From Slave Ship to Championship 1974 Pillow

On October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), a heavyweight championship boxing match was held between two of the best boxers in the world. The event had an attendance of 60,000 people and is arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century, as well as a major upset, with the underdog coming out on top and creating boxing history. It's estimated that the fight was watched by as many as one billion television viewers around the world, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. This included an estimated 50 million viewers watching the fight on pay-per-view or closed-circuit theater TV. The fight grossed an estimated $100 million.