What if? Ali/Weaver in 1982...

I do n't think it was a serious intention on Muhammad's part about coming back. He was joking.

 

Ali is probably talking a comeback this year. No biggie.

 

ali shouldn't have been fighting in 1980 nevermind 1982 when he had Parkinsons and important skills like co-ordination and reflexes are rapidly slowing and declining. for a fighter like Ali or any other that is suicide. 18 years earlier he was world champ - nuff said.

 

yeah then he wouldn't have had 5 losses on his record. only 2 v a peak frazier and norton with a broken jaw.

 

I think the reason Holmes was selected as an opponent instead of Weaver back then was due to styles. And the Ali corner had been hand picking opponents for a long long time.
With Larry, they knew he was a boxer and needed and accumulation of punches for his effectiveness and specifically, a jab. That's a different physical dynamic to deal with for an old guy with deteriorating reflexes.

Weaver was the rare breed with the rarest of skills--1 punch late ko power in both hands. Both the Tate & Coetzee ko's are 1 punch ko's from different hands. And late. That's a whole different risk than a boxer presents to an old fighter and the main reason you just don't see examples of 38 year old heavies fighting the youthful punchers. You see fewer examples of the old guy actually winning & they usually get starched bad like the Norton--cooney fight. Ali was hit a lot in all of his final bouts and they didn't want the big hitters like Weaver/Shavers rematch/Coetzee/Cooney/, but the other styles of fighters instead.

 

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This is whats called taking optimism to a new level.

 

Ali wouldnt have beat an average MWT in 1982.

 

As a referee tho, he was hardly delivering flying elbows to the chest of Hulk Hogan from a high height.

 

The fight wouldnt have been that big everyone knew Ali was done after the Holmes fight. It would have got publicity obviously,but not from the real fans.

 

There is no limit to how low Ali could have fallen if he had fought on long enough.

Weaver was a world class fighter and if Ali fights him in 1986 I would put money on him being the first to put Ali down for the count of ten. If the figfht takes place in 82 then Weaver would probably edge him.

 

Ali was in the mist of Parkinson's syndrome by 1978 / '79..... By '81 against Berbick in the Bahamas, Ali was a ghost at age 39....... Weaver KO's Ali for the full count in '82.......
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MR.BILL

 

That is no longer optimistic its now delusional.

Not only would Weaver have beaten him then, he would have stopped him in a violent manner.

Ali had nothing in 1980.