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“It was a great fighter! He had the most difficult and strong blow in the history of boxing. ” Trump expressed condolences to the Forman family

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US President Donald Trump expressed condolences to the family of the Olympic boxing champion George Forman.

On Saturday, it became known that the champion of the Games -1968, the ex -champion of the world in heavyweight according to WBC, WBA and IBF Forman died at the age of 76.

– George Forman died. It was a great fighter! He, no doubt, had the most difficult and strong blow in the history of boxing. He was really special, but first of all he was a great person for whom a person was more important than life. I knew him well, and he will be very missing. I convey my condolences to his wonderful family, ”the US president wrote in his social network.

In 1974, Forman held a duel against Mohammed Ali, called the “roar in the jungle.” He was recognized as the battle of the year. In 1994, at the age of 45, Forman won the IBF belt.

Source: Sportbox

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