There aren’t many heavyweights in history that had more power than George Foreman.
The legendary figure finished his career with a record of 76 wins and just 5 defeats, with 68 of his victories coming by knockout.
Some of the biggest names in history fell victim to the power of ‘Big George’ – including Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Michael Moorer, who were all beaten by knockout.
It led to Foreman becoming a two-time heavyweight champion, and the oldest world heavyweight champion in history at the age of 46 years and 169 days.
Arguably his most iconic fight was the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ against Muhammad Ali, which took place 50 years ago and saw Ali upset the odds to claim the win.
Foreman has now named the fighter who he felt had the best chin, and it wasn’t Ali, Frazier, Norton or Moorer who made the cut. Instead, ‘Big George’ revealed to Ring Magazine that it was a man he took on before becoming world champion.
“George “Scrap Iron” Johnson. I hit him so often that I damaged my hands in that fight. He had taken “Smokin” Joe Frazier the distance and had the best chin I’d ever come across.
“They stopped the fight but I couldn’t get him out of there cleanly. I still haven’t knocked him out (laughs).”
Foreman stopped Johnson in round seven when the two men met in May 1970, three years prior to first lifting a world title. Along with facing Foreman, Johnson also fought big names such as Frazier, Sonny Liston and Ron Lyle in his career.
Along with naming the fighter who had the best chin, Foreman has also revealed the one man he fought that was even better than Ali.
