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Summary: Taking Responsibility
Review: Here's a rags-to-riches story of a man who got caught up in all the trapping of fame and fortune. Yet, with all the mistakes he made, George Foreman took responsibility. He financially and spiriturally took care of his kids who could have become victims had it not been for a truly strong man. George Foreman is a real hero, not only as a boxer, but as a person.
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Summary: by george
Review: I think the book is very informative and exciting,especially since i can personally idfntify with some of the people and expierences.Iwas at parks job corps in 1966,Iwas a member of the boxing team for a short period.I knew Doc, and had an opportunity to meet Archie Moore,which made reading this book even more gratifying.I think BY GEORGE is great.
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Summary: Packs a Powerful Punch
Review: Much of George Foreman's life has been a fight. From his troubled childhood, he had to keep jabbing away at resilient opponents like racism and poverty. Still, he never threw in the towel. In stead every time life knocked him down, he got back up and came out swinging. At times, his religious prostelyzing seems a little ironic considering, his first four children were fathered by four different women, but many others have seen the light after years of dubious behavior. The final rounds are often more important than the first few. Boxing fans will be thrilled by the details of his glory years and his unbelievable comeback when he regularly faced fighters young enough to be his sons. The book may not score a knockout, but it definitely wins by a unanimous decision.
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Summary: Anyone who knows how to read - BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: On the 1 to 5 star scale - I give this a 6!WOW! - WOW! - George! - WOW! Fantastic, Wonderful, Beautiful, Moving, Inspirational, Funny, Fun, Could not and would not put it down! What a great book - what a great life! I'm so full of joy and inspiration from this book that I can't even find the words to write a review - this was such a great book. I've always liked the "recent" George Foreman - the one that was on the comeback trail and fought Michael Moorer - the one with that beautiful smile. Don't forget there was the George before - I used to think that that George Foreman was just simply a bad guy - he wasn't - well - not fully anyway - By George is the autobiography of (and by) George Foreman - from his birth to his regaining the Championship of the World - EVERYTHING - from the book dedications to the very last page was wonderful. I got chills at the end of every chapter - and just had to keep reading - as I got closer to the end I kept wishing for more - How is this not a movie! What a fantastic life this man has led This book has it all - for the boxing enthusiast you get a unique insight at the history of boxing and some it's most influential and historical people - Big George was IN the Rumble in the Jungle - Cosell's famous "Down goes Frazier! - Down goes Frazier!!!" was due to George - On a spiritual note - I would think that the closest thing to feeling Gods love would be getting a hug from George Foreman George - if you're somehow reading this please know that you're an amazing man - and I'm so happy for you - and so happy to share the same planet with you! - I recently adopted a cat from a shelter and of course named him George! Boxing fans - BUY THIS BOOK!
Biography fans - BUY THIS BOOK!
Anyone who knows how to read - BUY THIS BOOK!
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Summary: BIG GEORGE WAS THE STRONGEST
Review: Starting with his early days in Texas, the autobiography of George Foreman is an intriguing piece. The once bad boy of Marshall proved that he could become the good man of the entire nation. Sports defined him, and he is grateful to God.
George Foreman is great: he owns the strongest pair of hands that has ever laced gloves. History has a fine room for him. And although the bitter taste of defeat kept him out of the ring, after Ali's mastery resilience overwhelmed him, no one counted George out. He returned some twenty years later, shattering the long-standing Jersey Joe Walcott's record, and became the oldest heavyweight to win the crown (in 1994, aged 45 years).
His 1973 demolition of Joe Frazier, (in Kingston, Jamaica), left all the reggae-boys wiping their eyes in disbelief. But Ali wasn't stunned. He knew George well, and described him thus: "George (Foreman) is a brute force...just like (Sonny) Liston... only that he is a taller, bigger, and stronger Liston... After the first round (of our fight) I returned to my corner. I understood why (Joe) Frazier and (Ken) Norton were destroyed."
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Summary: This book has everything!
Review: This book was awesome! I got it back when I was 19, probably just so I could read about some good fights. But it had so much more. Like how George was a fighter as a kid. He talked about how he played high school football and the coach who carried around the wooden paddle! I thought it was neat the way he talked about his experience in the Job Corps. Even then he struggled with his temper, and talked about how there was one special lady who always loved him. The cafeteria lady, Mrs. Moon, who eventually invited him over for dinner. I loved the way he described his fights, some of them in awesome detail. He still recalls losing 2 fights against a man named Clay Hodges, but then going to the Olympics and winning the gold against Russian, Ionas Chepulis. He vividly tells about what he was thinking in his first fight with Smokin' Joe Frazier. He tells about fighting Ken Norton. I admire the fact that George takes the good with the bad, and talks about his defeat to Muhammed Ali. But the most awesome thing is about how George became a pastor. He truly is an amazing man, with the grace of God. This shows the awesome power of an awesome man, led now by an awesome God!
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Summary: Another KO for Big George
Review: This is the best autobiography I've ever read . Very honest ,and interesting . His depiction of his personal life is unbelievable .
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Summary: My undisputed favorite biography.
Review: Whether it's for his knockouts in the ring, or his grills that knockout the fat, just about everyone in the civilized world knows the name George Foreman. While most sports fans know that Foreman wasn't always the oversized teddy bear that he is now, the stories relayed in the first half of his autobiography, BY GEORGE, will amaze you. Throughout the book, Foreman not only outlines the rise of his boxing career from the Olympics to the professional ranks and the heavyweight championship (twice), but he also delves into his personal life in a detailed manner that provides the reader with an in-depth look into the George Foreman that many never knew existed. The somewhat underlying story in this book is his relationship with God. In the first half of the book, Foreman tells of how, when he was young, he thought that religion was for the weak and it wasn't something he needed in his life. More amazing is that Foreman, now a Baptist minister, nearly became a Muslim before his legendary fight with Muhammad Ali in 1974. Following his bout with Jimmy Young in 1997, his final fight before his 10 year layoff, Foreman had a 'religious experience' in his locker room, found the Lord, and started to become the George Foreman that the world knows and loves today. In the second half of the book, the reader truly begins to see Foreman's love for God, and how God influences every aspect of his life. While many know the ups and downs of his boxing career, it's very interesting to relive those moments through the eyes of the man who was there. His mentality change between his first and second boxing careers is astonishing. As a Christian, this book has added meaning for me due to the issues mentioned above. Simply put, this is a book that is an inspiration to one and all.
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