The Mouthpiece
George & George
By: George H. Hanson Jr., Esq.
(Facebook Post April 18, 2012) George Foreman (January 10, 1949 – ) Listen folks, Foreman has had one of the most incredible careers in the history of entertainment. Despite a 10-year hiatus (1977 -1987) he was able to resume his boxing career and regain the heavyweight championship in 1994—21 years after he first won it in 1973. During his time away from boxing he became an ordained minister and opened a youth center in Houston, Texas. It is amazing that there is an entire generation who knows Foreman solely because of his remarkable work as a pitchman and partner for the eponymous grill—an amazing invention that is as good as advertised. I know—I ran out and bought one. It was an honor to meet him, because my late father, a sergeant in the Jamaican Constabulary Force, was part of the security detail for heavyweight champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier and Foreman for their epic battle in the National Stadium on January 22, 1973—Foreman won by second round technical knockout. We spoke briefly and I got this picture. LOL. Show some love for this great champion—inside and outside the ring.
Continue to support the sweet science, and remember, always carry your mouthpiece!
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
