Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman was accused of sexual assault in the 1970s by two women who were teenagers
The lawsuits, obtained by People magazine and celebrity website TMZ, were filed by women identified as Denise S. and Gwen H
Foreman was not identified by name but referred to as a former pro boxer who defeated Joe Frazier in 1973 to become heavyweight champion
Denise claimed to have met Foreman at age eight and said he raped her several times in 1976, including at a San Francisco hotel, with assaults taking place when she was 13-16 years old and Foreman was 24
Gwen said she was 15 when Foreman began assaulting her
She said her father was employed by Foreman and the fighter threatened to fire her father is she was not cooperative
The women seek a trial by jury saying they suffered physical and mental injuries at the hands of the fighter
Foreman denied the lawsuit's claims in a statement to the New York Times
Foreman, 73, was the 1968 Olympic heavyweight boxing champion and won the professional heavyweight boxing crown in 1973
Foreman ended his career at age 48 in 1997 with a loss to Shannon Briggs, his final record at 76-5 with 68 knockout triumphs