The Rumble in the Jungle
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Some of the most indelible images of #Muhammad_Ali come from his 1974 trip to the Congo. He was the feted guest of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko — who renamed the country Zaire in 1971 — for the spectacular “Rumble in the Jungle” title bout with heavyweight champion George Foreman. The fight exemplified Ali’s boxing smarts. […]
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