I'm too young to have seen his original championship reigns. I do remember his later exhibition matches, I had a couple of Foreman Grills which performed as advertised, and noted his charitable work. A real class act. He will be missed.
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last commentThose grills were great
The Foreman electric grills were one of the greatest inventions ever. I think he made more money giving his name to the grills than he ever made boxing.
I loved my Foreman grill, used it all the time for a couple years... until a friend clued me in that it was hardly a miraculous new invention, it was actually just a low quality, overpriced version of an electric grill that had been around much earlier, and many small appliance brands make much better designed, better built versions for about the same price. Yet another triumph of great marketing beating out great products. I'm glad at least old George made some money off this turkey.
^It was actually a new invention with its own patent. It was the first grill with a clam-shell design. It was also the first grill to be slanted, allowing the fat to leak out, making the cooked meat leaner. Foreman credited healthy eating to his boxing comeback, so he was a natural fit as spokesman.