George Foreman Biography

1949-

American boxer

George Foreman

The George Foreman of today, genial, gentlemanly, and widely popular, bears little resemblance to his early thuggish person. Indeed, some have called him a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in reverse, who transformed himself from the monster into the good and pleasant fellow. He captured the hearts of boxing fans when he reentered heavyweight competitions after ten years away, and managed to recapture the title at the age of 45, twenty years after losing it to Muhammad Ali. Today, a successful entrepreneur, actor, founder of his own church, and a "grand old man" of boxing, George Foreman can smile out at the world. It was not always so.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: George Foreman Community Center, 2202 Lone Oak Road, Houston, TX 77093-3336.

SELECTED WRITINGS BY FOREMAN:

(With Joel Engel) By George, New York: Touchstone Books, 1995, 2000.

George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003.