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- ΓÇ£Rumble in the Jungle,"
- as the fight was called,
- Muhammad knocked
- George out in the eighth
- round.
-
- George left boxing in 1977 to become a
- Christian minister back home in Texas. In
- 1987, however, he decided to make a boxing
- comeback. People laughed at him. He was
- 38 and had put on weight. But his punches
- were just as heavy as always, and after 24
- fights, he was unbeaten.
-
- On April 19, 1991, George, then 42, lost to
- champion Evander Holyfield. But, he won
- the hearts of many Americans. He
- endorsed products and got his own TV
- comedy show.
-