George Foreman vs Ion Alexe(Oct.22.1968)

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Caractacus
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George Foreman vs Ion Alexe(Oct.22.1968)

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Hear Me Now and Believe Me Later.
I just stumbled across a rarely seen George Foreman 1968 Olympic Games Boxing match at Mexico City .
Watch the first three minutes of this clip for the third round of the quarter-final bout,
George Foreman vs the Romanian southpaw Ion Alexe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5S-rX813us
Caractacus
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Re: George Foreman vs Ion Alexe(Oct.22.1968)

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Here is how it went for Foreman at the 1968 Olympics.

Opening Round Oct.16.1968
Foreman vs Lucjan Trela(Poland) W3

Quarter-finals Oct.22
Foreman vs Ion Alexe(Romania) TKO3

Semi-Finals Oct.24
Foreman vs Giorgio Bambini(Italy)KO2

Finals(Gold)Oct.27
Foreman vs Ionas Chepulis TKO2
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