"I don't know anything about boxing, but I know of someone who won the title at the age of 45."
He was one of the greatest boxers of all time, George Foreman
In 1987, after ten years as a pastor, Foreman had to return to his old business to declare a comeback in order to build a youth community center, and Foreman put on a boxing holster and stepped into the boxing ring again!
At this time, Foreman had already become more calm than when he was young, and even his appearance had changed from a fierce and evil devil in his youth to a kind uncle with a thick appearance!
While everyone was not optimistic about the elderly boxer, Foreman played 24 consecutive wins in three years, 23 of which ended in the form of ko, and the elderly boxer once again hit back at everyone's doubts with his fists!
First Championship Challenge after his comeback
On April 19, 1991, the 42-year-old Foreman challenged the 28-year-old WBA/WBC/IBF world boxing champion Hollyfield, the last game Hollyfield just defeated Douglas to become the treble champion, but even the 28-year-old Hollyfield, in the game for nearly three hundred consecutive punches failed to knock down Foreman once, and finally after the two fought fiercely for 12 rounds, Hollyfield won the victory over Foreman by a big score!
Years later, Hollyfield recalled the match in an interview in which he claimed that the heaviest blow he had ever sustained was given by veteran Foreman, 42, who recalled: "He was 42 years old at the time, and his punches were still so heavy!" ”
Foreman's second championship challenge
On June 7, 1993, after losing to Holyfield, Foreman once again played the Championship Challenge, 44-year-old Foreman and 24-year-old new boxer Tom Morrison competed for the vacant WBO heavyweight gold belt, which was a 20-year-old struggle between the ages, and in the end Morrison won the game with a point advantage!
Foreman's third championship challenge
On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman challenged the then 29-year-old double boxing champion Michael Mueller, who had just beaten Hollyfield in the last match and was the first left-handed boxer in the history of boxing!
This game is also the most exciting game of Fuhrman's comeback career, in the tenth round, Foreman with a light and fluttering front and back straight punch, crisp and neat ko boxing champion Muller, at the age of 45, took the two gold belts of the WBA and IBF, this battle made Foreman the oldest boxing champion in the history of boxing, and then Foreman defended the championship gold belt for three consecutive games!
Foreman proved to the world that boxing is not just a sport for young people!
The final battle of Fuhrman's career
On November 22, 1997, 48 years and 10 months old, Foreman pressed the 26-year-old Cannon Cannon Cannon Canon Briggs for a full 12 rounds, and finally Briggs won for Fuhrman by a narrow point, and Briggs was then given the opportunity to challenge the boxing champion Lewis.
Lewis later recalled: "The threat posed to me by Cannonbriggs was far greater than that of Foreman, who was almost fifty years old at that time!" ”
Foreman officially announced his retirement
After a battle with Briggs, the 48-year-old Foreman officially announced his retirement!
Compared with Parkinson's boxing champion Ali and liver cancer Joe Fraser, Foreman's life after retirement can be described as very complete, Foreman retired to start a barbecue business, but also has his own grill machine patent, becoming a recognized business elite, can be described as both literature and martial arts!
Foreman partnered with international superstar Jackie Chan to promote barbecue machines
Foreman was then inducted into the International Hall of Fame in Boxing and was named the 25th greatest boxer of the past 80 years in the prestigious Boxing magazine!
From the devil in the boxing arena to the kind priest to the miracle of the boxing world once again, Foreman has used his life to perfectly interpret the power of faith!