Rocky Marciano vs 70s Muhamad Ali

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Kamikaze, Mar 30, 2021.


So?

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  2. Marciano

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  3. DRAW?

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  1. Kamikaze

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    The Ali of the rumble in the jungle pitted against the undisputed emperor of the classic Forum in his prime.
     
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  2. roughdiamond

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    An obvious draw.
     
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  3. reznick

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    It has to be pre-exile Ali to beat Marciano.
     
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  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Excuse me?

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  5. Kamikaze

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    Agreed- Ali just has not got the legs too keep Rocky off him at this point
    (Or at the very least the ability to sustain it for long enough anyway) or the enough power to stop him from making a forward march. It really is an oddity that Ali would beat Lewis more often then not (IMO )but against Rocky it is a much diffrent scenario despite the tale of the tape Lennox is not a greater threat to Ali then Rocky in my eyes just one of the many reasons to love boxing.
     
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  6. mr. magoo

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    70’s Ali
     
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  7. Kamikaze

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    Whys that?
     
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  8. SheenLantern

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    Ali on cuts, Rocky is just too easy to hit. Might be an unpopular opinion but I think Frazier is better than Marciano in pretty much every way.

    Rocky probably beats post-Manilla Ali (that fight took a lot out of Muhammad) and he definitely beats post-Inoki Ali (the damage to Ali's leg was so severe the doctors were seriously considering amputating it).
     
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  9. PhillyPhan69

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    Prime Marciano beats Prime Ali, so yeah he should beat this version too
     
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  10. SheenLantern

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    Ali would leave the stadium in handcuffs if he fought Rocky in his prime.
     
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  11. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    I'll go one further and say their are multiple Ali opponents I'd favor over Rocky.
     
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  12. JohnThomas1

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    I'd narrowly take Ali here. It would be a classic.
     
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  13. KidDynamite

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    Would be an epic fight

    But post Manilla Ali would lose
     
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  14. Kamikaze

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    Only with the Rocks verbal permission of course.
     
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  15. Greb & Papke 707

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    Rocky wins the UD imo, Rope a dope won’t work on Rocky, He ain’t getting tired like Foreman and i can’t see Ali Knocking him out. If Ali wins this one it’ll be because of cuts.
     
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