Yeah the rules state that Inoki can't use take downs, submissions, or kick while standing up. So basically it was a retarded boxing match with a boxer versus a wrestler. Funny how they failed to mention that fact while making Inoki sound like a fool.
gee, this was stupid. Neither of them could do what they wanted..Ali wanted to box him, Inoki wanted to wrestle him. So neither of them could do it, Inoki kicks him... what the hell
Probably the dumbest thing in the world. This is why boxing has rules. So it doesn't turn into two bums on the ground stinking the place up with boredom like every MMA fight does.
I don't get these fights. Two totally different fighters fighting with two totally different sets of rules. All Ali could do was punch but the other guy could use alot more techniques.
Alis legs were severaly damaged after this match, wether it was "scripted" or not. Alis legs were bleding and he had 2 blood clots in his legs (vein damage). After this match Ali was never as good as he had been before because he was not as fast due to his leg injuries sustained from this match. If not for this match Ali woudnt have retired completly in 1981. He would have kept boxing for years after if not for his bad legs, all from this match.
@MichaelMyers87 lwj24 hey i'm a huge Ali fan, and I want to know where did you get your source that Ali lost his legs which ended his career; or he was not as good. i thought it was other factors like age, hand speed, power, loss of reaction time, taking too many punches, etc....
Inoki was forbidden to "grab" Ali in any way. Inoki was forbidden to hit Ali with his hands. Inoki was forbidden to kick from a standing position. Inoki was forbidden to use any form of submission hold.
The only thing Inoki was not forbidden to do was kick while on the canvas. So that's what he did.
Yo, you idotic moron, I had to make comment, Ali may have been, and it's up to who you talk to, but he's up there with being maybe the greatest boxer of all time, and you're talking about MMA??? Boxing is a real sport, not a sport where you have a guy face down and on top of him and can hit him on the sides of his head when he's down... that's called shitty street violence, not sport. Boxing has the most well conditioned athletes, how come MMA don't go 12 rounds? In Ali's time, he went 15
what a stupid idea... this just ended up being boring, with no winners, and both guys just being confused because they (obviously) stuck to their styles
What they failed to mention is that Inoki could not use takedowns in the fight hence the reason he laid on his back. If he were allowed to use takedowns he would have killed Ali.
@Jackthestripper He wasn't allowed to kick either, unless his knee was touching the ground. I believe there were other ridiculous rules as well, otherwise Inoki would've dominated. Utterly.
Ali wasnt afraid to lost to Inoki, First of all yes Ali is a boxer and in 1976 he was getting older here ok, Inoki was just a wrestler. This has got to be the worst match i have ever seen its so stupid looking at it now. Coming on kicking and lying down just pain stupid.
Ali could box just fine, but Inoki was not allowed to kick above the waist, not allowed to punch with a closed fist or strike to the face, was not allowed to wrestle, and could only kick while he had at least one knee to the ground. Furthermore, despite having known, Dundee chose not to inform Ali that he was going to have an actual fight. Then, after a slant in the landed effective strikes of around 200-6 in favor of Inoki, guess what happened? (CONT.)
Dundee personally told the referee to judge it a draw...which he did. After the fight, because of the carelessness exhibited by Ali's camp, Ali almost lost a leg and did lose a good deal of the speed which was already waning.
Not only did Inoki realistically have a significant points lead despite rules set up against him, but his "lying down and kicking" was incredibly effective. Face it, this was a farce, and not in the way you're thinking.
wrestling isnt fake. its scripted. if ali could have knocked him out so easily then why didnt he let inoki wrestle?? it seems fair. ali, the boxer, could box. why cant inoki, the wrestler, wrestle?
@bloobloo78 I couldn't agree more. Figure skating is scripted...they know what they're going to do before they go out there...and if we include Golf as a sport, which is a whole other debate, then we must include wrestling as a sport. Ali vs Inoki was a joke cuz they didn't emphasize that Inoki wasn't allowed to use traditional wrestling holds.....
@satanasgirl WWE is not a sport. Sports involve competition, and there is no competition in WWE, because the winners are SCRIPTED or in other words PREDETERMINED
@LiNaK37 I don't think there is anyone that actually thinks the matches aren't predetermined. But if you are arguing that wrestling isn't a sport because it doesn't involve competition, then you're argument fails because there is a competition. The competition is to be the number one draw in the company b/c you get the top pay. I'm sure there were tons of wrestlers during the 80s who wanted Hulk Hogan's spot. Wrestling is absurd, athletic performance art. To call it fake ....
@LiNaK37 Shakespeare isn't trying to be "real" in the first place. So to call it "fake" is calling it something out of what it really is....a performance. Wrestling is absurd athletic performance at its best in much the same way. Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree.
@LiNaK37 I think you may be confusing "fake" with "performance". If a performance (whether it be Shakespeare of the newest action movie) is done well, then it's accepted for what it is...a performance. It's ridiculous to then say: "well, since they really didn't blow up the statue of liberty then I think this movie is fake". Calling it "fake" doesn't even apply because the viewers know it's a movie (or a performance or some sort). Same with wrestling.
@satanasgirl So if somebody asks you if a movie is real, and it isn't, what are you going to say? "Well it's not real but it's not fake either, it's just scripted." No, you would say it's fake.
@satanasgirl But some movies are real like documentaries. If someone said the movie wasn't fake, it was just scripted, then what would you say? Would you agree that even though the movie is completely fictional that it's not actually fake? The fighting in WWE is fake, scripted, simulated, whatever you want to call it. I'm just sick of people denying it.
@LiNaK37 If someone told me a movie wasn't fake, that it was just scripted, I'd say of course, because it's a movie. I'd also ask why they're applying the term "fake" to something that isn't intended to be real in the first place. 'Performance' and 'fake' aren't synonymous, they're two separate worlds. The "art" of wrestling is grounded in the suspension of disbelief. People who actually believe that someone can get punched 10 times in the face without leaving a scratch are what we call "marks"
@satanasgirl Even if it isn't supposed to be real in the first place, it does not change the fact that it is fake. It's not like I go around saying "WWE is fake", no, I only tell people that when they are showing clear ignorance of reality.
@LiNaK37 if it's not intended to be real, then calling it fake is ridiculous because you're implying that it is something that its not intended to be, a "real" athletic competition b/w who wins and loses, like UFC fighting or something. But I get what you're saying, I get annoyed when people tell me that "Goldberg can beat anybody in wrestling!", to which I'm like "uhhh...you know he's only won cuz they let him win don't you?". Thankfully, these people are becoming fewer with the internet n such
@LiNaK37 You're not getting what I'm saying. It makes no sense to call something 'fake' when it's a performance. I said before, maybe we'll have to agree to disagree. You're the one who said shakespeare's plays are fake. I disagree. You should google Mythologies by Roland Barthes on "The World of Wrestling". He does a better job explaining it than apparently I can do
@LiNaK37 its not fake, its scripted. there is a difference. people cant fake falling off a ladder. but they can plan on doing it and taking the necessary precautions. thats how
@bloobloo78 Wrestling isn't fake it's scripted? WTF? That makes no sense at all. Star Wars isn't fake either, it's scripted. Cartoons are scripted too, their real I tell you!
@JBOPatrick star wars is fake and scripted you burk. there are no such things as wookies, light sabers, or jedis. however, hulk hogan really does exist. he is a real person. that might not be his real name and stuff but when he tossed in a match he really is falling. he's not connected to ropes and wires like the people in crouching tiger hidden dragon. when he starts bleeding in a match, its real blood. not special effect. if that doesnt make sense to you its because you're an idiot.
@bloobloo78 Yup, and Luke Skywalker, that might not be his real name and stuff though. When he swings his light saber around though, he is really pretend fighting in a scripted situation just like wrestling, sometimes he breaks a sweat, and sometimes his knuckles get hit on accident. Sorry but wrestling blood is fake, if you couldn't see how fake it was, sorry for you, but at least look at one of the youtube videos showing them passing off blood packs in a match.
@bloobloo78 There may be no such thing as wookies, but there is also no such thing as punching referees at a real sporting event, you will be banned, and attacking people with weapons in real life gets you jail time. In real life there is no such thing as cartoon violence, you don't walk around like there are little birds and stars circling your head. You are 34 man, grow up, wrestling is for kids, that are entertained by the same Looney Toon antics.
@bloobloo78 I don't think you understand, scripted and real are complete opposites. If it's real, because people get hurt sometimes. Um doesn't that happen to everyone? The point is, what their doing isn't real. Yeah kids play fight and get hurt all the time.. but it's not a real fight. It's fake. They are actors. Take the root word "act" to portray. In other words. to resemble reality, but not be reality. They rehearse a show. Getting hurt doesn't = real. Real=real. You get hurt in every job.
@JBOPatrick people get hurt all the time in wrestling, they might not get injured but most of what they do hurts. i know wrestling is scripted. the bumps are planned whole match is essentially choreographed but that doesnt make it fake. do you go see a dance performance and yell out "fake!"? didnt think so. the fact of the matter is, while they may not have an actual fued, they really are getting hurt. i never said it was real, i said it wasnt fake. thats not the same thing
@bloobloo78 No, I don't yell fake at a dance performance, because they are not pretending to dance, duh!. They are really dancing. I wouldn't yell fake out at a wrestling match either though, but I still know it's fake because they aren't really wrestling or fighting. Just like I know a play or movie is fake. Everything on screen or stage is a fake imaginative dramatized show of something that isn't real, just like wrestling. Wrestlers pretend to fight. that makes it fake. Dancers really dance.
@JBOPatrick most dances portray a story, so there is a "fake" element to it. it makes as much sense to consider that fake as it does to consider wrestling fake or a play for that matter. wrestlers really are wrestling. prowres is more of an artistic expression than anything else. say what you will about it, but you wouldnt be able to do half of the things a good wrestler can. you wouldnt be able to make heads or tails as to how to apply certain holds or maneuvers.
I don´t know if Angelo Dundee believe really what he said in this clip, if yes he is very ignorant.
Taekwondo Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee prepared Ali for this fight. His friend, martial arts legend Joe Lewis brought down Ali in a matter of seconds to show him he can´t beat INoki just with Boxing skills.
After this, Dundee and the rest of Ali´s crew recognized this fact and changed the rules no wrestling and groundfight allowed. So Dundee should stop to call Inoki a "sucker"!
Please, if this had been for real, Inoki would have been pummeled with so many jabs and right hands, his face would have looked like a catcher's mitt. He would have never gotten near Ali...he's too fast on his feet, his reach is too long, and his punches were lightning fast. So, Inoki layed down like a bitch and kicked like one too.
Nonsense. What was stopping Ali from pummeling him when he was on the ground? And by the way, Inoki's girly kicks to Ali's legs landed Ali in the hospital.
Obviously, Inoki's legs stood in the way. How is Ali, a boxer, going to box someone already laying on the canvas?? Yeah, Ali had to be hospitalized for the kicks to his shins, but if this was a real fight, Inoki would have been hospitalized for a concussion, 2 black eyes, and a broken nose.
No. The reason that Inoki was on the ground was that he was only only throw a kick if one of his knees was on the ground. This was because Ali's camp saw Inoki's grappling abilities and knew he could seriously kick Ali's ass. Look up Inoki on wikipedia for details.
Don't be foolish, Ali had to wear gloves didn't he? The fight was staged and it never was supposed to be real...just a quick money making event. I'm saying is if it were real, Ali would have messed Inoki's face up something awful for all the reasons I already stated.
Research the net for the real story Priole. Yes, it was staged. And thats exactly why Inoki stayed on the ground, cuz as per the rules, he wsnt allowed to kick, punch, or throw. Those were the rules laid out. IF it were REAL, well, youd have to watch an MMA match to undrstnd what a wrestler would do in such a situation. He wouldnt go toe to toe w/ a boxer, cuz he knows he aint wrth crap standing up. A wrestler would shoot his opponent to the ground for a submission. IF it were REAL.
Yeah, like Ali would have ever allowed Inoki to get near enough to grab him. That's what I'm sayin...Ali was just too fast on his feet. As soon as Inoki rushes in, Ali moves to his left or right and Ali pummels him jabs and right hands all night...
I totally see your point. I am a stand-up fighter myself, but has respect and understands the effectiveness of the ground game. I also thought like you before, that when someone shoots, get the heel out of the way and deliver a hook for godssakes. But believe me, its easier said than done. And ALI, who had no other Martial arts training than boxing that time, wouldnt have had the know how to evade a shoot or a takedown. Its not just being quick on your feet. Its knowing the right technique.
Ali has the skill to evade that slide, cuz tht wasnt a takedown. Thats the debate here, whether or not Ali could really last against a wrestler who'd fight him for REAL. Not this scripted, totally limiting match. It's clear that this debate will go on forever as we're both on difrent pages. You obviously dont have the MA background to understand the techniques wrestling and boxing employ. I've mentioned the terms "takedown/ shoot" (which Inoki nvr did) and you identify it with the slide.
To be able to give you a clearer representation on what a wrestling/ grappling takedown is, search The Best of Ken Shamrock, and watch was happens on 2:03 (THATS a takedown), and 2:39 (one of the many things a grappler would do to you as soon as he got you on the ground). Don't get me wrong, I'm a boxer myslef, its my primary MA, and I love Ali. But there's no way he could've survived a real wrestling match. Unless the wrestler really sucked, or was employed to perform a phony fight, as such.
Wrong, I used to box and I know Ali's style very well. He was a very slippery fighter with tremendous lateral motion. When Inoki rushed in a very fast speeds, Ali easily circled around him. I know what grapples and takedowns are well and Ali would have never allowed that to happen. Educate yourself better on Muhammad Ali and then you can come talk to me.
Circling is NEVER a guaranteed defense for takedowns. Even for ALI. No, you dont know much grappling/ takedwns and tht statement says it all. I dnt need to much about Ali, I just need to know much about wrestling/ boxing/ jiujitsu to defend my case. Dude, your Martial Arts facts are screwed up. You relate shoots to that Inoki slide and you think circling will prevent you from getting taken down (for awhile maybe, for a very short while). Obviuosly you arent in a position to argue on this level
See, if you don't know Ali, then you don't know what the hell you're talking about. Circling from a slow fighter is ineffective. Ali was lightning quick on his feet and this is what you fail to realize. You need to watch more of his fights. Grappling/takedowns don't mean shit if Inoki cannot get close enough to Ali to grab him. It's just that simple. Again, study up on Ali and you'll actually learn something about the man. Until then, you're all hot air.
Whoa, you still replied. Haven't checked my mail in awhile. Well, I'll tell you this guy... I can actually say exactly the same about you... If you don't know wrestling/mma, then YOU don't know what the hell youre talking about. How can you be sure that Ali will win, when you don't even know the opposition? Its clear you don't know wrestling you've proven it with your false statements about grappling. I reapeat, no matter how stubborn you are, circling is NEVER a defense for takedowns.
Bullshit. See? You don't know anything about boxing or fighting in general. Show me one MMA fighter that's as fast on his feet as Ali was. Oh wait, you can't because there isn't one and you don't even know how fast Ali really was either, so. I'm not be stubborn, you're just ignorant on this subject. Ali would have busted Inoki's face up so bad that he would have looked like ground beef.
To finalize this debate, cuz ths will obviously nver end; you know Ali, I knw wrestling. Since I dont know ali as much as you, and you dont know wrestling, then we both don't know what hell we're talking about. This debate ends in a stalemate as far as Im concerned. But Ill leave you with this: search the net on the fight. Ali's camp had to enforce limiting rules on the match cuz they knew that Ali cant take on a wrestler no holds barred. That surely says something. Calling an end to this, c ya!
Well, as I said in my latest reply, bring it up on a forum. There you're gonna get the info you need from experienced fighters, like me. I dunno where you conclude that I dont know anything about fighting in general, cuz I'm a practicing boxer, a practitioner of jiujitsu, and a former eskrima student. Just research more on the topic and stop being an old stubborn man. Does old age make irritable stubborn, whining men? Research how circling (yes, even if you're as fast as Ali) wont work.
You're a practicing boxer and you don't know anything about Ali? Get the fuck outta here. I'm not old either, you're just very ignorant so my maturity makes me seem older. You've been schooled, kid.
The reason why I'm so adamant on this issue is because after being in the Martial Arts for quite awhile, I know for a fact that no matter how fast you are on your feet (again, even if you're Ali), you can never defend a take down by simply circling. Even ask the experts, they'll tell you the same thing. Have you ever heard of a "sprawl"? But then again, you'll never believe anyway, cuz your content with what you know. I'll just leave the rest to you. As for me, I've said my piece.
You've said your piece, but it's not a convincing argument to me at all...sorry. I've been a student of boxing and boxing history for over a decade, so I know how important foot speed is and how slippery it makes a fighter. Inoki and other wrestlers, simply lack that kind of speed. There come straight at you style is exactly what fighters like Ali, Sugar Ray, and the like want so they can slip and counter you all night long. It wouldn't have been close.
i dont care what anyone says toe to toe ali wouldve won, inoki was slow he wouldnt of been able to grapple, how can real fighter fight a fucking actor? they cant its all bollocks..but fair play for them gettin cash, even though it was a waste of time!
Rofl. You're a noob. You obviously don't know much about MMA. Had the rules not been limiting, Inoki would have taken Ali down to the ground and submitted him, just like any other pure boxer. Ali was a great fighter, but he didn't have the necessary skills to deal with Inoki's grappling.
the farce of the century...i remember watching this with some excitement,,after 2 rounds you knew this was the biggest con job ever,, how does a boxer fight a guy rolling around on his back ?/anyway they both made lotsa motsa actually the referee was a seven time american judo champion he shouldve joined in and made it an even bigger farce if thats possible
Angelo was an idiot. What was his job? To help his fighters exploit his opponents weaknesses and keep away from their strengths, but as soon as somebody else does it he calls them scarred because they are afraid to get knocked out?!? I could be wrong but I think thats why Ali laid out on the Ropes all night against george forman for fear of getting knocked out! He even had the the ropes loosened up so he could go way back!
That's called the rope-a-dope strategy so he could wear out people, then KO them. It's actually the opposite of fear of getting KO'd. Since you're stuck against the ropes, you have a better chance of getting KO'd. Instead of people calmly following him and knocking Ali out, they went berserk by throwing wide punches and losing energy. It was a brilliant strategy, but it was very risky.
I still hace my ticket stub to this event! Wow what a joke this was, The only saving grace was on the same card was Bruno Sammartino and Stan Hanson going at it. The paper the next day "New York Daily News" Had as the headline "ALI VS INOKI,BIG JOKIE" that said it all.
This was a very classy, gracious and sportsmanlike performance by both combatants. Neither guy tried to upstage the other, by applying their particular craft in this contest.
You could tell that those two had a lot of mutual respect for each other. Neither guy was seriously trying to hurt the other. It was all business and not personal between them.
actually Ali banned wrestling in the match at the last moment and made it very unbalanced Inoki is a grappler from the Catch can School and could have tore Ali up had he been aloud to take him down and submit, that being said he knew that if he could only stand and exchange blows ali would knock him out so he attacked the legs and actually hurt alis legs in the fight
Yeah I remember the news a couple days later with the story about alis legs being bruised. It was a lame attempt to milk this thing for all it was worth!
Its allways the same thing, I am talking about the "what if..." statements. no doubt Ali had a great punch and was very skilled. Inoki was a great wrestler. but this fight had odd rules. s, we annot know who would win. it depends on the ontext, the rules and so on. If soeone talk about NHB or MMA I would agree Inoki would have the upper hand, but honestly speaking, there are no real "fights without rules" If so, they would fight till death.
Wasn't this fake? How come at the Brock Lesnar PPV when Horce Graice was fighting they were talking about this fight as if it was real? Also UFC has made referece to this fight? So was this real? Anokio was just a Pro-Wrestler, not a real fighter.
You are exactly right. This was a staged event and not a contest. Afterall, it was an exhibition bout. The idea here was to put on a spectacle; A show if you will. Neither guy applied there particular skill for this bout. It was all for fun and show. What a way a make an easy days pay?
look at the end of the video. Inoki would have made Ali tap with the knee bar. Under Pride Rules, Ali would have been just another boxer beaten under MMA rules.
Very appropriate. Why have a boxer fight a wrestler if the wrestler isn't allowed to wrestle? That's like saying that Ali couldn't punch. What a joke on Ali's part. Money, that's all it was about.
This is a joke... A wrestler that only kicks from his back??? retarded... and as soon as the wrestler take ali down the ref. breaks it up... what's the damn point... If Ali would have had a clean shot the wrestler would have been knocked out, if the wrestler was alowed to keep ali on the ground ali would have been fucked up... there was no point to this match except money.
exactly. Ali people told Inoki what he could not do. Ali was protected throughout the match. People never talk about his match because this shows a real rare cowardly side on ali part. afraid of Inoki??
angelo dundee is such a god damn sponge and a phony
bnsaints 2 months ago
This is a Gem!
CheckHooKz 4 months ago
01:44 Hahahahahaha. . .LMAO.
Ali is the Greatest as well as Funniest .
2rasputin1 5 months ago
take Ali"s gloves off, why did they make him wear gloves WTF?????
beg4samson 8 months ago
@beg4samson He still had a huge advantage, because he was actually allowed to use his style.
EPR89 7 months ago
Inoki would have torn Ali a new asshole if the stipulation would not have been so fucked up.
SabuMark 1 year ago
Circus Ali
knockup100 1 year ago
the rules were tarlored for ali. inoki couldn even kick
jm357m 1 year ago
@jm357m
Yeah the rules state that Inoki can't use take downs, submissions, or kick while standing up. So basically it was a retarded boxing match with a boxer versus a wrestler. Funny how they failed to mention that fact while making Inoki sound like a fool.
apax5terminator 1 year ago
This is wierd. Lol Id hate to be known for gay wrestling moves like that. Lol
GreatDane101Boxing 1 year ago
Gene LeBell FTW!!!!
lenardregencia 2 years ago
gee, this was stupid. Neither of them could do what they wanted..Ali wanted to box him, Inoki wanted to wrestle him. So neither of them could do it, Inoki kicks him... what the hell
TommyGun7111 2 years ago
Probably the dumbest thing in the world. This is why boxing has rules. So it doesn't turn into two bums on the ground stinking the place up with boredom like every MMA fight does.
capablemachine 2 years ago
I don't get these fights. Two totally different fighters fighting with two totally different sets of rules. All Ali could do was punch but the other guy could use alot more techniques.
mootle661 2 years ago
Alis legs were severaly damaged after this match, wether it was "scripted" or not. Alis legs were bleding and he had 2 blood clots in his legs (vein damage). After this match Ali was never as good as he had been before because he was not as fast due to his leg injuries sustained from this match. If not for this match Ali woudnt have retired completly in 1981. He would have kept boxing for years after if not for his bad legs, all from this match.
MichaelMyers87 2 years ago 2
damn that asian freak
primealivstyson 2 years ago
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lwj24 1 year ago
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@MichaelMyers87 lwj24 hey i'm a huge Ali fan, and I want to know where did you get your source that Ali lost his legs which ended his career; or he was not as good. i thought it was other factors like age, hand speed, power, loss of reaction time, taking too many punches, etc....
lwj24 1 year ago
Inoki was forbidden to "grab" Ali in any way. Inoki was forbidden to hit Ali with his hands. Inoki was forbidden to kick from a standing position. Inoki was forbidden to use any form of submission hold.
The only thing Inoki was not forbidden to do was kick while on the canvas. So that's what he did.
torchkit 2 years ago
Ali was a fenomenal boxer, but that's all, history repeats again and again... cross training vs Anything = Anything gets raped
soparamens 2 years ago
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ali sucks!!! if he were to join mma he would get raped!!!!
kendall999999 3 years ago
uh yeah...cause he's like 70 years old.
TMVPCIARH 2 years ago
Yo, you idotic moron, I had to make comment, Ali may have been, and it's up to who you talk to, but he's up there with being maybe the greatest boxer of all time, and you're talking about MMA??? Boxing is a real sport, not a sport where you have a guy face down and on top of him and can hit him on the sides of his head when he's down... that's called shitty street violence, not sport. Boxing has the most well conditioned athletes, how come MMA don't go 12 rounds? In Ali's time, he went 15
bobethe 2 years ago
"I AM THE GREATEST!"
Roomeoo222 3 years ago
awesome
81nhc38 3 years ago
Look, boxing is better then wrestling OK. That's my last mention on this video >:D
DiLynch 3 years ago
what a stupid idea... this just ended up being boring, with no winners, and both guys just being confused because they (obviously) stuck to their styles
abacasabacas 3 years ago
What they failed to mention is that Inoki could not use takedowns in the fight hence the reason he laid on his back. If he were allowed to use takedowns he would have killed Ali.
Jackthestripper 3 years ago 11
@Jackthestripper He wasn't allowed to kick either, unless his knee was touching the ground. I believe there were other ridiculous rules as well, otherwise Inoki would've dominated. Utterly.
Caqui 1 year ago
@Caqui The match made no sense, Ali had boxing gloves on facing this guy who spent the match on the ground (due to the idiotic rules) FFS.
Dumbest precursor to MMA ever
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ambararozegarra 3 years ago
the fuckin japanese fights real.
beyazkurtclan 3 years ago
farce
spiderschwein1989 3 years ago
Ali wasnt afraid to lost to Inoki, First of all yes Ali is a boxer and in 1976 he was getting older here ok, Inoki was just a wrestler. This has got to be the worst match i have ever seen its so stupid looking at it now. Coming on kicking and lying down just pain stupid.
DiLynch 3 years ago
Seems to work against boxers...
Jontish316 3 years ago
Ali could box just fine, but Inoki was not allowed to kick above the waist, not allowed to punch with a closed fist or strike to the face, was not allowed to wrestle, and could only kick while he had at least one knee to the ground. Furthermore, despite having known, Dundee chose not to inform Ali that he was going to have an actual fight. Then, after a slant in the landed effective strikes of around 200-6 in favor of Inoki, guess what happened? (CONT.)
Draykid 3 years ago
Dundee personally told the referee to judge it a draw...which he did. After the fight, because of the carelessness exhibited by Ali's camp, Ali almost lost a leg and did lose a good deal of the speed which was already waning.
Not only did Inoki realistically have a significant points lead despite rules set up against him, but his "lying down and kicking" was incredibly effective. Face it, this was a farce, and not in the way you're thinking.
Draykid 3 years ago
What Inoki is crap, Wrestling is fake anyway boxing is a pure sport, Ali would of knocked him out in a round.
DiLynch 3 years ago
no flipping likely!
remember it was ali who changed the rules so inoki wasn't allowed to wrestle.
theres only one reason why ali did that, and that reason was....HE WAS AFRAID he would lose!
kanenkitten 3 years ago
wrestling isnt fake. its scripted. if ali could have knocked him out so easily then why didnt he let inoki wrestle?? it seems fair. ali, the boxer, could box. why cant inoki, the wrestler, wrestle?
bloobloo78 3 years ago 9
@bloobloo78 I couldn't agree more. Figure skating is scripted...they know what they're going to do before they go out there...and if we include Golf as a sport, which is a whole other debate, then we must include wrestling as a sport. Ali vs Inoki was a joke cuz they didn't emphasize that Inoki wasn't allowed to use traditional wrestling holds.....
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl WWE is not a sport. Sports involve competition, and there is no competition in WWE, because the winners are SCRIPTED or in other words PREDETERMINED
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 I don't think there is anyone that actually thinks the matches aren't predetermined. But if you are arguing that wrestling isn't a sport because it doesn't involve competition, then you're argument fails because there is a competition. The competition is to be the number one draw in the company b/c you get the top pay. I'm sure there were tons of wrestlers during the 80s who wanted Hulk Hogan's spot. Wrestling is absurd, athletic performance art. To call it fake ....
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 to call it fake is to refer to it as something that it's not trying to be. That's like calling a play by Shakespeare fake.
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl The fighting is not real, as in fake, just like Shakespeare's plays are fake in that they're not true.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 Shakespeare isn't trying to be "real" in the first place. So to call it "fake" is calling it something out of what it really is....a performance. Wrestling is absurd athletic performance at its best in much the same way. Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree.
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl All I'm saying is that the fighting in WWE is fake.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 I think you may be confusing "fake" with "performance". If a performance (whether it be Shakespeare of the newest action movie) is done well, then it's accepted for what it is...a performance. It's ridiculous to then say: "well, since they really didn't blow up the statue of liberty then I think this movie is fake". Calling it "fake" doesn't even apply because the viewers know it's a movie (or a performance or some sort). Same with wrestling.
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl So if somebody asks you if a movie is real, and it isn't, what are you going to say? "Well it's not real but it's not fake either, it's just scripted." No, you would say it's fake.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 No, I say it's a movie cuz that's what it is.
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl But some movies are real like documentaries. If someone said the movie wasn't fake, it was just scripted, then what would you say? Would you agree that even though the movie is completely fictional that it's not actually fake? The fighting in WWE is fake, scripted, simulated, whatever you want to call it. I'm just sick of people denying it.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 If someone told me a movie wasn't fake, that it was just scripted, I'd say of course, because it's a movie. I'd also ask why they're applying the term "fake" to something that isn't intended to be real in the first place. 'Performance' and 'fake' aren't synonymous, they're two separate worlds. The "art" of wrestling is grounded in the suspension of disbelief. People who actually believe that someone can get punched 10 times in the face without leaving a scratch are what we call "marks"
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl Even if it isn't supposed to be real in the first place, it does not change the fact that it is fake. It's not like I go around saying "WWE is fake", no, I only tell people that when they are showing clear ignorance of reality.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 if it's not intended to be real, then calling it fake is ridiculous because you're implying that it is something that its not intended to be, a "real" athletic competition b/w who wins and loses, like UFC fighting or something. But I get what you're saying, I get annoyed when people tell me that "Goldberg can beat anybody in wrestling!", to which I'm like "uhhh...you know he's only won cuz they let him win don't you?". Thankfully, these people are becoming fewer with the internet n such
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl But do you agree that if someone denies it that it's fake then it's withing reason to say "No that's fake."
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 No, I'd say you're both wrong because fake has nothing to do with performance art.
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl But the fighting is not real
Not real = fake
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 You're not getting what I'm saying. It makes no sense to call something 'fake' when it's a performance. I said before, maybe we'll have to agree to disagree. You're the one who said shakespeare's plays are fake. I disagree. You should google Mythologies by Roland Barthes on "The World of Wrestling". He does a better job explaining it than apparently I can do
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@satanasgirl Even if it doesn't make sense to call it that, it is what it is.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 That's basically my point. It is what it is. Again, I'm thinking we're gonna have to agree to disagree.
satanasgirl 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 Scripted, or in other words fake
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 look like someone needs a dictionary
bloobloo78 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 How do I need a dictionary? Wrestling is not REAL fighting, it's FAKE fighting. Fake is fake buddy, no need for a dictionary.
LiNaK37 1 year ago
@LiNaK37 its not fake, its scripted. there is a difference. people cant fake falling off a ladder. but they can plan on doing it and taking the necessary precautions. thats how
bloobloo78 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 Wrestling isn't fake it's scripted? WTF? That makes no sense at all. Star Wars isn't fake either, it's scripted. Cartoons are scripted too, their real I tell you!
JBOPatrick 1 year ago
@JBOPatrick star wars is fake and scripted you burk. there are no such things as wookies, light sabers, or jedis. however, hulk hogan really does exist. he is a real person. that might not be his real name and stuff but when he tossed in a match he really is falling. he's not connected to ropes and wires like the people in crouching tiger hidden dragon. when he starts bleeding in a match, its real blood. not special effect. if that doesnt make sense to you its because you're an idiot.
bloobloo78 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 Yup, and Luke Skywalker, that might not be his real name and stuff though. When he swings his light saber around though, he is really pretend fighting in a scripted situation just like wrestling, sometimes he breaks a sweat, and sometimes his knuckles get hit on accident. Sorry but wrestling blood is fake, if you couldn't see how fake it was, sorry for you, but at least look at one of the youtube videos showing them passing off blood packs in a match.
JBOPatrick 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 There may be no such thing as wookies, but there is also no such thing as punching referees at a real sporting event, you will be banned, and attacking people with weapons in real life gets you jail time. In real life there is no such thing as cartoon violence, you don't walk around like there are little birds and stars circling your head. You are 34 man, grow up, wrestling is for kids, that are entertained by the same Looney Toon antics.
JBOPatrick 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 I don't think you understand, scripted and real are complete opposites. If it's real, because people get hurt sometimes. Um doesn't that happen to everyone? The point is, what their doing isn't real. Yeah kids play fight and get hurt all the time.. but it's not a real fight. It's fake. They are actors. Take the root word "act" to portray. In other words. to resemble reality, but not be reality. They rehearse a show. Getting hurt doesn't = real. Real=real. You get hurt in every job.
JBOPatrick 1 year ago
@JBOPatrick people get hurt all the time in wrestling, they might not get injured but most of what they do hurts. i know wrestling is scripted. the bumps are planned whole match is essentially choreographed but that doesnt make it fake. do you go see a dance performance and yell out "fake!"? didnt think so. the fact of the matter is, while they may not have an actual fued, they really are getting hurt. i never said it was real, i said it wasnt fake. thats not the same thing
bloobloo78 1 year ago
@bloobloo78 No, I don't yell fake at a dance performance, because they are not pretending to dance, duh!. They are really dancing. I wouldn't yell fake out at a wrestling match either though, but I still know it's fake because they aren't really wrestling or fighting. Just like I know a play or movie is fake. Everything on screen or stage is a fake imaginative dramatized show of something that isn't real, just like wrestling. Wrestlers pretend to fight. that makes it fake. Dancers really dance.
JBOPatrick 1 year ago
@JBOPatrick most dances portray a story, so there is a "fake" element to it. it makes as much sense to consider that fake as it does to consider wrestling fake or a play for that matter. wrestlers really are wrestling. prowres is more of an artistic expression than anything else. say what you will about it, but you wouldnt be able to do half of the things a good wrestler can. you wouldnt be able to make heads or tails as to how to apply certain holds or maneuvers.
bloobloo78 1 year ago
@JBOPatrick also, they are not so much pretending to fight as they are putting on a show.
bloobloo78 1 year ago
The referee is the Judo/groundfight legend Gene LeBell.
Drago110482 3 years ago
if inoki was allowed to wrestle he would have beaten ali
kanenkitten 3 years ago
Definatley!
I don´t know if Angelo Dundee believe really what he said in this clip, if yes he is very ignorant.
Taekwondo Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee prepared Ali for this fight. His friend, martial arts legend Joe Lewis brought down Ali in a matter of seconds to show him he can´t beat INoki just with Boxing skills.
After this, Dundee and the rest of Ali´s crew recognized this fact and changed the rules no wrestling and groundfight allowed. So Dundee should stop to call Inoki a "sucker"!
Drago110482 3 years ago
I know, even though Inonki wasn't allowed to wrestle he still did some damage to ali's legs
kanenkitten 3 years ago
Why was this flagged "mature"?
knytrydr73 3 years ago
Please, if this had been for real, Inoki would have been pummeled with so many jabs and right hands, his face would have looked like a catcher's mitt. He would have never gotten near Ali...he's too fast on his feet, his reach is too long, and his punches were lightning fast. So, Inoki layed down like a bitch and kicked like one too.
Priole2000 4 years ago
You're not very smart.
oldboy81 4 years ago
You're not very smart.
oldboy81 4 years ago
I'm obviously smarter than you are since you don't even know how to post a reply. Hahaha..
Priole2000 4 years ago
well said priole2000.
LEDProductors9693 3 years ago
Nonsense. What was stopping Ali from pummeling him when he was on the ground? And by the way, Inoki's girly kicks to Ali's legs landed Ali in the hospital.
stargate121 3 years ago 2
Obviously, Inoki's legs stood in the way. How is Ali, a boxer, going to box someone already laying on the canvas?? Yeah, Ali had to be hospitalized for the kicks to his shins, but if this was a real fight, Inoki would have been hospitalized for a concussion, 2 black eyes, and a broken nose.
Priole2000 3 years ago
No. The reason that Inoki was on the ground was that he was only only throw a kick if one of his knees was on the ground. This was because Ali's camp saw Inoki's grappling abilities and knew he could seriously kick Ali's ass. Look up Inoki on wikipedia for details.
stargate121 3 years ago 2
Don't be foolish, Ali had to wear gloves didn't he? The fight was staged and it never was supposed to be real...just a quick money making event. I'm saying is if it were real, Ali would have messed Inoki's face up something awful for all the reasons I already stated.
Priole2000 3 years ago
Research the net for the real story Priole. Yes, it was staged. And thats exactly why Inoki stayed on the ground, cuz as per the rules, he wsnt allowed to kick, punch, or throw. Those were the rules laid out. IF it were REAL, well, youd have to watch an MMA match to undrstnd what a wrestler would do in such a situation. He wouldnt go toe to toe w/ a boxer, cuz he knows he aint wrth crap standing up. A wrestler would shoot his opponent to the ground for a submission. IF it were REAL.
tjjavier 3 years ago
Yeah, like Ali would have ever allowed Inoki to get near enough to grab him. That's what I'm sayin...Ali was just too fast on his feet. As soon as Inoki rushes in, Ali moves to his left or right and Ali pummels him jabs and right hands all night...
Priole2000 3 years ago
I totally see your point. I am a stand-up fighter myself, but has respect and understands the effectiveness of the ground game. I also thought like you before, that when someone shoots, get the heel out of the way and deliver a hook for godssakes. But believe me, its easier said than done. And ALI, who had no other Martial arts training than boxing that time, wouldnt have had the know how to evade a shoot or a takedown. Its not just being quick on your feet. Its knowing the right technique.
tjjavier 3 years ago
Watch the opening seconds of the match and tell me again that Ali doesn't have the skill to evade Inoki's rushes.
Priole2000 3 years ago
Ali has the skill to evade that slide, cuz tht wasnt a takedown. Thats the debate here, whether or not Ali could really last against a wrestler who'd fight him for REAL. Not this scripted, totally limiting match. It's clear that this debate will go on forever as we're both on difrent pages. You obviously dont have the MA background to understand the techniques wrestling and boxing employ. I've mentioned the terms "takedown/ shoot" (which Inoki nvr did) and you identify it with the slide.
tjjavier 3 years ago
To be able to give you a clearer representation on what a wrestling/ grappling takedown is, search The Best of Ken Shamrock, and watch was happens on 2:03 (THATS a takedown), and 2:39 (one of the many things a grappler would do to you as soon as he got you on the ground). Don't get me wrong, I'm a boxer myslef, its my primary MA, and I love Ali. But there's no way he could've survived a real wrestling match. Unless the wrestler really sucked, or was employed to perform a phony fight, as such.
tjjavier 3 years ago
Wrong, I used to box and I know Ali's style very well. He was a very slippery fighter with tremendous lateral motion. When Inoki rushed in a very fast speeds, Ali easily circled around him. I know what grapples and takedowns are well and Ali would have never allowed that to happen. Educate yourself better on Muhammad Ali and then you can come talk to me.
Priole2000 3 years ago
Circling is NEVER a guaranteed defense for takedowns. Even for ALI. No, you dont know much grappling/ takedwns and tht statement says it all. I dnt need to much about Ali, I just need to know much about wrestling/ boxing/ jiujitsu to defend my case. Dude, your Martial Arts facts are screwed up. You relate shoots to that Inoki slide and you think circling will prevent you from getting taken down (for awhile maybe, for a very short while). Obviuosly you arent in a position to argue on this level
tjjavier 3 years ago
See, if you don't know Ali, then you don't know what the hell you're talking about. Circling from a slow fighter is ineffective. Ali was lightning quick on his feet and this is what you fail to realize. You need to watch more of his fights. Grappling/takedowns don't mean shit if Inoki cannot get close enough to Ali to grab him. It's just that simple. Again, study up on Ali and you'll actually learn something about the man. Until then, you're all hot air.
Priole2000 3 years ago
Whoa, you still replied. Haven't checked my mail in awhile. Well, I'll tell you this guy... I can actually say exactly the same about you... If you don't know wrestling/mma, then YOU don't know what the hell youre talking about. How can you be sure that Ali will win, when you don't even know the opposition? Its clear you don't know wrestling you've proven it with your false statements about grappling. I reapeat, no matter how stubborn you are, circling is NEVER a defense for takedowns.
tjjavier 3 years ago
Bullshit. See? You don't know anything about boxing or fighting in general. Show me one MMA fighter that's as fast on his feet as Ali was. Oh wait, you can't because there isn't one and you don't even know how fast Ali really was either, so. I'm not be stubborn, you're just ignorant on this subject. Ali would have busted Inoki's face up so bad that he would have looked like ground beef.
Priole2000 3 years ago
To finalize this debate, cuz ths will obviously nver end; you know Ali, I knw wrestling. Since I dont know ali as much as you, and you dont know wrestling, then we both don't know what hell we're talking about. This debate ends in a stalemate as far as Im concerned. But Ill leave you with this: search the net on the fight. Ali's camp had to enforce limiting rules on the match cuz they knew that Ali cant take on a wrestler no holds barred. That surely says something. Calling an end to this, c ya!
tjjavier 3 years ago 2
Yeah, c ya! Nice destroying you in this debate.
Priole2000 3 years ago
Well, as I said in my latest reply, bring it up on a forum. There you're gonna get the info you need from experienced fighters, like me. I dunno where you conclude that I dont know anything about fighting in general, cuz I'm a practicing boxer, a practitioner of jiujitsu, and a former eskrima student. Just research more on the topic and stop being an old stubborn man. Does old age make irritable stubborn, whining men? Research how circling (yes, even if you're as fast as Ali) wont work.
tjjavier 3 years ago
You're a practicing boxer and you don't know anything about Ali? Get the fuck outta here. I'm not old either, you're just very ignorant so my maturity makes me seem older. You've been schooled, kid.
Priole2000 3 years ago
Posting profanity and showing glaring irritablity on the youtube coomments section... thats pretty mature. Take care Priole.
tjjavier 3 years ago
Spare me the 'high and mighty' speech. This is YouTube...who gives a fuck?!
Priole2000 3 years ago
Hahaha! :)
tjjavier 3 years ago
The reason why I'm so adamant on this issue is because after being in the Martial Arts for quite awhile, I know for a fact that no matter how fast you are on your feet (again, even if you're Ali), you can never defend a take down by simply circling. Even ask the experts, they'll tell you the same thing. Have you ever heard of a "sprawl"? But then again, you'll never believe anyway, cuz your content with what you know. I'll just leave the rest to you. As for me, I've said my piece.
tjjavier 3 years ago
You've said your piece, but it's not a convincing argument to me at all...sorry. I've been a student of boxing and boxing history for over a decade, so I know how important foot speed is and how slippery it makes a fighter. Inoki and other wrestlers, simply lack that kind of speed. There come straight at you style is exactly what fighters like Ali, Sugar Ray, and the like want so they can slip and counter you all night long. It wouldn't have been close.
Priole2000 3 years ago 2
i dont care what anyone says toe to toe ali wouldve won, inoki was slow he wouldnt of been able to grapple, how can real fighter fight a fucking actor? they cant its all bollocks..but fair play for them gettin cash, even though it was a waste of time!
sammymac9 4 years ago
fucking chinky cunt ali wud av owned that mother fucker
matt956 4 years ago
Rofl. You're a noob. You obviously don't know much about MMA. Had the rules not been limiting, Inoki would have taken Ali down to the ground and submitted him, just like any other pure boxer. Ali was a great fighter, but he didn't have the necessary skills to deal with Inoki's grappling.
CRDFightClub 4 years ago
when that jap came in to take ali down ali would have punched his goddamn face in and knocked him out in the first round
wildabeast63 4 years ago
Highly unlikely. Just because a boxer has knock out power doesnt mean that he knows how to defend a takedown.
I'm sure you know that. It's been proven time and again in so many Mixed Martial Arts matches.
tjjavier 3 years ago
That's exactly how it was, it was a farce, but for an entire other reason than Angelo seems to think.
Draykid 4 years ago
the farce of the century...i remember watching this with some excitement,,after 2 rounds you knew this was the biggest con job ever,, how does a boxer fight a guy rolling around on his back ?/anyway they both made lotsa motsa actually the referee was a seven time american judo champion he shouldve joined in and made it an even bigger farce if thats possible
mugwamp4 4 years ago
Ali's camp wouldn't let Inoki use grappling, he woulda owned big time.
TAKENnameARGH 4 years ago
inuki went to brazil many times knows the vale tudo thing
2submit 4 years ago
anoki knew if he got to close he was finished. ALI KNEW THIS GUY KNOW EVERY MARTIAL ART OUT THERE.
IN THIS CASE THERE WILL BE NO WINNER.
IF U WANNAA KNOW WHO WILL WIN IN STREET FIGHT U GOTTA PUT EM ON THE STREET AND LET THEM GO WILD.
makpak 4 years ago
Ali should have taken his gloves off.
cr8z 4 years ago
what a crappy referee, I mean, they were basically expecting a K.O. but ground fighting was semi-allowed.
avillax 4 years ago
Also appearing climbing up on the ropes and talking shit the whole time was legal. LOL that sucked.
JudeoFascism 4 years ago
whrestling is not a sport
siavashronaldo 4 years ago
no, but wrestling is.
JudeoFascism 4 years ago
wrestling is GAY
djkccasem 4 years ago
you just called wrestling happy
crswcw 4 years ago
Because you would get owned by it.
CRDFightClub 4 years ago
Inoki won, got ali on the canvas-in wrestling that's enough to win.
metubeony0utube 4 years ago
Angelo was an idiot. What was his job? To help his fighters exploit his opponents weaknesses and keep away from their strengths, but as soon as somebody else does it he calls them scarred because they are afraid to get knocked out?!? I could be wrong but I think thats why Ali laid out on the Ropes all night against george forman for fear of getting knocked out! He even had the the ropes loosened up so he could go way back!
mexprince9 4 years ago
That's called the rope-a-dope strategy so he could wear out people, then KO them. It's actually the opposite of fear of getting KO'd. Since you're stuck against the ropes, you have a better chance of getting KO'd. Instead of people calmly following him and knocking Ali out, they went berserk by throwing wide punches and losing energy. It was a brilliant strategy, but it was very risky.
DiceKingGambit 4 years ago
it wasnt fair, wht ali had to wear gloves? because without gloves he would kill him with a few punches
mohaamir 4 years ago
yea sure inoki laid on the ground cuz he didn't want to get knocked out.
lildezz24 4 years ago
I would like to see a top wrestler against a top fighter in a real match. Has this ever happened?
notthelastword 4 years ago
This "documentary" is so biased and untrue it's ridiculous.
ADSFew 4 years ago
inoki is a pussy!
bizzyvictor 4 years ago
Ali is the one who made all these last minute adjustments and rules because he was scared.
ADSFew 4 years ago
I still hace my ticket stub to this event! Wow what a joke this was, The only saving grace was on the same card was Bruno Sammartino and Stan Hanson going at it. The paper the next day "New York Daily News" Had as the headline "ALI VS INOKI,BIG JOKIE" that said it all.
le238man 4 years ago
This was a very classy, gracious and sportsmanlike performance by both combatants. Neither guy tried to upstage the other, by applying their particular craft in this contest.
Ryan8943 4 years ago
You could tell that those two had a lot of mutual respect for each other. Neither guy was seriously trying to hurt the other. It was all business and not personal between them.
Ryan8943 4 years ago
inoki what a little bitch you are seriously
enjoyitbro 4 years ago
actually Ali banned wrestling in the match at the last moment and made it very unbalanced Inoki is a grappler from the Catch can School and could have tore Ali up had he been aloud to take him down and submit, that being said he knew that if he could only stand and exchange blows ali would knock him out so he attacked the legs and actually hurt alis legs in the fight
hellsing061678 4 years ago
Yeah I remember the news a couple days later with the story about alis legs being bruised. It was a lame attempt to milk this thing for all it was worth!
le238man 4 years ago
Its allways the same thing, I am talking about the "what if..." statements. no doubt Ali had a great punch and was very skilled. Inoki was a great wrestler. but this fight had odd rules. s, we annot know who would win. it depends on the ontext, the rules and so on. If soeone talk about NHB or MMA I would agree Inoki would have the upper hand, but honestly speaking, there are no real "fights without rules" If so, they would fight till death.
Nardocardo 4 years ago
inoki would whupp alis ass
burningknuckle26 4 years ago
so ali was a prostitute.
yhayduke 4 years ago
that fucking chin on inoki is awesome
liquidfreak 4 years ago
Man this was dumb, I'm quite surprised that MMA was able to survive the birthing process even after a sorry display like this.
KOFversussf 4 years ago
Wasn't this fake? How come at the Brock Lesnar PPV when Horce Graice was fighting they were talking about this fight as if it was real? Also UFC has made referece to this fight? So was this real? Anokio was just a Pro-Wrestler, not a real fighter.
geneva1999 4 years ago
It was supposed to be a staged fight, but Ali AND Inoki disagreed to it and they decided to make it a shoot with these gay rules.
paraparajmo 4 years ago
Ali made a lot of money from this fight.This match was scripted and ali acted very well.
pressurecooked 4 years ago
It is a disgrace to stage a fight.
007rocksalotmann 4 years ago
You are exactly right. This was a staged event and not a contest. Afterall, it was an exhibition bout. The idea here was to put on a spectacle; A show if you will. Neither guy applied there particular skill for this bout. It was all for fun and show. What a way a make an easy days pay?
Ryan8943 4 years ago
ItThere is no way this fight was staged. if it was staged, it would have never been so boring.
Inoki would have killed Ali if it wasnt for all the last minute rule changes.
Inoki187 4 years ago 3
look at the end of the video. Inoki would have made Ali tap with the knee bar. Under Pride Rules, Ali would have been just another boxer beaten under MMA rules.
mmaed 4 years ago
Honestly though, Inoki was so badly handicapped. I dont even think he was allowed to shoot or suplex?
AAAhmed46 4 years ago
one of the worst matches ever!!
jumpy27 4 years ago
that´s a wrestler, a okinawan karate-Do black belt must be better in that fight.
arnoldofernando 4 years ago
considering that Inoki himself holds a black belt in a form of Karate, I'd doubt it.
If Ali removed the gloves he'd knock out pelican jaw with one jab. But Inoki was hella restrained.
Nunnayadambiness 4 years ago
Ali really lost a lot of respect in my eyes for this. The other guy probably would have torn him apart had it been a fair fight.
BArcher83 4 years ago
Inoki beat Ali. There is a boxer for which I feel very bad: Ken Norton. He beat Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, but the FUCKING JUDGES!!!!!
007rocksalotmann 4 years ago
They are going to rematch at PRIDE 35.
givebeesachance 4 years ago
Very appropriate. Why have a boxer fight a wrestler if the wrestler isn't allowed to wrestle? That's like saying that Ali couldn't punch. What a joke on Ali's part. Money, that's all it was about.
crashstitches 4 years ago
Antonio Inoki is a legend :D
AfroJoel 4 years ago
Ali should've worked on his ground game a bit, learn some BJJ and Greco-Roman wrestling. :)
TheGreatA 4 years ago
what a load of rubbish, ali should of sparked the snake style man.
invertedbeardthe2nd 4 years ago
This fight is in the sertain book, "Sports Hall Of Shame".
mikethedj4 5 years ago
Ali was so ridiculous here.
sqwaaaaa 5 years ago
This is a joke... A wrestler that only kicks from his back??? retarded... and as soon as the wrestler take ali down the ref. breaks it up... what's the damn point... If Ali would have had a clean shot the wrestler would have been knocked out, if the wrestler was alowed to keep ali on the ground ali would have been fucked up... there was no point to this match except money.
cadman6735 5 years ago
exactly. Ali people told Inoki what he could not do. Ali was protected throughout the match. People never talk about his match because this shows a real rare cowardly side on ali part. afraid of Inoki??
actionfigures95 5 years ago
if they hadnt been so arsey over the rules we could have had the first proper mma crossover match
dsbdsb 5 years ago
rocky 3's wrestler vs boxer match was better LOL
Thunder lips babay!
supermadman 5 years ago