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George Foreman’s 1968 Olympic Gold Medal Hits Auction Block
George Foreman
1968 Olympic Gold Medal Hits Auction
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Before George Foreman knocked out Joe Frazier to become the heavyweight champion or fought Muhammad Ali in one of the most memorable fights ever … Big George won Olympic gold in 1968 — and now the medal’s on the block!!
Foreman, who was just 19, was dominant in Mexico City, steamrolling his opps on the way to winning the ’68 Summer Games.
George’s toughest challenge came in his first fight against Poland’s Lucjan Trela — in the round of 16 — a bout he won 4-1.
From there, it was easy work for Foreman. He badly hurt Ion Alexe from Romania in the quarterfinals, forcing the referee to stop the contest in the third.
In the semifinals, Big George put Italy’s Giorgio Bambini on his ass three times, winning by second-round knockout.
It was much of the same in the finals … Foreman thoroughly destroyed Jonas Cepulis of the Soviet Union, winning by referee stoppage in the second round, securing the gold!
The medal from the October 26, 1968, bout is on the block at Lelands Auction, where it has already been bid on multiple times, despite not closing until next Saturday.
As for how Lelands got the historic piece, it’s an interesting story.
Foreman was apparently neighbors with the consignor’s mother back in Houston in the 1970s, when George asked if he could store boxes in her garage, according to Lelands. She obliged.
Years later, when the neighbor’s daughter went through some of her mom’s things, she came across a bunch of G.F.’s stuff, including trophies, a driver’s license, and the gold medal!
Now the late-great Foreman’s medal can be yours.
Happy bidding!
Meghan Trainor
Baby No. 3 Via Surrogate!!!
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Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara are expanding their family … because they have a baby girl at home … and she was born via surrogate.
The singer and actor now have three children together … and their newborn is named Mikey Moon Trainor.
In a social media post announcing her daughter, Meghan says … “Our baby girl Mikey Moon Trainor has finally made it to the world thanks to our incredible, superwoman surrogate.”
Meghan continues … “We are forever grateful to all the doctors, nurses, teams who made this dream possible. We had endless conversations with our doctors in this journey and this was the safest way for us to be able to continue growing our family.”
She adds … “We are over the moon in love with this precious girl. Riley and Barry have been so excited, they even got to choose her middle name. We are going to enjoy our family time now, love you all.”
Meghan posted a ton of photos of the baby at home and in the hospital … so click through the gallery to see her growing family.
Congrats!!!
Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara Welcome Baby Via Surrogate
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