This. Ali wouldn't play with Marciano. He tears up his skin with crisp one two's. The kind Frazier walked through.
Here is the crux of it. Ali is the greater fighter, but Marciano has the style to give him hell, just as Frazier did. This would be a 50/50 type fight.
Yes everybody knows that frazier fought a prime Ali. Btw( frazier was better than marciano in every single department). Bigger Faster with hands and feet 20 pounds heavier Stronger Harder puncher(except right hand but the left hook was the weak point of Ali not right hands) Harder to outbox Better pressure fighter Better chin
Here I must give my honest interpretations: Bigger - Yes. Faster with hands and feet - Yes. 20 pounds heavier - So is my auntie. Stronger - No. Harder puncher - No Harder to outbox - Hmmmm. Perhaps, in as much as it is relevant. Better pressure fighter - Debatable. Better chin - No.
I feel that Marciano would get brutalized by a prime youthful Ali. The Ali's from Manilla and the like would be in for a long night, but still might pull it off. I just can't envision Rocky getting to a Prime Ali, just can't.