George Foreman's Record-Setting Heavyweight Championship Win

In the world of professional boxing, there are many records that have been set and many records that have been broken over the years. That's part of what makes certain fighters great - the ability to set and/or break records! And that's also what makes the sport of boxing so fascinating to watch. As long-time HBO commentator Larry Merchant is fond of saying, "Boxing is the theater of the unexpected". Just when you think you have seen it all, something outrageous and unexpected will happen. Mike Tyson at the tender age of twenty, set a new record when he captured the Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1986, shattering the previous record that was held by Floyd Patterson. Tyson's record stands to this day. Mike Tyson again set a record in 1990, when at the age of twenty-four, he lost his championship to a 40-1 underdog in Buster Douglas! Joe Louis, the beloved and respected Heavyweight Champion of the 1930's and 1940's, set a record for both the longest reign of any champion in history and the most defenses of his title. Louis' record stands to this day. And in November of 1994, George Foreman set a record that, to this day, has not been touched. George won the Heavyweight Championship of the World at the age of 45.