George Foreman challenges Steven Seagal to senior citizen smackdown

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman called out Steven Seagal for a fight in Las Vegas.

It seems every day something funny or just plain weird happens on Twitter. On Monday, former heavyweight champion George Foreman challenged actor Steven Seagal to a fight. Forman retired from the ring in 1997 at 48, but he must believe he has one more fight left in him. The boxer-turned-grill-salesman sent out a tweet challenging the action movie star to a 10-round boxing match in Las Vegas.

More likely than not, a fight is never going to happen, at least not officially or on American soil. The Nevada State Athletic Commission or any commission would never allow a 68-year-old retired boxer and 65-year-old actor to get in the ring for a real fight. The two could hypothetically agree to a boxing match to help raise funds for charity. Former United States Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Evander Holyfield did just that in 2015. Or, if a competitive match were ever to happen, it would likely occur in Russia, where Seagal holds citizenship. In 2014, at 62-years-old, actor Mickey Rourke fought in Moscow, winning via a second-round knockout.

Foreman first won the heavyweight championship in 1973 when he defeated Joe Frazier. The following year, Foreman lost the title to Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle. Foreman would shockingly win his second heavyweight championship in 1994 when he knocked out Michael Moorer. Shannon Briggs would defeat Foreman in his last fight in 1997. Following his retirement from boxing, Foreman was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame and was the promotional face of the George Foreman Grill. The grill helped Foreman make more than $100 million, more than he made as a boxer.

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Seagal rose to fame in the late 80s and early 90s in action films such as Under Siege and On Deadly Ground. However, as the decade continued, Seagal’s career moved from theater releases to direct-to-DVD releases. But the multiple time Golden Raspberry nominated actor and director has a strong athletic background. Seagal was the first foreigner to operate an Aikido dojo in Japan and holds a seventh dan black belt in the sport. While his Aikido background is unlikely to help him in a boxing match, it has helped other fighters in mixed martial arts. Seagal helped Anderson Silva learn the front kick that he used to help him score a knockout against Vitor Belfort.

And, after all, Foreman did say Seagal could use “whatever.”