In the days leading up to the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle” — Muhammad Ali’s 1974 heavyweight title clash with the seemingly invincible George Foreman — tension and fear ran high inside Ali’s camp. The fight was set for October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), and the world viewed Ali as a massive underdog. At the time, George Foreman was considered unbeatable. He was younger, stronger, and had demolished Joe Frazier and Ken Norton — two men who had bot