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Boxing great Big George takes a bow at 76 surrounded by family

Retired pro-boxer George Foreman arrives for the world premiere of "Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World," at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles, California, on April 26, 2023. Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, who fought an iconic battle with Muhammad Ali before later reclaiming the title two decades later, died March 21 aged 76.[ FILE] 

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing’s iconic 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family said.

Fondly known as Big George, Foreman dropped out of school and went on to become an Olympic gold medalist, two-time world champion and legend of boxing.

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