Ali is a very bad match up for Rocky but not a particularly dangerous one ... I do not see Ali being able to really hurt him but I do see him cutting him badly and winning on a TKO ... too much speed, size chin and talent ...
Its great to see Good Replys to this Thread. Most of the replys are very intelligent and reasonable, Which doesnt happen to often with Rocky. Also, Welcome to ESB Forums Tommygun :happy
This would be a very difficult fight for Muhammad. I would, however, expect Muhammad to prevail over Rocky, probably by a hard fought decision.
There was an ultimate fight card thread a while ago, the HW bout i chose was Marciano Vs Frazier, i think its a much more interesting fight than with Ali. And i cant pick a winner.
Marciano would have been a tough opponent for Ali,for however long the fight would last. However I can see Muhammad cutting his man up so badly,that the referee would stop it by the tenth round,at the very latest.
Terrible observation. Joe Louis was past prime. Prime 4 Prime Louis would decimate Marciano IMO in a still competitive fight.
Then you admit you're not quite well versed on it. Fair enough. Having Floyd above Duran in an ability or resume sense is still completely wrong IMO though. Different thread of course, but I've replied to it:good
Louis was past it but still very good. See his run up to the bout. Especially the Walcott one. We saw some indications of how a p4p fight would turn out I think. Neither fighter will dominate and Marciano will pose many problems for Louis. I see either a Louis win on points or a Marciano late round (t)KO.
oh there they go! there they go! everytime i start talking about boxing a classic poster gotta pull Roberto Duran out their ass! Thats your one, thats your one. "Roberto Duran! Roberto Duran!". Let me tell you something what for..Roberto Duran was good, but compared to Floyd Mayweather, Roberto Duran aint ****!
Because you are hating on him on every possibility. It's boring and wrong. You should try to be objective even on the fighters you dislike.
Not guys like Bruno and Ruddock, however I do think that the really skilled super heavyweights like Lewis, Bowe and the Klitschkos would give him fits. The size difference would be a huge factor.