1. George Foreman VS Muhammed Ali
October 30, 1974

2. Historic boxing event
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• Heavyweight Champion George Foreman
• Former world Champion Muhammed Ali
• 20th of May Stadium, Zaire
• $5 million purse
• "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century"

3. The Fight
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4. Highlights
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Ali’s victory
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Round 1: Right-hand leads
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Round 2: Rope-a-dope tactics
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Foreman exhausted
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Round 8: Foreman counted out by referee

5. Legacy
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Academy Award winning documentary;
When We Were Kings
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Biographical movie Ali (2001)
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Books; The Fight (1975), Shadow box (1993)
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Don King: Only inAmerica (HBO)

6. References
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle