George Foreman celebrated “the best time in my life” a few months before his death, remembering the “Rumble in the Jungle” epic of 1974 against Muhammad Ali.
The legendary boxer, who turned into his creativity, smiled at the fifty anniversary of the founding of Africa Bout by disturbing a slice of the cake with a huge smile.
“Can you believe 50 years ago,” Dammamah in the Forest, “fighting Muhammad Ali. If we look back at the best time in my life-I got with me with a slice of the cake, and I retrieve the” nets rope “, Foreman wrote on Instagram in one of the last social media sites.
His family said that Foreman, a world heavyweight champion, died on Friday at the age of 78.
“He was a religious preacher, a loyal husband, a loving father, great and great proud, who lived a life characterized by fixed faith, humility and purpose,” Foreman wrote.
She described his humanitarian work before his career in the boxing that witnessed the victory of gold in the Olympic Games and ruled twice on the world stage, and his family remembered Foreman as a “religious preacher” and a loyal family patriarch.
The family said: “He lived a life characterized by fixed faith, humility and purpose.”
“He was deeply respected – a force for good, a man of discipline, condemnation, and the protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name – to his family.”
The “Big George's” smiling file with its followers was shared on October 30, 2024, after half a century of battle that witnessed the famous Ali-A-Dope technology.
The match, which was held at the time of the Republic of Zeer, incited the heavyweight hero who had not forgotten against Ali in what was seen as one of the greatest sporting events in the century.
Ali, who is weakened from 4 to 1, surprised boxing fans when he presented “Rope-A-Dope”, a tactic used to show himself against the ropes, as his opponents were tired with unnecessary strikes before being released from the fast punches.
Foreman, unable to face hands on the fast, was rooted in the ring where more than 60,000 people saw in the square with one billion others watching them on TV.
He won the knockout in the eighth round.
In 1995, Foreman was reflected in his battle with Ali on the thirtieth anniversary of the match, describing his opponent as “larger than boxing”.
Foreman said for 60 minutes: “I entered a ring with a man who knew something I did not know.
Texas said that he went to the ring, believing that he could be expelled with his strong punch.
“I struck him, his knocks against the ropes, he said,” Yes, so what, fought me, “he remembered Foreman.
He said: “Finally, put on the ropes, and I love a drug, I am tired, and this is the invention of the rope-I was the drug that was allowed for the rope until I was tired.”
Foreman admitted to entering the battle, believing that it could be expelled on every round, but the “greatest” survived every round and Foreman's tiredness, which led to the row of the defeated.
Foreman said: “I am on top, it was closed. When the referee jumped, he said that it had ended. I had to live with that year after year,” Foreman said. “This was chasing me because I could have woke up, I had to jump even if he killed me.
He added: “I should have died before this man was allowed to win. I had to live with this for many years.”
Foreman said he “almost lost his mind” because of the insult he lived in the loss.
