Muhammad Ali vs Rocky Marciano

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  1. GatherInformation101

    GatherInformation101 New Member Full Member

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    It should be obvious who is going to win this match-up, Muhammad Ali. The man is too fast, too big, and too great. Rocky has the shortest arms, he is slow and sluggish. Ali would kill Rocky in a couple of rounds slowly.
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali was far better than Rocky but wouldn`t have stopped him in two rounds, Marciano would have kept Ali on his toes more than Williams did by being more aggressive, Marciano wasn`t lighter than Cooper who nearly knocked Ali out in teir first clash and was never hurt by Ali, not many fighters were stopped by Ali inside two rounds, Marciano wa a tough guy who stopped Walcott with one shot and then stopped him in the 1st round of their rematch, something that Ali could not have done to Walcott prime for prime.
     
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  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Classic Forum
     
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  4. Stiches Yarn

    Stiches Yarn Active Member Full Member

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    Most defenitely.
     
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  5. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano is a tough opponent for Ali, and, IMO, a couple of rounds stoppage is not only unlikely for Ali, but nearly an impossible task. I'd pick Ali by decision, in a rough one for both fighters.
     
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  6. GatherInformation101

    GatherInformation101 New Member Full Member

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    Rocky will only be tough in the inside but not outside, I agree with this decision.
     
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  7. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Then why even make a thread about it?
     
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  8. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because this particular fight has never been discussed before - so it's about time!
     
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  9. BCS8

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    Marciano will obviously
     
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  10. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This fight has been discussed numerous times I've only been here for a couple months
     
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  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dumb thread. Ali probably wins, but here is some real analysis from the man himself...


    “I could have beaten all of those guys, except for maybe Marciano.”

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    “When I was 14 years old and listening to the radio and I heard the announcer, ‘.and still champion of the whole world, Rocky Marciano..’ I knew I wanted to be champion someday. He was a big influence in the start of my career.”

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    "Ooo he hit hard. He hit you so hard it'd jar your kin folks in Africa...it'd been rough...I truly think on my best day and his best day I would have beaten him...I think he was better than Joe Frazier, I truly think he was better than Joe Frazier and you know what Joe Frazier did to me...I think it would be even, he may have won. It's just hard...In his heyday, he may have won. It's up to the imagination.

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    (When asked who would have given him the most trouble)
    "Rocky Marciano...He would be the most trouble I think...Rocky Marciano."

    Ali absolutely loved the man, by the way. They were planning to do civil rights work together when Marciano died. His wife at the time said it was the only time she ever saw Ali cry.
     
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  12. IntentionalBrit

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    I've got Rocky. Ali was a limited plodder
     
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    Stiches Yarn Active Member Full Member

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    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/rocky-marciano-vs-muhammad-ali.435196/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/muhammad-ali-vs-rocky-marciano-15-rounds.492518/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/prime-muhammad-ali-vs-prime-rocky-marciano.665530/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/prime-muhammad-ali-vs-prime-rocky-marciano.665530/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/muhammad-ali-vs-rocky-marciano-the-super-fight.642814/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/rocky-marciano-vs-fotc-muhammad-ali.161506/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/1976-ali-vs-prime-rocky-marciano.639293/
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/rocky-marciano-vs-70s-muhamad-ali.665449/
    And i'm sure there are more.
     
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  14. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Ali by homicide.
     
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  15. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Pre-prison Rocky or post-prison?

    Either way I've got the Rock by wide decision. He's just too fast and elusive for the flat-footed Ali.
     
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