Some lives are so outsize they seem to punch through the fabric of reality itself, leaving a mark that’s impossible to ignore. George Foreman, who died on March 22 at 76, was one such figure — a man who didn’t just step into the ring but stormed it, twice claiming the heavyweight boxing crown, only to later conquer kitchens worldwide with a grin and a grill. From the mean streets of Houston to the pinnacle of pugilism and beyond, Foreman’s journey was a testament to reinvention, resilience, and the kind of charisma that could sell a million fat-reducing machines.
Born on Jan. 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, and raised in Houston’s rough-and-tumble Fifth Ward, George Edward Foreman didn’t start life with a silver spoon —
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