The Superfight - Marciano vs. Ali
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Actor: Muhammad Ali, Rocky MarcianoBrand: Mackinac Media
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 136 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mackinac Media
Movie Reviews of The Superfight - Marciano vs. Ali
Movie Review: Wow, what a fight! And what a 2 disc set!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, this is a great two disc set and a must have for any boxing fan! These two legends really go at it and it is a rather intrigueing event. At first it seems impossible that a fighter like Marciano could defeat Ali because of his quick speed, reflexes, and being a technician of the ring and dynamics involved as far as lateral movement, slashing combinations, and ability to take punishment as he proved through his entire career. But, as one watches, they see a Marciano (who surprisingly showed up in great shape for this event) who is able to turn his physical disadvantages into advantages. As the fight progresses, the tide slowly starts to turn to Marciano's advantage (a lot having to do with his unyielding determination). His awkward style really begins to throw off some of Ali's timing, and ability to use his left jab and lean on an opponent. This fight (with all punches to the body being real, and the head punches only pulled back at times) was really a precursor to the first Ali-Frazier fight in many ways. Yet, unlike Frazier, Marciano does't bob up and down in front, where Ali nailed Frazier easily to the head, Marciano is clever by ducking underneath to his own right shoulder to avoid many punches. Anyway, this two disc set also features footage of each fighter during their times, and opinions from others who knew them. It also has reproductions of posters inside (albeit small), but is great to see this extravaganza issued so nicely on DVD! Let's face it, Ali and Marciano were two of the best to ever live, buy it and enjoy a hypothetical dream fight! If only there were more dream fights like this.
Summary of The Superfight - Marciano vs. Ali
In the late 1960?s, a Miami boxing promoter, who had a successful radio series of fantasy boxing bouts between champs of years past, fed their statistics into a computer, which predicted a "winner." Based on the popularity of these fights, he convinced a retired Rocky Marciano and a suspended Muhammad Ali to meet in the ring for filmed fight based on the computer results. On January 20, 1970, The "Fight of the Century ? Ali vs. Marciano" was show one time in 1500 theatres across the United States and Europe and once in the early 70?s on ABC?s Wide World of Sports. All prints of the fight were destroyed, except for one given to the US Copyright office. The SuperFight has not been seen since. Marciano retired as the only undefeated Heavyweight champion. Ali, was 27 and undefeated. Both champs were motivated to find out who was the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.Similar DVD Movies
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