Comments Thread For: George Foreman, heavyweight champion in his 20s and 40s, dies at 76

[1Eriugenus]

Just thought about this. George joined Jobs Corp aged 16 & that was when he was introduced to boxing. Now, by his own admission he was a teenage thug so he woulda had a lot of street fighting experience BUT, think about that. At age 16 he pulls gloves on for the first time & just over 2 years later he is standing on the winner podium at the Olympics. That is beyond belief, my man, that is stretching credulity more than a speech by Donald Trump. From ground zero to Gold Medal in 2 years! He had scary power, no doubt, but he also must have had exceptional skills.

[1Eriugenus]

'Just sad. What a life. What a man'

Agree with the last 6 words of your brief message but not the first 2. Death is the most natural thing in the world & for all his epic achievement I don't think George ever claimed he was too tough to die (I think the Ramones did).

[TheOneAboveAll]

Classless comment. Grow up.

Too late for me. I'm the oldest guy on here. Stop being so sensitive about nothing. Big George himself would've laughed.

[Someone88]

This is very sad news, a legend is gone but not forgotten. One of the Greatest. Rest In Peace George Foreman.