Like other great athletic feats of derring-do, the Ali-Foreman fight in Zaire inspired other prodigies, the foremost among them being the celebrated lead McIlvanney wrote for The Observer following his interview: "We should have known that Muhammad Ali would not settle for any ordinary old res...
Ironically, Ali, who got Africa so much positive notice with his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in Zaire against George Foreman, almost fought in South Africa. The apartheid regime tried to fool the world with the creation of "independent" homelands. None were recognized by any other nat...
商品简介 In 1974 two Black Americans fought in Zaire, in Africa. One was Muhammad Ali. After the fight, he was the boxing champion of the world - again. But why did a young boy from Kentucky start to box? Why did he stop boxing? And what is he doing now?
5. Joe Frazier:After Ali had been stripped of his world title and banned from boxing in 1967, it took time for the heavyweight division to find a worthy successor, but by 1970“Smokin'” Joe Frazierhad established himself as one of the most relentless and powerful big me...
Episode 1 What's My Name: Muhammad Ali Part I A look back at Muhammad Ali's childhood and early boxing career as Cassius Clay, culminating in his ascension to heavyweight champion, his conversion to Islam and his epic first fight with Joe Frazier. Episode 2 What's My Name: Muhammad Ali...
Muhammad Ali AP Photo/Ron Frehm Boxer Muhammad Ali makes a face during a press luncheon in New York, to promote the sale of tickets to Madison Square Garden where the battle against George Foreman in Zaire was shown on closed-circuit television, Aug. 29, 1974....
Ali was an underdog against then-undefeated George Foreman in their showdown in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The fight is famously known as the “Rumble in the Jungle.” In this photo, Ali is utilizing his rope-a-dope technique, leaning against the ring rop...
on Muhammad Ali 04:13 In 1974, Ali regained the heavyweight title in a highly publicized bout in Zaire known as "The Rumble in the Jungle." His famous "rope-a-dope" four-punch combination knocked out George Foreman, who was known as one of the hardest punchers of all time. A year...
fight, Ali was set to go head to head against George Foreman in Zaire (now Congo) 10 months later. Ali won the "Rumble in the Jungle," knocking out Foreman in the eighth round and reclaiming the world heavyweight title. The bout was chronicled in the 1996 documentary "When We...
October 30, 1974 - “The Rumble in the Jungle” takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Ali defeats George Foreman, by knockout in the eighth round, to again become the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. 1975 - Leaves the Nation of Islam to practice the ...