section_path: Professional career/Second retirement
section_name: Second retirement
paragraph_text: Second retirement
  
  Though it was not aired, a travelogue series of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts called The Walt Disney Magic Hour, and hosted by Foreman, was supposed to debut as part of PAX 's debut lineup in 1998.
  
  Foreman was gracious and philosophical in his loss to Briggs, but announced his "final" retirement shortly afterwards. However, he did plan a return bout against Larry Holmes in 1999, scheduled to take place at the Houston Astrodome on pay-per-view. The fight was to be billed as "The Birthday Bash" due to both fighters' upcoming birthdays. Foreman was set to make $10 million and Holmes was to make $4 million, but negotiations fell through and the fight was canceled. With a continuing affinity for the sport, Foreman became a respected boxing analyst for HBO.
  
  Foreman said he had no plans to resume his career as a boxer, but then announced in February 2004 that he was training for one more comeback fight to demonstrate that the age of 55, like 40, is not a "death sentence". The bout, against an unspecified opponent (rumored to be Trevor Berbick), never materialized. In a later interview, Foreman credited his wife's influence on his change of plans. He left the sport of boxing after leaving HBO to pursue other opportunities.
  
  Though it was not aired, a travelogue series of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts called The Walt Disney Magic Hour, and hosted by Foreman, was supposed to debut as part of PAX 's debut lineup in 1998.
  
  Foreman was gracious and philosophical in his loss to Briggs, but announced his "final" retirement shortly afterwards. However, he did plan a return bout against Larry Holmes in 1999, scheduled to take place at the Houston Astrodome on pay-per-view. The fight was to be billed as "The Birthday Bash" due to both fighters' upcoming birthdays. Foreman was set to make $10 million and Holmes was to make $4 million, but negotiations fell through and the fight was canceled. With a continuing affinity for the sport, Foreman became a respected boxing analyst for HBO.
  
  Foreman said he had no plans to resume his career as a boxer, but then announced in February 2004 that he was training for one more comeback fight to demonstrate that the age of 55, like 40, is not a "death sentence". The bout, against an unspecified opponent (rumored to be Trevor Berbick), never materialized. In a later interview, Foreman credited his wife's influence on his change of plans. He left the sport of boxing after leaving HBO to pursue other opportunities.