The story was originally published in the print edition of The Japan Times on June 27, 1976. It is being republished online to accompany this revisiting of the infamous fight, following the death of Ali on June 3, 2016.
The celebrated “bout of the century” between world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and Japan’s pro wrestling champion Antonio Inoki turned out to be the rip-off of the century.
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