It is 50 years since boxing's iconic "Rumble in the Jungle" fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire—now the Democratic Republic of the Congo—and which ended in spectacular ...

The fight was known as the "Rumble in the Jungle." George Foreman put his heavyweight championships on the line against Muhammad Ali at Stade Tata Raphaël, a stadium in Africa, and the fight was ...

An event of high drama, Ali, then 32 and carrying two professional losses, was seen as the underdog going into the heavyweight championship fight against 25-year-old Foreman, a notoriously ...

The fight was pitched as a return for Ali and Foreman to their African roots and was even due to be tagged “From the Slave Ship to the Championship!” before Mobutu realized and had all the ...

A total fabrication, according to Foreman, although he said he accepts responsibility for provoking fears that he would not fight Ali. During negotiations before the fight, Foreman said ...

Boxing legend Thomas Hearns says goodbye to George Foreman: "A true icon inside and ... brutal champion in his prime On the day of the fight, Ali's manager Angelo Dundee went with publicist ...

Half a century ago, the “Rumble in the Jungle” became not just a fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, but a cultural touchstone. By John Eligon Reporting from Johannesburg The ...

Boxing legend George Foreman has died at 76. Remembered for his epic bouts with Muhammad Ali and his later business success with the George Foreman Grill, Foreman also made a remarkable comeback ...