Forty years ago, Muhammad Ali — as much as a 10-1 underdog — shocked the world by winning the heavyweight title from George Foreman. In all of sports, there had never been anything like it.

Referee Zack Clayton, right, steps in after Muhammad Ali knocked down defending heavyweight champion George Foreman in the eighth round of their championship bout on Oct. 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire.

Bob Arum, having promoted legends like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and George Foreman, names the greatest heavyweight of all time, highlighting his unparalleled skill and profound cultural impact inside ...

Even on the airplanes, they announced Muhammad Ali had beaten George Foreman. Everyone here in America, older people, remembers where they were when Kennedy was assassinated and when Ali beat Foreman.

George Foreman, the sleek, surly boxer who tangled with Muhammad Ali in the epic "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship fight before embarking on a lifetime of reinventions as a minister ...

Muhammad Ali shows off his new horse at the opening of his training camp on July 17, 1974 in Deer Lake, Pa. in preparation for his championship fight with George Foreman in September in Zaire, Africa.

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman faced off in The Rumble in the Jungle in 1974. The bout has gone down as one of the greatest sporting events in history.

George Foreman, Muhammad Ali inspire celebration. Former boxing champions George Foreman, left, and Muhammad Ali on stage at the 69th annual Academy Awards, in 1997.

George Foreman Shares Thoughts On Muhammad Ali’s Death. Foreman faced off against Ali in 1974 — a boxing match known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” ...

Boxing titan George Foreman remembers Muhammad Ali, a dear friend and one-time rival in a historic fight in 1974. Ali died Friday at age 74.

LOS ANGELES — George Foreman, the sleek, surly boxer who tangled with Muhammad Ali in the epic “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight championship fight before embarking on a lifetime of ...

Boxing titan George Foreman remembers Muhammad Ali, a dear friend and one-time rival in a historic fight in 1974. Ali died Friday at age 74.