George Foreman Autographed 8x11 Magazine Picture Pro Boxing Champion JSA COA

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You are bidding on a signed 8x11 picture  autographed by George Foreman...JSA COA
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George Edward Foreman
(born January 10, 1949)
[2]
[3]
is an American former
professional boxer
who competed between 1969 and 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world
heavyweight
champion and an
Olympic
gold medalist. Outside of boxing, he is also a minister, author and entrepreneur.
After a troubled childhood, Foreman took up
amateur boxing
and won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the
1968 Summer Olympics
. Having turned professional the next year, he won the world heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of then-undefeated
Joe Frazier
in 1973. He defended the belt twice before suffering his first professional loss, to
Muhammad Ali
in the iconic
Rumble in the Jungle
in 1974.
[4]
Unable to secure another title opportunity, Foreman retired after a loss to
Jimmy Young
in 1977.
Following what he referred to as a religious epiphany, Foreman became an ordained Christian minister.
[5]
Ten years later he announced a comeback, and in 1994 at age 45 won the unified
WBA
,
IBF
lineal
heavyweight championship titles by knocking out 26-year-old
Michael Moorer
. He dropped the WBA belt rather than face his mandatory soon after, and following a single IBF title defense on June 28, 1995 renounced his title-the last major belt he ever held. He was 46 years and 169 days old.
[6]
Foreman is the oldest to ever win the world heavyweight boxing championship, and the second-oldest in any weight class after
Bernard Hopkins
(at
light heavyweight
). He retired in 1997 at the age of 48, with a final record of 76 wins (68 knockouts) and 5 losses.
Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and
International Boxing Hall of Fame
. The International Boxing Research Organization rates Foreman as the eighth-greatest heavyweight of all time.
[7]
In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by
The Ring
.
[8]
The Ring
ranked him as the ninth-greatest puncher of all time.
[9]
He was a ringside analyst for
HBO
's boxing coverage for 12 years until 2004.
[10]
Outside boxing, he is a successful entrepreneur and known for his promotion of the
George Foreman Grill
, which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide.
[11]
In 1999, he sold the commercial rights to the grill for 8 million
...... Shipping and Packaging details: I ship everything with cardboard backing. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. Payment details: Typically, I ship paypal payments right away. PAYPAL is recommended. International shipping will be higher as I will insure all international orders.  How I obtained my autographs, and why I promise a FULL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: As a kid, from roughly the years 1965 to 1973, and later from 1974-the present, I have amassed an enormous collection of autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I also obtained many autographs in person at area parks and hotels.In the 1980's and 1990's, I travelled the country doing shows (20 National Conventions) and would buy quantities of autographs through player signings. I have every reason to believe that all of the autographs I'm auctioning are absolutely authentic. I stand by every item I sell. Upon purchasing an item from me through eBay, you may return that item, in the condition in which I shipped it to you, within three weeks of receipt of that item if you are not satisfied with the item.   I am selling each item "as is", per the guarantee I've promised above. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. I have worked hard for my feedback rating. The last thing I want to do is damage my credibility, so if you have legitimate concerns about any item you win from me on eBay, I'll make every effort to remedy the situation to your satisfaction. PLEASE NOTE: Some items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies. Others do not. I have found that there is no difference in prices received from items with or without certs. Hopefully this is reflective of my reputation, feedback and guarantee policy. I have spent lots of money with outside authenticators and have had less than 20 items come back without certs. Sincerely, Joe Binder Downers Grove, Illinois