Boxing legend George Forman passes away at age 76

Boxing legend George Forman handed away on Friday at age 76.

Foreman made appearances on previous episodes of WWE Uncooked and a few pay-per-view occasions, together with WrestleMania 10, the place he was concerned in a backstage phase brawl with The Undertaker.

The information of Forman’s passing first broke on his official Instagram account.

“Our hearts are damaged. With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by family members. A religious preacher, a loyal husband, a loving father, and a proud grand and nice grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering religion, humility, and function.

A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply revered — a power for good, a person of self-discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, combating tirelessly to protect his good title— for his household.

We’re grateful for the outpouring of affection and prayers, and kindly ask for privateness as we honor the extraordinary lifetime of a person we had been blessed to name our personal.”

In boxing, Forman competed between 1967 and 1997 and was nicknamed “Huge George”. He was a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist.

He received a gold medal within the boxing/heavyweight division on the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympic Video games. Throughout the finals, Foreman defeated the Soviet Union’s Jonas Čepulis within the second spherical after the referee stopped the match.

In 1987, after 10 years of being away from the ring, at age 38, Foreman stunned the boxing world by asserting a comeback. In his autobiography, he wrote the principle cause he for his come again was to lift funds for the youth heart he had based and created. The middle took many of the cash he earned in the course of the first part of his boxing profession.

Forman held a number of titled, together with the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships. To at the present time, he nonetheless holds the document because the oldest man in boxing to win Heavyweight titles. He retired with a document of 76 wins (68 by knockout) and solely 5 losses.

After boxing, Foreman devoted his life for the subsequent decade to God and have become an ordained minister, preaching on avenue corners earlier than turning into the minister of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Houston, TX. As an entrepreneur, he was greatest identified for the George Forman Grill, which grew to become a family title and equipment.

In 2003, Foreman was inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame.

He’s survived by his spouse Mary Joan Martelly, whom he married in 1985. She was his fifth spouse. He’s additionally survived by his 11 youngsters.

Wrestleview sends its condolences to the household, associates and followers of George Forman.