Rumble in the Jungle

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boxing match sporting event

Rumble in the Jungle was the historic 1974 heavyweight boxing match in Zaire between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, renowned for Ali’s “rope-a-dope” strategy and dramatic knockout victory.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boxing match → sporting event →
attendance	60000 →
broadcastNetwork	HBO →
broadcastType	closed-circuit television →
challengerEnteringFight	Muhammad Ali →
championEnteringFight	George Foreman →
cityNowInCountry	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
cityThenKnownAs	Kinshasa →
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Zaire NERFINISHED →
date	1974-10-30 →
favorite	George Foreman →
featuredStrategy	rope-a-dope →
governingBody	World Boxing Association → World Boxing Council →
hasCulturalImpact	subject of books → subject of documentaries → symbol of African and African-American pride →
hasFighter	George Foreman → Muhammad Ali →
hasSport	boxing →
hasWeightClass	heavyweight →
isConsidered	one of Muhammad Ali's most famous fights → one of the greatest sporting events of the 20th century →
location	Kinshasa →
loser	George Foreman →
methodOfVictory	knockout →
notableTacticByMuhammadAli	leaning on the ropes to tire Foreman →
preFightEvent	Zaire 74 music festival →
promoter	Don King → Mobutu Sese Seko →
purseGeorgeForeman	5000000 USD →
purseMuhammadAli	5000000 USD →
reasonForTime	to suit US television audiences →
referee	Zach Clayton →
resultedIn	Muhammad Ali regaining the world heavyweight title →
roundOfKnockout	8 →
roundsCompleted	8 →
roundsScheduled	15 →
timeOfFightLocal	04:00 →
titleOnTheLine	The Ring heavyweight title → WBA heavyweight title → WBC heavyweight title →
tookPlaceUnderRegimeOf	Mobutu Sese Seko →
underdog	Muhammad Ali →
venue	20th of May Stadium →
winner	Muhammad Ali →
year	1974 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Foreman ("The Rumble in the Jungle") →	famousMatch
The Fight →	featuresEvent
The Fight →	mainSubject
Muhammad Ali ("Rumble in the Jungle (vs. George Foreman, 1974)") →	notableFight
The Greatest ("Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight") →	portraysEvent
Don King →	promoted