The family of legendary boxer George Foreman confirmed late Friday night that the former two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist has passed away at 76. Foreman died in a Houston hospital but the cause of death remains undisclosed. Foreman had a Hall of Fame boxing career that spanned 30 years from 1967 to 1997. He retired from competition at age 48 after becoming the oldest world heavyweight titleholder at age 46. He won his first amateur boxing match in 1967 by knockout. He went on to win a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. He captured the world heavyweight boxing title in 1973 by knocking out the then-undefeated Joe Frazier. Perhaps most famous for his 1974 ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ fight against Muhammad Ali where Ali coined the “rope-a-dope” strategy to emerge victorious. Foreman fought 81 times amassing a record of 76-5 with 68 wins by knockout. “Our hearts are broken.
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