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		</div><p>George Foreman’s place in boxing history “and beyond” will never be forgotten, according to Mike Tyson, who paid tribute to the former two-time world heavyweight champion following his death at the age of 76.</p>
<p>Foreman’s family said he died peacefully on Friday, announcing the news on the American’s Instagram account.</p>
<p>An Olympic gold medallist in 1968, Foreman claimed his first heavyweight title with a stoppage win over Joe Frazier in 1973.</p>
<p>Foreman lost the belt a year later to Muhammad Ali in the ‘Rumble In the Jungle’ bout held in the African nation then known as Zaire.</p>
<p>A second championship came more than two decades later at the age of 45 – with a stunning knockout win over Michael Moorer in 1994 making Foreman the oldest heavyweight champion ever.</p>
<p>Foreman retired from the sport in 1997 with a record of 76 wins – 68 by knockout – and just five losses. He later found tremendous success in the business world after retirement, with his popular George Foreman Grill selling in the millions.</p>
<figure id="attachment_185884" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-185884" style="width: 677px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7911.jpeg" alt="" width="677" height="1794" class="size-full wp-image-185884" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-185884" class="wp-caption-text">George Foreman &#8211; Instagram</figcaption></figure>
<p>Leading the tribute to Foreman, Tyson said in a post on social media, which included photos of the two men together: “Condolences to George Foreman’s family. His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten.”</p>
<p>Foreman, who was married five times and is survived by 12 children, was an inspiration to many fighters.</p>
<p>British former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua – who also won Olympic gold at London 2012 – reposted the message from Foreman’s family on his Instagram story, adding the caption “RIP Champ”.</p>
<p>Promoter Frank Warren helped put on Foreman’s only UK fight in 1990 – a first-round knockout win over Terry Anderson ahead of his showdown with then heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.</p>
<figure id="attachment_185886" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-185886" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7912.jpeg" alt="" width="640" height="427" class="size-full wp-image-185886" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-185886" class="wp-caption-text">George Foreman enjoyed great business success following retirement after the launch of his ‘Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine’</figcaption></figure>
<p>After he gave up boxing and then came back 10 years later, he was the most convivial, loveliest person you could meet. He was just a dream,” Warren said on Sky Sports.</p>
<p>“In 1990, I brought him over here to London and promoted him here on his comeback trail. He was a joy to work with and a fabulous guy.</p>
<p>“He was very humble and had a lot of time for people. He was also a great fighter. He was part of that Holy Trinity of heavyweight boxers with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.</p>
<p>“The great fights they had between them were special times for boxing and are events which have gone down as significant moments in the world of sport.”</p>
<p>Ex-NBA player Earvin “Magic” Johnson – who won five titles with Los Angeles Lakers – said it was a “pleasure getting to know (Foreman) not only as a boxer, but as a man”.</p>
<p>Johnson wrote on X: “I was really sad to hear the news that one of my boxing heroes, George Foreman, passing (sic) away.</p>
<p>“I attended so many of George’s championship fights over his career. He was a knockout artist in the ring, and it was a pleasure getting to know him not only as a boxer but as a man.</p>
<p>“After leaving the ring, he turned into an amazing businessman — I even bought one of the first George Foreman grills! (Johnson’s wife) Cookie and I will be praying for his family during this time.”</p>
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