In the eyes of many, Muhammad Ali is the greatest fighter to have ever graced the sport, but Bernard Hopkins puts one man above him.

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Muhammad Ali travelled to Japan for a massive crossover fight against professional wrestling legend Antonio Inoki. After some ...

Muhammad Ali earned $6 million for a bizarre ‘War of the Worlds’ fight with Antonio Inoki in 1976. Ali’s clash with wrestling ...

Has Ali fought with any other WWE Hall of Famers? Ali had an official match against WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki in 1976. The two fought as part of "The War of the Worlds" match in Tokyo, Japan ...

Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest’, was the reigning undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world when he decided to take on the Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki in a bizarre ...

Muhammad Ali v Antonio ‘The Pelican’ Inoki Nine months on from his third and final fight against Joe Frazier, the “Thrilla in Manila”, Ali has been busy boxing stooges such as the ...

Muhammad Ali (right) faced wrestler Antonio Inoki in Tokyo in 1976 Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor, Francis Ngannou v Tyson Fury and Nate Diaz v Jake Paul. Crossover boxing is commonplace in the ...

In round six, Inoki managed to grab Ali's feet and bring him to the ground - a move not too dissimilar to those seen in mixed martial arts today. "By round 10, Ali was in a lot of pain and his leg ...

On 26 June of that year, Muhammad Ali, then a two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, stepped out to face Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in front of 14,500 fans at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.

Associated Press Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki June 26, 1976, in Tokyo This was conceived as a "work," the pro wrestling term for a match scripted ahead of time, with a predetermined result.

Fighters from different disciplines have crossed over to test their skills for decades. We look at the biggest spectacles in the wake of Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou.