Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.
George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? He is afraid of me like most fighters are and most people want to forget about Larry Holmes, like he never ever existed.
But family life sometimes had a vortex, like weather. It could be like a tornado in a quiet zigzag: get close enough and you might see within it a spinning eighteen-wheeler and a woman.
George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn't always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.
We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.
All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.
I think there's a lot of people out there who, if George Foreman had to get beat, I'm the one fighter they would like to see beat him.
George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike - they're both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
I know the action in the street is excitin'
But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’
I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’.
I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.
Why would I stand there and trade punches and try to knock out George Foreman?
George Foreman is back and he's in the middleweight division. That's the way I feel about fighting in my hometown.
You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind.
I'm so fast I run through a hurricane and not get wet. George Foreman is gonna pay me a dept.
And if that is the Foremast, what do you think that sail might be called, Mr. Wheeler?" "The Foresail?" "Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..." ..."The Next Sail, Sir?" "Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.
Look at what George Foreman did to Michael Moorer. No matter his age, he hits so hard that he's always in a fight.