Foreman Ali Welcome To Kinshasa - Orchestre G.O. Malebo Song - BBC Music". BBC . Retrieved 2019-02-03. Dixon, Tris (January 8, 2012). "Muhammad Ali: 'The Greatest' at 70". CNN . Retrieved March 31, 2012.

Don King: Only in America (1997) is an HBO made-for-TV movie that depicts the buildup to the fight and the maneuvers that King had to perform to set it up, as well as numerous scenes that show the way Ali gained the favor of the people of Zaire. George Plimpton was part of the press corps, covering the fight for Sports Illustrated, and later featured it in detail in the book Shadow Box (1993). In total, including closed-circuit and free television, the fight was reported to have been watched by a record estimated television audience of one billion viewers worldwide, [6] [28] about a quarter of the world's four billion population in 1974, [29] as the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. [8] However, caution should be exercised here, as the only officially confirmed event with a billion viewers before 2011 was the 2008 Summer Olympics, with most such claims otherwise being highly exaggerated. [30] Legacy [ edit ]George Foreman and Joel Engel discuss The Rumble in the Jungle, the controversies, and the lasting impact it had on Foreman in his autobiography By George: The Autobiography of George Foreman. Kang, Jay Caspian (2013-04-04). "The End and Don King". Grantland. ESPN . Retrieved 2013-04-04. McDougall, Christopher, ed. (2014). The Best American Sports Writing 2014. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p.149. ISBN 9780544147003. Muhammad Ali discusses The Rumble in the Jungle in his autobiography The Greatest: My Own Story. [35] Vital Statistics: Population and Health Reference Tables". Office for National Statistics. 28 November 2016 . Retrieved 7 January 2017.

King had pulled together a consortium that included Risnelia Investment from Panama; the Hemdale Film Corporation, a British company founded by film producer John Daly and the actor David Hemmings; Video Techniques Incorporated of New York; and Don King Productions. Although King is most closely associated with the fight, Hemdale and Video Techniques Inc., with whom King was a director, were the bout's official co-promoters. The fight was broadcast on closed-circuit television in theaters in the United States and on over-the-air television throughout the world. The play-by-play commentary was done by "Colonel" Bob Sheridan. Color commentary was done by Jim Brown, David Frost, and Joe Frazier. [13] [14] Build-up and delay due to injury [ edit ] In a 2002 UK poll conducted by Channel 4, the British public voted the fight as number seven in the list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. [34] Film [ edit ]Ali had told his trainer, Angelo Dundee, and his fans that he had a secret plan for Foreman. As the second round commenced, Ali began to lean on the ropes and cover up, letting Foreman punch him on the arms and body (a strategy Ali later dubbed the rope-a-dope). As a result, Foreman spent his energy throwing punches (without earning points) that either did not hit Ali or were deflected in a way that made Foreman hitting Ali's head difficult, while sapping Foreman's strength due to the large number of punches he threw. This loss of energy was key to Ali's rope-a-dope tactic. [ citation needed] a b "Rumble in the Jungle: the night Ali became King of the World again". The Guardian. 29 October 2014 . Retrieved 29 October 2014. When We Were Kings (1996) is an Academy Award-winning documentary film that depicts the events before and during this bout. (The film's editor directed a separate documentary about the concurrent Zaire 74 music festival; Soul Power was released in 2009.) Middleweight: Joey Hadley of Catskill, New York, vs. Cove Green of Bridgeport, Connecticut (scheduled for 4 rounds)

Light heavyweight: Bobby Stewart of Amsterdam, New York, vs. Charley Scott of New York City (scheduled for 6 rounds)The Rumble in the Jungle is one of Ali's most famous fights, ranking alongside 1971's Fight of the Century between the unbeaten former champion Ali and the unbeaten then-heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, and the pair's final match, the Thrilla in Manila in 1975. [31] Controversy [ edit ] Rumble in the Jungle - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 January 2018. Orchestre G.O. Malebo, a Zairean band of the 1970s, composed the song "Foreman Ali Welcome to Kinshasa" in honor of the event. [38] [39]

George Foreman: I didn't want to be 'the champion', I wanted to be 'the 'man who beat Muhammad Ali' ". The Daily Telegraph. January 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12 . Retrieved May 7, 2014. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" [2] and was a major upset, [3] with Ali coming in as a 4–1 underdog against the unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman. [4] The fight is famous for Ali's introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic. [5] Ali (2001) is a biographical feature film that depicts The Rumble in the Jungle as the film's climax.Muhammad Ali: Skills, Brains and Guts (1975) This film produced by Big Fights Inc. was produced instantly after Ali beat Foreman to become once again heavyweight champion.