So often thought of primarily as the big lug who was so dramatically dispatched by Muhammad Ali in the famous “Rumble in the Jungle” in Zaire in 1974, George Foreman is the main event i…
) and George Tillman Jr , who also directs, the film suggests at the outset that the teenage George might very likely have come to no good as small-time criminal had his potential as a boxer not been noticed by a perceptive scout and trainer, Doc Broadus , who gets him off the streets and into the gym. “You’ve got a punch like I’ve never seen,” the old pro confides, and he soon has the kid working out and getting used to the ring.
Prior to Foreman’s arrival on the scene, the heavyweight division had been dominated by Ali until his title was yanked in June 1967 for refusing induction into the military, as well as being sentenced to five years in federal prison. He managed to maneuver out of that, but he was nonetheless barred from boxing for nearly four of his prime years, during which time Ernie Terrell, Joe Frazier and, finally, Foreman stood atop the heavyweight division.
Physically, Frazier was incredibly intimidating and, at least for a while, not well liked by fans who were biding their time until the return of Ali, who flummoxed Foreman in that long-awaited 1974 title fight. Boxing fans will certainly enjoy the ring action on display, though there isn’t much of it, and interested parties will have to go home and consult the record books to trace the overlapping careers these three great fighters as well as others.
You’ll also have to check your sources to glean details about these guys’ private lives. For a film about Foreman, in particular, it would seem like the writers couldn’t cope the challenge of integrating the man’s 12 children, in addition to his four wives and who knows how many other women, into the narrative. On the few occasions that you do see his family, it’s almost like a joke, as they all just sit there doing nothing in particular as the big man genially presides.
Firmly on the plus side are the numerous depictions of ring action, which are realistic and, in this instance, notably accurate in depicting real and often well-remembered bouts that some fans still re-watch at home.Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
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