After his easy knockout of Charlie Hostetter in August, George Foreman continued on his comeback journey. He knocked out Tim Anderson in four rounds on November 21st, 1987, Rocky Sekorski in three rounds on December 18th, and Tom Trimm in one round on January 23, 1988.
He returned to Vegas on February 5th to finish off Guido Trane in five at the Caesar’s Palace Sports Pavilion. It was George’s seventh straight win, and even though it had been against limited competition, his plan was working. He was in the news constantly, fighting often, and was a part of the boxing landscape once again.
His first fight on ESPN had been in December against Rocky Sekorski, and he agreed to fight again on the network on March 19th. This time his opponent would be ex champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, with Vegas the venue. Qawi would be the most famous of his opponents, and even though he was much smaller, was rugged and tough, and had a good chin.
George trimmed down to 235 lbs. for this bout, and he looked incredible. The fight itself went much as expected, with Qawi landing some decent punches, mugging a lot, and tiring early. He never hurt George, and by the seventh he was finished, with the referee stopping the action.
The critics were coming out in droves however, with many calling Foreman’s fights a farce, and his whole comeback a joke. I couldn’t have disagree more! He was fighting often, getting in better and better shape, and little by little stepping up the level of his competition. What was he supposed to do? Jump in the ring with Tyson when he wasn’t ready?
I ignored the so called ‘know it alls’, who is fact, don’t know anything. I loved what George was doing, and his return to boxing was exciting, and I couldn’t wait for the next time he fought.
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