George Foreman didn't want him to get into the fight", Foreman said when interviewed years later. This fight became known as the "Caracas Caper". Foreman had cruised past two of the top names in the rankings. The win gave him a 40–0 record with 37 knockouts. Foreman's next title defence, against Muhammad Ali, was historic. During the summer of 1974, he traveled to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to defend his title against Ali. The bout was promoted as "The Rumble in the Jungle". During training in Zaire, Foreman suffered a cut above his eye, forcing postponement of the
George of the Jungle as a bonus feature the original pilot cartoons for both "George of the Jungle" and "Super Chicken". In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked "George of the Jungle" #30 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. Gold Key Comics published two issues of a comic book based on the series in 1969. In 1997, the segment was adapted into a live-action film, titled "George of the Jungle". Brendan Fraser played the title role, with Leslie Mann as Ursula, John Cleese as the voice of Ape and Thomas Haden Church as the villain, Lyle Van De Groot. A direct-to-video sequel,