ko 1
April 3, 1971, Lake Geneva: Stanford Harris ko 2
May 8, 1971, Oakland: Gregorio Peralta kot 10
September 14, 1971, El Paso: Vic Scott ko 1
September 21, 1971, Beaumont: Leroy Caldwell ko 2
October 8, 1971, San Antonio: Ollie Wilson ko 2
October 29, 1971, New York: Luis Faustino Pires kot 4
• 1972 •
February 29, 1972, Austin: Murphy Goodwin ko 2
March 7, 1972, Beaumont: Clarence Boone ko 2
April 10, 1972, Inglewood: Ted Gullick ko 2
May 11, 1972, Oakland: Miguel Angel Paez ko 2
October 10, 1972, Salt Lake City: Terry Sorrels ko 2
• 1973 •
January 22, 1973, Kingston: Joe Frazier ko 2 (World, Heavyweight)
September 1, 1973, Tokyo: Jose Roman ko 1 (World, Heavyweight)
• 1974 •
March 25, 1974, Caracas: Ken Norton kot 2 (World, Heavyweight)
October 30, 1974, Kinshasa: Muhammad Ali ko 8 (World, Heavyweight)
• 1975 •
Inactive
• 1976 •
January 24, 1976, Las Vegas: Ron Lyle ko 4
June 14, 1976, Uniondale: Joe Frazier ko 5
Audio from Uniondale
August 14, 1976, Utica: Scott Ledoux ko 3
October 15, 1976, Hollywood: Dino Dennis kot 4
• 1977 •
January 22, 1977, Pensacola: Pedro Agosto ko 4
March 17, 1977, San Juan: Jimmy Young 12
• 1978-1986 •
Inactive
• 1987 •
March 9, 1987, Sacramento: Steve Zouski kot 4
July 9, 1987, Oakland: Charles Hostetter ko 3
September 15, 1987, Springfield: Bobby Crabtree kot 6
November 21, 1987, Orlando: Tim Anderson kot 4
December 18, 1987, Las Vegas: Rocky Sekorski kot
• 1988 •
January 23, 1988, Orlando: Tom Trim ko 1
February 5, 1988, Las Vegas: Guido Trane kot 5
March 19, 1988, Las Vegas: Dwight Braxton kot 7
May 21, 1988, Anchorage: Frank Lux kot 3
June 26, 1988, Atlantic City: Carlos Hernandez ko 4
August 25, 1988, Fort Myers: Ladislao Mijangos kot 2
September 10, 1988, Auburn Hills: Bobby Hitz ko 1
October 27, 1988, Marshall: Tony Fulilangi ko 2
December 28, 1988, Bakersfield: David Jaco ko 1
• 1989 •
January 26, 1989, Rochester: Mark Young kot 7
Febraury 16, 1989, Orlando: Manuel Clay De Almeida kot 3
April 29, 1989, Galveston: J.B. Williamson kot 5
June 1, 1989, Phoenix: Bert Cooper kot 3
July 20, 1989, Tucson: Everett Martin 10
• 1990 •
January 15, 1990, Atlantic City: Gerry Cooney kot 2
April 17, 1990, Lake Tahoe: Mike Jameson kot 4
June 16, 1990, Las Vegas: Adilson Rodrigues ko 2
July 31, 1990, Edmonton: Ken Lakusta ko 3
September 25, 1990, London: Terry Anderson ko 1
• 1991 •
April 19, 1991, Atlantic City: Evander Holyfield 12 (World, Heavyweight)
December 7, 1991, Reno: Jimmy Ellis kot 3
• 1992 •
April 11, 1992, Las Vegas: Alex Stewart 10
• 1993 •
January 16, 1993, Reno: Pierre Coetzer kot 8
June 7, 1993, Las Vegas: Tommy Morrison 12 (W.B.O., Heavyweight)
• 1994 •
November 5, 1994, Las Vegas: Michael Moorer ko 10 (World, Heavyweight)
• 1995 •
April 22, 1995, Las Vegas: Axel Schulz 12 (I.B.F., Heavyweight)
• 1996 •
November 3, 1996, Tokyo: Crawford Grimsley 12
• 1997 •
April 26, 1997, Atlantic City: Lou Savarese 12
November 22, 1997, Atlantic City: Shannon Briggs 12
• 1999 •
January 22, 1999, Houston: LARRY HOLMES "THE BIRTHDAY BASH," the bout that never happened.
January 22, 1973 at Kingston, Jamaica
After winning his first 37 professional bouts, 34 by knockout, George Foreman received his chance at the heavyweight title when he met champion Joe Frazier. In devastating fashion, Foreman bounced Frazier to the canvas six times en route to a second round knockout.
March 26, 1974 at Caracas, Venezuela
In his second title defense, Foreman took on Ken Norton, the San Diego heavyweight. and promptly sent Nortonreeling in the second round.
October 30, 1974 at Kinsghasa, Africa
Billed as "The Rumble in the Jungle," Foreman was challenged by Muhammad Ali in Zaire, and lost his tilte.
January 24, 1976 at Las Vegas
Foreman took on Ron Lyle in one of the most exciting heavyweight bouts of all time. Both fighters were knocked to the canvas twice, but it was Foreman who survived with a fifth round kayo.
June 15, 1976 at Uniondale, New York
In a rematch of their title clash three years earlier, George Foreman and Joe Frazier hooked up and Foreman dropped "Smokin’ Joe" once more in round five.
March 17, 1977, at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Foreman lost a 12-round decision on points and afterwards underwent the religious experience that took him from the ring to the pulpit.
March 9, 1987 at Sacramento
After a 10-year absence from the ring, George Foreman began his comeback by facing journeyman Steve Zouski. Stalking his opponent throughout the contest, Foreman caught up to him in the fourth round.
April 19, 1991 at Atlantic City
Foreman finally got his chance to regain his heavyweight championship, facing undisputed king Evander Holyfield. After 12 hard-fought rounds, Holyfield’s hand was raised in victory. Though George lost by a point he proved a greater point "THE AGE 40 IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATHLETES."
November 5, 1994
At age George Foreman regained the Heavyweight title of the World by knocking down 26-year-old Michael Moore. |
