February 17, 200422 yr Associated Press MIAMI -- George Foreman has verbally agreed to a $20 million deal to return to boxing for a fight celebrating the 30th anniversary of his epic bout with Muhammad Ali, promoter Don King said Tuesday. Foreman, who turned 55 in January, said last week that he is interested in fighting again, if he can lose about 50 pounds, to show young people that there's no reason to fear getting older. An opponent for the anniversary fight was not immediately announced. Nor was a date or a site. Furthermore, Foreman did not immediately return calls seeking comment Tuesday. Foreman hasn't fought since 1997 when he lost his heavyweight title to Shannon Briggs. He has spent his time since as a TV pitchman and boxing commentator. "George said he wants to come back to fight again, so what I'm doing is calling him out," King said in a telephone interview. "He has the power, boy, he's rewriting history books." Foreman would have to get himself into shape, King said, but he didn't expect the former heavyweight champion to have a problem finding a state that would license him to fight. Foreman said last week he'd like any fight to be in his hometown of Houston. Foreman first won the heavyweight title in 1973 by knocking out Joe Frazier. He lost the title the next year to Ali in a bout fought in Zaire known as the "Rumble in Jungle." That fight was the first professional championship bout King promoted. In 1987, after a 10-year retirement, Foreman made his first comeback. Seven years later, at 45, Foreman marked the 20th anniversary of the Ali fight by knocking out Michael Moorer to become the oldest person to win the heavyweight title. He lost the title in the 1997 match against Briggs, leaving the ring with a 76-5 record with 68 knockouts. awesome
February 17, 200422 yr Foreman used to be the man... Before I met him, once the camera's off he's a very cold man.
February 17, 200422 yr Author Foreman used to be the man... Before I met him, once the camera's off he's a very cold man. i bet he heats up when he's using the lean, mean, george foreman grillin' machine
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