{"id":319140,"date":"2025-03-25T05:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/george-foremans-former-opponent-remembers-boxer-as-gentle-giant-great-person"},"modified":"2025-03-25T05:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:20:20","slug":"george-foremans-former-opponent-remembers-boxer-as-gentle-giant-great-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/george-foremans-former-opponent-remembers-boxer-as-gentle-giant-great-person","title":{"rendered":"George Foreman&#039;s Former Opponent Remembers Boxer as &#039;Mild Big,&#039; &#039;Nice Individual&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">George Foreman<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Ex-Opponent Remembers Late Boxer &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">He Was &#8216;a Gentle Giant&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-03-25T00:30:01-07:00\">March 25, 2025 12:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"45.1708443272\">\n<section id=\"cb-e1efd297edc1c80bbf97ca2077b70d6d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7087bc01-1c00-4844-b2b1-5a268ce15b6a-1515210433-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-7087bc01-1c00-4844-b2b1-5a268ce15b6a-1515210433-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boxing\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d4\/16by9\/2025\/03\/24\/d451268a2ceb4f1fb1cfc75d55f86b0a_md.jpg\" alt=\"032425-michael-moorer-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e1efd297edc1c80bbf97ca2077b70d6d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-00a6e10a7b6ea667b05aa38c1cf09e38\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.1376146789\">\n<p><strong>Michael Moorer<\/strong> &#8212; one of the few men who stood toe-to-toe in a boxing ring with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/george-foreman\/\"><strong>George Foreman<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; tells <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> he&#8217;s heartbroken over the boxing legend&#8217;s death &#8230; making it clear the pugilist will be sorely missed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-00a6e10a7b6ea667b05aa38c1cf09e38--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b79985c965e93e512630b2c3b7143990\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>We sat down with Moorer on Monday &#8212; just three days after Foreman&#8217;s family revealed the ex-heavyweight champ passed away at 76 years old &#8212; and it wasn&#8217;t hard to tell he was crushed to learn of the news.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b79985c965e93e512630b2c3b7143990--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d296d36026a3e52dcbb997da604d5ae9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d296d36026a3e52dcbb997da604d5ae9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3a3abf8d51a741e4709113761ded848b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Moorer called Foreman &#8220;a gentle giant&#8221; &#8230; and added that he&#8217;ll always remember him as &#8220;a great person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3a3abf8d51a741e4709113761ded848b--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9f0399b53ee03a9f8a251b031151c37d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;It was shocking,&#8221; the former fighter said of George&#8217;s death. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t believe it was true at first &#8230; It was devastating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9f0399b53ee03a9f8a251b031151c37d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-09028c17fb392bd429b4bd8ec24376ed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250324_1847193d0dc2410480da9e168f211e6d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:eecf3250-6b9c-4087-a02c-777f91dd45d5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/18\/4by3\/2025\/03\/24\/1847193d0dc2410480da9e168f211e6d_md.jpg\" alt=\"George Foreman fighting against Michael Moorer\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-09028c17fb392bd429b4bd8ec24376ed--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ffba1bbf42097ea7a10bc0545c7f2789\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Moorer and Foreman fought way back in 1994 &#8212; and Moorer was considered a big favorite at the time. And, for much of the matchup, he dominated &#8230; but in the 10th round, Foreman knocked him out with a huge right hand and took his championship belt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ffba1bbf42097ea7a10bc0545c7f2789--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9a92c36f1d72e5fd81ef92857a46efbb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9a92c36f1d72e5fd81ef92857a46efbb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eea7ac72ebfba8722e2c8a484304ce6c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Moorer &#8212; who said he needed 32 stitches in his lip to fix the damage the KO punch caused &#8212; held no ill-will toward Foreman in wake of the defeat &#8230; in fact, he said the two remained telephone friends over the years.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eea7ac72ebfba8722e2c8a484304ce6c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ddaee04ec2f433ee2e8b3ea93c1bb878\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250324_5c4760c6105c4ca98401b7f93f209c6a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:eecf3250-6b9c-4087-a02c-777f91dd45d5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5c\/4by3\/2025\/03\/24\/5c4760c6105c4ca98401b7f93f209c6a_md.jpg\" alt=\"MICHAEL MOORER SPORTS AN ENLARGED LIP\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ddaee04ec2f433ee2e8b3ea93c1bb878--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-78dd3adb54b7af0739b926f0a2503d69\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>He got the chance to catch up with Foreman at a 2023 screening of the &#8220;Big George Foreman&#8221; biopic &#8230; and told us he was thrilled his son got the chance to snap a photo with the legend while at the event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-78dd3adb54b7af0739b926f0a2503d69--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0c7a6c48b02d18ab2c766411095917ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.0983606557\">\n<p>Foreman&#8217;s family stated he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/21\/george-foreman-dead\/\"><strong>died &#8220;peacefully&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> while &#8220;surrounded by loved ones.&#8221; A cause of death has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0c7a6c48b02d18ab2c766411095917ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/25\/michael-moorer-remembers-george-foreman\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Foreman Ex-Opponent Remembers Late Boxer &#8230; 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