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No. It was talked about, but did not happen.
They never fought.
Twice, once for the title in 1973 when Foreman took the title, and again in 1976, when Foreman won again, this time in 5 rounds.
Miguel Cotto was guaranteed $2 million for fighting Yuri Foreman on June 5, 2010. Foreman will receive $750,000 for this fight.
ali to do what he did to george foreman
One of the most recogniseable names who fought Foreman before he took on Ali is Philadelphia's Smokin' Joe, Joe Frazier.
First ever fight broadcast by HBO was January 22, 1973 from Kingston, Jamaica. George Foreman stopped Joe Frazier in round 2 to win the Heavyweight World Championship. I think Don Dunphy was the HBO broadcaster and called the fight by himself. Howard Coselll also called this fight, but I'm fairly sure it was as a broadcaster for ABC. He uttered his famous line, "DOWN GOES FRAZIER! DOWN GOES FRAZIER!" Larry Merchant joined HBO in 1978 and Barry Tompkins did in 1980, as did Sugar Ray Leonard. Merchant, Tompkins, and Leonard were the first regular HBO team from what I can tell.
Approximately one billion people watched the Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman fight called the 'Rumble in the Jungle', a fight which took place in Zaire, Africa.
Howard Stern on Demand - 2005 Artie Fight was released on: USA: May 2007
Foreman beat Norton in his second defense of the heavyweight title (won from Joe Frazier), in Caracas, Venezuela on March 26, 1974. Ali beat Foreman on October 30,1974 in Zaire to recapture the title in the "Rumble in the Jungle."
George Foreman in 1974, in Zaire (modern day Congo).