Thierry Ardisson receives the former boxing champion george foreman grills he describes as a "legend at the extraordinary life. " In 1968 Mexico City Games, he won the Olympic title, category heavy, and in 1973 to 24, it beats the other grand champion, Joe Frazier, getting the world title heavyweight. In October 1974, takes place against the fight of the century Muhammad Ali (he covers his ears at this point!) Zaire Zaire before 60,000 hostile to it and that it loses. (Insert image of the film "When We Were Kings" by Leon Gast). Alive in loss of world title as a drama, it will offset this loss by making lavish spending. It dates back to the ring in 1977. After an injury, he felt a divine presence and allows him to find peace and serenity. He decided to become a pastor but will continue boxing for life and it will again be world champion at age 45 which earned him a "Roman triumph" on the board (Insert image: "Quo vadis"). Simultaneous translation is done by voice. Boxing in the heavyweight category, he has been Olympic champion in 1968 and world professional champion WBA and WBC from 1973 to 1974, before losing his title against Muhammad Ali in a fight mythical Kinshasa in Zaire, and then IBF WBA 1994 to 1995. george foreman had a difficult childhood in the ghetto of Houston, Texas when he discovered boxing. After a short but good amateur career (22 wins and 3 losses), it represents the United States to Mexico City Olympics in 1968 where he won the gold medal in the heavyweight category. Immediately after his victory, he remains in the ring and waved a small American flag. A few weeks after the troubled media of sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who, who won gold and bronze, waving their fists in the air on the podium with bowed head in protest against segregation in the United States, the act of george foreman is misinterpreted. The boxer will receive much criticism. He began his professional career the following year. Trained by Dick Sadler and former light heavyweight champion Archie Moore, george foreman is a fast reputation. This colossus has a powerful physique fairly simple style that relies primarily on its phenomenal strike force. Custody of arms forward does not seem correct, but still very effective (Mohamed Ali has been compared to a mummy). His hooks and uppercuts have made some of the most spectacular KO of the 1970s, but george foreman does not hesitate to use his jab. Less developed than those of other champions, it can nevertheless cause heavy damage. george foreman is also distinguished by its ability to roll with the punches (he was knocked out only once) and especially by his endurance, originally its main weakness that cleverly turn as one of its most serious benefits. In 1969, he participated in 13 battles.
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