<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who did ali fight in the rumble in the jungle
who did ali fight in the rumble in the jungle
George Foreman
George Foreman