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13 unusual facts about George Foreman


Anne Marie Howard

She has appeared in over 100 commercials, including Life Savers, the George Foreman Grill, Quaker Oats, Nexium (currently running) and AARP.

Brianne Leary

She co-hosted the Disney Channel's Second Season of Walt Disney World Inside Out with George Foreman and J.D. Roth.

Edward M. Bernstein

The Ed Bernstein Show is a talk show that has featured such noteworthy guests as former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, former boxing great George Foreman, actor Anthony Hopkins, CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer, as well as a bevy of entertainers such as Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, Robert Urich, Regis Philbin, Leslie Nielsen, and many more.

Freeda Foreman

Freeda George Foreman (born October 16, 1976) is a former American competitor in the sport of women's boxing, and the daughter of former two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman.

George Foreman's KO Boxing

Like Punch-Out!!, players are given the option to block the opponent's attempted punches, evading in two different directions, and throwing a wide variety of punches.

History of Kinshasa

In 1974, Kinshasa hosted the 'Rumble in the Jungle' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, in which Ali defeated Foreman to regain the World Heavyweight title.

Jarrod Bunch

He played the young George Foreman in the HBO film, "Only in America, The Don King Story." The movie won multiple awards including the Emmy for best original film made for television.

Kroch's and Brentano's

Its final major book signing was with Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman who was promoting his autobiography 'By George".

Mauck Special Vehicles

Celebrities such as Alan Jackson and George Foreman were among those who purchased MSV's as customized after-market vehicles.

Négritude

Novelist Norman Mailer used the term to describe boxer George Foreman's physical and psychological presence in his book The Fight, a journalistic treatment of the legendary Ali vs. Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in October 1974.

Orchestre Stukas

In 1974, Stukas were invited to play at Zaire '74, a great musical event that was meant to introduce the so-called Rumble in the Jungle, i.e., the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. In Zaire '74, the Stukas had the chance to play side by side with international stars such as Miriam Makeba, Manu Dibango, BB King, and even their favourite James Brown.

The Honourable Wally Norman

Much of the film's humour comes from wordplay, such as naming the town Givens Head, and the foreman of the meatworks being named George.

Walls Can Fall

In addition, the music video for the song features George Foreman.


Kim Dingle

Her first solo exhibition, “Portraits from the Dingle Library”, combined images of her mother, Cram, with portraits of iconic figures like George Washington, Queen Elizabeth II and George Foreman.

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker

Though George Foreman had been brought up by Lewis as a possible opponent, he ultimately agreed to face the WBC's number one contender Tony Tucker in his first defense.

Leon Gast

His documentary When We Were Kings depicting the iconic heavyweight boxing match termed The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman won the 1996 Academy Award for Documentary Feature and the Independent Spirit Award.

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight championships.