Behind the gates of a private compound northeast of Houston, the legacy of late boxing legend George Foreman is woven into nearly every detail of his former sprawling 13.5-acre estate.
There’s an 11,000-square-foot garage that once housed Foreman’s collection of 40 luxury cars; an air-conditioned dog kennel and huge yard where his 16 dogs once played; a large pond surrounded by woods where he taught his grandchildren to fish; a standalone hair salon he had built for his wife, Mary Joan Martelly, plus an air-conditioned room for her to store her fur coats.
Now, a little more than 18 months after the former Olympic gold medalist, minister and businessman died at age 76 in Houston, his family is preparing to sell the estate for $6 million. They expect to put the 11,968-square-foot home on the market this week, said their real estate agent, Evan Compean, Realtor and founder of the Compean Group.
Located at 29310 Martelly Way in the Commons at Lake Houston community, the estate offers a rare look at the private world Foreman created in Huffman after his career as a heavyweight boxing champion…