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George Foreman was more than a boxing master

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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.”

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After the defeat of Dubois, Paul Smith calls Anthony Joshua to drop Ben Davison and searching for a recent team, criticizing the strategy “Roll The Dice”

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Image: After Dubois Debacle, Paul Smith Urges Anthony Joshua to Dump Ben Davison and Seek New Team, Criticizing 'Roll the Dice' Strategy

Pundit Paul Smith says that the former two -time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua must drop coach Ben Davison and attract a completely recent band around him to support reverse his career.

Paul does not like the corner council, Davison gave Joshua (28-4, 25 Kos), in the fifth round of his fight with the IBF master Daniel Dubois on September 21 last year at the Wembley stadium.

“Roll The Dice” reaction

Davison said stupidly aj “Throw the ankle” and go to the rinsed, instead of entertaining him safely tired of Daniel. Joshua has already been dropped three times in battle, leaving in the first, third and fourth rounds. Ben was crazy that Aj Bum was rushing fresh Dubois in fifth place after he went in four previous rounds.

Joshua replaced Rob McCracken As his trainer after the first defeat with Oleksandre Usyk in 2021, 12-round defeat of the decision. This loss was petite things compared to the massacre we saw in September last year Joshua was plundering by Dubois and left at the stake on the canvas.

AJ makes sense to sluggish down Davison after a much worse failure, and his career hangs by the thread. Joshua cannot afford another loss due to bad coaching advice.

“What I saw against Dubois was a bad advice from the corner. Ben Davison is a good trainer. He admitted recognition. He admitted that the corner was incensed,” said Paul Smith to do so Boxing TalkSportTalking about Anthony Joshua’s council in his fifth round of losing to the heavyweight champion IBF Daniel Dubois on September 21.

“Tell Joshui to go for it when Dubois was still very live. He told him to throw the ankle when he was dropped three times.”

“It’s just a recovery. You’re coming back a bit,” said Spencer Oliver about Joshua.

“Just bull s *** in fighting in the next two or three rounds. Let Dubois get tired because he is fighting for nerves, Dubois is. Then you have a better chance. I think he must change his team and get a good coach,” said Smith about Aj.

Last updated on 25.03.2025

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Boxing schedule: Dazn announces Blockbuster Spring 2025

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DAZN Boxing Schedule Spring 2025

Dazn confirmed the huge spring boxing schedule for fans to digest, crowned by Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia.

The streaming service announced fifteen events in nine weeks, including Doubleheader Canelo/Garcia at the Cinco de Mayo weekend. Worldboxingnews.com announced that Canelo was fighting William Scull to become the undisputed May 3 champion in Saudi Arabia.

The Mexican Supergivid is the main attraction all the time, surrounded by a lot of pounds for pounds. The previous night Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero will be live with the Times Square in Recent York, outside before a immense crowd.

Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez is a coefficient of Garcia vs. Romero, and the winners of two matches will meet in autumn. The Riyadh season sponsors both cards with the Ring magazine, as well as Recent York also offers Teofimo Lopez vs. Arnold Barboz Jr. for WBO Super Lightweight Title.

From April, the main promotional outfits of Great Britain will be subject to the DAZN banner. Queensberry promotions will join on Saturday, April 5, with the battle of Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic. That same night, David Adeleye and Jeamie TKV will compensate the title of British heavyweight.

Saturday, April 12, she sheds lithe at Jaron Ennis. The IBF Master of Valleries “Boots” trades in union with the title WBA Eimantas Stanionis.

Two weeks later, on April 26, Chris Eubank Jr. He is heading for Conor Benn in the long -awaited match injuries in Great Britain. In Undercard there are also former world champions Liam Smith and Chris Billam-Smith in warm-ups.

The nights of Garcia and Canelo occur after Las Vegas was rejected to both events. Match fights vs. Queensberry lasts on Saturday, May 10, with Anthony Cacace vs. Leigh Wood.

Then, on Saturday, May 24, Josh Taylor returns from his last defeat against Ekow Essuman.

DAZN boxing schedule: Spring 2025

March 29

Polyforum Benito Juarez at Cancun, Mexico
William Zepeda [31-0, 26 KOs] vs Tevin Farmer [33-7-1, 8 KOs]
WBC momentary championship

April 5

Co-OP Live Arena, Manchester, Great Britain.
Joe Joyce [16-3, 15 KOs] vs. Filip Hrgovic [17-1, 14 KOs]
Heavyweight

April 12

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, Nj
Jaron Ennis [33-0, 29 KOs] Vs eimantas stanionis [15-0, 9 KOs]
IBF/WBA CHARACTION CHAMPIONSHIP

Christian Carto vs Arturo Popoca
Super Bantamweight

April 18

Dainier Peró [10-0, 8 KOs] vs tba
Heavyweight

April 19

Park Community Arena, Sheffield, Great Britain
Dalton Smith [17-0, 13 KOs] vs mathieu germain [26-2-1, 11 KOs]
Super lightweight

April 26

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham, London
Chris Eubank Jr. [34-3, 25 KOs] vs. Conor Benn [23-0, 14 KOs]
Average weight

May 1

Sunbet Arena, South Africa Republic
Kevin Leeren [30-3, 14 KOs] Vs Serhiy Radchenko [11-7, 5 KOs]
Heavyweight

May 2

Times Square, Recent York
Ryan Garcia [24-1, 20 KOs] vs roll romero [16-2, 13 KOs]
Semi -average weight

Devin Haney [31-0, 15 KOs] vs Jose Carlos Ramirez [29-2, 18 KOs]
Super lightweight

Teofimo Lopez [21-1, 13 KOs] Vs Arnold Barboz Jr. [32-0, 11 KOs]
Super lithe WBO championship

May 3

Anb Arena, Saudi Arabia
Canelo Alvarez [62-2-2, 39 KOs] vs William Scull [23-0, 9 KOs]
Super medium weight championship

Badou Jack [28-3-3, 17 KOs] vs Ryan Rozicki [20-1-1, 19 KOs]
WBC Cruiser Wweight Championship

Jaime Mungia [44-2, 35 KOs] Vs Bruno Suracece [26-0, 5 KOs]
Great average weight

May 3

Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, Great Britain
Anthony Cuper [23-1, 8 KOs] Vs Leigh Wood [28-3, 17 KOs]
Super Penal Cover

May 17

Copper Box Arena, London, Great Britain
Johnny Fisher [13-0, 11 KOs] vs Dave Allen [23-7-2, 18 KOs] II
Heavyweight

May 23

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, Yorkshire, Great Britain
Terri Harper [15-2-2, 6 KOs] vs Natalie Zimmerman [13-0, 3 KOs]
WBO WBO WBO WBO WBO championship

May 24

SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Great Britain
Josh Taylor [19-2, 13 KOs] Vs ekow essuman [21-1, 8 KOs]
Semi -average weight

Dazna offer

All events will only be available in Dazn, which offers a 30% discount for buyers of the annual plan in Great Britain and the USA. The offer starts on March 31.

Pete Oliver, general director of the market growth in Dazn, said: “DAZN consistently provides an unparalleled schedule of non-acne boxing actions for subscribers and fans of fighting around the world. Together with our leading global promoters and a 30% discount on our annual subscriptions, there is no better time to sign the date.”

Dazn intends to get as many promotional outfits as possible to offer boxing fans of all shares in one place.

“The spring calendar shows the deep commitment of Dazna in the unification of this sport in one place with one subscription. A total of 19 current and former world champions will appear every week until the end of May.

“Dazn now provides over 185 premium nights a year.”

Other events

The Dazna schedule is compatible with the huge event between the two best lithe heavyweight, Dmitryjum Bivol and Artur Beterbav, who last month impressed the competition with Fight of the Year.

Added to disclosure Dazna, boxing fans can enjoy Mikael Mayer vs Sandy Ryan II on ESPN the same night as a farmer with Tevin William Zepeda. Brian Norman Jr. He defends his semi -edible WBO title on the main support against Derrieck Cuevas, and Bruce Carrington in further actions.

In the Boxxer offer on April 20, Ben Whittaker is revealing Liam Cameron, and the return of ponderous weight Frazer Clarke confirmed the main event.

To round Canelo and Garcia twice, making him towering, Nayya Inoue Tops T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 4. Inoue defends his undisputed Crown Super Bantameight against Ramon Cardenas.

In the Rafael Espinosis factor VS Edward Vazquez for the WBO featherweight title.

Finally, on Saturday, May 10, in San Diego, the highest ranking is offered by Emanuel Navarrete vs Charly Suarez for the title of WBO Super Feather Wweight, in the company of Raymond Muratalla vs Zaur Abdullaev in lightweight.

Boxing fans are at the feast.

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Sebastian fund: biography, record, fights and more

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Sebastian Fund from Coachella in California is the current WBC champion and WBO Junior Medium Libra. In March he won the lanes in a nervous victory in a fraction of the switchgear over Tim Ty. The fund has other significant victories over Erickson Lubin, Carlos Ocampo and Sergio Garcia.

Next fight: TBA

Record: 22-1-1, 14 Kos
DOD: December 28, 1997
Age: 27
Stance: Southpaw
Reception: 80 inches
Height: 6 feet-5½

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