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Who did George Foreman knockout to first win the heavyweight title?

  • Muhammad Ali

  • Mike Tyson

  • Joe Frazier

  • Rocky Marciano

Answer

George Foreman first won the heavyweight title when he knocked out Joe Frazier in the second round of their 1973 fight. Foreman, who was 25 years old at the time, was the underdog going into the fight, but he used his superior power to knock Frazier down three times in the second round before the referee stopped the fight.
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