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For as talented a heavyweight professional boxer as
George Foreman was, the Olympic Gold Medalist is likely best known for his ventures after his
Foreman
made a ton of money in the ring as a two-time world heavyweight champion, but capitalized on his popularity in
retirement and built a vast fortune out of it, too.
So, just how much money did George Foreman haul in throughout his life?
Boxing Career
George Edward Foreman came onto the boxing scene in style, winning an
Olympic Gold Medal at Mexico City’s 1968 Olympic Games. After rising through the ranks as a professional going undefeated in his first 40 clashes, Foreman truly rose to stardom after
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A two-time world heavyweight champion and the man behind the George Foreman grill, âBig Georgeâ turns 72 today and the chances are heâs celebrating with the purchase of yet another Corvette. The entrepreneurial boxer has owned dozens of them, and many other Chevrolets besides, but his first love was a convertible Volkswagen Beetle.
After a troubled childhood, the Texan took up amateur boxing at 18 and won gold at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The following year, aged 20, he turned pro and took his first heavyweight title in 1973 in Jamaica with a stunning second-round knockout of the then-undefeated Joe Frazier. Rolls-Royces and heavily customised American luxury cars followed. He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss, to Muhammed Ali, in the iconic Rumble In The Jungle in Zaire in 1974. Foreman retired a few years later after a religious epiphany and became an ordained Christian minister before making a successful comeback to t