The real reason Wilt Chamberlain & Muhammad Ali didn't fight.

[AintNoSunshine]

If he doesn't even have the ball to face a mountain lion, of course he wouldn't fight Wilt.

[iznogood]

I'll ring up Brock Lesnar, he'll have a crack.

Lesnar was an NCAA division I wrestling champion. Not to mention skills he acquired in UFC. This is incomparable to the level of fighting training Wilt or Shaq had gone through.

When it comes to Wilt fighting Ali, I think Wilt would need a lot of training to have a real chance. A couple of months wouldn't do in my opinion. Having advantage on paper, a game plan and good tactics sure helps, but once you're starting to get hit, plans become hard to execute.

Also I don't believe there's a real chance any amateur boxer could land a lucky shot on a pro. They've seen it all and Ali had a great balance, great timing and also a decent chin. It could happen, but I don't believe it ever would. This would be fun to watch though, Wilt was a great all around athlete and Ali wasn't the strongest puncher.

[Orlando Magic]

Just confirming your juvenile mentality. I need not say anymore, life is going to hit you like an Ali punch eventually.

Did life hit you? Because you sure as shit acted like a child on this very board every time Kobe was brought up within the past decade in addition to often bringing him up yourself.

[SpanishACB]

I don't think Wilt connects one punch.

Someone said it pretty early into the thread. Boxing is in big part mental, and Wilt is a diva.

There's a bunch of reasons why the agent called it off, most likely because what are the gains for Ali? It's a lose-lose combat that makes no sense whatsoever.

[scandisk_]

I don't think Wilt connects one punch.

Someone said it pretty early into the thread. Boxing is in big part mental, and Wilt is a diva.

There's a bunch of reasons why the agent called it off, most likely because what are the gains for Ali? It's a lose-lose combat that makes no sense whatsoever.

last time I checked we're not in a lebron thread

[SpanishACB]

last time I checked we're not in a lebron thread

Wilt was as insecure as they came man.

He needed constant back patting.

And constant whore banging.

[ArbitraryWater]

I'll never for the life of me understand why other Lakers fans on this board dislike Wilt so much. I don't see this phenomenon anywhere else.

I wasn't alive in the early 70s but you'd think he killed the franchise with how he's treated on here (though I think most of it is in reaction to jlauber/LAZ).

You REALLY dont know?

[COLOR="White"]They're not real Laker fans, but stans of a player.[/COLOR]

[fpliii]

You REALLY dont know?

[COLOR="White"]They're not real Laker fans, but stans of a player.[/COLOR]

lol

Some are stans, and some of it is in reaction to LAZ, but in general most other Lakers fans on here seem to have a negative opinion of him. Maybe I'm wrong or they fall into one of those two categories, just how it comes off to me.

[Stringer Bell]

One story has Angelo Dundee standing on a chair an said "try to hit me" to show how difficult it would be to hit Wilt. Another story has Ali yelling "TIMBER!!!" to Wilt to mess with his head.

Whatever the case, I find it extremely difficult to believe that a professional trained boxer, one of the greatest ones mind you, having problems with someone with little experience just because he's 7 foot tall.

There's been really tall boxers before. Nicolay Valuev is at least 7 feet and 300 lbs. He actually won a world title. He's basically one of the worst world-title holders ever. He fought Evander Holyfield, who was about 100 years old and was in his heavyweight prime in the early to mid 90s. Holyfield beat Valuev, only to be robbed by the judges.

Mike "The Giant" White was a couple inches short of 7 feet, but nothing more than a journeyman fighter. Ed "Too Tall" Jones was about 6'10 and remarked on how incredibly difficult boxing is.

Having great athleticism and size can only get you so far when you are so inexperienced in a sport. Boxing is extremely hard and has so many little nuances necessary to excel at the highest level. Wilt would have been outclassed. He was an all-time great in basketball, not boxing.

He would have needed years of training.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

'67 Ali vs. '88 Tyson. That's a fight I would die to watch.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Ok what about a steel cage fight to the death between Peak Wilt and a Silverback??

This made me laugh.
Thanks dubeta

[dunksby]

Wilt landing a career ending punch on Ali is a ridiculous suggestion, boxing is not two random dudes punching each other. Some of you have so much disrespect for boxing, Wilt didn't even know how to hold up his guard let alone punching Ali into abyss.

[dubeta]

This made me laugh.
Thanks dubeta

[dunksby]

This made me laugh.
Thanks dubeta

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=226315

[DatAsh]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=226315

Great thread