Rocky Marciano ~ 'A Fight Between Cassius Clay and Me Would Have Been Horrible'

[Bill Paxtom]

~ Rocky Marciano ~

A fight between Cassius Clay and me would have been a 'Horror Show'.

If the Ring was a 20' square, the bout would have been horrible, as our styles would
have neutralized each other.

With Cassius boxing and moving, there would have been little action. Boxing and jabbing
is not my style, and if we had fought, the Arena would have emptied out half-way thru
our bout due to the lack of exchanges.

Sometimes you just have to admit, that certain opponents would have been a bad mix, and
Cassius and I were not styled for action against each other.

[Max Power]

A 200lb featherfist runner vs a 185lb plodder puncher

Either of which could barely box

The stuff that dreams are made of LOL

[Bill Paxtom]

~ A Horror Show ~

Rocky 'plodding forward', and coming in low trying to draw Cassius in, to trade.

Cassius using the 20' x 20' Ring, to circle in track meet fashion.

The Boo's would start arond Round 3 .

[AdamGB]

Making quotes up again I see...

[Master]

A 200lb featherfist runner vs a 185lb plodder puncher

Either of which could barely box

The stuff that dreams are made of LOL

Why don't you go back to marking books. Joker.

[Bill Paxtom]

Making quotes up again I see...

Actually no Mr. Brit,

Rocky did make that statement during a 1966 interview after watching Cassius
score a rough 15-Round Decision win over George Chuvalo.

Rocy Marciano >

"If the Ring was a 20' Square, the bout would have been horrible, and would not
have been entertaining."

"Put Cassius and me in a 10' x 10' Box, and then we'd have the place roaring."

[AdamGB]

I suppose you'll have a source to back that up? Youtube is full of videos, I'm sure you'll be able to fibd this interview and share it with us.

[Bill Paxtom]

Rocky Marciano

"If we did fight."

"I would probably have to focus on Clay's forearms and biceps to sap his strength. I doubt
that I would able to catch him in the chin. He is very quick you know."

"If the Ring was a 20' Square, I'm not sure if I could catch him. He makes all those funny
moves by dodging and leaning. I would probably have to adjust my style. I know that he
wouldn't stand and trade with me, because that would be disastrous on his part."

"I could see him dancing and moving in circles all night long. Boy, that would be one
boring non-action fight."

[AdamGB]

"Decades after my death, an autistic old man with an Ali obsession will make up quotes by me and post them on the internet. Also, what is the internet?" ~ Rocky Marciano

[Max Power]

Rocky Marciano

"If we did fight."

"I would probably have to focus on Clay's forearms and biceps to sap his strength. I doubt
that I would able to catch him in the chin. He is very quick you know."

"If the Ring was a 20' Square, I'm not sure if I could catch him. He makes all those funny
moves by dodging and leaning. I would probably have to adjust my style. I know that he
wouldn't stand and trade with me, because that would be disastrous on his part."

"I could see him dancing and moving in circles all night long. Boy, that would be one
boring non-action fight."

Haha, did he really say that??!!

What a legend!!

I once considered this match, had Muhammad beating him, and still do considering a 1970's Ali but for a young 60's Cassius Clay, that could be a bit hasty.

If LHW Doug Jones can beat Muhammad, and if a LHW bum Henry Cooper can basically KO him with 1 punch, well, the floor is open for Rocky isn't it.

It could even come down to Muhammad only winning through a gift decision or farcial other result, just as in Ali's actual career

[AdamGB]

...of course he didn't say that.

Bill Paxton has a very strange habit of posting his opinions and trying to pass them off as quotes from other people.

He went as far as completely making up the outcome of a computerised fight between Ali and Max Schmelling complete with creepily fantasised descriptions if Ali being gruesomely punished and KO'd, before being completely exposed when I posted the ACTUAL dramatised radio broadcast recording of the fight (Ali knocking Schmelling down a few times and winning by a near shutout UD).

He appears to suffer from a severe case of Aspergers Syndrome, the symptoms all fit...

Obsessive
Goes off on tangents and doesn't pick up on social queues (ie: nobody is interested)
Unable to discuss anything
Detached from reality

[Master]

Ali's career is the best ever.

Ali is a legend.

Ali fought and beat more great fighters than any other heavyweight ever.

[Bill Paxtom]

Rocky Marciano

"I've had Fight Promoters throwing money at me since I announced my retirement."

"They wanted me to fight Archie Moore again, then Nino Valdes, then Floyd Patterson,
and I said NO."

"Then it was that big Swede - 'Ingo'. Oh Geez, they even offered me half of Sweden, and I
still said NO."

"Then they said I was the only one who could beat Sonny Liston. He is a big man, but
I wasn't interested. I had lost interest, and there was no amount of money to bring me back."

"Now, it's Clay, Clay, Clay. That's all I hear. I'm an old guy with a bad back. They must be crazy
to throw all that money at me."

"What kind of 'moron' would get back into the Ring to get his brains 'scrambled' for the sake
of a lousy Million Dollars."

......... So True Rocky, So True.

[brocktonblockbust]

Floyd Mayweather will never meet Rocky' record.

[imp]

Ali would have completely outclassed little rocky.