2. Muhammad Ali Vs. George Foreman: Kinshasa, Zaire. October 30, 1974
The Rumble In The Jungle. Arguably boxing's most iconic fight. Many had written off Ali as he was reaching the twilight of his career while Foreman was the young up and comer. The future of the sport. But employing rope-a-dope, coined by Ali's leaning back on the loose ropes, the greatest let Foreman punch himself into exhaustion before stopping the champion in the eighth round. The Wily old fox. This was Don King's first big hit as a promoter and went on to inspire a lot of things in the wider culture. The likes of the documentary 'When We Were Kings', which won an Academy Award and 'The Fight' by Norman Maile were both inspired by the action in the ring. Groundbreaking.
