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George Foreman III Wins by First-Round KO in Pro Boxing Debut

Jun 7, 2009 – 5:59 PM
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George Foreman III, one of the sons of former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, knocked out an overweight human punching bag named Clyde Weaver to win his first professional boxing match on Saturday.

"It feels good to know all the torture my father put me through paid off," Foreman III told the Associated Press. "I'm happy to make my debut. The goal was to have my first fight," Foreman said. "The hardest thing going into the fight was waiting for the undercard to end."

Said the elder George Foreman of his son, "You never know. This guy surprised me. A guy can train in the gym and look real good. But then they get in the ring and is a flop. Now I know he's a fighter."

George III, who sometimes goes by Monk, is the second of Foreman's five sons. All five Foreman boys are named for their father; the others are named George Jr., George IV, George V and George VI.
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