Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman and again won by technical knockout, this time in the fifth round. A year later, Foreman lost to Jimmy Young in San Juan, Puerto Rico in a fight to determine the No. 1 contender, and it was after this fight that Foreman had his near-death experience and conversion. He subsequently retired and became a preacher but made a comeback after a decade away from the ring, eventually defeating Michael Moorer to become the oldest heavyweight champion of all time in 1994 at almost 46 years old. Rest Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, billed as "The
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