Yes he fought a draw with Inoki in 1976. It was a joke then and still is. I was one of the rubes that tuned in on national TV.
Now it is sometimes mentioned as the first MMA bout in history, but boxers have fought wrestlers for centuries. Even bears and kangaroos. For a laugh, here it is.
Yes. He fought several wrestlers. The main match was a farce in Tokyo Japan on June 25 1976. It was a terrible contest against Antonio Inoki. It was a15 round draw. The rules favored Ali. He also fought Gorilla Monsoon in Philadelphia in April 1976 likely a staged event, He also fought 2 AWA mid carders Kenny Jay and Buddy Wolfe again likely staged. The Inoki fight was legitimate and it was horrible. Inoki laid on his back and throughout the contest and tried taking Alis leg out causing severe hematomas and blood clots. This was not a memorable event and Ali should have never done these bouts.
It was a promotional match for ali, the rules kept changing right up to the hour of the event. In fact it's imposible to find the rules to the match because no one knows what they really were.
It was pathetic the match and complete bull
Yes! He did fought with a wrestler once.His name is 'Antonio inoki' ..It was one of the greatest match between the boxing's greatest muhhamad ali and wrestling's greatest 'Antonio inoki' in the history of fighting sport..bt it was not a good match..check out the video on youtube and it was a draw..
I know he based his early image on a wrestler named gorgeous george.
Lol
who won
