Dar es Salaam, March 22 -- HOUSTON: GEORGE Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight champion whose remarkable career saw him go from feared knockout artist to beloved elder statesman of boxing, has died at the age of 76.

A ferocious puncher in his youth, Foreman is best remembered for his legendary 1974 showdown with Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle, in which he suffered his first professional defeat. He would later stage one of the most extraordinary sporting comebacks of all time, returning to the ring a decade after retiring and reclaiming the world title at the age of 45 – becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history.

Outside the ring, Foreman achieved global fame as the face of the George Foreman ...