Trump reacts to 'great fighter' George Foreman's death

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The sports world was hit with a stunner late Friday night when George Foreman's family announced he had died earlier in the day at the age of 76.

A sports fanatic, President Donald Trump remembered the legendary boxer in a Truth Social post early Saturday morning.

"George Foreman is dead. What a GREAT FIGHTER!!!" Trump wrote. "He had, without question, the heaviest and biggest punch in the history of boxing. With the exception of [Muhammad] Ali, when you got hit, you went down. He was something really Special, but above all, he was a Great Person, with a personality that was bigger than life. I knew him well, and he will be missed. Warmest condolences to his wonderful family!!!"

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George Foreman speaks onstage during the "Big George Foreman" screening at Regal Atlantic Station April 12, 2023, in Atlanta.  (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Releasing)

Trump posted hours before his expected appearance at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in Philadelphia.

Foreman became an Olympic gold medalist in 1968 when he defeated the Soviet Union's Jonas Čepulis in that year's Mexico City Olympics but was best known for his big-ticket matches against fellow legendary boxers Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier. 

Foreman won the heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of the previously undefeated Frazier in 1973. He defended his title twice, but then infamously took his first professional loss in a match to Ali in the 1974 match dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle." That match was fought in Kinshasa, Zaire, which is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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