The word ‘legend’ is thrown around all too often in the sport of boxing, but one man who fits the definition is heavyweight legend George Foreman.
A prominent figure within the sport throughout the 1970s, Foreman shared the ring with an array of top fighters over the course of his career with two notable victories over Joe Frazier, and of course that historic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ battle against Muhammad Ali, which has been written into boxing folklore.
After retiring from the sport in the spring of 1977, ‘Big George’ made a comeback ten years later which saw him pick up 24 straight victories, before falling short against Evander Holyfield in April 1991. Foreman went on to make history in 1994, when he defeated Michael Moorer to become the oldest world heavyweight champion in boxing history, a record that still stands to this day.
But the one man that ‘Big George’ never faced during his career was none other than Mike Tyson, as he explained in an interview with MMA READ his reasons why he avoided a fight with the youngest ever world heavyweight champion:
“Mike Tyson was a monster. He was a monster. Those are the kind of guys you see in a nightmare and think ‘wake up, wake up, wake up,’ and you wake up and say, phew, I’m so glad that was in a dream. I didn’t want any part of Mike Tyson, no way.”
‘Iron’ Mike Tyson made a controversial return to boxing last month, when he was defeated by Youtube star Jake Paul in Arlington, Texas.
