Birth of George Edward Foreman
Birth of George Edward Foreman
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
George Edward Foreman Biography and Timeline
Follow George Edward Foreman through 5 dated historical records for United States of America.
George Edward Foreman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1949–1994Years on this page
1949
1968
Olympic Gold Medal
Wins the Olympic heavyweight title
1973
World Champion
Defeats Frazier to become the World Heavy Weight Champion
1974
World Champion
Defeated by Ali in the "Rumble in the Jungle"
1994
World Champion
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
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.