{"id":74760,"date":"2025-03-23T00:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T23:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infokuryr.cz\/n\/?p=74760"},"modified":"2025-03-22T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T14:25:07","slug":"ve-veku-76-let-zemrela-boxerska-legenda-george-foreman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infokuryr.cz\/n\/2025\/03\/23\/ve-veku-76-let-zemrela-boxerska-legenda-george-foreman\/","title":{"rendered":"Ve v\u011bku 76 let zem\u0159ela boxersk\u00e1 legenda George Foreman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foreman b\u011bhem sv\u00e9 des\u00edtky let dlouh\u00e9 kari\u00e9ry dvakr\u00e1t vyhr\u00e1l mistrovstv\u00ed sv\u011bta v t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 v\u00e1ze<\/h3>\n

Legend\u00e1rn\u00ed boxer a dvojn\u00e1sobn\u00fd mistr sv\u011bta v t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 v\u00e1ze George Foreman zem\u0159el ve v\u011bku 76 let, uvedla v sobotu jeho rodina v\u00a0<\/span>p\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvku<\/span><\/a>\u00a0na Instagramu. Americk\u00fd atlet, zn\u00e1m\u00fd v ringu jako \u201eBig George\u201c, vybudoval dlouhou a pozoruhodnou kari\u00e9ru v tomto sportu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foremanova kari\u00e9ra za\u010dala amat\u00e9rsk\u00fdm boxem pot\u00e9, co se p\u0159est\u011bhoval z Texasu do Kalifornie. V roce 1997 ode\u0161el do d\u016fchodu s kari\u00e9rn\u00edm rekordem 76 v\u00fdher, 68 knockoutem a pouze p\u011bti prohrami.<\/span><\/p>\n

„S hlubok\u00fdm z\u00e1rmutkem oznamujeme \u00famrt\u00ed na\u0161eho milovan\u00e9ho George Edwarda Foremana star\u0161\u00edho, kter\u00fd pokojn\u011b ode\u0161el 21. b\u0159ezna 2025 obklopen sv\u00fdmi bl\u00edzk\u00fdmi,“<\/span><\/em>\u00a0uvedla rodina.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreman z\u00edskal zlatou medaili v t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 v\u00e1ze na olympijsk\u00fdch hr\u00e1ch v Mexico City v roce 1968 ve v\u011bku 19 let. O p\u011bt let pozd\u011bji vyhr\u00e1l sv\u016fj prvn\u00ed sv\u011btov\u00fd \u0161ampion\u00e1t v t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 v\u00e1ze. Povedlo se mu to znovu v roce 1994, kdy\u017e mu bylo 45, a stal se tak nejstar\u0161\u00edm \u0161ampionem t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 v\u00e1hy v\u016fbec.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Muhammad Ali (vlevo) a George Foreman (vpravo) b\u011bhem z\u00e1pasu o titul mistra sv\u011bta WBC\/WBA v t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 v\u00e1ze v Caracasu ve Venezuele, 26. b\u0159ezna 1974. \u00a9 Global Look Press \/ Robert Royal<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Jeden z Foremanov\u00fdch nejslavn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch z\u00e1pas\u016f byl proti Muhammadovi Alimu v roce 1974, kter\u00fd prohr\u00e1l v osm\u00e9m kole knockoutu a byl zaznamen\u00e1n v oscarov\u00e9m dokumentu \u201eKdy\u017e jsme byli kr\u00e1li\u201c. Pot\u00e9, co prohr\u00e1l s Alim, se boxersk\u00e1 legenda utkala je\u0161t\u011b p\u011btkr\u00e1t, ne\u017e ode\u0161el do d\u016fchodu, aby zah\u00e1jil kari\u00e9ru vysv\u011bcen\u00e9ho ministra ve sv\u00e9m rodn\u00e9m Texasu. K boxu se v\u0161ak vr\u00e1til v roce 1987 ve v\u011bku 38 let.<\/span><\/p>\n

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George Foreman, Kinshasa, Zair, sobotn\u00ed noc, 26. \u0159\u00edjna 1974. \u00a9 AP Photo<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

V roce 1994 uvedl na trh gril George Foreman Grill, kter\u00e9ho se celosv\u011btov\u011b prodalo v\u00edce ne\u017e 100 milion\u016f kus\u016f. V roce 1999 prodal komer\u010dn\u00ed pr\u00e1va na gril za 138 milion\u016f dolar\u016f.<\/span><\/p>\n

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George Foreman celebruje k\u0159est d\u00edt\u011bte, Houston, Texas, b\u0159ezen 2003. \u00a9 Michael Brennan \/ Getty Images<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Jeho posledn\u00ed boj se odehr\u00e1l v listopadu 1997, co\u017e byla v\u011bt\u0161inov\u00e1 prohra se Shannonem Briggsem. V roce 2002 byl Foreman \u010dasopisem The Ring jmenov\u00e1n jedn\u00edm z 25 nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00edch bojovn\u00edk\u016f za posledn\u00edch 80 let, co\u017e ho tak\u00e9 za\u0159adilo jako dev\u00e1t\u00e9ho nejlep\u0161\u00edho \u00fadern\u00edka v\u0161ech dob. 12 let, kter\u00e9 skon\u010dily v roce 2004, byl ringov\u00fdm analytikem HBO.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Boxe\u0159i Muhammad Ali a George Foreman s producentem Davidem Sonenbergem (vlevo) a re\u017eis\u00e9rem Leonem Gastem, Academy Awards Show, 24. b\u0159ezna 1997, Los Angeles, Kalifornie. \u00a9 Getty Images \/ Bob Riha Jr \/ P\u0159isp\u011bvatel<\/em><\/div>\n
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