What I thought was really cool is how Gene brought theatrics from his pro-wrestling experience into his press conference for that bout.
Just imagine, if he promoted mixed matches then where we would be today
The next style vs. style matchup was the Ali vs. Inoki match up. Inoki was forbidden to get a clinch or to latch onto Ali's legs (There goes his ability to get Ali to play his game!)
So he threw low drop kicks at Ali's thighs for several rounds, then stayed on his side while trying to scissor Ali. Ali tried to stomp Inoki's butt... then gave Inoki space to get up.....repeat....LOL
I think Ali ended up with a torn and damaged quadricep and damage knee.