They say 'Styles make Fights'! What better example of this than a 'Superbout' between these two Champions. The Walcott shuffle v Ali shuffle would be an absolute spectacle.

Jersey Joe would be too cute in the ring for Ali and would drop Ali bad with the left hand he used to KO Charles with. Ali is lucky to be saved by the bell, regroups and loses a UD by two points on each card.

I love Jersey Joe Walcott, one of my all time favorite technicians and stylists. As for beating Ali, I doubt it because Ali did everything that bit better than Joe. Ali had the faster hands and feat, he was taller and had the longer reach.

Ali's better chin would have offset Joe's possibly greater one punch power.

Charles gave Walcott fits in their first two meetings with his superior speed and "stick and move" approach; even dropping him in their second fight with his accurate combos. Charles was also winning almost every round before he got suckered into that great sneaky left in their third fight so I think the thread strater may be reading too much into that in terms of how he matched up against mobile fast accurate punchers.

Still, I think Ali could pull a UD with his quick accurate hands and superior mobility. Walcott was a tricky bastard though, he was very confusing, a frustrating clincher, and was a dangerous counter puncher with both hands. It wouldn't be easy for Ali but I don't believe he would have any more problems than Charles did.

Charles gave Walcott fits in their first two meetings with his superior speed and "stick and move" approach; even dropping him in their second fight with his accurate combos. Charles was also winning almost every round before he got suckered into that great sneaky left in their third fight so I think the thread strater may be reading too much into that in terms of how he matched up against mobile fast accurate punchers.

Still, I think Ali could pull a UD with his quick accurate hands and superior mobility. Walcott was a tricky bastard though, he was very confusing, a frustrating clincher, and was a dangerous counter puncher with both hands. It wouldn't be easy for Ali but I don't believe he would have any more problems than Charles did.

I would favor Ali because he had a major speed advantage over Walcott. You are quite correct about Walcott being "tricky": He knew every trick in the book and then some. He was about as clever as any fighter to step in the ring. One thing he would do was delibrately drop his left after a jab to sucker his opponent into throwing the right: Settting his opponent up for a counter-right over the top.

Walcott gets alot of flak from certain quarters here. People don't seem to realize that for a good chunk of his career he was malnurished bordering on starving; he got in the ring in a weakened state just to make a few bucks to buy food. I believe he fought twice in one night at least once. Considering these circumstances is it any wonder Walcott picked up a few losses? It shouldn't detract from his greatness as a fighter. Certainly Walcott is universally respected by his peers and the experts and nothing posted on this forum by people who disparage fighters not currently active will change that.

Poet