As preteen, I was confused when my father told me about George Foreman, because what I saw on television did not quite fit what he tried to explain.
“This guy?” I asked when Michael Buffer announcer presented Foreman about the heavyweight title of Evander Holyfield on April 19, 1991. Foreman wore a red robe with a hood covering his bald head. The white towel covered the front of his 257-pound frame when he was circling there. During the introductions, Buffer said that Foreman was “considered the most destructive puncher in the history of boxing.” For me it sounded ridiculous, because Mike Tyson was the most destructive puncher I saw with my two adolescent eyes.
Foreman took off his robe and met Holyfield in the middle of the ring, his 42-year-old body clearly contrasted the carved Adonis, which stood opposite him. I grew up with a charmed professional, so I was a very “body guy” and the foreman did not look like Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan or “Macho Man” by Randy Savage. Foreman was a bit round and fluffy. He looked like he didn’t belong to the same ring as Holyfield. In wrestling conditions he looked like “Jobber” – a guy routinely sent to “Squash matches”, so that the talent of the main event looks great. Tyson beat a lot of work. Foreman looked like a boxer Tyson would send in the first round.
“This guy?” I asked again before the fight began.
The foreman would lose by a unanimous decision, but he was badly shaken by Holyfield in a fantastic seventh round, in which both warriors consume a huge punishment. That night, television commentators survived Foreman’s performance and routinely talked about the earlier version of the boxer, the one who fought with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. This confused me, because Ali and Frazier were legends that I heard about and saw on VHS tape recordings. They were vintage now. They fought with a foreman?
In hip-hop music, sampling contains part of the existing sound recording in a up-to-date song. The sound is familiar, but has been changed in some way to exist in the present day. As someone who grew up on hip-hop, the gate was to meet artists from the past. “Electric Relaxation” of the “Electric Relaxation” tribe was presented to me by “Mystic Brew” by Ronnie Foster, “Doggy Dogg World” Snoop Dogga opened me to the “Summer Madness” gang and what is the hip-hop artist without the “funky drummer james brown” sample?
The Foreman version I watched, taking place with Holyfield, was a sample and I decided to find the original.
And what I found surprised my mind.
I am not entirely sure how I found vintage Foreman material, but I was surprised by this slim version that had a full head of hair and absolutely destroyed his opposition. Observing his two -bone Ten Joe Frazier in the first fight in 1973 made me admiration in the way the Clubged Frazier brigadist on canvas six times in less than six minutes to the notable call of Howard Cosell: “Down Goes Frazier!”
And then I saw “rumbling in the jungle”.
I was embarrassed by how Ali allowed Foreman to constantly hit him for seven rounds, then I turned the tables and they were notable for “Substantial George” in the eighth round of their epic clash of 1974. It occurred to me that I saw Foreman at the wrong end of this attraction Ali, but my adolescent brain could not connect the present with the past.
Another sample. Another version of the warrior who was remembered and worshiped in various eras. Until now, I was fascinated by the life of a foreman. I would not say that he was my favorite warrior, but he aroused my curiosity and served as a bridge between the past and the present. Although he lost to Holyfield, he forced me to think about what it means to be “vintage” in boxing and life. I looked at my father. People at the age of 40 were not destroyed and on the threshold of death. There was so much life to life as long as you were devoted to your fullness.
Foreman was devoted to life and creating a up-to-date chapter of his life.
Quickly forward until November 5, 1994 I was now a teenager and a devoted box of boxing. Foreman just lost to the rising star Tommy Morrison and I was surprised when he was announced an opponent of heavyweight master Michael Moorerer. Foreman was approaching the age of 46 and did nothing to justify the fight against the undefeated warrior 19 years of his junior. I assumed that it was a time when Foreman would “performed”, being a popular Moorer, could put his CV to raise his star power. In terms of wrestling, the vintage man “put Moorer”.
Everything that had to be done became a second man who knocked out the foreman, but Foreman was able to push the left stab through the relaxed guard Moore and follow the right hand that caused the master in a stack.
“It happened! It happened!” Commentator Jim Lampley shouted in disbelief.
Foreman proved that “age is nothing but”, he was more than a song of the deceased Aaliyah Haughton. He opposed his chances and would not let his father laugh.
Foreman fought four more times after this historic night and put down the gloves for good when he lost most of Shannon Briggs in 1997. Foreman was only a few weeks after his 49th birthday, but he was already in the process of discovering himself as an entrepreneur and a businessman with a charming smile and a product that got a lot of adolescent adults.
George Foreman Grill.
Yes, he too. And for many unspecified fans he will be remembered more as a grill guy than a risky boxer.
In a sense, what Foreman achieved over 30 years ago made the NBA star Lebron James still do in his amazing season 40 years, because the template was set.
Again again. Opposing the opportunities. Overcoming the father’s time. And he did it with a smile.
For me, George Foreman will always be remembered as “this guy.”
Teofimo Lopez has reacted today to a huge response to racist “A group of haters.“Lopez, Master WBO Airy Wytreight, seems to be trying to reject the criticism of fans, playing the victim, instead of apologizing and admitting that it was not a mistake, saying. He does not take responsibility for what he said and does not work, rejecting criticism to stun the situation.
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In the past, Lopez gave racist comments and showed reluctance to responsibility for their saying. It is not clear whether he thinks that by giving comments, he can anger Crawford or anyone is sufficient to agree to fight him.
No apology
Teofimo and his dad, Teofimo Sr., expressed frustration this week because of the decision of the Stars of Terenca Crawford, so as not to give them the fight they were chasing. Crawford moves to 168 to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his undisputed September 12 championship. It is not known if Lopez seriously wants to fight Crawford. Some fans believe that they simply apply the name Terence for purposes to get inexpensive publicity.
27 -year -old Lopez goes to a low performance against Arnold Barboz Jr. Last Friday at Times Square, Fresh York. He won the 12-round fight with a unanimous decision, but mostly unnecessarily clowns and showed, not landing too much.
It looked strange. Most of the fighters do it when they dominate, connecting with many arrows, but Teofimo has not landed. It seemed that he was dancing in the ring for 12 rounds. What was really bad was how Lopez withdrew three to five steps each time the lithe Finesse Fighter Barboz Jr. He appeared to get involved.
Stevenson style copy?
This is exactly the same style that Shakur Stevenson uses. Some believe that Teo studied Shakura and used it as a fight plan. Watching was so monotonous. In many respects, Teo performance was the worst of the large three [Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, and Lopez] On the Times Square Friday card.
Chris Eubank Jr. He did not embrace Conor Benn’s hand, despite the pair of British rivals leading the war for twelve infernal rounds.
A man from Brighton, who won the fight with a unanimous decision, still does not have enough respect for Benn to agree.
Eubank and Benn dispersed on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, when he watched 65,000 fans. Chris Eubank Jr. VS Conor Benn Middle Wwweight will always be engraved in the British boxing legend. This is a trouble -free continuation of their father’s notable competition.
Hall of Famers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr. Crowds in Great Britain in the 1990s were fascinated.
This fall, the rematch is already set up in stone because Eubank (35-3, 25 KO) offers a second loss to Benna (23-1, 14 KO).
Discussing the event with former Dragon Steven Bartlett on the CEO Journal, Eubank Jr. He said that two unsuccessful Benna drug tests from 2022 would not allow him to bring the guard after the consequence.
As a result, the British Boxing Control Council assured Benn could not fight on family soil for two years. “The destroyer” had to compete in Florida and Las Vegas until BBBOFC granted him permission.
Everything was worth it because Eubank could testify.
“I did not expect that he would be able to do what he did when it comes to showing the heart and determination and prefer to win. He never gave up. I didn’t know he had it in himself,” said Eubank Bartlett.
“The fight ended. I did not embrace his hand and I did not congratulate him. I did not talk to him. In my head this kid is still a drug fraud. He still tried to cheat in our first fight.
“He did not pass two drug tests and was never the owner.
“I have to give an example to children who are watching this fight … If you cheat, if you take drugs that escalate performance, you don’t get respect.”
Despite the constant bad feelings regarding why the O2 Arena’s fight had collapsed earlier, Eubank admits that Benn surprised him in the ring.
“It was a fight that I am not going to lie, I did not expect me to be involved,” said the 35-year-old.
“I really thought I was going to enter there, I was going to have a path with this child. You know that I would blow him up in water, you know. I thought I was looking at how I would give up, see how it falls under pressure.
“I thank God that I was wrong, because if it happened, it would not be a fight that will now be remembered forever.”
CEO diary
He came to the conclusion: “To fight for this level of love and respect, both warriors must go through fire. Both warriors must do things that may seem superhuman, and may seem impossible.
“It was we both showed that night, two men ready to die in this ring. That’s what boxing is about. He sees so rarely nowadays.”
Watch the episode of Chris Eubank Jr Podcast Diary of A CEO with Stephen Bartlette on YouTube.
Thomas Lamanna believes that she is catching the former world champion of two -level Jermalla Charlo at the right time and will upset him on May 31 in Las Vegas. Lamanna (39-5-1, 18 KO) compares her situation with Rolando “Rolly” Romero when he was chosen as tuning Ryan Garcia. He believes that he can overcome the inactive Charlo (33-0, 22 KO) in anxiety similarly.
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Charlo has not fought since 2023 and was out of the ring for two years earlier. This is a lot of inaction for everyone, especially a warrior, who turns 35 May 19. In these years of inaction he did not live the purest life.
In the last fight Jermalla with Jose Benavidez JR checked about 70% of what he was when he was in great form in 2020. Now, when he returned after another extended release, 50% can be everything that is left.
Hustle plan
This may not be enough for Charlo to overcome the highly motivated Lamanna, who will commit the whole fight, pushing the brisk pace. In this way, Jermall fought in his fight with Juan Macias Montiel. The Mexican Leniec was beyond his league talent, but Montiel fought at a brisk pace and forced Charlo.
The only thing that saved Jermalla was his stab of his power disappeared in later rounds. Some fans believe that Jermall has not been the same warrior since the fight against Montiel because of the punishment he consumed.
“This is a chance to live against the former world champion in two divisions, who is not who he was. We all saw what happened last week with Rolly,” said Thomas Lamanna to do this Fight Hub tv about his belief that Jermalla Charlo would upset May 21. “We upset an apple stroller. It will not be anything else at 31.”
Jermall uses Lamanna, 33, as a bridge to prepare it for a larger, more critical fight with the Caleb plant. Charlo will pay this match well and, as he believes, will lead to the fight with Canelo Alvarez. Two years ago he had an opportunity to fight Canelo. His brother, Jermell Charlo, took up the fight and performed terribly, running for 12 rounds.
“The key to success is activity. Jermall is fighting corn.” Hit him in a fucking mouth, “Lamanna said about what his strategy is to defeat Charlo on May 31.
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