The caption reads:
“This is a Sept. 22, 1974 file photo of Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko, center, as he raises the arms of heavyweight champ George Foreman, left, and Muhammad Ali, right, in Kinshasa, Zaire. It was 40 years ago that two men met just before dawn on Oct. 30, 1974, to earn $5 million in the Rumble in the Jungle. In one of boxing's most memorable moments, Muhammad Ali stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the impoverished African nation of Zaire. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File)”
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The Olympic Village at the 1924 Games
The 1924 Summer Olympics marked the inception of the now-standard Olympic Village. Most of the over 3,000 athletes competing in the Games stayed in small wooden cabins built a few minutes from the stadium in Colombes. The athletes’ village also featured other conveniences, including a hair salon, a post office, and a restaurant.
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“Ali peeks through his raised gloves as Frazier backs the champion against the ropes in the third round “
Photograph: AP
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“The last of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s three contests was a brutal spectacle that earned the fighters respect but all but finished their careers.”
Ali famously said it was “the closest thing to death” he ever experienced.
The 50-minute fight can be seen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pi-ax7e-6U
Original Caption Reads:
“And so the show begins. New York City Thursday, July 17, 1975, and a press conference to promote the fight. The planned venue is in the Philippines: the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos offers to hold the bout in Manila and sponsor it in order to divert attention from the social turmoil the country is experiencing. The press conference gives Ali another opportunity to badmouth Frazier.”
Photograph: AP
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Olympic Games Tokyo, 1964: Judge Semer being hit by Valentin Loren
Spanish boxer Valentin Loren punches Hungarian referee Gyorgy Semer after being disqualified for fouling his opponent, Hsu Hung-cheng of Taiwan (looking, centre), during the men's featherweight Boxing Round of 32 at Korakuen Hall during the Olympic Games in Tokyo, October 1964. Loren was banned for life from amateur and Olympic boxing.
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