George Edward Foreman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Edward Foreman, based on 5 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

5 records1949–19943 events1 places

Chronological biography

1949

Birth of George Edward Foreman10 January 1949

Sport / Boxing · Marshall

Birth of George Edward Foreman

1968

Olympic Gold Medal1968

Sport / Boxing

Wins the Olympic heavyweight title

1973

World Champion1973

Sport / Boxing

Defeats Frazier to become the World Heavy Weight Champion

1974

World Champion1974

Sport / Boxing

Defeated by Ali in the "Rumble in the Jungle"

1994

World Champion6 November 1994

Sport / Boxing

Oldest boxer to win a championship in any weight class by knocking out Michael Moorer. Defeats Moorer to become World Heavy Weight Champion, age 45

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.