Rumble in the Jungle, orchestrated by Don King, produced one of boxing's most sensational spectacles. We asked boxing insiders what they think.

My opponents don’t worry about losing, they worry about getting hurt,” a young 25-year-old George Foreman bragged before entering the ring with the legend, the myth, and for some, the god of boxing, ...

An almost 4-1 underdog on October 30th, 1974, Ali out-thought and out-fought the invincible Foreman. ‘Big’ George landed ...

Referee Zack Clayton, right, steps in after Muhammad Ali knocked down defending heavyweight champion George Foreman in the ...

In defeat at the Rumble in the Jungle, George Foreman was tasked with the unimaginable prospect of being forever ranked as lesser than. Then came the most inspired athletic comeback for the ages.

For a few rounds, Ali might be able to escape Foreman’s sledgehammer strength, but not for 15 rounds. Sooner or later, the ...

“When Foreman was throwing punches, the audience was screaming,” Mamba, now a boxing referee, remembered. "But Ali had surprised everyone with his hook technique. And how he was boxing on the rope ...

Boxing legend Barry McGuigan has looked back at the Rumble in the Jungle, 50 years on from Muhammad Ali's stunning upset ...

Over the last half century, the world heavyweight title has beaten an increasingly erratic and sadly inconsequential course.

By John M. Rosenberg Fifty-years ago I was the youngest ticket buyer at the Rochester, Minnesota Civic Center to watch via ...

The assassination of JFK, man walking on the moon, England winning football’s World Cup to name just a few of these landmarks ...

Exactly half a century ago, George Foreman tried to challenge fate when he starred in one of the most memorable fights in ...