![]() ![]() Newly released as a Collector’s Edition from Taschen, The Fight features images by Sports Illustrated’s Neil Leifer and Ali’s official photographer Howard L. To celebrate Norman Mailer’s birthday today, we look back at the legendary matchup through his 1975 book The Fight. The Rumble in the Jungle (named by promoter Don King, who’d initially tagged the bout From the Slave Ship to the Championship until Zaire’s president caught wind of the idea and ordered all. It was Ali’s chance to show the world his fighting spirit never wavered and Foreman’s chance to further cement his invincibility and remain undefeated by taking down the greatest. Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle is a 1995 novel written by Michael Teitelbaum, illustrated by Leif Peng and published by Troll Communications. President Mobutu Sese Seko, who wanted Zaire to be in the spotlight, had secured a $10 million purse to host the event and split the cash evenly amongst the two. ![]() The late Muhammed Ali and George Foreman were preparing to duke it out on the ring in Kinshasa, Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo to an audience of 60,000 on Octofor the heavyweight championship title. He quickly got into boxing as a promoter, and mere months after his release, he met Muhammad Ali and convinced him to appear at a charity fight in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1974, King was only a few years out of prison after stomping a man to death in a dispute over money. It was advertised as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” The 25-year old powerhouse vs. The Rumble in the Jungle was the brainchild of now-infamous promoter Don King. ![]()
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