Film

Kings of the Square Ring

1978 · 2h 8m · Documentary

KINGS OF THE SQUARE RING captures some of the most amazing battles ever seen in the field of mixed martial arts, an extreme sport that combines elements of boxing, wrestling, karate, muay thai, jujitsu, and tae kwon do into a no-holds-barred style of fighting. The collection presents archival footage of fighting greats like Masutatsu Oyama, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Rikidozan, Antonio Inoki, and Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali

Kanji Inoki

Benny Urquidez

Rikidōzan

Masutatsu Oyama

• Shuji GotoDirector
• Yasuhiko KawanoProducer

Release date

November 3, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 8m

Rated

NR

Genres

Documentary