The Rumble in the Jungle The Rumble in the Jungle The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on October 30, 1974 (at 4:00 am). Held at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël), it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight champion; the attendance was 60,000. Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". It was a major upset victory, with Ali
George of the Jungle Watch out for that tree!<br> <br> When he gets in a scrape,<br> He makes his escape<br> With the help of his friend,<br> An ape named Ape.<br> Then away he'll schlep on his elephant Shep<br> While Fella and Ursula stay in step... <br> <br> With George, George, George of the Jungle<br> Friend to you and me.<br> ("Tarzan yell") Watch out for that tree!<br> Watch out for that... ("Tarzan yell" ... "Oooh!") tree!<br> <br> George, George, George of the Jungle,<br> Friend to you and me! The title segment, "George of the Jungle", is a parody of the Tarzan stories of Edgar Rice