Top 5 Knockouts of George Foreman

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This is My List of the Top 5 Knockouts of George Foreman

    1. George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier. January 22, 1973. National Stadium; Kingston, Jamaica. George Foreman, the 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist with a record of 37-0, with 34 KO’s, stepped into the ring with the Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier, and made short work of him. Foreman put Frazier on the canvas a total of 6 times in 2 rounds, before the contest was ended, making him the new Champion. The bout is famous for Howard Cosell’s call “Down does Frazier! Down goes Frazier!”, and ended Joe’s 5 year title reign. He would never win the championship again, while Foreman went on to defend his title until October of 1974, when he lost to Muhammad Ali.
    2. George Foreman vs. Ken Norton. March 26, 1974. Poliedro de Caracas; Caracas, Venezuela. Ken Norton, despite his loss to Muhammad Ali in their rematch in September of 1973, still secured a title shot against ‘Big’ George. The bout was no-contest, with Foreman easily disposing of Norton in the second round after dropping him 3 times. Off of this massacre, the boxing world saw Foreman as ‘invincible’, and gave no one a chance of defeating him, even the come backing Muhammad Ali. Foreman’s power display was incredible, and is one of the impressive knockouts in heavyweight history.
    3. George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle. January 24, 1976. Caesar’s Palace Sports Pavilion; Las Vegas, Nevada. In his first major bout after losing to Muhammad Ali on October 30, 1974 (He did fight 5 men on the same day in an exhibition in April of 1975), Foreman had all he could handle in the rough and tough ex-con Ron Lyle. George tasted the canvas twice, but got up both times before knocking Lyle down and out in the fifth. The back and forth action was exciting and fast paced, and is one of the most entertaining bouts to watch in heavyweight history T.
    4. George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney. January 15, 1990. Atlantic City Convention Hall; Atlantic City, New Jersey. In a bout joked as ‘The Geezers at Caesar’s’, both big men went into the ring that night trying to knock the other out. Despite hurting Foreman with a sharp left hook in the opening round, Foreman recovered to knock the come backing Cooney out in the second round. The impressive KO made believers of some in Foreman, who returned in March of 1987 after a 10 year hiatus from the ring. His quest to win the title back was fortified after stopping Cooney, and led to his challenging Evander Holyfield in April of 1991 for the heavyweight championship. 
    5. George Foreman vs. Michael Moorer. November 5, 1994. MGM Grand; Las Vegas, Nevada. Foreman shocked the world by knocking out champion Michael Moorer with a single right hand in the 10th round, making him the oldest heavyweight champ in history at 45 years old. It came an amazing 20 years after losing his title to Muhammad Ali, and is personally one of my favorite memories as a 40 plus year boxing fan. George came back against the odds, and proved that we all need dreams to really live, not just exist.
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