Boxing Great George Foreman Challenges Steven Seagal to a One-On-One Open Rules Fight

For some reason, all-time boxing great and electric grill salesman George Foreman took to his Twitter account yesterday to offer up a challenge to martial artist and B-movie actor Steven Seagal. The challenge? The 68-year-old Foreman wants to take on the 65-year-old Seagal in a 10-round pay-per-view fight in Las Vegas.

Attaching a picture of the Under Siege star, Foreman tweeted out that he wants to face Seagal in a fight and Seagal could use whatever discipline he wanted:

Steven Seagal, I challenge you One on one, I use boxing you can use whatever. 10 rounds in Vegas pic.twitter.com/tTy7Qo4zHF

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 2, 2017

From there, Foreman began sussing out the rules of this match as well as who would promote it should Seagal accept:

No weapons Hand to hand only https://t.co/Tbd5iPWnAM

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 2, 2017

I've put this out there for while, not trolling 2mil PPV https://t.co/PHcxGxDYAB

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 2, 2017

It’s my Jab that still works. Mayweather promotion get the first crack. PPV https://t.co/u0TG5DPJgd

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 2, 2017

Nothing heals you learn to bare with it if want to fight; the world going on without you if you wait https://t.co/E8N9O2DSQ6

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 2, 2017

This true!
I'm fighting just once more; no weapons just Hand to hand I use boxing he is free to use whatever https://t.co/JmIxgEAKIV

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 3, 2017

As for the motivation, Foreman wouldn’t reveal but did say there wasn’t any anger towards Seagal:

I'll get back to you later; this is a sport no anger involve https://t.co/RLM3eqGnOM

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 3, 2017

No anger in involved just fight I’m learning to block kicks https://t.co/6nGPPczJCw

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 3, 2017

One person wanted to know if Foreman would also challenge Jean-Claude Van Damme. It appears that isn’t in the books:

Van Damme, I’m too big to make that happen https://t.co/e2eXN9f33g

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 3, 2017

He also told actor Freddie Prinze Jr. that Seagal is “ready” this time for a challenge as he’ll be getting paid some major money:

He is ready this time! He'll be paid https://t.co/lNgB9gYvk3

— George Foreman (@GeorgeForeman) October 3, 2017

Foreman, who became the oldest heavyweight champ in history when he defeated Michael Moorer in 1994, hasn’t fought a professional bout in 20 years. As for Seagal, he has gained notice lately for his pro-Putin stance, culminating in a bizarre interview from Russia on British television.

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