ZAIRE: OCTOBER 30 NOW THE DATE FOR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE BOUT IN KINSHASA.
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ZAIRE: OCTOBER 30 NOW THE DATE FOR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE BOUT IN KINSHASA.
- Title: ZAIRE: OCTOBER 30 NOW THE DATE FOR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE BOUT IN KINSHASA.
- Date: 21st September 1974
- Summary: 1. GTV Kinshasa city 0.13 2. GV ZOOM OUT FROM satellite transmitter 0.22 3. SV & GV Straw being placed on roof of outdoor ring 0.32 4. GV PAN FROM flags TO sports centre 0.42 5. GV Villa prepared for boxers' stay 0.45 6. CU Ali speaking 1.10 7. SV Foreman hitting punchbag 1.17 8. CU Foraman speaking 1.34 9. GV INT. boxing committee press conference and newsmen making notes 1.42 10. CU Foreman's manager Dick Sadler speaking 2.18 11. CU Bula Mandungu speaking 2.29 12. SCU Sadler speaking 2.50 DICK SADLER: "This is just an unfortunate thing that has happened before. This is the first time in this country that it's happened. It's unfortunate, but I have two former world champions with me at the present time, assisting me, and this has happened with them.World fights are no different from any other fights excepting as the world title fight, and it has. Fights have been postponed before and it always has been, will be because of unfortunate accidents that take place. It's only going to be one month, and hopefully no more than that. By the time we got home and got changed round, opened up camp, started training, then coming back over here, take you two or three weeks to get over -- to get "acclimated" again. No need, we living different, eating different, sleeping different. We wouldn't be smart to go home now." BULA MANDUNGU: "Nobody forced them to stay. They themselves, due to their fair play and good will decided to stay." MUHAMMAD ALI: "It is befitting that I go out a boxer like I came in, beating a big strong bully that knocks everybody out, that everybody's afraid of. England cant' produce nothing to beat George Foreman. Africa can't produce nothing to beat George Foreman. Japan China, no country, but old muhammad Ali, the king, has come home to get his crown." GEORGE FOREMAN: "It's going to be a tough fight. I'm fighting against one of the best fighters in the world, no doubt about that. This man has earned the recognition of being the number one contender in the world. (indistinct) I can expect to be fighting the best in the world. But of course I've fought the best before." Initials OS/1812 OS/1825 SPORT: BOXING PART TELERECORDING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 5th October 1974 13:00
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- Location: KINSHASA, ZAIRE
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- Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of
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