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TALENT PATROL Foreman in The Club's under-construction space in the Channel Center near the Seaport. Why wouldn't his boxing champion father be proud of a son holding his own in the playground? "My dad didn't believe in fighting outside the ring, and never for free. 'You want to fight?' he'd say. 'Get your gloves on.'" Foreman did just that. He is the only offspring of George Foreman to pursue a Face-off: "You'll sustained professional boxing career, and never understand a he has created a place to help others find fighter until you're their inner fighter. The Club, a plush cenin the ring. Being in ter for boxing and fitness enthusiasts, will the ring with my father completed open at the Channel Center in the Seaport my understanding in November. Clients can expect all the of him." trimmings of a high-end health club: topExtreme workout: of-the-line weight and cardio equipment, "Dragging a Jeep sauna, steam room, classes, and an offiacross a parking cial boxing pro shop, plus everything they lot." need to get into fighting shape. As a health Guilty pleasure: buff, Foreman also intends to offer the best "Sweet potato fries." resources for healthier living, including an organic juice bar and high-end nibbles. The staff develops meal plans on site (with a home-delivery option), and, in time, physical therapists will tend to rehabilitation. Every member is assigned a trainer, and workouts are tracked and monitored by the training staff. Foreman spent his prep school years at the Fay School and The Governor's Academy before studying business and sports management in college. He was groomed early on to run his father's corporate empire, and he spent eight years working as his father's manager. "I had no interest or intention of being a pro boxer," he says. GEORGE "MONK" FOREMAN STEPS INTO THE RING What ultimately got him into the ring was a challenge WITH BOSTON'S NEWEST FITNESS VENTURE, THE CLUB. (and some teasing) by his brothers. "They joked that BY TERRI TRESPICIO they had no proof I was an athlete. I said, 'If I play one pro boxing match, will you guys shut up?' They said yes." After some hard-core help from his dad, he was ince he was a child, George Foreman III, known as Monk, did hooked. "At that point, I'd worked so hard that I wanted to pursue a profeseverything he could to avoid a fight. Growing up the sixth of 10 kids sional boxing career." He was 16–0 his first three years (with 15 knockouts). in the Foreman household, he kept the peace. "I was the family dip- Needless to say, his brothers were impressed. And now, Foreman plans to help his future clients work out the fight in lomat," he said. "I didn't fight—with anyone. Everyone in school wanted to see how tough I was, and trust me, I wanted to show them. But I was less them, plus give a dash of post-workout pampering. He's excited to open. "I afraid of them than of what would happen to me when I got home. Because can't wait to show my dad," Foreman says. "I cannot wait." 15 Channel Center, Fort Point; everybodyfights.com BC I wasn't going to win a fight with my dad." INSIGHT S PHOTOGRAPHY BY TREVOR PAULHUS Fight Club 64 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM 064_BC_SPR_P_TP_Foreman_LateFall13.indd 64 9/16/13 10:41 AM