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This Day in Sports History: The Rumble in the Jungle

By Matt McFetridge | Sports Editor

On Oct. 30, 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now known as the Republic of Congo), George Foreman stepped into the boxing ring with Muhammad Ali. Ali was 32 years old, a full seven years older than his opponent, the hard-hitting 25-year-old Foreman.

Nine months prior to this fight, Ali defeated the great Joe Frazier for the first time, thus retaining the Heavyweight Title. Foreman had also beat Frazier in 1973, taking him only two rounds to get a technical knockout. Foreman displayed his insane power in this fight, knocking Frazier down three times before the referee ended the bout.