RIP George Foreman

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RIP George Foreman

Post by Bosscat » Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:04 am

Sad news the Grill man has passed away ...

RIP George Foreman will always remember my Dad talking about the "Rumble in the Jungle" ...

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Clarets4me » Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:59 am

Fun fact: The night he regained the World title by knocking out Michael Moorer in 1994 at the age of 45, he wore the same boxing trunks as he wore for the " Rumble in the Jungle " fight against Ali twenty years earlier ...

RIP Sir .... you were one of the " Greats " !
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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by AlargeClaret » Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:19 am

This is sad news , a bona fida sporting legend ,for me he was the greatest , though Ali’s “ jungle “fight plan was brilliant . To come back and win the title at 45 and take “young peak” greats like Holyfield ,Briggs and Morrison the distance was almost superhuman . Not forgetting he smashed Frasier and Norton who both beat Ali .
RIP

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Quickenthetempo » Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:38 am

Rest in peace George.

To be a Heavy weight champion is a big achievement, to then become best in the world at food grill products is something else.
Well played sir.

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Rowls » Sat Mar 22, 2025 1:00 pm

RIP George Foreman

The boxing was brilliant and who can forget all those damned grills bearing his name?

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by exilecanada » Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:14 pm

Rowls wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 1:00 pm
RIP George Foreman

The boxing was brilliant and who can forget all those damned grills bearing his name?
I still have a small George Foreman grill, use it to make grilled cheese sandwiches :D Still works a treat :lol:

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Bosscat » Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:33 pm

Rowls wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 1:00 pm
RIP George Foreman

The boxing was brilliant and who can forget all those damned grills bearing his name?
Still use ours ... its brilliant
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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by warksclaret » Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:44 pm

I am fortunately old enough to have seen the likes of Frazier, Mohammed Ali, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis boxing. A golden era of true heavyweight boxing greats

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Bosscat » Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:00 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:44 pm
I am fortunately old enough to have seen the likes of Frazier, Mohammed Ali, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis boxing. A golden era of true heavyweight boxing greats
I was never into Boxing but my dad was and he was always on about Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Cooper etc.

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Dark Cloud » Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:20 pm

More famous for his grill than his boxing in the end and yet the guy was definitely an extremely good fighter!

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Taffy on the wing » Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:26 pm

Big character with a big punch.....RIP George.

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Rowls » Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:28 pm

If you're still using one of the grills, all I can say is well done for keeping it going so long.

As long as you're not cooking meat on them, it's probably not so bad. Those things are perfect for making meat tough.

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Bosscat » Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:03 pm

Rowls wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:28 pm
If you're still using one of the grills, all I can say is well done for keeping it going so long.

As long as you're not cooking meat on them, it's probably not so bad. Those things are perfect for making meat tough.
Not Burgers buddy ... they are great for burgers and toasted sandwiches ... 😁

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by exilecanada » Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:07 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:03 pm
Not Burgers buddy ... they are great for burgers and toasted sandwiches ... 😁

Agreed. I used my George Foreman regularly for a grilled cheese sandwich, burgers on occasion.

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by dougcollins » Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:09 pm

Rowls wrote:
Sat Mar 22, 2025 6:28 pm
If you're still using one of the grills, all I can say is well done for keeping it going so long.

As long as you're not cooking meat on them, it's probably not so bad. Those things are perfect for making meat tough.
Use mine at least once a week, makes a perfect toasted sandwich.

A shame it outlived George.

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Wokingclaret » Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:34 pm

Brilliant in the TV show "Better late than never"

This was probably his biggest win

https://x.com/Charlesrat74/status/1903272530380542316

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by Wokingclaret » Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:46 pm

Lean mean grilling machine :lol:

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Re: RIP George Foreman

Post by HurstGrangeClaret » Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:56 pm

RIP George- a true legend.
Just to lighten things up a little, my son just WhatsApped this to me:-

George Foreman dead.

Check the fuse mate!

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