‘If Big George hit you, you stayed hit’: George Foreman obituary

George Foreman was a two-time heavyweight champion, winning his titles 21 years and nine months apart
One version of George Foreman had only mayonnaise sandwiches to eat at school. Another was winning Olympic gold aged 19. Another was committing muggings at 15.
The 20-something version of Foreman was one-third of heavyweight boxing’s “holy trinity”, with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The 45-year-old version would become boxing’s oldest heavyweight world champion.
He was once marked to be another poor kid from Texas, lost to America’s wasteland, but instead rose to be one of the most recognisable faces on the planet.
Foreman’s powers of transformation served him well in a sporting career brimming with prestige and drama.

Courtesy: BBC