George Foreman Talks about Fighting Joe Frasier

Rich Marotta sits down with George Foreman to chat about the the preparation for fighting legendary boxers in different countries as we lead up to the Pacquiao vs Rios event in Macao, China.

[@user-mhmd-ibrhm]

George Foreman is one of my greatest boxers of all time. God bless him.

[@outdoorluxuries2887]

He is the greatest boxer of all time who got beat by the greatest

[@wwbdwwbd]

Big George hasn't aged in 30 years!

[@kappakappa4507]

wwbdwwbd hahahah he kind of did...

[@mattdmastiff4524]

He's certainly aged gracefully but he still has somewhat. He got them Halle Berry genetics

[@SSR175]

It's almost impossible to believe now that this man was the most feared heavyweight of all time when he faced Muhammad Ali. He's like a big cuddly teddy bear now.

[@BobSaint]

Yeah, but the big cuddly bear could still tear you apart. Or, in Frazier's case, uppercut you into orbit.

[@number-ey8lz]

He beat Michael Moore when he was “teddy bear like” and became the champion at 45

[@SSR175]

@@number-ey8lz There's no doubt about his greatness. That was one hell of a fight where George played with Moorer's mind and knocked him out in the end. What I meant to emphasise was just how much he had changed. From trying to kill everyone he faced to just fighting and winning a clean fight. He was so much more likeable in the second coming.

[@_golub_8745]

The most feared boxer of all time was Sonny Liston

[@jgillingwater9984]

Dude, look at his hands! Big smile, killer hands.

[@paulbrewer2374]

I LOVE Big George. I'm 67 years old and I grew watching the Golden Age of boxers like George and Ali and Joe Frazier. I grieved when Joe and Ali died. So, I'm so glad that George is still there and looking so healthy and happy!

[@hj_1881]

im jealous

[@uncjim]

Nobody has ever reinvented themselves in a public sense like Big George, going from universally disliked to universally loved. The man is phenomenal.

[@michaelberry1382]

uncjim so true. I was about 4-5 when he beat Frazier. I LOVED boxing at that age. I remember vividly thinking Big George was mean and vicious. He terrified me. Then when he made the comeback for his church - I remember thinking- wow he’s not like I remember. It seems like he picked up the humbleness of Frazier and the humor of Ali. And it wasn’t the Afro that made him mean the first time around 😂

[@wasabi5338]

what about Tyson. Dude is universally loved now too lol age mellowed these guys out

[@mattyfarrelly9430]

❤️❤️❤️ RIP JOE FRAZIER. wonderful human and a great boxer

[@jgillingwater9984]

I have a poster in my home gym of the first Frazier-Ali fight because as much as I love Ali, I love and admire Frazier more.

[@charlesterrizzi8311]

You would think George would be stuttering after Holyfield hit his head 320 times in his mid forties. God has preserved him

[@michaelmohrle1773]

He landed a few on Holy too, he thought George knocked his teeth out !!

[@Heaveaway23]

Foreman is an abrams tank, he absorbs hits like nothing

[@cobybulger7140]

@@Heaveaway23 this the most true thing anyone has said

[@bombjockeyC]

I love goerge's smile at the beginning

[@MrGiova11]

Sir Caleb right? Complete class act, even if he is having the shittiest day ever, he knows how to act on camera and in front of people! Boxers are some of the greatest actors without people even noticing or giving them credit for! Love how he just smiled when he realized they were rolling 👌🏻

[@chuckcollins2349]

George has a good spirit.

[@peteraddison8323]

can listen to that preacher all day!!!!

[@mariocassina90]

even because if you don't listen then it is a big fucking problem to deal with...

[@underyourskins]

George is an intelligent man.. Glad to see he is in good health.

[@garymorell6924]

I have to rate George Foreman as one of the greats. Caste Iron chin, and murderous punch. To reclaim the title with a knockout of Michael Moore 20 yrs after losing it to Ali proves my point.

[@sleazyfellow]

Yeah he's definitely top 5 with his career.

[@ak9784]

wow man im so happy for George,he had 66 years in this interview and he speaks so good,alomst every boxer when he turns 45-50 he stops talking good,cause of the brain damage those guys took,Georges health is so great,i hope he stays like this for antoher 20 years,what a legend!

[@mariocassina90]

big george is a piece of steel...

[@LogicalReasons]

He knew it was going to be a problem when he named his kids, all ten of them, George

[@keflalssj]

Allfa FeNiX WTF he was 66 here???? Damn. He looks really good for his age

[@chris99103]

Its cause, overall, he has not taken a lot of punishment in his career...mostly stomped on the other dudes..lol

[@goldenrules5697]

He is in safe area now and for the rest of his life ... 👍😎

[@Liamthewaldo]

he looks incredible for his age

[@Jerkwad152]

+YungRetroGamer I wouldn't want to take one of his punches, no matter how old he gets.

[@mariosanchez8236]

Mario Cassina Ha! Nice!

[@dahyacheva3949]

Mario Cassina me too

[@arjundev8090]

He's billionaire

[@KurwaRomek]

@@arjundev8090 that stops aging? Dude I'm 38, broke as fuck and I look fucking 25, not even kidding

[@denissssss8579]

George the strongest 70 years old man on world

[@piterdore8799]

Ģeorge for me is a gentle giant..he is great.

[@josephlacombe2427]

George Forman is and incredible man a true Champion. 😎

[@brianwilson9828]

love you George you are always a class-act!

[@MrDavinci1965]

George is a class act. God bless You George !

[@fredbeasley7299]

So nice to see George has aged well and healthy

[@lehampton1]

IMHO of all the boxers during the greatest period for the heavyweights, the 1970s, I have the most respect for this man, George Forman for so many reasons, his faith, his comeback, his business savvy, his attitude change from a young angry man into a beloved spokesman for boxing. God bless George Forman.

[@Viking380]

George has always come across as a genuine nice guy, he’s always smiling and always has positive things to say. One of the greats for sure.

[@paddyplage1913]

Foreman Frazier Ali we will never see the likes of these great fighters again.

[@joshuatree5620]

Any 3 of these fighters would dominate the divison today.someone needs to come along with the heart these guys had.

[@afsanaparvez6112]

I love reborn bubbly big george

[@freddiereagan6705]

Credits to Jimmy Young he is the reason why George Foreman become a servant of God

[@jerryyeaaah15]

Ali too 😄

[@optimusprime5794]

Is everyone gonna ignore the fact that he looks totally different from when he was younger? lol

[@jrsmith1998]

OPTIMUS PRIME dude. I always thought that!!!! 😂. I remember when I first saw him on Sanford and son when I was a kid in 1990, My dad was watching it with me. He said “son who is that guy?” I said “I don’t know”. He said “that’s George foreman”. Again, this was when George guest starred on Sanford and son. I was watching him in the late 80’s when he came back to boxing. And I told my dad he doesn’t even look like the same person when he was younger.

[@goldenrules5697]

When he is young ... I think ... Actually he just act just adapt to situasion at thats time ... Not real him self ... He is too smart ...

[@Kevin-rj5zp]

I think his face remained almost exactly the same. He aged well

[@StrikeXP]

Yes I would agree but from the 90’s to now he looks the dsme

[@WillJM81280]

Hate to tell you this, but everyone looks different than when they were younger.

[@willardsargent6181]

I love this guy is wish one day I could meet him he's looks like a good man am 47 years old it's have never seen nobody in person in my life God bless him he's all was positive

[@axobreil]

George Foreman is a great person! Even when he was young be looked like he was a punk, but he has always been a down to earth great guy since he was young!

[@mariocassina90]

when he was young he was a punk...

[@charlesterrizzi8311]

Eduardo Gallardo He was bad before he met Jesus Christ, that changed his whole person

[@syedfayaz2149]

Beautiful Human is mr.George🥊🇮🇳🥊

[@afsarahmed7831]

Foreman is still in goodshape topman

[@sammy11232003]

my favorite big guy i adore foreman.

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Love this. George looking well as ever!

[@liciadipietro1373]

Che incredibile mutamento caratteriale ha avuto questo grande campione. Da arrogante, scontroso, diffidente e spietato, si è trasformato in uomo amabile, simpatico e dotato di un bellissimo sorriso.

[@stevenlangdon-griffiths293]

George Foreman is a boxing treasure

[@brianpress1392]

Champ 🏆 George(BigGeorge)Forman, A True Gentleman In and Out of the Ring,👍

[@JackPeters-yk9wg]

Big George...The absolute pinnacle of what a " Champion" should be...Will always be at the top of my list as both a Champion and more importantly a testament regarding his faith and the power of Christ....final note...He makes a damn good grill as well....😊

[@Swat-ed5bt]

We gonna Rumble!!

[@thehitman704]

george foremans smile is the cure to any disease i dont care, that is a beautiful smile.

[@jonathanpardoe8722]

I think that this man that came back from retirement and got the title well after his prime shows how tough the boxers were in Ali's day and greatest of respect for Foreman who at any age had a punch so hard that it could fell a tree .....

[@wakeup3987]

Foreman is a smart man. His mind is as sharp ss his fists was in the ring. It's a pleasure to listen to him. And also he is always so humble and nice. A real gentleman.

[@kevintrace5396]

George foreman is a lovely man great personality 1 of the greatest ever God be with him always

[@jamesowens6471]

Awesome guy

[@MedamineSlasla-su6mv]

Honestly in the both fights between Foreman and frazier , what impressed m3 most is how Frazier kept getting up ...Smokin joe was lion RIP Frazier and hope Foreman stays with us fir many more years...their Era was the best

[@user-zq4rs7np6h]

Хорошо что Джордж жив ,здоров и такойййййй Приятный, Красивый,❤❤ Сильный,💪💪 Очаровательный!!💖💖💖💖🤗🤗Love from Russia dear mister George Foreman!!❤❤❤❤

[@Its_Ninooo]

so he wasn't joking about naming all of his sons "george" 😂

[@minkymott]

Yeah, I didn't believe it either back in the day. But sure enough.

[@lehampton1]

All 6 of them, from George JR to George VI. It sounds like the kings of old Europe. His motto is “If one of us rises we all rise and if one of us goes down we all go down.” They support each other and if you mess with one, you’re messing with all seven.

[@lukasbarnes]

He’s smart he’s left a legacy and that name is worth millions because of it.

[@bodanlunny1323]

Foreman was very humble, god bless him

[@benniehelders]

por que hace esa sonrisa tan chistosa hahahah, gran luchador y le ganó al mejor luchador de todos los tiempos smokin Joe :)

[@williamarmstrong632]

A true gentleman, the best heavyweight ever! Classy, nice, you name it. great grills (I have one, love it).

[@johnmanni227]

the most charitable athlete, wait i think i would give that to roberto duran

[@eradeziel]

I came for Joe Frasier insight as the title suggested, not much about him here. A lot of respect for Big George all the same, he's amazing for his age.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

George Foreman feared & got onto Frazier quickly for that reason. He knew the opening rounds were key and that window will close quickly. Because when he starts smoking it would be like a train wreck

[@mimohamedhussien9734]

Great George 👍 Forman.

[@ianmarsden1130]

A very good man.

[@paullav6651]

George still clear speech and healthy, must have had a head like Homer Simpson

[@stevens5541]

Bore off you unfunny prick

[@joshuatree5620]

@@stevens5541 he wasn't tryna be funny,Frazier had Dementia,Ali had parkinsons,Foreman was the only 1 who escaped Healthy.you Prick.

[@jeremysperling8987]

How can a boxing channel misspell Frazier?

[@beastinblack4055]

Put up your dukes! Love it when he says that

[@mrmojorisin8752]

I had no idea George was a 4-1 underdog vs. Frazier. I’m kind of shocked.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

That's how good Foreman was in his prime, after beating Ali , all the so called boxing experts thought Frazier was unbeatable, and beating big George was just a formality, they all thought Goerge was just a big, lumbering oak who could punch, well after slaughtering Frazier, they all change they're tune pretty quick.

[@Ffeoli1039]

Classy dude.

[@janswart2705]

Hard to believe that GF was so badly affected in Zaire. He had been there for almost two months before the fight! Also, MA was in Africa exactly as long as he was.

[@sleazyfellow]

He was being very superstitious as alot of fighters can be. He'd eat food flied out to him, he wasn't allowed to leave the country during the delay, and everybody was for Ali there. Nobody rooting for him period.

[@calcifermearceci2823]

I love big G

[@rogerarmstrong8893]

I wonder how joe Fraziers head felt after that big punch bounced him off the canvas like a basket ball.

[@TheIkaraCult]

Joe would not quit. Joe is the toughest HW champion ever.

[@JBthree24]

The heaviest puncher of all time.

[@jamesasher63]

Amazing fighter, people remember him for the power in his hands but he's easily one of the greatest all-round fighters of all time. If he'd have beaten Ali he could have gone down as THE best ever, especially considering his absolutely incredible record stacked with incredible wins over tough tough fighters, and to top it all off, he's escaped with his mind still completely sharp.

[@joshuatree5620]

Frazier beat Ali and didnt go down as THE best ever,if anything most people rate foreman over frazier for some reason.

[@jamesasher63]

@@joshuatree5620 Well people don't give Frazier credit for the win over Ali for two reasons. Ali beat Frazier twice after their first encounter, plus Ali had been out of the ring and out of training for several years before fighting Frazier and the argument was that the Ali that fought Liston and Cleveland Williams and so on, would have ran rings around Frazier. As for the second point, there's no secret about why people rate Foreman over Frazier, they met twice and Frazier got fucked up. I agree no one should take anything away from frazier but he wasn't as good as Foreman

[@hrvojemilicevic3309]

@@jamesasher63 Ali never really beat Frazier or Norton. He came out of third fight with Frazier as old man

[@sleazyfellow]

@@jamesasher63 I'd say Ali was still close enough to his peak in 71 and frazier was absolutely peaked at that first fight, the fight of the century and he won it. Now Joe couldn't repeat that performance and of course foreman was always going to win against him but I don't rate on that. Foreman is a top 5 heavyweight, all time, frazier is at least a top 15.

[@MarianoFreyreX]

Foremaaan

[@arajoaina]

I think Foreman was just too strong for Frazier. Only way Joe even had a chance was if he had a good strategy like Ali.

[@joshuatree5620]

Exactly.but the crazy thing is Foreman didnt even know he was Too strong for Joe,cause george was scared of him.you wouldn't think a 6'4 Tank would be scared of a 5'11 guy,but that goes to show the Reputation of Smokin' Joe.

[@Noway673]

I never knew that George Foreman wanted to fight Mike Tyson for the Heavyweight Champion title on letterman show.On letterman, George Foreman kinda remind me of Mike with bald head and face features.That fight never happened and George was offered by Don King $5M to fight Mike Tyson.

[@evoextremeX]

Look at big George's hands Dang

[@fredpauser6228]

The title says George talks about fighting Joe Frazier. HE DID NOT, WTF?

[@syedfayaz2149]

Mr.Joe smoken Fraizer🥊🥊❤️

[@gordonreed2736]

Remember rich on KFI am 640 back n d day

[@Kat-pr7qm]

My mind say’s I feel great. My heart say’s you’ve got this but my body say’s “No the f**k you don’t. Go home and sit your fat a** down”…😂 😂 All joking aside George is one of the greats and he earned his spot among the like’s of jack Johnson, Joe Louis, SRR, Muhammad Ali and smokin Joe Frazier. Love them all. May they all rest in peace. It’s kind of sad to think that out of all those name’s George is the only one left. 😢 💕

[@rondocombatgems3949]

Come on how y'all spell his last name wrong like that lol

[@joeygonzo]

Pac-Rios was NOT a world championship fight. Rich, you slipped.

[@kcash6359]

They spelled Joe FraZier wrong.

[@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226]

Great interview but, its not an interview about Frazier. It’s about traveling and the affect on your body....come on

[@naggedd]

So glad that George changed his life. In his younger days, he was in a very bad place.

[@romy2516]

His name was Frazier even i know that

[@joeygonzo]

George is only the second American heavyweight to win AND lose the undisputed heavy title in foreign lands.

[@richardjohn8516]

he has long fingers

[@ajlee7376]

George foreman is now more funnier

[@burlapzack9808]

His name was Joe [Frazier]. Come on Top Rank.

[@user-lk6cj9yq4y]

Что то Вин Дизель здал сильно))) Форман в лучьшей форме то))))

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

Spell the GOATS name correctly, it’s FraZier not Frasier. Z not S.

[@joeygonzo]

George, Pac lives in +8 London time. lol

[@faizalari3226]

I more like young george foreman.he more awesome went he young george foreman

[@paulweir5031]

Frasier!!?

[@JenniferM13]

At least spell Frazier's name correctly. RIP Joe.

[@jerryyeaaah15]

still not fixing the name? Com’on guys…

[@ImagineVideoclips]

Out of respect for the legend Smokin' Joe Frazier you should spell Joe's last name right: F-R-A-Z-I-E-R not Frasier.

[@Joethecatholic]

Michael moorer came off with some bullshit as George being ‘fake’ big George likes to smile and feel joyful around people and people like moorer can’t understand that. Maybe Moorer thinks differently now he’s older

[@davidcassidy5868]

BS, this was no talk abt Smokin' Joe !!

[@mikekemper9566]

So. No or Jack shit about fighting Frazier I don't give a shit about manny or other dude, click bait.

[@kevdean9967]

George's first few words allude to his inability to (after all these years) make sense of that Ali loss. George had more than two months to acclimate to Zaire. He always is seeking to place the blame everywhere instead of admitting to himself that plan A, was to go out and kill Ali and when that didn't work he was incapable of coming up with plan b. Ali telling him in the clinches "George, you hit like a sissy" took everything he identified himself with away from him. He will have that loss on his mind forever because he's never been able to wrap his head around it.

[@Its_Ninooo]

so he wasn't joking about naming all of his sons "george" 😂