Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired MMA and Launched Sports Entertainment | BOOK CLUB (Double Double & Espresso)

John Pollock & Neal Flanagan review Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment, chronicling the June 1976 fight

John & Neal discuss the legacy of the fight on its fiftieth anniversary, the way the boxing media covered it, their re-watch of the fight with modern-day analysis of the fight, and how its legacy differs in the U.S. from Japan.

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What we watched/read:

• She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey
• I’ve Had It Podcast
• The Prisoner (1967)

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