The Houston Post also closed in April 1995 ... one of the biggest stories of the year would take place in Oklahoma City.) George Foreman, the Art Guys and even Dave Ward all make an appearance ...

"Big George" won Olympic gold in ... It was July 1, 1969, at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Texas. Home turf for the 20-year-old Foreman's second pro fight. Askew was a year younger, with only ...

2016 — On same card, American boxer Jermell Charlo KOs John Jackson in 8th to claim vacant WBC super welterweight title, and Jermall Charlo beats Austin Trout on points to retain IBF version; first ...

The Hall of Fame sports broadcaster came to La Jolla to discuss his new book, "It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports ...

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of ... Foreman dabbled in petty crime while growing up in Houston’s Fifth Ward, but changed his life through boxing. He made the U.S. Olympic ...

George Foreman’s most famous fight might be one that he lost, the “Rumble in the Jungle” that elevated Muhammad Ali to an even higher level. However, the Houston legend, who died Friday at ...

As the world mourns the death of George Foreman, a two-time world heavyweight boxing champion who passed on peacefully at a Houston hospital in Texas on March 25 while surrounded by close family ...

But, unfortunately, she died in 2019. When George Edward Foreman left to meet his Maker on March 21, 2025, he left a life well lived. He rose from the slums of Houston to the summit of world boxing ...

Foreman and Ali clashed in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in 1974, with Ali earning a come-from-behind knockout victory in a stunning upset. It’s regarded as one of the signature fights in boxing ...

It happened!” – every bit of it was warranted. George Foreman was truly larger than life in so many ways, he was an all-time boxing icon, and his death on March 21 rightly touched off a parade ...