Legendary heavyweight boxer and entrepreneur George Foreman has kept busy since his second retirement in 1997, raising 12 children and writing a book about fatherhood in 2008.
The 2023 film Big George Foreman, out August 26 on Netflix, portrays him as the perfect athlete and family man, balancing boxing and his grilling business with fatherhood for his sons and daughters.
Foreman’s positive portrayal in the film has been criticized for allegations of underage sexual abuse by three women against him.
He denies the allegations and none of Foreman’s children have spoken up about the matter; they largely live out of the limelight.
Who are Foreman’s children? Here’s everything you need to know.
George Foreman’s son George ‘Monk’ Foreman III became a professional boxer after receiving a college degree from Rice University. He retired in 2012 and has a professional boxing record of 16-0
George Foreman with four of his sons and one of his daughters, Texas, 2003
How many sons does George Foreman have?
Foreman has five biological sons, all named George.
“I named all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common,” Foreman explained.
“I tell them, ‘If one of us goes up, we all go up together, and if one goes down, we all go down together!’
George Foreman Jr is a producer and co-founder of Sacramento-based investment firm IYC Capital.
George ‘Monk’ Foreman III became a professional boxer after graduating from Rice University and founded the Craft Boxing Club years after his retirement in 2012.
George ‘Big Wheel’ Foreman IV served as producer alongside the eldest Foreman son for the 2017 documentary Foreman. He works as a development officer for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
George ‘Red’ Foreman V made negative headlines in 2014 after he arrested and charged with assault of his wife Ashley McVea-Figueroa, and has since remained out of the public eye.
George ‘Little Joey’ Foreman VI maintains a low profile and seemingly has no social media accounts.
Foreman is also a grandfather to two boys. If you’ve read this far, we don’t need to tell you their names.
George “Big Wheel” Foreman IV, far left, and George Foreman Jr collaborated with their father on the 2017 documentary Foreman, where they both served as producers
George Foreman supported George ‘Monk’ Foreman III when he decided to take up professional boxing. However, he insisted that his son obtain a college degree first
How many daughters does George Foreman have?
Foreman has seven daughters: Natalie, Leola, Freeda, Michi, Georgetta, Isabella, and Courtney.
He adopted Isabella in 2009 and Courtney in 2012 and has five biological daughters, two of whom he shares, Natalie and Leola, with his wife Mary Joan Martelly.
Martelly is his fifth wife. They have been married since 1985 and also share Georges IV, V and VI.
Freeda followed in her father’s footsteps and became a professional boxer in 2000.
She died at the age of 42 from an apparent suicide in March 2019.
Freeda Foreman was the only Foreman daughter to become a professional boxer, finishing her career with a 5-1 record before retiring in 2001. She died of an apparent suicide in 2019 at the age of 42.
Georgetta Foreman has been a television producer since the 1990s. She works as a supervising producer for the Allen Media Group in Los Angeles
Before becoming a professor, Natalie Foreman-Wynn pursued a singing career. She later became a science teacher in 2010 and entered a master’s degree program at Texas Southern University for Educational Administration and Supervision in 2011.
Georgetta is a successful television producer who has worked on shows like Divorce Court and We the People with Judge Lauren Lake.
Natalie Foreman-Wynn initially pursued a singing career, but has since had one doctorate last May and become a professor at Lone Star College for almost 10 years.
Little is known about Michi and Leola. Foreman’s two adopted daughters, Isabella Brandie Lilja and Courtney Isaac, have kept their cool and don’t seem to be on social media.