The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African country's troubled history and has spurred an enduring love of boxing.

Five decades on, it's hard to imagine a fight that could have the same impact as Ali vs. Foreman in 1974. Boxing insiders share their views.

A punch crunches into the side of Daniella Muleketsi’s face. She grimaces at the sting of it and the crowd holds its breath in fear for their homegrown boxing hope. It is the 20-year-old Muleketsi’s first professional fight and it's in her hometown of Goma in eastern Congo.

Alfred Mamba remembers the frenzy that gripped the soccer stadium in Zaire, now known as Congo, as the fierce heavyweight title bout unfolded through eight rounds between the underdog Muhammad Ali and the seemingly invincible George Foreman.

And this was not the only time an accidental elbow played with the fate of a fight. When Filip Hrgovic’s right elbow sliced through both the epidermis and dermis, leaving David Haye requiring six stitches from a plastic surgeon,

Rumble in the Jungle: 50 years since the most famous fight in boxing history - The encounter between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali took place on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa.