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George Foreman

76–5 · 86 recorded bouts · 1969–1997

George Foreman finished 89% of 76 wins inside the distance — the 91st percentile for heavyweight boxing, where the median is 68%. No reach is on record, so this page compares record rather than measurements.

What is on record

Measurements
Reachnot recorded
Height75″ (190.5 cm)
StanceOrthodox
DivisionHeavyweight Boxing
Peak era1970s
CountryUnited States

Wikipedia carries no reach figure for George Foreman, so the reach-advantage comparison this site is built on cannot be computed. Everything below comes from the record instead.

1970 1980 1990 win vs Gary Hobo Wiler (1969)win vs Levi Forte (1969)win vs Bob Hazelton (1969)win vs Max Martinez (1969)win vs Leo Peterson (1969)win vs Roberto Davila (1969)win vs Vernon Clay (1969)win vs Roy Wallace (1969)win vs Johnny Carroll (1969)win vs Chuck Wepner (1969)win vs Sylvester Dullaire (1969)win vs Fred Askew (1969)win vs Donald Walheim (1969)win vs Mel Turnbow (1970)win vs Boone Kirkman (1970)win vs Lou Bailey (1970)win vs George Chuvalo (1970)win vs Roger Russell (1970)win vs George Johnson (1970)win vs Aaron Eastling (1970)win vs James J. Woody (1970)win vs Rufus Brassell (1970)win vs Gregorio Peralta (1970)win vs Jack O'Halloran (1970)win vs Charley Polite (1970)win vs Luis Faustino Pires (1971)win vs Ollie Wilson (1971)win vs Leroy Caldwell (1971)win vs Vic Scott (1971)win vs Gregorio Peralta (1971)win vs Stamford Harris (1971)win vs Charlie Boston (1971)win vs Terry Sorrell (1972)win vs Miguel Angel Paez (1972)win vs Ted Gullick (1972)win vs Clarence Boone (1972)win vs Joe Murphy Goodwin (1972)win vs José Roman (1973)win vs Joe Frazier (1973)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1974)win vs Ken Norton (1974)? vs Boone Kirkman (1975)? vs Charlie Polite (1975)win vs Terry Daniels (1975)win vs Jerry Judge (1975)win vs Alonzo Johnson (1975)win vs John "Dino" Denis (1976)win vs Scott LeDoux (1976)win vs Joe Frazier (1976)win vs Ron Lyle (1976)loss vs Jimmy Young (1977)win vs Pedro Agosto (1977)win vs Rocky Sekorski (1987)win vs Tim Anderson (1987)win vs Bobby Crabtree (1987)win vs Charles Hostetter (1987)win vs Steve Zouski (1987)win vs David Jaco (1988)win vs Tony Fulilangi (1988)win vs Bobby Hitz (1988)win vs Ladislao Mijangos (1988)win vs Carlos Hernández (1988)win vs Frank Lux (1988)win vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1988)win vs Guido Trane (1988)win vs Tom Trimm (1988)win vs Everett Martin (1989)win vs Bert Cooper (1989)win vs J. B. Williamson (1989)win vs Manoel De Almeida (1989)win vs Mark Young (1989)win vs Terry Anderson (1990)win vs Ken Lakusta (1990)win vs Adilson Rodrigues (1990)win vs Mike Jameson (1990)win vs Gerry Cooney (1990)win vs Jimmy K. Ellis (1991)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1991)win vs Alex Stewart (1992)loss vs Tommy Morrison (1993)win vs Pierre Coetzer (1993)win vs Michael Moorer (1994)win vs Axel Schulz (1995)win vs Crawford Grimsley (1996)loss vs Shannon Briggs (1997)win vs Lou Savarese (1997)
winlossdraw / NC1969–1997

Record

Boxing record

76–5

81 bouts on record

Finish rate

89%

of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 91st percentile

By knockout: 68 (89%)By decision: 8 (11%)
  • By knockout 89%
  • By decision 11%

The career, bout by bout

86 recorded bouts from 1969 to 1997. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

Career span

29y

1969–1997

Longest unbeaten run

39

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1969

13 bouts

Recorded bouts

86

86 with a date

Fights

YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1997 L Shannon Briggs Decision12
1997 W Lou Savarese 12
1996 W Crawford Grimsley Decision12
1995 W Axel Schulz Decision12
1994 W Michael Moorer KO/TKO10
1993 L Tommy Morrison Decision12
1993 W Pierre Coetzer KO/TKO8
1992 W Alex Stewart 10
1991 W Jimmy K. Ellis KO/TKO3
1991 L Evander Holyfield Decision12
1990 W Terry Anderson KO/TKO1
1990 W Ken Lakusta KO/TKO3
1990 W Adilson Rodrigues KO/TKO2
1990 W Mike Jameson KO/TKO4
1990 W Gerry Cooney KO/TKO2
1989 W Everett Martin Decision10
1989 W Bert Cooper KO/TKO2
1989 W J. B. Williamson KO/TKO5
1989 W Manoel De Almeida KO/TKO3
1989 W Mark Young KO/TKO7
1988 W David Jaco KO/TKO1
1988 W Tony Fulilangi KO/TKO2
1988 W Bobby Hitz KO/TKO1
1988 W Ladislao Mijangos KO/TKO2
1988 W Carlos Hernández KO/TKO4
1988 W Frank Lux KO/TKO3
1988 W Dwight Muhammad Qawi KO/TKO7
1988 W Guido Trane KO/TKO5
1988 W Tom Trimm KO/TKO1
1987 W Rocky Sekorski KO/TKO3
1987 W Tim Anderson KO/TKO4
1987 W Bobby Crabtree KO/TKO6
1987 W Charles Hostetter KO/TKO3
1987 W Steve Zouski KO/TKO4
1977 L Jimmy Young Decision12
1977 W Pedro Agosto KO/TKO4
1976 W John "Dino" Denis KO/TKO4
1976 W Scott LeDoux KO/TKO3
1976 W Joe Frazier KO/TKO5
1976 W Ron Lyle KO/TKO5
1975 ? Boone Kirkman 3
1975 ? Charlie Polite 3
1975 W Terry Daniels KO/TKO2
1975 W Jerry Judge KO/TKO2
1975 W Alonzo Johnson KO/TKO2
1974 L Muhammad Ali KO/TKO8
1974 W Ken Norton KO/TKO2
1973 W José Roman KO/TKO1
1973 W Joe Frazier KO/TKO2
1972 W Terry Sorrell KO/TKO2
1972 W Miguel Angel Paez KO/TKO2
1972 W Ted Gullick KO/TKO2
1972 W Clarence Boone KO/TKO2
1972 W Joe Murphy Goodwin KO/TKO2
1971 W Luis Faustino Pires 4
1971 W Ollie Wilson KO/TKO2
1971 W Leroy Caldwell KO/TKO2
1971 W Vic Scott KO/TKO1
1971 W Gregorio Peralta KO/TKO10
1971 W Stamford Harris KO/TKO2

Showing the 60 most recent of 86 recorded bouts.

30 of these opponents have their own page here.

How this is worked out

  1. Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
  3. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 587 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Full methodology →

Source: George Foreman on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-18. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.

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