When We Were Kings When We Were Kings When We Were Kings is a 1996 Academy Award winning documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The fight was held in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) on October 30, 1974. The film features a number of celebrities, including James Brown, Jim Brown, B.B. King, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee and Thomas Hauser. "When We Were Kings" was released in 1996 to strong reviews, and won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It took Gast
2008 in Jungle Fight Jungle Fight 11 was an event held on September 13, 2008 at The Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2008 in Jungle Fight The year 2008 is the 6th year in the history of Jungle Fight, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Brazil. In 2008 Jungle Fight held 4 events beginning with, "Jungle Fight 8". Jungle Fight 8 was an event held on April 6, 2008 at The Team Nogueira Training Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jungle Fight 9: Warriors was an event held on May 31, 2008 at The Maracanãzinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro,