Foreman's fabulous comeback showed burgers fit best

Far be it from me to challenge the trendy fitness gurus who insist that training on the likes of tofu and tomatoes is the way to go, but it's simply not true.

The greatest comeback in the history of professional sports was achieved a quarter-century ago by a 45-year-old preacher who parlayed his insatiable cravings for hamburgers and junk food into a $400 million fortune.

George Foreman, who will celebrate his 69th birthday on Jan 10, founded a church and became an ordained minister in 1980 - six years after he lost the world heavyweight championship when Muhammad Ali knocked him out in their fabled 'Rumble in the Jungle'in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).