Big George Foreman
Original title: Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
The life and boxing career of George Foreman.The life and boxing career of George Foreman.The life and boxing career of George Foreman.
Dwayne Barnes
- Dick Sadler
- (as Dwayne Lamont Barnes)
K Steele
- Gloria Foreman
- (as K. Steele)
Austin David Jones
- Teenage George Jr.
- (as Austin D. Jones)
Philip Fornah
- Sonny Foreman
- (as Philip Allin Fornah)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen he fought Michael Moorer in Las Vegas, George Foreman wore the same red trunks that he wore in the Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo) in 1974. That legendary fight was the climactic scene of Muhammad Ali's biopic Ali (2001) with Will Smith as Ali and Charles Shufford as Foreman and remains Foreman's only loss by knockout. Furthermore, in both the Rumble in the Jungle and Foreman vs. Moorer, the older challenger was trailing the younger and undefeated champion on all of the judges' scorecards late in the fight before winning by knockout. Foreman's victory made him the oldest world heavyweight boxing champion in history at 45 years and 360 days, which beat Jersey Joe Walcott's old record by eight years and is a record that Foreman still holds. Since then, only Vitali Klitschko has been a world heavyweight champion aged 40 or older. Furthermore, Bernard Hopkins and Archie Moore are the only world boxing champions in any weight class at an older age than Foreman was after Hopkins beat Jean Pascal in 2011 for the light heavyweight championships.
- GoofsPleasanton, California, where the Job Corps camp is located, is in a valley, nearly surrounded by hills and mountains. There are none to be seen in the film.
- Quotes
George Foreman: Anger was my answer to everything. I couldn't stop myself from fighting. It was the only thing I did well.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2023 NFL Draft: Day One (2023)
- SoundtracksLife
Written by Nichols Phelps and Brent Lindsay
Performed by Brock Hudson
Courtesy of Glow Music Group
Featured review
First watch Facing Ali(2009), then watch this boxing biopic based on George Foreman's life.
I have a great admiration and respect for George Foreman. Having lost the World Heavyweight title to Muhammad Ali, his comeback story is one that begs to be seen. Having almost died after a boxing match, George credited his resurrection to Jesus and became a preacher and preached on the streets first. Due to financial problems from mishandling of his funds, George was forced to get back into the ring one last time.
There's a title fight between Tommy Morrision(the real-life boxer who starred in Rocky V 1990) and Foreman that you should see. Shannon Briggs, Tommy Morrison, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Young, and Muhammad Ali are the five boxers who have beaten Foreman. Foreman's last fight I believe was with Shannon Briggs. Briggs won by a majority decision(MD). In a total of 81 fights, George has won an incredible 76 and losing only five times. Had he boxed more this record could've been huge. He was a huge powerhouse of a boxer and only a very few could withstand his punches.
The movie deals with Foreman's life as a youngster, quickly moving into his boxing career where he faced the likes of Joe Frazier. The Muhammad Ali match dubbed the "Rumble In The Jungle" is the highlight. I believe the real actual whole match is available free to see online if you are an enthusiast. I watched Facing Ali that showed actual highlights from the fight so I did not care to see the full fight. The movie's acting, directing, sound-effects and music are top-notch. Khris Davis plays Big George and Sullivan Jones plays Ali. I thought Jones was terrific in his portrayal of the brash and arrogant Muhammad Ali dubbed "The Mouth Of The South".
Verdict: it's way better than Creed 3(2023) and of course it's based on the true life story of a "real-life" boxer.
Other boxing movies: Dempsey(1983), Brutal Glory(1989), Gladiator(1992), Fighting Tommy Riley(2004), Cinderella Man(2005).
Thanks for reading this review and as Mister Spock says, live long and prosper.
There's a title fight between Tommy Morrision(the real-life boxer who starred in Rocky V 1990) and Foreman that you should see. Shannon Briggs, Tommy Morrison, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Young, and Muhammad Ali are the five boxers who have beaten Foreman. Foreman's last fight I believe was with Shannon Briggs. Briggs won by a majority decision(MD). In a total of 81 fights, George has won an incredible 76 and losing only five times. Had he boxed more this record could've been huge. He was a huge powerhouse of a boxer and only a very few could withstand his punches.
The movie deals with Foreman's life as a youngster, quickly moving into his boxing career where he faced the likes of Joe Frazier. The Muhammad Ali match dubbed the "Rumble In The Jungle" is the highlight. I believe the real actual whole match is available free to see online if you are an enthusiast. I watched Facing Ali that showed actual highlights from the fight so I did not care to see the full fight. The movie's acting, directing, sound-effects and music are top-notch. Khris Davis plays Big George and Sullivan Jones plays Ali. I thought Jones was terrific in his portrayal of the brash and arrogant Muhammad Ali dubbed "The Mouth Of The South".
Verdict: it's way better than Creed 3(2023) and of course it's based on the true life story of a "real-life" boxer.
Other boxing movies: Dempsey(1983), Brutal Glory(1989), Gladiator(1992), Fighting Tommy Riley(2004), Cinderella Man(2005).
Thanks for reading this review and as Mister Spock says, live long and prosper.
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- Vivekmaru45
- May 19, 2023
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- $32,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,416,485
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,925,364
- Apr 30, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $6,012,905
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
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