Foreman to Leave HBO Sports

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Former heavyweight champion George Foreman will hang up his mike as a boxing commentator for Home Box Office to spend more time with his family.

Foreman spent 12 years as a color analyst for HBO Championship Boxing events alongside veteran commentators Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley.

"George Foreman is a special person. We've gotten to know him as a world championship prizefighter, commentator and friend. His contributions to HBO Sports have been enormous," HBO Sports president Ross Greenberg said in a prepared statement.

"While it appears that George's plans do not include working as a boxing commentator any longer, the door is always open for him to be involved with the HBO Sports family in any capacity he would like to pursue," Greenberg added.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.