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Don Wassall said:
George Foreman was a beast when he was young, a very powerful puncher. He mellowed into a likeable big teddy bear type as he got older and he was an unabashed capitalist, making lots of money off his name and reputation, such as the George Foreman Grill. He was also eccentric; if memory serves he had five or six sons, all named George.

I didn't read every obit, but the ones I did such as the BSPN one above, didn't mention Foreman waving the US flag in the ring after winning the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Like everything else in 1968, the Summer Olympics were very eventful and chaotic, probably best remembered for the black power fists raised by John Carlos and Tommy Smith on the medal stand after the 200 meters sprint. Foreman waving the flag in the ring following Carlos and Smith's stunt was something that made Foreman, then 19 years old, very popular in the eyes of the general public, which was then still mostly kneejerk very patriotic and reactionary and was sickened by the black power protest. Critics can say it was a calculated move by Foreman and maybe it was, but then again just about everything is political and was even then. It certainly was a huge part of Foreman's legacy, then and for the rest of his life, and to deliberately ignore it in obituaries certainly was also a calculated move by the regime's corporate media arm.

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George Foreman was the kind of man that everyone should use as an example to their children relevant to sport icons. He was devout in his Christian faith, devoted husband, committed father, well-spoken gentleman, saavy businessman, and patriotic to his core.
 
A full boxing weekend from Las Vegas to Australia to England and Kazakhstan.

April 5: Las Vegas (ESPN+)​

  • Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Guido Vianello, 10 rounds, heavyweights
  • Lindolfo Delgado vs. Elvis Rodriguez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Abdullah Mason vs. Carlos Ornellas, 10 rounds, lightweights
  • Albert Gonzalez vs. Dana Coolwell, 8 rounds, featherweights
  • Steven Navarro vs. Juan Esteban Garcia, 6 rounds, junior bantamweights
  • Art Barrera Jr. vs. Daijohn Gonzalez, 6 rounds, welterweights
  • Jahi Tucker vs. Troy Williamson, 10 rounds, middleweights
  • DJ Zamora vs. Hugo Castaneda, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
  • Sammy Contreras Jr. vs. Robert Jimenez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights

April 5: Astana, Kazakhstan (ESPN+)​

  • Title fight: Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Anauel Ngamissengue, 12 rounds, for Alimkhanuly's IBF and WBO middleweight titles
  • Sultan Zaurbek vs. Azinga Fuzile, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
  • Batyrzhan Jukembayev vs. Kane Gardner, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Otabek Kholmatov vs. Jason Canoy Manigos, 8 rounds, featherweights
  • Balaussa Muzdiman vs. Maria Theresa Pinili, 8 rounds, women's bantamweights

April 5: Manchester, England (DAZN)​

  • Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic, 10 rounds, heavyweights
  • Jack Rafferty vs. Cory O'Regan, 12 rounds, junior welterweights
  • David Adeleye vs. Jeamie Tshikeva, 10 rounds, for the vacant British heavyweight title
  • Juergen Uldedaj vs. Gerardo Mellado, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
  • Khaleel Majid vs. Alex Murphy, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Royston Barney-Smith vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
  • Mark Chamberlain vs. Miguel Angel Scaringi, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Nelson Birchall vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco, 6 rounds, featherweights
  • Alfie Middlemiss vs. Alexander Morales, 4 rounds, featherweights
  • Delicious Orie vs. Milos Veletic, 4 rounds, heavyweights
  • Ramtin Musah vs. Robbie Chapman, 4 rounds, super middleweights

April 6: New South Wales, Australia​

  • Tim Tszyu vs. Joseph Spencer, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
  • Koen Mazoudier vs. Dan Hill, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
  • Endry Saavedra vs. Mikkel Nielsen, 10 rounds, middleweights
  • Brandon Grach vs. Liam Talivaa, 8 rounds, heavyweights
  • Andrei Mikhailovich vs. Blake Wells, 6 rounds, middleweights
  • Callum Peters vs. William Lenehan, 4 rounds, super middleweights
  • Cody Beekin vs. Ryan Daye, 5 rounds, middleweights
  • Brent Walton vs. Isaias Sette, 4 rounds, super middleweights
  • Cooper O'Connell vs. Benjamin Amos, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
 
Booth said:
A full boxing weekend from Las Vegas to Australia to England and Kazakhstan.

April 5: Las Vegas (ESPN+)​

  • Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Guido Vianello, 10 rounds, heavyweights
  • Lindolfo Delgado vs. Elvis Rodriguez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Abdullah Mason vs. Carlos Ornellas, 10 rounds, lightweights
  • Albert Gonzalez vs. Dana Coolwell, 8 rounds, featherweights
  • Steven Navarro vs. Juan Esteban Garcia, 6 rounds, junior bantamweights
  • Art Barrera Jr. vs. Daijohn Gonzalez, 6 rounds, welterweights
  • Jahi Tucker vs. Troy Williamson, 10 rounds, middleweights
  • DJ Zamora vs. Hugo Castaneda, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
  • Sammy Contreras Jr. vs. Robert Jimenez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights

April 5: Astana, Kazakhstan (ESPN+)​

  • Title fight: Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Anauel Ngamissengue, 12 rounds, for Alimkhanuly's IBF and WBO middleweight titles
  • Sultan Zaurbek vs. Azinga Fuzile, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
  • Batyrzhan Jukembayev vs. Kane Gardner, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Otabek Kholmatov vs. Jason Canoy Manigos, 8 rounds, featherweights
  • Balaussa Muzdiman vs. Maria Theresa Pinili, 8 rounds, women's bantamweights

April 5: Manchester, England (DAZN)​

  • Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic, 10 rounds, heavyweights
  • Jack Rafferty vs. Cory O'Regan, 12 rounds, junior welterweights
  • David Adeleye vs. Jeamie Tshikeva, 10 rounds, for the vacant British heavyweight title
  • Juergen Uldedaj vs. Gerardo Mellado, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
  • Khaleel Majid vs. Alex Murphy, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Royston Barney-Smith vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
  • Mark Chamberlain vs. Miguel Angel Scaringi, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Nelson Birchall vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco, 6 rounds, featherweights
  • Alfie Middlemiss vs. Alexander Morales, 4 rounds, featherweights
  • Delicious Orie vs. Milos Veletic, 4 rounds, heavyweights
  • Ramtin Musah vs. Robbie Chapman, 4 rounds, super middleweights

April 6: New South Wales, Australia​

  • Tim Tszyu vs. Joseph Spencer, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
  • Koen Mazoudier vs. Dan Hill, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
  • Endry Saavedra vs. Mikkel Nielsen, 10 rounds, middleweights
  • Brandon Grach vs. Liam Talivaa, 8 rounds, heavyweights
  • Andrei Mikhailovich vs. Blake Wells, 6 rounds, middleweights
  • Callum Peters vs. William Lenehan, 4 rounds, super middleweights
  • Cody Beekin vs. Ryan Daye, 5 rounds, middleweights
  • Brent Walton vs. Isaias Sette, 4 rounds, super middleweights
  • Cooper O'Connell vs. Benjamin Amos, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
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Yes a busy weekend with the Joyce vs Hrgovic fight being the highest profile fight of the weekend. Hrgovic has to beat the fading Joyce who seems to have had his chin cracked after years of walking through bombs. The winner will probably get a high profile fight on a Saudi card but the loser will have their career circling the drain.

Also Richard Torrez Jr fights Guido Vianello and similar to the previous fight the winner should be positioned for a Saudi card bout but if the Italian national loses he could have a similar dilemma as the previous bouts loser.

On Saturday afternoon in Kazakhstan Eurasian unified champion Janibek Alimakhunly defends his unified titles against an unknown French based African fighter this should be a blowout showcase bout and the card will clash with the British card timeline wise.

On Saturday night Tim Tszyu fights Joey Spencer. Before his blowout loss in his last bout this would be a showcase bout that should have been over before your coffee was brewed but after his last bout Tszyu might be in a career freefall and will certainly be in one if he loses to the more limited White American in this home soil bout.

Tszyu has also banned his pops from his camp and sitting ringside for the bout but I can't see Kotsya being the reason why he was bounced like a beach ball in his previous bout.
 
There's a lot of notable white heavyweights fighting this weekend - Filip Hrgovic, Richard Torrez Jr vs Guido Vianello, Bakhodir Jalolov, Hughie Fury, Viktor Vykhryst
 
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