In 1974, Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in a fight in which Foreman was heavily favored. Foreman was younger, he was a stronger puncher, and he had previously demolished Joe Frazier (against whom Ali had earlier lost). The reason that the Rumble in the Jungle is one of the most famous fights in boxing history is not simply because Ali wins, it's because of the way in which he wins. After opening with extremely unconventional right-leads, Ali executes the "rope-a-dope" for ...
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