George Foreman 'Got a Second Chance' from God after a Near-Death Experience

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George Foreman famously won two heavyweight titles two decades apart – in 1973 and then in 1994. His “Rumble in the Jungle” bout with Muhammid Ali in 1974 – Foreman came into the match undefeated but lost – remains one of the most famous boxing events in sports history.

A 1968 Olympic Gold medalist, he became a Christian minister in the late 1970s.

Big George Foreman is a faith-centric movie showcasing the boxer’s transformation from heavyweight champion to preacher and then heavyweight champion again. The film stars Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah) as Foreman and Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker as Foreman’s trainer and mentor, Doc Broadus. George Tillman Jr. (This Is Us, The Hate U Give) directed it. The Sony Pictures/Affirm Films movie will be released in theaters on April 28.

 

The trailer shows Foreman as a youngster, gathered with his family at the dinner table as a woman prays. Moments later, it shows him being bullied at school because of his family’s lack of money. The trailer then depicts the iconic 1974 Rumble in the Jungle fight between Foreman and Ali before it switches to a 1977 bout between Foreman and Jimmy Young.

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