Boxing great George Foreman visits KU
05.02.10
More than 400 KU students and people from the Lawrence community came to Thursday night’s boxing symposium featuring boxing world champion and salesman George Foreman, along with boxing journalist and KU alumnus George Kimball.
The event began with Dr. Robert Rodriguez, associate director of the McNair Scholars Program and lecturer in Latin American studies, presenting George Foreman’s life story. Foreman smiled and chuckled as Rodriguez showed a YouTube video of Foreman’s first world championship fight.
After Kimball shared his views of boxing heroes from his book, “Four Kings,” Foreman stood at the podium to answer questions.
Foreman told stories of his life from his pre-boxing days as a teenager when he was a thief, to his more recent days as a grill salesman.
“I remember thinking to myself, ‘If the police don’t get me, I’m going to make something of myself,’” Foreman said.
He also recalled his devastation after losing to Muhammad Ali in October 1974.
Source: University Daily Kansan