Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story Of The Once And Future Heavyweight Champion Of The World (12A)

George Foreman rises from humble origins and a troubled youth to taste success with his fists at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City. Success against Joe Frazier and Ken Norton solidifies his standing as a champion until the widely publicised Rumble In The Jungle against Muhammad Ali where Foreman was knocked down for the first time in his career. He subsequently finds God and becomes a born-again Christian.

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Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story Of The Once And Future Heavyweight Champion Of The World (12A) Film Review from LondonNet

A long and unwieldy title for director George Tillman Jr’s biographical drama about the Texas-born athlete, who hit hard inside and out of the boxing ring. Based on a script that Tillman Jr co-wrote with Frank Baldwin, the film charts the rise of George Foreman (Khris Davis) from humble origins and a troubled youth to his first taste of success with his fists at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City…

Success against Joe Frazier and Ken Norton solidifies his standing as a champion until the widely publicised Rumble In The Jungle against Muhammad Ali (Sullivan Jones) where Foreman was knocked down for the first time in his career. He subsequently finds God and becomes a born-again Christian before disproving the naysayers with a late-career comeback to claim the heavyweight championship.

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– Kim Hu