A 5th Ward Legend: 20 Iconic Photos of Boxing Great George Foreman

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They say legends live forever, and although Big George is no longer here with us in the physical, his legacy as one of the greatest fighters to ever step in the ring will be remembered for generations to come.

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Born in Marshall, Texas. Foreman grew up in a family where he was one of seven children in Houston’s Fifth Ward community. Leaving school for the streets as a teenager, Foreman described those years as troubled in his memoir but those rough times would change after he entered Job Corps at his mother’s request. There, he would earn his GED and become skilled in bricklaying and carpentry. Life would eventually take him to California where he first began training in the world of boxing. Through these humble beginnings, he would go on to become a larger-than-life figure in the sport.

Take a scroll down memory lane as we remember Houston’s very own George Edward Foreman.