George Foreman's Controversial Olympic Moment
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George Foreman beat time by going from humiliation to vindication
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Jay Gatsby : George Foreman was " The Scary Guy ," a successor to Sonny Liston .
He says Foreman 's reputation as a soul-crushing behemoth crystallized on Jan. 22, 1973 , at National Stadium in Kingston , Jamaica , when he fought Joe Frazier .
Foreman put Frazier down six times that night -- resulting in Howard Cosell's impossible-to-ever-unhear call -- "Down goes Frazhuh !" -- before referee Arthur Mercante Sr. called a merciful end to the bout.
In 1977 , Foreman felt something, as if he were dying, then went on to retire and become a preacher.
Bob Greene : George Foreman was two months shy of his 46th birthday and hadn't fought in 17 months .
Greene: The young guy beats the old guy -- that's the story of boxing.. one of them anyway.
He says Foreman did the greatest thing any athlete can do: beat time.
Greene says it was a stratagem requiring bravery and a singular belief in oneself.