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George Foreman is an iconic American heavyweight boxing champion known for his Olympic gold medal, remarkable punching power, and historic comeback to reclaim the heavyweight title at age 45. Beyond boxing, Foreman became a successful entrepreneur, minister, and beloved public figure through ventures like the popular George Foreman Grill.

Former Husker and NFL linebacker Jay Foreman teams up with Austin Oerman to give their unrivaled view of Nebraska athletics.

The Spin Doctor Is In with Chuck Foreman pulls you into the huddle with a Minnesota Vikings legend. Each week, Chuck opens the playbook on football and life—unfiltered stories from the locker room, smart breakdowns of today’s game, and candid conversations with teammates, rivals, and rising stars. If you love great sports talk with heart, craft, and a little swagger, you’re in the right place. Pull up a chair—the mic is hot, the stories are better, and the Spin Doctor is in.

In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible "professor of boxing." The other was George Foreman, who was as taciturn as Ali was voluble. Observing them was Norman Mailer, a commentator of unparalleled energy, acumen, and audacity.

Picture a man, he’s tall, not excessively so, yet as wide as he is high. This man is a spitting and growling street brawler; a tank full of ready-to-blow, muscle-fuelled aggression. Imagine, if you will, the comic-book style Bulldog of Great British stamp. Well, there you have him! The prototypical face taken from the terraces of an ’80s football fan’s rolled-up newspaper cosh; a poster-boy of malevolence left over from Thatcher’s post-punk Britain.

No sport is more enthralling than boxing - called “the noble art” and the “sweet science”. As famed boxing announcer Larry Merchant once noted, boxing is the “theater of the unexpected”. Its storied history has seen momentous bouts, the breakdown of racial barriers, and fights of the century. In this thrilling 18-part audio series, the inimitable David L. Hudson, Jr. takes you on a thrilling ringside ride.

Fall 2024 marks 50 years since both the legendary Rumble in the Jungle fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, and the Zaire’ 74 music festival, headlined by the likes of James Brown, BB King, Miriam Makeba and myriad other stars. Muhammad Ali’s life bobs and weaves through an era of revolutions and disruptive social change in both the US and Africa. In the lead up to this highly politicized superfight, Ali and many other freedom fighters are forced to confront old truths and build bridges toward understanding while they learn to wield the power of influence and sacrifice. ...