George Foreman III

George Foreman III
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Real name George Edward Foreman III
Nickname(s) Monk
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Nationality American
Born January 23, 1983 (1983-01-23) (age 29)
Humble, Texas, U.S.
Boxing record
Total fights 14
Wins 14
Wins by KO 13
Losses 0
Draws 0

George Edward "Monk" Foreman III (born January 23, 1983 in Humble, Texas) is an American boxer, business executive, and television personality. He is the son of former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman.

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Early life

As a child, Foreman watched his father train and sat ringside when his father was doing color commentary. He always loved boxing, but never got involved with the sport until his early teens. George graduated High School from Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana in 2001, where he played lacrosse. When he was 19, Foreman III went to the gym to do some sparring, but never went back because he did not want his father to find out. His mother,Andre Skeete-Foreman, never thought that he would ever become a boxer because he was so calm and would never lose his temper.[1][2]

Foreman earned his BBA from Rice University where he studied Business and Sports Management,[3] and went on to serve as the business manager of his father's empire[4] and executive vice president of George Foreman Enterprises, Inc.[5][6]

Foreman starred on the E! network's reality series Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive.[7]

Boxing career

Foreman III started training for boxing in July 2009,[8] with very similar training methods to his father - the "torture chamber", in which he dragged a Jeep as far as he could, dug holes, chopped wood and ran to the point of exhaustion.[2]

He made his professional debut stopping Clyde Weaver at 1:16 of the first round. He floored Weaver twice: first with a left to the chin, then with a left to the body, before the referee called a halt to the match.[9] He won his third pro fight on September 26, 2009 at the Coushatta Casino in Kinder, Louisiana against Marvin Ray Jones by TKO in the first round.[10] At November 2011, his professional record is 14-0. His last bout on October 27, 2011 in Tyler, Texas. Some say George III possesses some of his Father's in ring skills; like his stamina, and power, you can also say Foreman III has a great combination of Strength, Speed, and Agility. Power is also shown as you can see from Foremans boxing records below that he is 14-0 and 13 of them have been KO or TKO, one being a unanimous decision.[11]

Professional boxing record

14 Wins (13 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[12]
Res. Record Opponnent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 14-0 Alonzo Toney TKO 3 (6), 2:20 2011-10-27 Lonestar Event Center, Tyler, Texas
Win 13-0 Shannon Caudle TKO 1 (6), 1:42 2011-07-30 Hotel Fredonia, Nacogdoches, Texas
Win 12-0 Eric Lindsey KO 1 (6), 2:54 2011-04-09 Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, Virginia Both boxers down once.
Win 11-0 Christopher Jones KO 1 (4), 2:55 2011-02-25 Music Hall, Austin, Texas
Win 10-0 David Robinson TKO 3 (6), 1:00 2010-10-01 Hotel Fredonia, Nacogdoches, Texas
Win 9-0 James Johnson UD 6 2010-08-11 Shooters, Texarkana, Arkansas
Win 8-0 Bobby Pickett RTD 2 (4), 0:10 2010-07-13 Civic Center, Marshall, Texas Picket down twice in rd 1.
Win 7-0 Dale Mitchell RTD 2 (4), 3:00 2010-04-03 Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington Mitchell down in rd 2. Made his pro debut.
Win 6-0 Robert Vasquez TKO 1 (4), 2:32 2010-03-25 Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho
Win 5-0 Yul Witherspoon TKO 1 (4), 2:39 2010-01-09 Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington
Win 4-0 Bradley Moss TKO 1 (4) 2009-11-14 Youth Center, Cut Off, Louisiana
Win 3-0 Marvin Ray Jones TKO 1 (6), 1:55 2009-09-26 Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana
Win 2-0 George Burrage TKO 2 (4), 1:10 2009-07-31 Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Win 1-0 Clyde Weaver KO 1 (4), 1:16 2009-06-06 Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana George Foreman III's professional debut.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "His Father in His Corner, George Foreman III Is Set for Boxing Debut". The New York Times: p. B15. June 4, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/sports/05foreman.html. Retrieved June 18, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Campbell, Steve (June 3, 2009). "George 'Monk' Foreman III set for boxing debut". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/6457179.html. Retrieved June 16, 2009. 
  3. ^ Di Fino, Nando (June 9, 2009). "Georges I, II, IV and V Get Ringside Seats". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124451123591096625.html. Retrieved June 16, 2009. "Holding a business degree from Rice University and helping run his father's grill empire apparently wasn't enough for George 'Monk' Foreman III." 
  4. ^ George Foreman III aims to make his own name in the ring
  5. ^ "Company to Harness and Leverage Power of George Foreman Brand" (Press release). Industry Pro News. August 17, 2004. http://cohesion.rice.edu/Humanities/sportmanagement/emplibrary/GF%20press%20release.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
  6. ^ Kooker, Naomi R. (June 15, 2007). "Foreman throws weight behind healthy dining concept". Boston Business Journal. http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/06/18/story8.html. Retrieved June 18, 2009. 
  7. ^ "Billionaire brats on the range" (Press release). E! Entertainment Television. 2005-07-19. http://www.etonline.com/tv/2005/07/35306/index.html. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
  8. ^ Pugmire, Lance (June 5, 2009). "Foreman's son ready to rumble". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/06/foremans-son-ready-to-rumble.html. Retrieved June 16, 2009. 
  9. ^ "George Foreman III stops Weaver in first round of pro debut". USA Today. June 7, 2009. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2009-06-07-george-foreman-son-pro-debut_N.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2009. 
  10. ^ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=498261&cat=boxer
  11. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=498261&cat=boxer
  12. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=498261&cat=boxer

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