Thread: Nov 5th. On this day.

George Foreman became the oldest heavyweight champion in 1994 by ko-ing Michael Moorer. He did it wearing the same faded red shorts he wore in his fight against Ali in 73.


From Wiki...
George Edward Foreman (nicknamed "Big George"[2]) (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur. He is credited as being one of the hardest hitters in boxing history.
His most notable fights in his early career were his knockout (TKO-2) against Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 22, 1973 and his loss to Muhammad Ali (KO by in "The Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire, on October 30, 1974. He later became the oldest man to win a world championship when, at age 45, Foreman knocked out (KO-10) Michael Moorer, age 26, on November 5, 1994 to reclaim the title he held more than 20 years earlier. Foreman remains the oldest heavyweight, as Bernard Hopkins won the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship at age 46 in 2011. He has been named one of the 25 greatest fighters of all time by Ring magazine.[3] He is now a successful businessman and an ordained Christian minister who has his own church.

Wearing the same shorts was a nice touch. It reminds me that age is just a number, sometimes quite a scary number,but just a number nonetheless.

That was a great night. You honestly could see Foreman getting closer, not a fluke one punch. That right rolled off that phone pole jab just prior...tapped him then he traumatized him. Game-set-match!

Moorer should have been ashamed of himself for losing that fight, he was winning hands down.

Moorer was at the time suffering from a disease that came to fruition in the tenth round of his fight with Foreman, overconfidence. Alas there is a cure!