Foreman, Armstrong, priests of punch at the preaching

Three former world champions became preachers after retirement. Let’s see the old Olympic gold medalist and the Osmpic heavy weight champion “Big” George Foreman, who has just died.

In January 1973, Foreman stopped the Smokin champion ‘Joe Frazier, 29-0, in two rounds in Kingston, Jamaica.

On March 17, 1977, he lost to Jimmy Young, being floated in the twelfth and last round in Puerto Rico.

As Foreman was in his locker room after losing, he had a spiritual awakening and began to shout, “Jesus Christ is alive in me.” Then, after his shower, he began to shout, “Hallelujah, I’m clean! Hallelujah, I’ve been born again!” He will retire from the boxing with a record of 45-2 (42 kos) and would become a ordered minister.

He would return and win the heavy weight title for the second time at the age of 45, the Michael Moorer champion, 35-0, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, snow. In November 1997 he retired with a record of 76-5 (68 kos) fighting outside Houston, Texas.

Ex -WBA and IBF World Champion Super Lightweight Aaron “The Hawk” Prryor He won his WBA title in August 1980, leaving the canvas in the first round to continue with Antonio’s champion ‘Kid Pambele’ Cervantes, 63-10-1, in the fourth round, in the hometown of Pryor de Cincinnati. In June 1984, he won the IBF title, defeating Nick Furlano del Canada, 28-7-1, by decision in Toronto, Canada.

After retiring in 1990 with a record of 39-1 (35 kos), Prryor went through difficult times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, he kicked the habit. He became a deacon in the new Baptist Church of Friendship. Prryor’s testimony was like seeing Henry “Homicide Hawk” Armstrong and even took the nickname “Hawk!”

In October 1937, Armstrong won his first title The World Featherweight Title Knocking Out Petey Sarron, 107-21-13, in six rounds at the Madison Square Garden.

In May 1938, divisions jumped to win the World Title of Heavy Weight, defeating Barney Ross, 74-3-3, at Madison Square Garden Bowl, maintaining the feather weight title.

In August 1938, he won the light world title, defeating Lou Ambers 75-5-7, keeping the three titles at a time. In February 1945, he retired with a record of 149-21-10 (99 kos). Later he became a tidy minister in his hometown of Los Angeles.