At the peak of his powers, he was one of the scariest and most feared boxers in heavyweight history. Fitting then, that the former two-time heavyweight champion of the world and one of the most famous fighters ever, chose a rather fearsome Lamborghini as his personal car.We’re talking of course, about George Foreman. Big George. The man who beat the (then) previously unbeaten Joe Frazier. The man who beat future hall-of-famer Ken Norton. And of course, the man who memorably fought the late, great Muhammad Ali in ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ (he lost that one). And, um, the man who put his name to a grill.But we digress. The Lamborghini Diablo; not exactly a shrinking violet itself. Foreman picked it up in 1997 after his final fight, and is the only registered owner from new. Since ‘97, the car has covered just 1,907 miles, making it practically brand new. It’s the VT Roadster - which means four-wheel-drive and a removable carbonfibre roof panel - and sports a new front bumper, brake cooling ducts, and new headlights over the earlier models. It’s bright red, sports a tan leather interior, and of course, a 5.7-litre V12 and nearly 500bhp.The estimated auction price? Between $285,000 and $325,000.
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