Hvem kæmpede for at bokseverden tungvægts titel i 1974-kampen kendt som the rumble in the jungle?
Muhammad Ali
The Rumble in the Jungle
Rumble in the Jungle var en historisk boksebegivenhed i Kinshasa, Zaire (nu Den Demokratiske Republik Congo) den 30. oktober 1974 (kl. 4:00 om morgenen). Kampen blev afholdt på 20th of May Stadium (nu Stade Tata Raphaël) og satte den ubesejrede verdensmester i sværvægt George Foreman op mod udfordreren Muhammad Ali, en tidligere sværvægtsmester; der var 60.000 tilskuere. Ali vandt på knockout, da han slog Foreman ned lige før slutningen af ottende runde. Den er blevet kaldt "den vel nok største sportsbegivenhed i det 20. århundrede". Begivenheden var en af Don Kings første satsninger som professionel boksepromotor.
Muhammad Ali
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on October 30, 1974 (at 4:00 am). Held at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël), it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight champion; the attendance was 60,000. Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". The event was one of Don King's first ventures as a professional boxing promoter.
The Rumble in the Jungle