45 Year-Old Marciano

Probably get beaten by a bum, the reason he looked good in the computer fights is because each part only lasted a miniute or so, he'll be slow, punching and missing and after a few rounds he'll be tired and there to be knocked out. Thats what happens with old fighters

 

I never expected to hear myself say this but "I have to go with Powerpuncher on this one".

Marciano was a 45 year old fighter with a style not suited to longevity. If he had fought bums he could have put together a winning streak that might have stired up some media interest. His power might have got him a win over some gatekeeper type.

Once you put him in with one of the upper teir of fighters of the period such as Ellis, Patterson, Quarry or Martin his age and slowed reflexes are going to allow them to walk all over him in a 10 round fight.

 

anyone know ali's weight for that computer fight as he looked so slow compared to the williams version?

45 year old marciano against the best of that time - keep on dreaming.

 

To put Rocky's chances in perspective , in 1959 ,ten years previous to the computer fight, and four years after his last fight. Marciano went into training for a proposed match against Ingemar Johannson, after a couple of months he gave it up ,because he could not get himself in anywhere near the condition he wanted.
Now, ten years later ,after another decade of pasta and wine, he comes back, to take on ranked contenders?

Marciano's style, and physical stature ,demanded that he be in absolute top condition , that is why he quit boxing so relatively early

He would be crucified.

 

I agree he beats Bob Pastor, but that's because Bob Pastor was 55 years old at the time.

 

Oh are we transporting Bob Pastor into the future aswell?? :rofl we should get maybe Billy Conn to join the party and then we'd really have something!! :hammertimeIn fact who do you think would win out of a 90 year Conn and a 94 year old Pastor??

 

Marciano got himself into very good shape for a 45 year old,but would have struggled if he'd attempted a serious comeback at this stage.

 

This is what makes the performances of Holmes and Foreman at that age so staggering at the time. Marciano trained hard for that reenactment, but in actuality still suffered from the bad back which plagued him during his competitive career. Unlike Foreman against Young, he was clearly in some measure of decline when he finished up with Moore, nearly 15 years earlier.

Foreman had only been out of action for barely under a decade when he came back at age 38. He upset Moorer at 45, with 29 comeback fights behind him in a second career which had already spanned nearly eight years. The Rock was not going to abruptly come back at age 46 from a decade and a half of inactivity.

 

Marciano could bang. even at 45.

 

Ali left no doubt about that. But he was no longer a single punch specialist during his latter championship career, and just getting close enough to be able to pull the trigger would have been difficult when facing world class opposition.

At that age, he would have also had diminished cut resistance as well, and this was somebody whose cut resistance was never very good. Beyond that, the services of Charley Goldman were still available to him when he made his original exploration into a comeback bid against Ingo. Goldman died in 1968 though. Would Rocky have ever considered any other trainer for a career revival?

 

Agree ...Father time waits for no one, even Rocky...

 

I remember when that computer fight first came out,and some critics were talking about how on occasions they sped the film up,to increase the appearance of Rocky's hand speed,they said unfortuantly,when they did this,Ali in the background,was bouncing around like a high speed puppet.I think for a big plodding slugger like Foreman,a comeback at an older age is easier,than it would be for a smaller heavyweight,who was one of the best conditioned heavyweights of all time in his prime.Rocky's success,depended so much on his conditioning.I don't care what you do,you can never get back the endurance you had as young person,especially after a long layoff.