"Ali-Marciano" '69 comp. fight...

Interesting...and ironic they have Rocky winning. I think 1967 is the only version of Ali that could ever have beaten prime Marciano.

 

Really?

 

Correction. I meant '64-'67 Ali, aka peak version.

 

I feel Ali of the 60's, given his speed and overall talent, would've pulled it out. The 70's version lied on the ropes too much.

 

Prime Ali beats Marciano. Requires a bit of a stretch of faith having Rocky win. Ali was better in every conceivable way except punching power in his prime compared to post exile. Maybe his hand troubles and lack of power could help the Rock... but I just see Ali winning a decision.

The computer fighter is crazy. Ali isn't dropping Rocky the way they have it nor is Rocky KOing or droping Ali a multiple of times. Silly scenario. It's kind of too much like the Walcott fight. However, prime Rocky finds Ali in that small ring they fought in lol...

But come on Bill. 71-75 Ali beats a prime Rock? That's almost just as much nonsense as the computer fight. That lay on the ropes tactic and conserve energy tactic would be suicide! And Ali can't keep on the move nor fend Rocky long enough at this point in his career.

 

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Joe Frazier and George Foreman said Ali could never rope a dope Marciano....Tough fight for both men at any stage....could be a trilogy

 

While the fight is obviously no more than a bit of fun, and a computer obviously cannot predict such a fight, one thing which is often forgotten is that when the fight was made, it was always assumed that Ali did not have the greatest of chins. This is one of the obvious reasons why the predicted result was that Rocky would wear out and catch ali. AFter the second portion of his career, one would ahve expected the "toughness" rating in his career to raise from say 50% to maybe 95%. This would more than likely make Ali a much tougher proposition in a Marciano v Ali II computer fight.

 

Ali could beat Marciano any way he wanted, including the rope-a-dope.

To be honest, I think he was just being polite to an old man by allowing him to win the fantasy match-up.

 

Clay in 6

 

with or without rocky's wig

 

atsch How did he allow him, it was picked by a computer! And Ali disputed the decision!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgk3hwUqbyg