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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".
Foreman had 81 fights during his career with an overall record of 76-5 (68 wins by knockout), but arguably his most notable bout of his career happened when he battled against Muhammad Ali on Oct ...
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 ...
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Why was there no Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman rematch? - MSNWith the exception of George Foreman, Muhammad Ali fought all of his big-fight rivals more than once. The Sporting News takes a deep dive into the reasons why a sequel to The Rumble in the Jungle ...
Foreman, who needed 20 years to regain the crown, could not deny Ali's greatness. "Muhammad Ali has always been bigger than boxing," Foreman said in a 2014 essay on his website.
Perspiration flies from the head of George Foreman as he takes a right from challenger Muhammad Ali in the seventh round in the match dubbed Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire on Oct. 30, 1974.
American heavyweight boxers Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) and George Foreman attend the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, held at Morton's Restaurant in West Hollywood, California, 24th March 1997.
George Foreman took on Joe Frazier twice, in 1973 and 1976, winning both bouts via TKO. His famous 'Rumble in the Jungle' showdown against Ali came in 1974 and it ended in a KO loss for 'Big George'.
Foreman said in 2016, “I realized a part of me slipped away, and I called it the greatest part – Muhammad Ali,” in reaction to the death of his best friend.
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