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The essentials: heavyweight world champion at 45, twenty years after losing the title in Kinshasa — and he wore the same trunks. This tee carries his portrait on a torn American flag, with the words WORLD LEGEND and BOXING. Premium cotton 180 gsm, heat transfer print. Black, 7 sizes S to 4XL, €29, free shipping.
There is an object in this story worth more than any record: a pair of trunks.
The same trunks, twenty years later
On 30 October 1974 in Kinshasa, George Foreman lost his world title to Muhammad Ali, knocked out in the eighth round. It was the first defeat of his professional career, and it gave him nightmares for years.
He retired in 1977 and became a preacher. Ten years without a fight.
Then, on 5 November 1994 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, he climbed through the ropes against Michael Moorer: 26 years old, unbeaten in 35 fights, WBA and IBF champion, a three-to-one favourite. Foreman was 45.
In the tenth round, a short right. Moorer did not get up. Foreman was heavyweight champion of the world again — twenty years after losing the title, and the oldest heavyweight world champion in history.
That night he wore the same trunks as in Kinshasa. It was not superstition: he was not fighting Moorer, he was fighting 1974.
And he did not come back for glory: Foreman returned to the ring because the youth centre he had founded in Houston was in financial trouble. One of the greatest comebacks in sport began as a cash-flow problem.
George Edward Foreman
- Born 10 January 1949 in Marshall, Texas, raised in Houston. Died 21 March 2025, aged 76.
- Olympic heavyweight champion in Mexico City in 1968, at nineteen.
- In 1973 he took the world title by putting Joe Frazier down six times in two rounds.
- Record: 76 wins, 5 losses, 68 inside the distance — one of the highest knockout rates in the division's history.
- Twice heavyweight champion of the world, at twenty-four and at forty-five.
- He had five sons, all named George — so that whatever happened, they would all share the same thing.
The connection few people make: for some generations the name George Foreman is better known for a kitchen appliance than for a world title. The grill carrying his name sold tens of millions of units and earned him far more than his entire boxing career. He was happy to laugh about it.
What it looks like on
The ground is a tattered American flag, edges ripped like a poster torn off a wall. It does not end in a frame but in irregular spatters across the fabric — which is what gives the artwork its pasted-up energy.
The portrait is rendered as a dot screen, the technique of poster screen printing: up close you see the dots, at distance the image reassembles and gains force.
The lettering is stacked over four tiers: WORLD LEGEND, GEORGE EDWARD FOREMAN small — his full name, middle name included — BOXING in very large capitals, and AMERICAN LEGEND in very small type. From a distance you read WORLD LEGEND and BOXING; the name appears as you get closer.
On black, the blue and the red of the flag carry the whole thing. It is the most plainly American tee in the collection.
Premium cotton, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back.
The detail that matters: the print is applied by heat transfer onto a PET film. That is decisive here: the portrait rests on a fine dot screen that has to stay distinct, and the flag ends in spatters that have to keep their edges. The print stands up to wear and does not fade easily in the wash. Care: machine wash at 30 °C / 86 °F inside out, no fabric softener, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print.
Your size
European cut — take your usual size, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the oldest heavyweight world champion?
George Foreman, at 45, on 5 November 1994 against Michael Moorer — twenty years after losing the title in Kinshasa. Moorer was 26, unbeaten in 35 fights and a three-to-one favourite.
Did Foreman really wear the same trunks?
Yes — the same trunks he wore in Kinshasa in 1974. Not superstition: he was not fighting Moorer that night, he was fighting 1974.
Why did he come out of retirement?
Because the youth centre he had founded in Houston was in financial trouble. One of the greatest comebacks in sport began as a cash-flow problem.
What happened against Joe Frazier?
In 1973, Foreman took the world title by putting Frazier down six times in two rounds.
Are all his sons called George?
Yes, all five — so that whatever happened, they would all share the same thing.
Which size should I take?
Standard European cut: take your usual size. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
