Green "Float Like a Butterfly" Button

From collection Muhammad Ali Center Permanent Collection

Green "Float Like a Butterfly" Button

Green button from the famous Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali's bout against George Foreman, in Kinshasa, Zaire. It was during this fight, which took place October 30, 1974, that Ali used his rope-a-dope tactic to utilize the ropes while Foreman tired himself out. Ali knocked out Foreman in the eighth round, winning his second World Heavyweight Championship title.

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