• ENTER DON KING

  • Nov 20 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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ENTER DON KING

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  • Don King swans into the boxing world and manages to get both Ali and Foreman to trust him completely. By working their egos and their dreams of a huge payday –– Don King’s able to persuade the two heavyweights into setting a date for a new title fight. The twist? This title bout, Ali’s latest attempt to reclaim his lost crown, will take place in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali nicknames their upcoming fight: The Rumble in the Jungle.

    NEWS REPORTS (AVAILABLE ON NEWSPAPERS.COM)

    “The Akron Beacon” March 25, 1974

    “Philadelphia Daily News” March 25, 1974

    "Akron Beacon" March 29, 1974

    REFERENCE BOOKS

    “Ali: A Life” by Jonathan Eig

    “Only in America” by Don King (autobiography)

    “Lawdy Miss Clawdy: The True King of the ‘50s” by Lloyd Price and William Waller (autobiography)

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