This Day in History:
George Foreman Becomes
Oldest Heavyweight Champ.
November 5, 1994.
Foreman, 45, defeated
Michael Moorer, 26, in a 10-round,
Las Vegas bout at the MGM Grand Hotel.
Defending a 35-0 record,
Moorer lost the match in
front of a crowd of 12,000. .
Foreman dedicated the
heavyweight championship to
"all my buddies in the nursing
home and all the guys in jail.".
Foreman's boxing
comeback began
at the age of 38. .
He'd been out of boxing
since his loss to an older
Muhammad Ali during the
famous 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle.".
The night he beat Moorer,
Foreman wore the same red
trunks he had on when he lost to Ali
George Foreman Becomes
Oldest Heavyweight Champ.
November 5, 1994.
Foreman, 45, defeated
Michael Moorer, 26, in a 10-round,
Las Vegas bout at the MGM Grand Hotel.
Defending a 35-0 record,
Moorer lost the match in
front of a crowd of 12,000. .
Foreman dedicated the
heavyweight championship to
"all my buddies in the nursing
home and all the guys in jail.".
Foreman's boxing
comeback began
at the age of 38. .
He'd been out of boxing
since his loss to an older
Muhammad Ali during the
famous 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle.".
The night he beat Moorer,
Foreman wore the same red
trunks he had on when he lost to Ali
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