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Former heavyweight boxing champion of the world George Foreman, right, smiles as he talks about his son, George Foreman III, left, in Houston. Foreman III will make his professional boxing debut Saturday in Kinder, La., when he faces Clyde Weaver in a heavyweight fight.

Natalie thought one of her brothers might eventually follow in her father's footsteps. But if she had to guess which one, Monk would have been the last choice.

She said Monk is the sweetest and most gentle of the Foreman boys. The women in the family also believe he's the best looking, so they cringe at the thought of him taking a blow to his face.

"I've never seen him lose his temper," Natalie said. "My other brothers lost their tempers and I'm like: 'Oh, God, there's a beast in there.' But with him ... he was so sweet and so kind."

Sitting next to the son who has outgrown him on a recent afternoon at the gym and youth center he built, George beams as he discusses Monk.

Though he bears a striking resemblance to his father, promoter Ron Weathers says Monk's fighting style is much different from his father's because of his speed and agility.

Another difference is outlook. The father made his debut in 1969 and mounted a comeback after a 10-year layoff in 1987. He then became the oldest man to win a major heavyweight title in 1994 at age 45. The son has another approach.

"He can do more than me because the first time around all I cared about was the fame and fortune and really trying to hurt someone," Foreman said. "He doesn't think like that. He's looking at boxing purely as a science and as a profession. The second time around I was just thinking about hmmm, publicity. How am I going to sell this product?

"He's beaten me there because he's thinking pure science. He's a businessman already. All the things I was trying to achieve, he's done already. So he can concentrate on boxing a little more."

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