One of great boxing event of the century, The Rumble in the Jungle took place in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa) on 30 October 1974. Foreman, who was greatly feared for his punching power, seemed an overwhelming favorite against Ali since he knocking Joe Frazier and Ken Norton down, two boxer at that time to defeat Ali.
The Rumble in the Jungle have been among the greatest demonstrations of tactical planning and actual execution, and Muhammad Ali regaining his title as "the greatest" against a younger and stronger George Foreman.
The events before and during this match are depicted in Leon Gast's Academy Award winning documentary, When We Were Kings
. The documentary, released in 1996, covering six weeks to the fight as journalism moment and moment in America's cultural understanding of African American roots.The whole fight of The Rumble in the Jungle now included in DVD contains footage of Ali's 1964-1080 fights: Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection
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