Everything about his 12 children and why he named all 5 of his sons George

George Foreman had many titles: Olympic gold medalist, twice heavyweight box master and grilling contractor.

But the title as foreman, that died March 21, 2025 At the age of 76, he stayed closest to his heart.

The late athlete married a total of five times with Adrienne Calhoun (from 1971 to 1974); Cynthia Lewis (from 1977 to 1979); Sharon Goodson (from 1981 to 1982); Andrea Skeete (from 1982 to 1985) and to Mary Joan Martelly, his wife since 1985.

Through his relationships he welcomed five sons and seven daughters.

All five of his sons share the same name, George Edward Foreman – something that the boxer said he did to unite the men together.

“I called all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common,” Foreman wrote earlier on his Website. “I say to them: ‘If one of us goes up, we all go up together. And if you go down, we all go down!’ ”

He too said famous once: “I tell people, ‘if you will be met as many times as I have been met by Muhammad AliThe Joe FrazierKen Norton, Evander HolyfieldYou will not remember many names. ”

Of course, it can be a bit confusing to call all “George”, so Foreman’s son has all been nicknamed for themselves. There is George Jr.The George III (“Monk”), George IV (“Big Wheel”), George V (“Red”) and George VI (“Little Joey”).

Meanwhile, besides their boys, Foreman has five daughters: NataliaLeola, Michi, Georgetta and Freeda. The latter died of suicide at the age of 42 in March 2019, per Florida Times-Union.

According to BlavityForeman adopted his daughter Isabella in 2009 and welcomed another daughters named Courtney in 2012.

Like their brothers, most people have stayed outside the public eye. Natalia tried A career as a singerWhile Georgetta has worked as a TV producer and has posted programs like 1999 Divorce Court and 2001’s In addition to the glory).

“He has ten children, but when he was growing up, he made sure we all had our special time,” Georgetta told CBN by his father. “There was even a time when we all had our own days. It was a Georgetta day, or George the other day, or whatever. And he took the time to make sure that the day you had what you wanted to eat, what you wanted to do and he took time to learn who we were and who we are now.”

Before her death, Freeda tried her hand on professional boxing and took on the sport in 2000 before retiring in 2001 with a record of 5-1. She was also the mother of two children with her husband. She also had three grandchildren.

In 2008, Foreman published a book on paternity, suitable with the title, Paternity by George: Hard-Won advice on being a father. In it he knocked out advice on parenting and often told his wisdom back to the scriptures from his Christian faith.

Foreman told CBN that he wanted to write the book to make sure his children did not make “the same mistake” as he did early with paternity.

“When I raise children, life takes out the things where you do what you should never have done and what I taught you to never do. And when my children have done these things, I just look at them and say,” Now you feel life, “Freeman said with a laugh.

“You have to look for all the things, the qualities of a child. The worst in the world is to think: ‘I have another daughter, I have another son.’ Each one is different people, ”Foreman said. “You cannot use the same action. You cannot use the same hardness or the same slackness. You must understand that every child is different and you have to treat them differently.”

In the end, he said that being a father is something he taxes. “One thing I am most proud of, in my heart, is my children,” he told CBN. “They have moved on, some of them, to stand the test, get college education, and it is the most difficult thing in the world to achieve; but most of all they are good parents, and that is what I am proud of.”