Referee Zack Clayton, right, steps in after Muhammad Ali knocked down defending heavyweight champion George Foreman in the eighth round of their championship bout on Oct. 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire.

Even on the airplanes, they announced Muhammad Ali had beaten George Foreman. Everyone here in America, older people, remembers where they were when Kennedy was assassinated and when Ali beat Foreman.

Boxing titan George Foreman remembers Muhammad Ali, a dear friend and one-time rival in a historic fight in 1974. Ali died Friday at age 74.

James Toney had little doubt when he was asked to name the greatest fighter in the history of the sport of boxing.

George Foreman, the sleek, surly boxer who tangled with Muhammad Ali in the epic "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship fight before embarking on a lifetime of reinventions as a minister ...

George Foreman, Muhammad Ali inspire celebration. Former boxing champions George Foreman, left, and Muhammad Ali on stage at the 69th annual Academy Awards, in 1997.

By David Close and Becky Gamester-Newton, CNN (CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali ...

George Foreman, Muhammad Ali inspire celebration. Former boxing champions George Foreman, left, and Muhammad Ali on stage at the 69th annual Academy Awards, in 1997.

(CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle ...

By David Close and Becky Gamester-Newton, CNN (CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali ...