Who won Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki?
The fight between Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki was tied. Kokichi Endo, a pro wrestler with a lot of experience, gave it to Ali with a score of 74–72, while Ko Toyama, a boxing judge, gave it to Inoki with a score of 72–68. This left the decision up to referee LeBell. When Inoki’s points were taken away, he ended up with a score of 71–71, which was a tie.
Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, also known as “The War of the Worlds,” was a fight between American boxer Muhammad Ali and Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki. It took place on June 26, 1976, at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Ali had just beaten Richard Dunn by a knockout in May and was the WBC/WBA heavyweight boxing champion at the time.
Catch wrestling was taught to Inoki by wrestler Karl Gotch. He was putting on exhibition fights against champions of different martial arts to show that pro wrestling was the best way to fight.
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The fight itself, which was held under special rules, is seen as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts (MMA).
Most of the time, Inoki was on his back and kicked Ali’s legs 107 times without being stopped by the referee (due to a particular rule negotiated shortly before the fight, which allowed him to do so without being disqualified).
The press and fans have been talking about the fight’s draw result for a long time. Gene LeBell was the judge for the fight.
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