Johnny Wakelin on 30 October 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire, against George Foreman in a matchup known as The Rumble in the Jungle, gaining victory in the eighth round. The song was Wakelin's "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" released in late 1974. In January 1975 the song reached number seven in singles charts of both UK and Australia. It also spent six months in the US "Billboard" Hot 100 in more than one chart run in 1975, eventually peaking at No. 21 in September of that year. 1975 brought a further single, "Cream Puff," backed by "Gotta Keep on Going"; it flopped, but both
George Foreman the ropes with a flurry to Foreman's head, punctuated by a hard right cross that landed flush on the jaw, knocking Foreman down. Muhammad Ali was the first boxer to stop Foreman. Foreman later reflected that "it just wasn't my night". Though he sought one, he was unable to secure a rematch with Ali. It has been suggested in some quarters that Ali was ducking Foreman, although he did give a rematch to Joe Frazier and to Ken Norton. Ali also preferred to fight such "minimal risk" opponents as Chuck Wepner, Richard Dunn, Jean Pierre Coopman, and Alfredo Evangelista. Foreman