George Foreman: The Architect of the Most Successful Comeback in the History of Boxing

When George Foreman knocked out heavyweight champion Michael Moorer on a cold November night in Las Vegas in 1994, George made boxing history by becoming, at age 45, the oldest heavyweight champion in history. When the referee counted "ten" over the prone body of Michael Moorer and raised George's massive arm in triumph, it was the culmination of the most successful boxing comeback in the sport's history. There was George, all 45 years and 250-pounds of him, kneeling in prayer in his corner as the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Casino erupted in jubilation. George Foreman, who had lost his heavyweight championship on a sweltering African night to Muhammad Ali in October of 1974, was once again the heavyweight champion of the world! Foreman's amazing triumph was a sharp rebuke to Father Time. "Age is not a death sentence," Foreman extolled before the fight, and he proved it at 2:03 of the tenth round when he turned the lights out on Michael Moorer with the most famous right hand punch ever thrown in a professional boxing ring. That right hand howitzer assured Foreman's spot in the Boxing Hall of Fame, and it elevated his name into the pantheon of fellow greats like Ali, Louis, Dempsey, and Marciano. Few could have predicted, upon George's return to boxing in 1987, that his comeback would ever result in George wearing a title belt again.