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One of the hosts said he had just finished reading the book the night before and described its focus on the famous Foreman‑Ali bout in the Rumble in the Jungle. He noted that Mailer portrayed Foreman's relentless, pounding style and contrasted it with Ali's superior tactics in that fight. The discussion was mainly descriptive rather than a strong endorsement.
Episode: 2025-10-23- KSR - Hour 1
One of the hosts said he had just finished reading the book the night before; it covered the famous ForemanAli bout in the Rumble in the Jungle.
I've been reading this book, I just finished it last night, called The Fight by Norman Mailer. It was about the George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, Rumble in the Jungle fight.
In it, he talks about how George Foreman's style back then was, I'm just going to keep coming at you and just, you know, pummel you. And then Ali was just better in that fight.