“I’ve always been afraid that a single fight could radically change my life”

2023-05-05 15:27:14

VU BESIDES – The life of the oldest boxing world champion of all time is adapted to the cinema. He evokes his most formidable adversaries.

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For several years, George Foreman had received tempting proposals to adapt the story of his life to the cinema. This legendary boxer thought for a long time before starting. ” Don’t ask me why it took me so long to decide to tell my story on the big screen“says the former world heavyweight champion, who hit harder than anyone. The American, now 74, sneers and adds, giving us a wink: “Good things take time. And you should know that when George Foreman does something, he does it well.» The biopicBig George Foremandirected by George Tillman Jr., will be released in theaters on April 28.

After a childhood marked by delinquency, George Foreman channels his anger to become a boxing champion, a career interrupted by a near-death experience that leads him to become a pastor. On the brink of financial ruin, he will end up…

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