At Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, George Foreman continued his remarkable second career with a punishing fourth-round stoppage of Mike Jameson on 17 April 1990. The 41-year-old former world champion advanced his record to 66 wins with just two defeats, adding another emphatic victory to his growing comeback run.

Foreman entered the ring carrying 260 lbs on his 6’3” frame, his sheer bulk an imposing sight for the crowd and his opponent alike. Jameson, a late replacement who had not fought in nearly three years, weighed in at 233 lbs and carried the chiselled build of a career sparring partner. The bookmakers made Foreman a 38–1 favourite, and from the opening bell the gulf in class quickly became evident.

Jameson began cautiously, smothering and clinching in an attempt to blunt the heavy jab that has become Foreman’s trademark weapon in this second career. For all his movement and spoiling, the Nevada air offered him no escape from the Texan’s thudding power. Each round, Foreman’s punches forced him further into survival mode, his mouthpiece repeatedly jarred loose under the pressure.

The contest swung dramatically in the second round. Foreman found his rhythm with the jab, setting up clubbing right hands that left Jameson reeling. By the third, the younger man was absorbing steady punishment, his tactics reduced to backpedalling and tying up in hope rather than strategy. The referee Mills Lane kept a close eye as Jameson’s resistance wilted.

When the fourth arrived, it was only a matter of time. Foreman bore down with renewed concentration, landing heavy shots to head and body. A cut opened above Jameson’s left eye, and though the ringside doctor allowed him to continue, the damage mounted. Finally, a series of unanswered blows culminated in a left hook that left Jameson sagging. At 2:16 of the round, Lane rightly stepped in to halt proceedings.

The stoppage brought Foreman his 62nd career knockout and extended his remarkable comeback record to 21 straight wins, 20 of those by stoppage. The veteran looked less urgent than in his demolition of Jerry Cooney months earlier, yet the result underlined what has become clear since his return at the age of 39: George Foreman remains one of the most dangerous heavyweights in the division.

For Jameson, who once shared the ring with Mike Tyson, this was a gallant but ultimately punishing assignment. He survived longer than many expected, but the difference between experience and elite power told in the end.