That's why his fight against Foreman is so memorable. Ali from day one was so confident and took it to George throughout the promotion. Everyone in Zaire adopted him as one of their own.

In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30am. In actual fact, the narrative that would come to define the fight began ...

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

Muhammad Ali (far left) knocks George Foreman (far right) onto his back during the eighth round of their world heavyweight title boxing match on October 30, 1974, known as the "Rumble in the Jungle".

Entering his fight with Ali, Foreman was 40-0 and had never been knocked down, much less knocked out. Price, one of the promoters, said he'll never forget what he saw at Intercontinental Hotel in ...

Alfred Mamba, who witnessed as a child the Ali-Foreman "rumble in the jungle" fight 50-years ago, poses for a photograph in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30am. In actual fact, the narrative that would come to define the fight began ...

Alfred Mamba, who witnessed as a child the Ali-Foreman "rumble in the jungle" fight 50-years ago, poses for a photograph in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. ET). Nor did it ...