I am so gutted that Muhamad Ali never met Max Baer.

Never mind that the fight would be a total anticlimax...that Ali would have outpointed Baer in every round and would have taken a unanimous decision....it would have been the wittiest, most hilarious meeting of wits between two master showmen that the sports world had ever seen. Pure comedy gold!!

 

The press conferences would have been comedy classics.

 

Who wins prime for prime: Baer vs Johnson?

 

Johnson would frustrate, discourage and outpoint Max.

 

Hey Fleaman How's it going? :good (who's that in your avatar pic btw?) - seem to remember reading a quote somewhere once (can't remember who by right now) but it was by someone who'd sparred with a 50ish Jack Johnson and also had sparred/or fought a young Max Baer and they said something along the lines of Maxie would not have laid a worth while glove on Johnson at his best - Johnson would also win the press conference too

I personally would like the press conference for Johnson against Ali while we're on the subject

 

See Bonavena vs Ali except without the language barrier...

 

What a strange little chap you are J ?

 

How are you Janitor - I've always imagined a Johnson-Ali fight shaping up a bit like the early going in Ali-Norton I - with lots of probing for shots - Johnson trying to lure him in and both guys trying to out trigger each other, Ali trying a lot of lead right hands, and both guys playing a lot of games trying to make eachother commit first making it a difficult one to score - would love to see it though

 

Ignore me J ,you are a premier poster ,and I am an old curmudgeon ,who is pleasantly pissed.

Tony Bennett is serenading my lounge ,and all is right with the world, well, Kent anyway!

Kind regards to you!