Popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a 1976 match that helped pioneer mixed martial arts as a huge spectator sport ...

Antonio Inoki, whose most famous moment on the world stage was an unorthodox exhibition match against boxing champion Muhammad Ali that aimed to settle which sport could beat the other ...

The late Antonio Inoki did ... But perhaps the thing Inoki will always best be remembered for is his 1976 fight against boxing legend and icon Muhammad Ali. While the fight itself had its own ...

Of all the episodes in Muhammad Ali’s incredible career ... the Greatest Of All Time. In the other, Antonio Inoki, a gigantic 18-stone Japanese wrestler, national champion and one of his ...

On October 1, one of the most influential figures in Japanese pro wrestling — Antonio Inoki — passed ... boxer" bout between Inoki and Muhammad Ali is certainly near the top of the list.

TOKYO — A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976, has died at 79. Inoki brought ...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Well, this is it - the 15th and final round of Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki. RASCOE: Antonio Inoki, one of the most renowned Japanese wrestlers, died this past week at age 79.

Muhammad Ali was quite ... to scratch in professional wrestling. Ali, a longtime pro wrestling fan, agreed to face Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki in an exhibition bout, with the ...

Pro wrestling icon and MMA pioneer for Antonio ... Muhammad Ali. Dubbed "The War of the Worlds," the bout took place inside the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo in front of 14,000+ people. Inoki ...

Antonio Inoki ... in the country, Inoki was most known for his work in combat sports as a pro wrestler, promoter and fighter -- most notably, his bout with Muhammad Ali. Inoki was the most ...