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 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