Inoki vs great antonio

On june 26, 1976, muhammad ali fought in a mixedrules contest against iconic pro wrestling champion antonio inoki for the socalled martial arts championship of the world. Pro wrestling gone wrong and turned into a real fight. Inoki was banished from japan prowrestling in 1971, and he helplessly established new japan. Whilst these histories are excellently researched and written, they are not the reason you or i bought the book. I wasnt into puro when he was at his peak, and after watching igf 8, i really want to know who the hell this guy is and why he was so popular. Whether it be as an athlete, promoter, trainer, businessman or politician, antonio inoki is undoubtedly one of wrestlings most fascinating personalities. So it may seem im in a bit of an antonio inoki obsession. Prior to this match, he had beaten olympic judo gold medalist willem ruska. The great antonio travelled the world, putting on exhibitions of strength and wrestling the great antonio appeared on several tv programs such as ed sullivan, johnny carson and nbcs real people the great antonio owned what he said was the worlds largest rocking chair 4 metres high and 2 metres wide. In june 1987, antonio inoki retained the iwgp title against mr. On the 8th december 1977, the founder of new japan pro wrestling, antonio inoki would take on his. Renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at inoki bombaye 2000 against mixed martial artist renzo gracie.

It was 1976 when i fought antonio inoki at the budokan. Some of the major attractions of these events involve the best of njpw against worldrenowned fighters in mixed martial arts matches. Even though inoki was done in the ring, he still felt he had a lot to accomplish out of it. The great antonio might have been able to get away with that shit with some jobber, but antonio inoki. Mccord museum, gift from elise gravel in 1972, antonio inoki and his newly formed promotion new japan pro wrestling did not possess a needed television deal and was aiming to make a big splash rather quickly. Even today, there are many martial art fighters who started training after being inspired by. Thursday, october 8, 1981 kuramae kokugikan old sumo arena,000 people tokyo, japan. Roy nelsons doppleganger starts going a little too hard with some hits to the back of the head and the spine around the 4. Then great antonio starts hitting him pretty hard in the back of the neck and i was like this is not going to end well for him. Slaughtermasked superstarchris adams new japan september 10th, 1982. The same guy who chose to fight muhammad ali in a legit fight. The great antonio started off normal enough but didnt stay that way for long the match between the great antonio and antonio inoki is an infamous and embarrassing affair.

The forgotten fight that inspired mixed martial arts and launched sports entertainment 9781942952190. Pro wrestling great antonio inoki learns that the great antonio isnt going to play along and proceeds to stomp the hell out of him in this pro wrestling match. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatian canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric, better known by his ring name the great antonio. The japanese wrestler found fame around the world, while working primarily in his native country for the japan wrestling association, tokyo pro wrestling, and as a founder of new japan pro wrestling. Antonio inoki vs great antonio njpw 12877 pretty infamous work turned shoot that everyone should watch, i wrote this in april 2016. May 24, 2019 on june 26, 1976, muhammad ali fought antonio inoki in a wrestler vs. Bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki youtube. Antonio inoki is one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling.

Inoki will be able to run the full range of allin wrestling moves and use ploys including karate chops, at which he is, according to ali at his wide. One of the first great wrestlers to compete in real fights. Antonio inoki december 8, 1977 pro wrestling gone wrong and turned into a real fight. Antonio inoki, a beefy pro wrestler with a body toughened by years of working in the coffee fields of brazil as a child. Jan 08, 2020 watch antonio inoki vs masa saito ganryujima island death match october 4th, 1987 commercial tape roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion. If youre going to show up someone, you better be ready to back it up especially these old school wrestlers. Inoki wins the match with a suplex, and its a deserved won. Sep 22, 2014 it is selfserious inoki so it is pretty funny.

Sep 09, 2016 in 2003, the great antonio died of a heart attack aged 77. Bill burr commentates over a wrestling match gone wrong. Eccentric strongman great antonio 64, 465 lbs, 52 years old decided to not follow the script by clowning around, being stiff, and not selling inoki s attacks. Antonio inoki would go on to great success including a match against ric flair in 1995 in front of 190,000 fans before retiring in 1998. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Antonio inoki is a legendary figure in japanese pro wrestling and a fellow with more than a little interest in legit fighting arts. Japanese pro wrestler antonio inoki kicks the back of muhammad alis leg in an attempt to trip him down on the mat during their boxing. Regardless what the younger generation of puroresu fans say, without antonio inoki, the postrikidozan puroresu would never been accepted as a sport by general public in japan. We even get some great high flying from inoki, and considering it was 1980 holy shit. In 2003, the great antonio died of a heart attack aged 77. This is a request via kofi, an infamous match featuring a big gimmick wrestler from montreal, originally from what is now croatia, was then yugoslavia, the great antonio. Inoki kanji on february 20, 1943 is a japanese professional wrestling promoter, politician, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Matches antonio inoki wrestlers database cagematch.

Inoki converted to islam in 1990 and took the name muhammad hussain inoki. Prowrestling match results of antonio inoki, a japanese legend, from 1971. Rusher kimura new japan prowrestling new japan vs i. While some have accused inoki of having an ego as large as the list of opponents he has defeated, there is no question that he spent the vast majority of his career trying to bring mainstream acceptance of, and respect to, professional. Aug 04, 2019 antonio inoki vs the great antonio njpw, 1281977 august 4, 2019 january 6, 2020 tapemachinesarerolling. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatiancanadian. Inoki, not exactly amused, took him down and stomped on his head until he was knocked out. He was also someone who was a little bit off even by the standards of professional wrestling. Three wrestling matches that were a bigger circus than. Remember at the beginning how i talked about the great things about pro wrestling, like how you could fix the outcome to get the desired result. He was a popular local figure in montreal until his death.

On the 8th december 1977, the founder of new japan. Also, antonio inoki refused to contribute to the book. Antonio inoki vs renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at inoki bombaye 2000 against mixed martial artist renzo gracie. Jul 14, 2017 the other thing the great ali was known for was spouting and taking on challenges from other fighters. Andre was great at selling his arm and when inoki came in it was with a. Inokis upper kick to antonios chin seemed like the critical hit his face is now covered with his blood. He also wrestled under the ring names moeru toukon and tokyo tom.

I was laughing pretty hard when inoki goes for a shoulder tackle and just goes flying off the fat guy. His professional wrestling record for single match competition. The japanese pro wrestler who almost got muhammad alis leg. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatian canadian. Keep this tab open and open a new tab to for the best experience. Then on december 8th, 1977 there was hope that the great antonio could capture the fans imagination like the singh vs inoki matches had just some years. He also wrestled under the ring names moeru toukon.

Tokyo on october 9, 1986, inoki met former boxing heavyweight champion leon spinks in a wrestler vs. The book started off by a narrators point of view and how mohamed ali is his mentor. One of the key figures in the history of japanese wrestling, antonio inoki is among the most respected men in sportsentertainment and a bona fide living legend in his homeland. Apr 12, 2020 whether it be as an athlete, promoter, trainer, businessman or politician, antonio inoki is undoubtedly one of wrestlings most fascinating personalities. The great antonio, a strongman and wrestler who was supposedly insane, stopped cooperating with inoki during their match, openly no selling him and mocking him, then started potatoing him in the back of the head. Even though the great antonio was no andre, he was a behemoth of a man, and became even more so a decade later when he fought antonio inoki. He had a response to everything hansen through at him, and in the end, was a little too much. Long story short the philly crowd is heckling everybody relentlessly, old freckles comes up and ruins lives. No one really deserved to lose, but inoki did deserve to win. Antonio inoki vs the great antonio njpw, 1281977 tape. We continue our countdown of 5 lesser known shoot incidents, with number 4. Inoki has some of the most impressive fight stats in mat history. Known as a shoot match, where the match turns real and bloody.

Antonio inokis inoki dojos are also known to have crosstrained wrestlers like ken shamrock. The inring career of the great antonio inoki was officially over. Check out him cursing out all of philadelphia at this big comedy tour. Masa saitoshinya hashimoto vs salman hashimikovvictor zangiev new japan august 31st, 1989 roy luciers wrestling classics. After inoki had completed his final victory, ali climbed into the ring and the two men hugged. Inoki beats the living shit out of his face for like a minute and he is a bloody pulp. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatiancanadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric, better known by his ring name the great antonio. This shoot match is between the great antonio vs antonio inoki. Even today, there are many martial art fighters who started training after being inspired by antonio inokis matches.

Infamous pro wrestling match where antonio inoki became tired of his opponent no selling. The japanese pro wrestler who almost got muhammad alis. Jun 09, 2016 the japanese pro wrestler who almost got muhammad alis leg amputated. Sep 24, 2016 antonio inoki vs great antonio njpw 12877 pretty infamous work turned shoot that everyone should watch, i wrote this in april 2016. The greatest wrestler ever to step in the ring in asia, he just may be the greatest wrestler of all times. His big project iwgp became smaller than the original plan. His pupil riki chosyu declared to withdraw from new japan. Nov 11, 2009 after inoki had completed his final victory, ali climbed into the ring and the two men hugged. Born in yokohama, japan in 1943, inoki spent much of his youth in brazil where he was a national star in the shot put and discus throw. Eccentric strongman great antonio 64, 465 lbs, 52 years old decided to not follow the script by clowning around, being stiff, and not selling inokis attacks.

Given the earlier debacle with rikidozan of all people, it is a puzzle as to why the great antonio would be brought back to japan against a man known for his excellent striking and grappling skill. He had begun the bout with boxing gloves on, but took them off in the fifth. Antonio inoki inactive also known as kamikaze, kanji inoki, tokyo tom, kinji onoki, little tokyo, kazimoto. Without getting too bogged down with inoki history, hes one of, if not the biggest wrestler in japanese wrestling history. Ali vs inoki by josh gross is a novel about the great boxer mohamed ali and the great wrestler antonio inoki. Antonio inoki vs masa saito ganryujima island death match. It originally meant a real fight a shoot fight but evolved to include realityreferencing speeches and later any intervention of reality into the unreal proceedings. Apr 30, 2016 antonio inoki hulk hogantatsumi fujinami vs sgt. Courtesy of new japan pro wrestling japan pro wrestling. Antonio inoki is one of the toughest men on the planet. In late 1977, the great antonio was booked for a card in new japan pro wrestling against yet another japanese legend, antonio inoki. On june 26, 1976, muhammad ali fought antonio inoki in a wrestler vs. The other thing the great ali was known for was spouting and taking on challenges from other fighters. On december 8, 1977, he lost a notorious match against antonio inoki during which barichievich inexplicably began noselling inokis attacks and then.

Fortunately, inoki was able to bolster his thin roster with imported talent because of his relationship with karl gotch, and so. International wrestling enterprise antonio inoki new japan vs i. Inoki beats the living shit out of his face for like a minute and he. Then antonio inoki challegend mohamed ali to a mixed boxing match. Muhammad hussain inoki, muhanmado fusein inoki, arabic. The japanese pro wrestler who almost got muhammad alis leg amputated.

Great antonio catches himself a serious beating complete with pridestyle kicks. While some have accused inoki of having an ego as large as the list of opponents he has defeated, there is no question that he spent the vast majority of his career trying to bring mainstream acceptance of, and respect. In 2010 inoki was inducted into the wwe hall of fame. What he never expected was that mma fighter antonio inoki from japan would step up to the plate. Antonio inoki vs the great antonio njpw, 1281977 august 4, 2019 january 6, 2020 tapemachinesarerolling. Antonio inoki s inoki dojos are also known to have crosstrained wrestlers like ken shamrock, kazushi sakuraba, chris benoit and samoa joe. Finally, in 1998 inoki would win his last match, defeating don frye with the ground abdominal stretch in less then five minutes. He was a strongman in the freakshow sense of the word. Jul 01, 20 great antonios mouth is ripped and bleeding.