@morethangoals • The photography of Neil Leifer during The Rumble in the Jungle (1974). The iconic sports photographer traveled down to Kinshasa, Zaire to document the road to the legendary fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Both boxers emerged themselves in this new place and Leifer was there to capture this on film. They’re seen hanging out with the community, training in their own camps, toured around with President Mobutu Sese Seko and moments during their fight. Ali spoke about the significance of the fight taking place in the continent of Africa. ‘’Being in Zaire opened my eyes. I saw black people running their own country. I I saw a black president of a humble black people who have a modern country. When I was in training there before the fight, I’d sit on the riverbank and watch the boats going by and see the 747 jumbo jets flying overhead and I’d know there were black pilots and black stewardesses in ‘em and it just seemed so nice. In Zaire, everything was black - from the train drivers and hotel owners to the teachers in the schools and the pictures on the money. It was just like any other society, except it was all black and, because I’m black oriented and a Muslim, I was home there. I’m not home here [in the United States]. I’m trying to make it home, but it’s not.’’ 🐐🎞️
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