Ali vs. Inoki
The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
21 June 2016
Summary
Named one of the “40 Best Books of 2016” by The New York Post
“Inoki can use his bare fists. He can use karate. This is serious. There’s $10 million involved. I wouldn’t pull a fraud on the public. This is real. There’s no plan. The blood. The holds. The pain. Everything is going to be real. I’m not here in this time of my life to come out with some phony action. I want you to know this is real.”
—Muhammad Ali, June 14, 1976, The Tonight Show
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781942952190 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1942952198 |
| Author: | Josh Gross |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 141mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
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”“It’s only fitting the Josh Gross—an early MMA adopter and as fine a writer/reporter as the sport has—gives us this dispatch of an original boxer-versus-grappler contest. Our only question: when’s the movie coming out?””
—L. Jon Wertheim, executive editor, Sports Illustrated
”“If you’re interested in Muhammad Ali, the history of combat sports or pro wrestling, this book is a must-have in your collection.””
—Denny Burkholder, features writer for CBS Sports
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Josh Gross
Josh Gross is considered a pioneer of mixed martial arts journalism. His reporting spans MMA’s shift from an underground, counterculture free-for-all to a multibillion dollar industry regarded as one of the world’s fastest growing sports today. During 15 years in the business, Gross can claim to be the only reporter who covered MMA full-time for Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Josh is known for investigative works, and he hosts a popular podcast, Gross Point Blank.
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