Crossover bouts are becoming increasingly common in combat sports, and arguably Muhammad Ali ignited the trend. Boxing’s ...

The Infamous "Boxer vs. Wrestler Match" between Antonio Inoki and Muhammad Ali was far more physically taxing than many people think. The 1976 bout was plagued with controversy, mainly stemming from ...

Antonio Inoki, whose most famous moment on the world stage was an unorthodox exhibition match against boxing champion Muhammad Ali that aimed to settle which sport could beat the other, died Friday in ...

Tim Wehr ©Stars and StripesTokyo, June, 1976: Muhammad Ali tries to get out of the way of a swift kick by Antonio Inoki during an exhibition (billed as the "World Martial Arts Championship") between ...

TOKYO (AP) — A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976, has died at 79. Inoki brought ...

Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers of all time. Known for his competitiveness, Ali took on all comers, including pro wrestlers. One of the most famous matches Ali had was against Pro Wrestling ...

LOS ANGELES: There are many in the boxing world who are appalled by the prospect of Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor climbing into a ring next month. Bob Arum is, emphatically, not one of them.

Popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a 1976 match that helped pioneer mixed martial arts as a huge spectator sport, has ...

On June 26, 1976, 34-year-old Ali travelled 10,000 miles to take on a wrestling champion in a 15-round cross-sport bout in Japan, with over a billion people tuning in for the 'mega-fight' AT the ...

TOKYO — A popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a mixed martial arts match in 1976, has died at 79. Inoki brought ...

(Reuters) - The Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor crossover fight on Saturday has been denounced by boxing purists as a farce and a circus but is not be the first time athletes from different worlds ...