Editing George Foreman (section)

===Highlights===
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* He won his first amateur fight on January 26, 1967, by a first-round knockout in the Parks Diamond Belt Tournament.<ref name=scooprecord>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=3907 |title=George Foreman Amateur Boxing Record |publisher=Boxing-Scoop.com |access-date=September 29, 2012 |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003004335/http://www.boxing-scoop.com/show_boxer.php?boxer_ID=3907 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* He won the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'s'' Golden Gloves Tournament in the Junior Division in February 1967.<ref name=scooprecord/>
* In February 1967, he knocked out Thomas Cook to win the Las Vegas Golden Gloves in the Senior Division.<ref name=scooprecord/>
* In February 1968, he knocked out L.C. Brown to win the'' San Francisco Examiner's'' Senior Title in San Francisco.<ref name=scooprecord/>
* In March 1968, he won the [[United States National Boxing Championships|National Boxing Championships]] heavyweight title in Toledo, Ohio, vs. Henry Crump of Philadelphia in the final.<ref name=scooprecord/>
* He sparred five rounds on two different occasions in  July 1968 with former World Heavyweight Champion [[Sonny Liston]] (Liston sparred in 22-oz custom-made [[Everlast (boxing)|Everlast]] gloves, Foreman later recalled that Liston was "No doubt the scariest human being I've met in the ring, the only man to make me back up consistently".)<ref name=scooprecord/><ref>{{cite web |author1=Danny Gilfillan |title=George Foreman Names 'Strongest Heavyweight' Who Was 'Scariest Human Being' |url=https://boxing-social.com/news/george-foreman-names-strongest-heavyweight/ |website=Boxing Social |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119134652/https://boxing-social.com/news/george-foreman-names-strongest-heavyweight/ |archive-date=November 19, 2024 |date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On September 21, 1968, he won his second decision over Otis Evans to make the U.S. boxing team for the Mexico City Olympic Games.<ref name=scooprecord/>
* Foreman had a 16–4 amateur boxing record going into the Olympics. He won the Olympic Games Heavyweight Gold Medal after the referee stopped the fight against finalist Jonas Čepulis in the second round. He was trained for the Olympic Games by Robert (Pappy) Gault.<ref name=scooprecord/>
* His amateur record was 22–4 when he turned professional.<ref name="Boxrec" /><ref name=scooprecord/>