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Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment
Josh Gross
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Description for Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment
Paperback. Place of distribution from distributor's website. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPL; BGS; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Inoki can use his bare fists. He can use karate. This is serious. There's $10 million involved. I wouldn't pull a fraud on the public. This is real. There's no plan. The blood. The holds. The pain. Everything is going to be real. I'm not here in this time of my life to come out with some phony action. I want you to know this is real. --Muhammad Ali, June 14, 1976, The Tonight Show On June 26, 1976, Muhammad Ali fought in a mixed-rules contest against iconic pro wrestling champion Antonio Inoki for the so-called martial ... Read more
Inoki can use his bare fists. He can use karate. This is serious. There's $10 million involved. I wouldn't pull a fraud on the public. This is real. There's no plan. The blood. The holds. The pain. Everything is going to be real. I'm not here in this time of my life to come out with some phony action. I want you to know this is real. --Muhammad Ali, June 14, 1976, The Tonight Show On June 26, 1976, Muhammad Ali fought in a mixed-rules contest against iconic pro wrestling champion Antonio Inoki for the so-called martial ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
331g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dallas, United States
ISBN
9781942952190
SKU
V9781942952190
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About Josh Gross
Josh Gross is considered a pioneer of mixed martial arts journalism. His reporting spans MMA's shift from an underground, counterculture free-for-all to a multibillion dollar industry regarded as one of the world's fastest growing sports today. During 15 years in the business, Gross can claim to be the only reporter who covered MMA full-time for Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Josh ... Read more
Reviews for Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment
It's only fitting the Josh Gross
an early MMA adopter and as fine a writer/reporter as the sport has
gives us this dispatch of an original boxer-versus-grappler contest. Our only question: when's the movie coming out?
L. Jon Wertheim, executive editor, Sports Illustrated If you're interested in Muhammad Ali, the history of combat sports or pro wrestling, this book is ... Read more
an early MMA adopter and as fine a writer/reporter as the sport has
gives us this dispatch of an original boxer-versus-grappler contest. Our only question: when's the movie coming out?
L. Jon Wertheim, executive editor, Sports Illustrated If you're interested in Muhammad Ali, the history of combat sports or pro wrestling, this book is ... Read more