Former boxing champ George Foreman accused of sexual abuse, lawsuits filed. Details inside

Last week, a lawsuit was filed against George Foreman, the former heavyweight boxing champ who has been accused of sexually abusing two women in the 1970s when they were minors.

According to documents, one of the women is described as the daughter of a boxer who trained with Foreman and while the other is the daughter of a manager and adviser to the boxing champ.

The two women are seeking jury trial and damages for the alleged sexual abuse against Foreman and any other person responsible. As more information will become available, additional parties would be added, as per the document.


George Foreman has denied the allegations through a statement on Wednesday.



He said that two women have been attempting to “extort millions of dollars” from him and his family over the past six months. And that they are “falsely claiming” the boxing champ of sexual abuse in the 1970s, over 45 years ago.

George Foreman further added in the statement that he won’t be “intimidated by baseless threats and lies” and that he will expose the lies and defend himself in court by working with his lawyers. The boxing champ said, “I don’t pick fights, but don’t run away from them either”.

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court doesn’t mention George Foreman but provides details that point toward him.

The lawsuit states that the abuser was -
• inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame and
• that in 1973 the defendant became a world heavyweight champion who in 1974 lost the title to Muhammad Ali.

According to the lawsuit, one of the alleged victims accused George Foreman of performing sexual acts with her when she was a minor.

The second alleged victim accused the boxing champ of molesting and sexually abusing her when she was between 15 and 16 years old.

George Foreman is an Olympic gold medalist who twice defended the coveted world heavyweight title before losing it in 1974 to Muhammad Ali.

At the end of the 1970s, he took a long break from competing before again becoming world heavyweight champion after resurrecting his career once more. He retired in 1997.