Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ fifty years on

Fifty years ago Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman and reclaimed the heavyweight boxing crown in the bout dubbed ‘Rumble in the Jungle.’

On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” to regain his world heavyweight title.

Foreman had been a big favourite in the fight, but Ali stopped him in the eighth round in one of the great…