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George Foreman agreed to a tentative $20 million deal to return for a fight celebrating the 30th anniversary of his epic bout with Muhammad Ali, Don King said Tuesday.

King said he talked with the 55-year-old Foreman last week about the prospects of a fight.

"We've got a verbal deal," King said. "He said 'I'm willing to fight one more time.'"

Foreman has said he's interested in fighting again to show young people that there's no reason to fear getting older.

He hasn't fought since 1997, when he lost his heavyweight title to Shannon Briggs. He has spent his time since as a TV pitchman and boxing commentator.

"George said he wants to come back to fight again, so what I'm doing is calling him out," King said. "He has the power, boy, he's rewriting history books."

Foreman did not immediately return calls seeking comment Tuesday.

Foreman would have to get himself into shape, King said, but he didn't expect the former heavyweight champion to have a problem finding a state that would license him to fight.

King said no opponent, date or location have been set, although Foreman said last week he'd like any fight to be in his hometown of Houston.

Foreman first won the heavyweight title in 1973 by knocking out Joe Frazier. He lost the title the next year to Ali in a bout fought in Zaire known as the "Rumble in Jungle." That fight was the first professional championship bout King promoted.

In 1987, after a 10-year retirement, Foreman made his first comeback. Seven years later, at 45, Foreman marked the 20th anniversary of the Ali fight by knocking out Michael Moorer to become the oldest person to win the heavyweight title. He lost the title in the 1997 match against Briggs, leaving the ring with a 76-5 record with 68 knockouts.

Forman has been the spokesman for a number of companies for the past several years, and pitched a countertop grills bearing his name. He has also been a ringside commentator for HBO.

He announced his interest in a comeback last week in Texas, but said he wasn't getting into the ring until he gets his weight down to 225 pounds.

Foreman didn't have a timetable for his return, but did say he wanted just one fight, in Houston.

King said he plans to match Foreman against one of his fighters, but wasn't specific about which boxer.

"We've got all this together," King said. "The pot of gold is waiting."

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George and I are of similar age. I will be glad to fight him for a couple of hundred thou anytime.


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I like your chances Wil.

I'll email Don and see if we can set it up.
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Thanks General, I will get on my bicycle, and survive the first round for sure. Anything after that would be overly optimistic.


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maybe grill sales have slumped. . . .you know my foreman grill, is a piece of junk now and ive only had it for 3 months. all the non stick stuff has slowly come off. it will take a frozen burger and split it in two the hardway, and i find this to be impressive. however, this not condusive to making a good sandwich. im not out to make grilled pastrami. . .

so i hope he wins and takes that 20 mil to re-invest it into the research and development of better non stick material for his grill.
 

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It's the rumble in the rest home.

Foreman runs up and knocks Ali out of his wheelchair.
 

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now there is a man who doesnt know when enough is enough...
 

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Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing two minors in the 1970s.
 

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