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Thought I would have a little fun and reverse the situation,When Ali put on his finest display in a boxing ring ,Cleveland Williams was not the man he used to be.A bullet lodged in his body and 7 years past his prime meant it was unlikely he would beat Ali.Ali said he thought it would be a easy night due to Williams age but admitted he was surprised by Williams power. So how would a fight between a end of the road (Leon Spinks) Ali and a prime ,in his pomp Williams had gone? I run this fight 10 times through the computer using the tile bout programme and 8 times it came up with a TKO win for Williams between the 6th and 12th round.How do you guys see it going? Ali still had a fantastic heart and knew many tricks but would Williams have just hit to hard or perhaps Ali even then could have suckered him and edged out a win? opinions please

Williams split with Terrell, drew with Machen & knocked out a lot of guys named Joe. Those are the highlights of an overhyped career. He could hit, but Ali could take a hit. The Ali Holmes & Berbick beat would lose to Williams. The Ali Spinks split with in 78 would beat him every time.

I hear you Bill, but then again ,I feel Williams was every bit as good as Spinks and hit a lot harder.

What you on about? Looking for an argument for the sake of it? I didnt compare Williams to Spinks .Read again slowly! having said that Spinks did manage to beat a admittedly worn ,unmotivated Ali and become champion of the world!

Williams by UD.

bill.lockhart wrote:Williams split with Terrell, drew with Machen & knocked out a lot of guys named Joe. Those are the highlights of an overhyped career. He could hit, but Ali could take a hit. The Ali Holmes & Berbick beat would lose to Williams. The Ali Spinks split with in 78 would beat him every time.

Excellent analysis.