35 YEARS LATER: THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
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A Fight to Remember
An ex-Olympic gold medalist, George Foreman was regarded as among the most talented heavyweights in his sport during the 1970s. A boyish Texan who hit with the strength of three men, he was undefeated at the time that he agreed to face the ex-champ formerly known as Cassius Clay. Foreman had demolished Muhammad Ali’s arch ring nemesis Joe Frazier, so it seemed fitting to many sports analysts that he would do the same to Ali on Oct. 30, 1974 – at the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle.”