[UFC 118] YouTube takes us back to 1976, lets us watch Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki with all of the buildup
by David Bixenspan on Aug 28, 2010 2:04 PM EDT
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With the new biggest boxer vs wrestler/boxer in MMA fight ever coming up tonight in James Toney vs Randy Couture, let's take a look at the previous holder of that crown: Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki in 1976. Originally scheduled to be a traditional worked wrestling match with Inoki winning (Ali would show mercy when the referee check Inoki's cut, only to be hit by an enzuigiri while he had his back turned), Ali panicked and it became a shoot where the rules handcuffed Inoki into lying on his back and throwing leg kicks for 15 rounds.
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