#2 Muhammad Ali vs Inoki
The match makes this list as it was an important landmark, using celebrity/athlete crossover to generate massive interest.
The match itself, unfortunately, was awful. The match had resembled a messy MMA fight where Inoki spent the majority of his time on the ground, kicking at Ali’s leg and Ali only threw a handful of punches throughout the match himself.
This led to the crowd chanting “money back” and tossed garbage into the ring and all over the venue.
On an interesting note, Jim Ross lost money as he invested heavily in the event that flopped and had to take out another loan to secure his house.
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