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Gracious Foreman belonged to us all, says Hall of Fame sportscaster Lampley | ABS-CBN News

Former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman will be remembered as an incredibly gracious man with an infectious smile, International Boxing Hall of Fame broadcaster and close friend Jim Lampley said on Saturday (March 22). Lampley made the famous "It happened!" call in 1994 when Foreman, at 45, stunned Michael Moorer to become the oldest ever heavyweight champion and later worked alongside the boxer for many years at HBO. Foreman, an intimidating, thunderous puncher who also became a celebrated pitchman for various products -- most notably an electric grill that bears his name -- died on Friday aged 76. Lampley said he and many others at ringside for Foreman's fight against undefeated southpaw Moorer did not think the challenger could possibly manage a win. But according to Lampley, Foreman told him several times in the lead-up to the fight that at some moment late in the bout Moorer would stand in front of him and let Foreman knock him out, which he did in the 10th round with a stiff right hand. Lampley said Foreman, who always called him "young man" despite the sportscaster being just three months younger, drew inspiration from the song "Impossible Dream" ahead of the Moorer fight and knew all the words. (Production: Frank Pingue, Stefan Haskins) RELATED STORY: https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/others... For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS...   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #GeorgeForeman #InternationalBoxingHallOfFame #ABSCBNNews