Rocky Marciano vs Muhammad Ali?

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  1. starapple

    starapple New Member Full Member

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    Marciano had something other monster punchers didn't which was the ability to carry his vicious assault for 15 rounds. However his small size, 67 inch reach would seem like a joke to the superior 80 inch reach, size, accuracy, reflexes and amazing speed of Ali. However I don't see Ali's constant taunting and joking around not getting him caught with a bomb shot that Marciano is famous for delivering. What is your opinion on this fight. I think Ali would win a UD unless Marciano managed to break something and slow him down enough to land some shots. This is a hard fight to call.
     
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    Ali late rounds stoppage
     
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    Ali clear UD
     
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  4. Sugar 88

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    Ali. And its not nearly close. Marciano catches a bad beating for as long as it lasts.
     
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    If only someone had thought of this before...maybe made some kind of video too...
     
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  6. Jabber

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    dunno about Marciano,Balboa would definitely beat Ali.
     
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    Ali on cuts.Look at what Ezzard Charles done to Marciano's nose,imagine what Ali would do.
     
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    Hard to imagine the Rock handling any version of Ali other than the one Berbick beat.

    Just can't see him finding a way to land effectively on him.:think
     
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    Ali
     
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  10. dyna

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    Rocky bursted bloodvessels.
    Never seen Ali doing that.


    (post made for humerous intentions)
     
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    Sounds like a plan. It might even inspire a movie or two down the line as well.
     
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    Charles hit him with an elbow. Is Ali going to take a steak knife into the ring?
     
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    If cooper could of put him down, then so could rocky. People think this is cake walk for ali, all i got to say is HA ha ha ha. i could see rocky stopping him, cause unlike cooper he had a granit chin an would follow up on knockdown..... if they fought 10 times i see rocky winning a few
     
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    Its been a while since a watched that fight.If thats true then fair enough,but still does not change the fact that Marciano was prone to cuts.No knife required am pretty sure Ali also possed elbows too.
     
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    Marciano was a fearless and relentless warrior..

    But Ali is a much better boxer, more accurate, faster, bigger and more skilled..

    Ali would carve Marciano up and cut him.. Prime Ali by TKO 70s version UD
     
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