Two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman dies at age 76

[tripplej]

from espn,

"Big" George Foreman, one of the most influential and recognizable boxers of all time, died Friday, his family announced on his social media account.

He was 76.

Foreman, who captured an Olympic gold medal in 1968, was a two-time heavyweight champion and Hall of Fame boxer.

He's perhaps best known for the historic Rumble in the Jungle bout with Muhammad Ali in 1974 in Zaire, a fight Foreman lost in an upset via eighth-round KO. It's arguably the most famous fight of all time, and the "When We Were Kings" film that chronicled the fight won an Oscar for best documentary feature.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

One of my favorite boxers. He had a great comeback at an old age.

 

[tripplej]

He also had all his male offspring named after him!

I loved that documentary "Rumble in the Jungle". One of my all time favorite sports viewing..

 

[Sonnie Parker]

Good stuff... amazing!