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

Guys, the fight was produced in the late 1960's when Ali was despised, when no one yet knew how great he really was or how tough and in a transitionary period in American history when black athletes began to truly dominate across the board. The computer fight was a joke , a publicity stunt. Let's get real ...

 

I would pick Ali but he wouldn't just blow away the rock like a lot of you guys said. If Frazier can stun and knock down a nearly prime Ali, then it's not so far fetched to say that Marciano would at least trouble Ali.
he had more punches then frazier, who only had a left hook. he had a very powerful right cross, a good left hook, uppercuts, etc. the fact that Henry Cooper, chuck wepner, and Doug jones can knock down Ali, Marciano could too. this wasn't prime Ali, but it's still reliable.
I think Ali beats Marciano, but not easily. it would be a war.

 

Here's the link: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G226LGvXTI8&feature=PlayList&p=7F6F9D6BDA97051F&index=14&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL[/ame]

It is worth noting that this special is from 1976, and, if you watch the clips that go with this one, Ali seems to give Marciano the best chance against him. He also clearly says that he thinks Marciano is a little better than Frazier. Given that he also says "and you saw what Frazier did to me," this wasn't just a jab at Frazier. I agree with Ali's assessment - he wins, but this is a rough and tough fight. That is "realistic."

 

I'll also add that Ali clearly thinks that he would no KO (or presumably TKO) Marciano.

 

I do't think anyone thinks Ali would blow Marciano away ... it's not Ali's style to do so and Rocky was such a tough SOB ... Ali would likely win a decision by boxing with size , reach and speed and/or possibly stop Rocky on cuts ...

Even though Ali seems to be universially recognized as the greatest heavyweight, which I'm not 100% sold on, He is not one of the more dangerous match ups for Rocky. I do not think Ali could really seriously hurt him and both Chuvalo and Frazier proved a Marciano type style could have success against Ali ...

 

I noticed that myself. This fight played out a lot like the first Ali-Frazier fight. Rocky lost the early rounds, but his body attack slowed Ali down and he gradually stepped up his pace and knocked Ali out. The same thing happened in the 1971 Ali-Frazier fight, only Joe didn't get a knockout.

 

Cooper put Ali on the deck Rocky puts Ali out.

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XKcGRREcaM[/ame]

 

MR Bill knew his stuff.

 

Ral Hal Gooly Gooly when assessing Marciano’s rating against Ali’s, takes this fight into consideration.

 

Makes me laugh when people ( repeatedly ) use the Frazier said this, Frazier said that to boost their point.

When would Joe Frazier be honestly objective regarding Ali.

How about we use Jerry Quarry.......Marciano couldn't hit Ali on the arse with a handful of rice.

Is that fair?