'He said, 'Come on George, show me something,' and I was trying to show him something and give him some more.' says Foreman. The 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle' with young Muhammad Ali (Sullivan Jones) shows Ali taunting Foreman inside and outside the ring. 'Big George Foreman' re-creates some of the iconic fights with punch-per-punch accuracy – from the surprise 1973 Joe Frazier knockdown (including Howard Cosell's immortal call, 'Down goes Frazier!') through his 1994 win over 26-year-old Michael Moorer to regain the championship. You get that worked out and let the pros do their jobs,' says Foreman, who trusted Tillman to translate the script to the screen. 'There's the old saying, 'Too many cooks in the kitchen spoil everything.' ' Muhammad Ali taunted George Foreman inside and outside the ring 'It's the script where you have to fight. But during production, Foreman only visited the set once. George Foreman helped with the script, but stayed off the setĪs an executive producer on the project, the fighter-turned-reverend had input on the script by writer and director George Tillman Jr., who wrote the screenplay based on their long conversations and Foreman's four memoirs. Here's what you need to know about 'Big George Foreman' (in theaters now), starring Khris Davis as Foreman. 'And I was anxious to tell those stories.' 'But my life is much more than boxing – I've been knocked out more outside the ring than in the ring,' Foreman, 74, tells USA TODAY. 'Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World' faithfully covers Foreman from impoverished upbringing to heavyweight champion at age 25 – and then his retirement to become a preacher before regaining the crown at 45, making him the oldest champion ever. Sohn is known for Bringing Out The Dead, The Wire, and Baltimore Rising, as well as Big George Foreman.Boxing legend George Foreman's remarkable life was destined for the big screen. Sonja Sohn as Nancy Foreman: Sonja Sohn appears as Nancy Foreman, George Foreman's mother who, despite living in poverty, did her best to support her son as he went from fighting kids on the playground to becoming an incredible boxer. Cicchini is known for appearing in The Godfather Part III, Coming Up for Air, and Dreamgirls. Robert Cicchini as Angelo Dundee: Muhammad Ali's trainer is played by Robert Cicchini and, during the Rumble in the Jungle fight in '74, was accused by Foreman of loosening the ropes to ensure Ali's victory. can be seen in The Wire, The Deuce, and The Waterboy.

plays fellow boxer, friend and trainer of George Foreman's Archie Moore who became known as one of the longest-reigning light heavyweight champions of all time, and while Foreman admired his technical skill, their long and introspective conversations bonded the two men more than boxing.

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