Rumble in the Jungle Archives

Oct. 30, 1974: Ali vs Foreman

In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of

A.J. Liebling will always be boxing’s literary standard bearer, his masterwork The Sweet Science and other books certain to find

Ever since Muhammad Ali’s stunning 1974 triumph in Zaire, a simplistic yet popular myth has persisted, that being the so-called

“From my first fight I started to run away.” James John Corbett, often referred to as “Gentleman Jim,” never cared

It was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier,

At the dawn of pugilism’s gloved era, championship claims were difficult to prove or sustain absent reliable record-keeping and a

In one corner is a bigger-than-life character, a two-division titlist and miniature wrecking ball defeated only by himself in two