2006-12-16 01:48:27 · 16 answers · asked by fstephanie01 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
yes he did the rumble in the jungle
2006-12-16 01:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by drain-king 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he did.
"The Rumble in The Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the May 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and that time challenger Muhammad Ali, who was looking to become the second fighter ever, after Floyd Patterson, to recover the world's Heavyweight crown.
The event was Don King's first venture as a professional boxing promoter. He managed to get both Ali and Foreman to sign separate contracts saying they would fight for him if he could get 5 million dollars to be their prize. However, King didn't have the money. So he began looking for an outside country to sponsor the event. Zaire's flamboyant president Mobutu Sésé Seko asked for the fight to be held in his country, eager for the publicity such a high-profile event would bring.
In 1967, Ali had been suspended from the sport of boxing for three and a half years following his refusal to obey the draft and enter the Army. He also was making a return after his loss against Joe Frazier, called the Fight of the Century, in 1971."
"Contrary to popular belief, Ali didn't defeat Foreman by outboxing him. [verification needed] He outfoxed and outlasted him. Ali's ability to absorb tremendous body shots, his physical endurance and psychological techniques was what trumped Foreman's physical power in the end."
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2006-12-16 09:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Rumble in The Jungle - October 30th, 1974. Zaire, Africa. He defeated Big George Foreman by KO in round 8.
2006-12-16 15:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by Brent 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Rumble in the Jungle, October 30, 1974, Kinshasa, Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2006-12-16 20:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by Bru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he did, It was called the Rumble in the Jungle, and not the Thriller in Manila as the previous person noted. The fight was between George Foreman and was in the promoted by Don King. The fight took place in Kinshasa, Zaire.
2006-12-16 09:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by SIVA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He regained the title after knocking out George Foreman in Zaire in 1974, and beat Joe Bugner in Mayasia in the summer of 1975.
2006-12-16 11:39:24 · answer #6 · answered by rhino 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foreman an Frazier were his two opponents in Africa
2006-12-16 20:08:30 · answer #7 · answered by sportlvr45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he did the thriller in manila was in Africa
2006-12-16 09:49:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he did, It was called the rumble in the jungle
2006-12-16 09:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by grandpa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, the rumble in the jungle! against george "lean mean grillin' machine" foreman
(thrilla in manila was in the phillipines)
2006-12-16 09:51:17 · answer #10 · answered by bsah 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋