Larry Merchant Recalls the Other Rumble In the Jungle
Posted on | October 30, 2009 |
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George Foreman was not supposed to defend his crown against Muhammad Ali in Africa until Sept. 10, 1974, but New York Post columnist Larry Merchant had arrived in Kinshasa, Zaire, several days prior to what he called “the crush” of other international media members.
“I had actually gone over there earlier in order to write a book about it. I was there for a couple of weeks,” said Merchant, now a renowned 78-year-old HBO boxing analyst.
“As a matter of fact, I was in the gym when Foreman was sparring and got the cut,” said Merchant. “I believe that I called the [New York] Post and I told them that I thought that the fight would have to be postponed.”
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