Muhammad Ali weighed in at 216.5 lbs. He wanted to weigh a little heavier for the Foreman fight knowing he would have to endure the body blows for Big George. Goerge Weighed in at 220 lbs.
220 pounds to Ali's 216 and a half.
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It was George Foreman that fought Muhammad Ali in Rumble in the Jungle. In Zaire in 1974.
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Yes, He beat George Foreman in round 8 by way of TKO
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Muhammad Ali (who beat George Foreman in that fight).
The "Rumble in the Jungle" took place in Zaire in 1974. It featured Muhammad Ali and then undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman. Ali regained the championship with an 8th round knockout of Foreman.
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Rumble in the Jungle was a boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. The match took place October 24, 1974 at Mai Stadium. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round.
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round.
The rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting style commonly associated with Muhammad Ali in his 1974 Rumble in the Jungle match against George Foreman.
The cast of The Rumble in the Jungle - 1974 includes: Marv Albert as Himself - Host Muhammad Ali as Himself - Challenger George Foreman as Himself - Champion Ferdie Pacheco as Himself - Host
Approximately one billion people watched the Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman fight called the 'Rumble in the Jungle', a fight which took place in Zaire, Africa.