Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman reflects on Muhammad Ali fight

The heavyweight champion, who has died at the age of 76, says "he went with two titles belts and came home with none."

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During his professional boxing career he amassed an astonishing total of 76 wins including 68 knockouts, but he famously lost to Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974.

Speaking to CBS in 2016, he reflected on that night in Kinshasa, saying he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."

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