Malcolm MacPherson (writer) 1973, the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and "The Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire in October 1974, with world Heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman facing former world champion Muhammad Ali, reporting from postings in London, Nairobi and Paris. Turning down a position at its San Francisco office, MacPherson left "Newsweek" magazine. Moving into a treehouse in Kenya, he wrote his first novel, "Protégé", about a group of former Nazis who try to take over Tanzania, which was published in 1980. "The Lucifer Key", published the following year, told the story of a hacker who brings the United States
George Foreman remained inactive during 1975. In 1976, he announced a comeback and stated his intention of securing a rematch with Ali. His first opponent was to be Ron Lyle, who had been defeated by Muhammad Ali in 1975, via 11-th round TKO. At the end of the first round, Lyle landed a hard right that sent Foreman staggering across the ring. In the second round, Foreman pounded Lyle against the ropes and might have scored a KO, but due to a timekeeping error the bell rang with a minute still remaining in the round and Lyle survived. In the third, Foreman