Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of the Rumble in the Jungle.
The heavyweight championship fight took place on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Foreman entered as the undefeated champion with a record of 40–0, including 37 knockout victories, while Ali was attempting to reclaim the title he had lost several years earlier.
Ali used a strategy later called rope-a-dope, leaning against the ropes and absorbing or deflecting Foreman's punches while making the younger champion work. Foreman dominated portions of the early action, but the sustained effort gradually exhausted him. Ali continued to land sharp counters and taunted Foreman during the fight.
In the eighth round, Ali trapped Foreman with a combination and finished with a clean right hand. Foreman fell to the canvas and could not beat the referee's count. The victory was one of boxing's greatest upsets and restored Ali as undisputed heavyweight champion.