On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali won 'The Rumble in the Jungle' by knocking out George Foreman in the eighth round in Kinshasa, Zaire. This fight is considered one of the most famous in boxing history. In other boxing news, on October 30, 1993, Michael Bentt achieved a surprising upset in boxing history. Additionally, on October 30, 1982, Marvelous Marvin Hagler retained his Middleweight titles by stopping Fulgencio Obelmejias.
On this date 49 years ago, Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in what was billed as "The Rumble in the Jungle." Ali beat Foreman with an 8th round KO to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. https://t.co/xuQzdDFhLv
Happy 38th birthday today to former WBO 130 champion @JamelHerring, good fighter and good guy! Here's the program from Dubai when he stopped Carl Frampton in my #boxing collection. https://t.co/aIz9HS5nfX
Happy birthday to @JamelHerring 🎂 Watch his ring return LIVE on DAZN, November 7 🫡 #HerringMolina https://t.co/K0rmAJ1eZf
Muhammad Ali was built different https://t.co/XvApXdzhdz
2 years ago today, Glover Teixeira tapped Jan Blachowicz to win the Light Heavyweight title https://t.co/ODdEkpaEl9
Wishing a happy birthday to commentator, former world champ, and US marine vet, @JamelHerring 🎂 https://t.co/6EosPTMPSc
49 yrs ago today @MuhammadAli KO'd George Foreman in a huge upset to regain the heavyweight title in The Rumble in the Jungle, arguably the most famous fight in #boxing history. Here's a closed circuit program & poster (original date before ppd due to GF's cut) in my collection. https://t.co/dA9fP5nU5l
𝐎𝐓𝐃! The Rumble In The Jungle 🥊 49 years ago, Muhammad Ali shocked George Foreman in Zaire to stun the world ✨⏪ https://t.co/sB7shC1TaL
On This Day… October 30 1974.- In a HISTORIC fight , Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round in Kinshasa, Zaire. https://t.co/JcWITyn2aV https://t.co/D1MJgUTSAM
#OnThisDay in 1982, Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Fulgencio Obelmejias to retain his Middleweight titles 🏆🏆 https://t.co/mM93ViJZmy
On this day in history, October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali wins 'The Rumble in the Jungle' https://t.co/J4uyRtmNqf
The Rumble in the Jungle #OnThisDay in 1974 saw Muhammad Ali regain the heavyweight title with an astonishing victory over George Foreman in Zaire. https://t.co/zngsdJJkRH
Scarce program in my #boxing collection from when the legendary @Jcchavez115 (61-0 at the time) won an 11th-round technical decision over Jose Luis Ramirez (101-6 at the time) to unify the WBA and WBC lightweight titles -- 35 years ago today. https://t.co/oKf4RTMzzs
#OnThisDay in 1993, Michael Bentt pulled off one of the wildest upsets in boxing history. https://t.co/qdqFS8CJYW