The death of George Foreman signals the end of the golden age of heavyweight boxing and the 20-year gap between his two world titles is a unique record that will never be broken, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said.
Foreman, who lost his first title to Muhammad Ali in the ¡°Rumble in the Jungle¡± in 1974 and then knocked out Michael Moorer for the heavyweight title at the age of 45, died on Friday at age 76.
Sulaiman remembers Foreman as a man who defied expectations to reignite his passion for the sport, eventually becoming the oldest heavyweight champion after a change in his approach to life.
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