It was 40 years ago that two men met just before dawn on October 30, 1974, to earn $5 million in the Rumble in the Jungle.
In
one of boxing's most memorable moments, Muhammad Ali stopped the
fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the
impoverished African nation of Zaire.
The
day before the fight in Kinshasa, Foreman and Ali made separate trips
to the presidential palace to pay homage to Mobutu Sese Seko, the brutal
dictator who wanted to put his country (now Congo) on the world map.
Sporting history: Muhammad Ali, right,
stands back as referee Zack Clayton calls the count over opponent George
Foreman on October 30, 1974 - Ali won the fight in Africa by a knockout
in the eight round
The fight
would finally unfold in the steamy darkness of equatorial Africa at 4
a.m., with machine gun-carrying soldiers watching the crowd from
ringside and Joe Frazier among the interested spectators.
Courtesy:Daily mail
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