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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 was a three-time heavyweight boxing champion with an impressive 56-win record. He was also known for his public stance against the Vietnam War.
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...
However seen or characterized onscreen, Ali was never more vital than inWhen We Were Kings(1996), the Oscar-winning feature documentary that immortalized “The Rumble in the Jungle,” his Oct. 30, 1974, bout with heavyweight champion George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. ...
In 1974, Ali took part in one of the most famous world championship fights in the history of boxing. He took on reigning champion George Foreman in Zaire, in a fight which was dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle." Ali emerged victorious after flooring Foreman in the eighth round. ...