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Christopher Monck, the 2nd Duke of Albemarle, organises a boxing match between his butler and his butcher which has entered the annals of history as the first recorded boxing match in England, although boxing has a history which can be traced all the way back to the ancient Greek Olympics. Boxing matches, however, will inspire numerous songs including Who Killed Davey Moore? by Bob Dylan, about World Featherweight Champion Davey Moore, who died from injuries sustained in a 1963 bout with Sugar Ramos; Davey Moore by Phil Ochs about the same fight; In Zaire by Johnny Wakelin, which tells the story of the 1974 Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire, Africa.