George Foreman could very well have been one of the biggest punching heavyweights of all time.
A wrecking machine in his day that terrified opponents with his freakish power that he had a fearless sense of using as he mauled his way through his particular heavyweight era.
The uppercut he stopped Joe Frazier with literally lifted Frazier off his feet into the air.
These days big George is still a fan of the sport and a keen observer of the current heavyweight crop lead by Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
Foreman had some positive comments for Fury after his recent draw with Deontay Wilder and LA and Fury has taken the time to respond to Foreman now saying:
@GeorgeForeman thank you for the recent kind words, with such a great comeback of your own which helped inspire me, thank you. 👊🏼
This weekend's WBC heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury has as expected gotten the boxing universe talking. Past and present champions have all been chiming in. When it comes to heavyweight legends in the sport perhaps not many are best placed to give their take than George…
George Foreman in the not too distant past was linked with an advisor type coaching role for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. It didn't happen in the end but due to both American heavyweights having in some ways similar fight styles, perhaps it could be of benefit to Wilder.…
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