Mike Tyson, sports stars and more pay tribute to boxing great George Foreman

Boxers and leading sporting figures celebrate the late heavyweight champion, ‘knockout artist’, preacher and entrepreneur

Boxing greats and sports stars from around the globe have paid tribute to world heavyweight champion, George Foreman, who died on Friday aged 76.

The death of the boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur was announced by Foreman’s family on his Instagram account.

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George Foreman, boxing champion and entrepreneur, dies aged 76

The death of the heavyweight champion boxer was announced by his family in a post on Instagram. Mike Tyson, sports stars and more pay tribute to boxing great George Foreman – a life in ...
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George Foreman, heavyweight boxing champion, dies at 76

George Foreman, legendary heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist at just 19 years old, has died at 76. He later became an entrepreneur known for the indoor grills that bore his name. ...
NBC News - 19h
George Foreman, boxing legend and entrepreneur, dies at 76

George Foreman, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight champion, competed between 1967 and 1997.
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Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family ...
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Boxing champ George Foreman dies at age 76

Known as “Big George”, Foreman was a world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist. He passed away at age 76.
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Mike Tyson leads tributes to George Foreman after heavyweight great’s death

The former world champion has died at the age of 76
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George Foreman Dies: 2x Heavyweight Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist & Entrepreneur Was 76

George Foreman, the boxing champ and George Foreman Grill mogul, has died. He was 76. The 2x world heavyweight champion, who was known as Big George Foreman, “peacefully” died on Friday “surrounded ...
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George Foreman: Former heavyweight champion dies aged 76

George Foreman, the boxing world champion who became a celebrated product pitchman, has died at age 76, his family said in a statement.
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George Foreman, two-time heavyweight champion and entrepreneur, dead at 76: In memoriam

George Foreman, the legendary boxing champion, has died. Foreman was a larger-than-life personality in the ring, which carried over after his fighting day to a successful run in business as well ...
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