George Foreman’s 1968 Olympic Gold Medal Hits Auction Block

To George Foreman knocked out Joe Fraser become heavyweight champion or fight Muhammad Ali in one of the most memorable fights of all time… Big George won Olympic gold in 1968 – and now the medal is on deck!!

Foreman, just 19 years old, dominated in Mexico City, propelling his rivals to victory at the 1968 Summer Games.

The most difficult test for George was his first fight against the Polish national team. Lujan Trela – in the 1/8 finals – he won the fight with a score of 4-1.

After this, Forman found it easy to work. He got seriously hurt Alex Ion from Romania in the quarterfinals, forcing the referee to stop the fight in the third.

Big George beat Italy in the semi-finals Giorgio Bambini three times on his ass, winning by knockout in the second round.

About the same thing happened in the final… Foreman thoroughly destroyed Jonas Cepulis The Soviet Union, who won thanks to a referee stoppage in the second round and secured gold!

The medal for the battle on October 26, 1968 is on the deck at the address: Lelands Auctionwhere it has already been bet on several times, despite the fact that it won't close until next Saturday.

As for how Lelands got his hands on the period piece, it's an interesting story.

According to Lelands, Foreman was apparently a neighbor of the shipper's mother in Houston in the 1970s when George asked if he could store boxes in her garage. She agreed.

Years later, while a neighbor's daughter was going through some of her mom's belongings, she came across a pile of her friend's belongings, including trophies, a driver's license and a gold medal!

Now the late, great Foreman's medal can be yours.