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George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now at the Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo ), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.
- October 30, 1974
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- George Foreman
- Big George
May 3, 2024 · Rumble in the Jungle, heavyweight boxing match held on October 30, 1974, between then heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo ). The fight was attended by 60,000 people and watched on television by as many as one billion worldwide.
Nov 16, 2009 · On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of the “Rumble in the Jungle” in Zaire. The fight was a historic event for boxing and Africa, and Ali regained his heavyweight title for the second time.
Oct 30, 2020 · The Rumble in The Jungle: Revisiting Muhammad Ali v George Foreman 46 years on. On this day - 30 October - in 1974, Muhammad Ali took on George Foreman in Zaire, in a fight dubbed The Rumble in ...
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Oct 30, 2014 · Learn how Muhammad Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title from George Foreman in a historic fight in Zaire in 1974. Read about the buildup, the strategy, the outcome and the legacy of the “Rumble in the Jungle.”
