NBA Playoffs + Boxing =

[RockyMarcianofan00]

Thank you, finally.

Your Joy will be short lived...


I wonder who's gunna win..Just we'll have to wait.....

[RockyMarcianofan00]

I wonder who's gunna win..Just we'll have to wait.....

Yea I wonder when Ali's gunna win

[butterfly1964]

Yea I wonder when Ali's gunna win

You don't know if he's gonna win.

[Southpaw Stinger]

You don't know if he's gonna win.

He better had win. I've got a lot of money on this!

[Hard Boiled HK]

You don't know if he's gonna win.

Don't lie. We know you're gonna make him the winner.

[hellfire508]

Louis stopping Ali in 6...

That's what I was thinking. If he is gonna stop Ali, it would be late. But I wouldn't bet on it.

[Brockton Lip]

This time, I do expect Ali to be the winner (if they actually fought, not because Butterfly says so), although it would be difficult. But Sonny Liston, not only beating Rock 4 out of 4 times, but knocking out Rocky in 1 round is absurd.

[Southpaw Stinger]

This time, I do expect Ali to be the winner (if they actually fought, not because Butterfly says so), although it would be difficult. But Sonny Liston, not only beating Rock 4 out of 4 times, but knocking out Rocky in 1 round is absurd.

Agreed. I think Ali is too fast and too adaptable for Louis with too good a chin.
And Liston flattening Marciano in 1 like he did patterson is absurd.

[butterfly1964]

Hey, everyone. Welcome to The Playoff Boxing Finals! I'm butterfly1964, your ringside commentator.

(W) Muhammad Ali vs. (E) Joe Louis - Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas for fight #3. (series tied at 1-1)

Will Ali's home-ring advantage be a factor here? Let's pick it up in the dome.

[butterfly1964]

Hello, ladies and gentleman, and welcome to The Houston, Texas. There are many sights and sounds in this metropolis. Lots of skysc****rs and landmarks to go to. Yes, Houston has a lot to offer, including what is happening inside the Astrodome. Outside the dome there is a brightly lit sign that says, "Welcome to the Astrodome, the Eighth Wonder of the World", and in fact Houston does believe this. There are 129,003 fans waiting in anticipation for the event that is about to take place, a sellout crowd no doubt. Predident George W. Bush is in the audience! Also, Nelly, P. Diddy, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Cannon, Tyra Banks, and many other members of the A-list are ringside.

Presenting,

"NBA Playoffs + Boxing =" Finals!

for the John L. Sullivan Trophy!

between

Muhammad Ali

Western Conference Champion

versus

Joe Louis

Eastern Conference Champion

We have seen in the previous fight how Joe Louis reacted to losing. Now we will have a chance to see how Ali reacts to a defeat. One of our ace reporters interviewed Ali accompanied by his long-time confidant, Drew "Bundini" Brown.

Reporter: How do you feel going into this fight?

Ali: I'ma whup that fool. He just got lucky last time. I'm ready for this one!

Reporter: What are you gonna do against him?

Ali: What I'm gonna do?(looks over at Bundini) He asks me what we gonna do! Tell him what we gonna do!

Brown: We gonna float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!

Ali and Brown: Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr!

Brown: Rumble, young man rumble!

Ali and Brown: Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr!

Ali: See? That's what we gonna do!

Reporter: Thank you, Muhammad.

Well, there you have it folks. Looks like he is ready. Here is the tale of the tape.

Muhammad Ali

age: 25
height: 6'-3"
weight: 208¼
reach: 83"
record: 29-0-0 (23ko)

Joe Louis

age: 28
height: 6'-2"
weight: 205½
reach: 76"
record: 56-1-0 (50ko)

The crowd cheers as Joe Louis enters the ring, wearing a scarlet robe with his name stiched in black lettering. He now comes in the ring and looks serious.

The crowd erupts in applause as Muhammad Ali bounces up and down through the aisle. Ali is attired with a black robe with his name stiched in white lettering. He is in the ring and warms up.

Here is our ring announcer!

Michael Buffer: Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Playoff Boxing Finals! This is to see who is the greatest heavyweight of all-time! Once and for all, llllets get readyyy to rummmblllllllle! Fifteen rounds! Introducing, from Detroit, Michigan, wearing dark red trunks with black stripes, standing six feet two inches tall and weighing two hundred five and one half pounds, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber", The Eastern Conference Champion, Joe Louisss!(the crowd is applauding)Louisss!And his opponent, (the crowd goes wild) from right here in Houston, Texas, wearing black trunks with white stripes, standing six feet three inches tall, weighing two hundred eight and a quarter pounds, nicknamed, "The Greatest", The Western Conference Champion, your Muhammaaaaad Aaaaaliiiiiiii!(the crowd cheers with excitement)Aaaliiiiiiiiii!

Mark Conn: You know the rules of the Texas State Athletic Boxing Commision. Protect yourself at all times, and break when I tell you to break. Any questions? Shake hands and come out fighting.

Once again since we all know Ali's history in rematches, the odds are still at 1 to 1. Many people feel that Ali will come back and win this one.

Round 1: Ali comes out dancing and on his toes. Ali shoots the left jab peiodically and keeping away from louis, who has made himself lower to crouch and bully ali around the ring. Ali shoots a hard one two and circles the ring out of reach. Louis follows ali around landing a few body shots. Louis is trying to corner ali, and ali uses his superior reach to keep louis off of him. Ali has his hands high up near his face, probably out of respect for Louis' puncvhing power. He usually dangles them at his sides. Louis lands a few blows, but ali is not bothered, and he lands enough jabs and right hands to win the round: Angelo Dundee is giving ali's instructions, and so is Blackburn to joe.

Round 2: Louis is the pursuer still and jabs ali in the face. Ali counters with an overhand chopping right. Louis shoots a fast one-two that is short of the mark, and ali counters with a quick one two. ali jabs louis in the face and louis starts firing back jabs. ali throws a right hand, but louis blocks it and moves in with a left and right to the body, and ali ties him up. ali is on his toes trying to keep away from louis: Louis' eye is puffed a bit, and "Chappy" is applying ice to it.

Round 3: Ali keeps moving, on his toes, and his hands ready to conter Louis' left jab. Ali now changes his style and is croutching low, whilst moving back. Louis is baffled at this stance by Muhammad and he doesn't know what to do. Louis rushes him, but ali scores with the right hand from a wierd angle. Louis tries to answer back but he mises and ali ties him up. ali goes back into his wierd stance and is backing up. They both clinch and ali frees up his arms and tagges Louis face a few times with left and right while they are in close. Louis rushes ali again, but ali moves back and judges the correct distance: Blackburn is showing joe what he can do to cambat that wierd stance.

Round 4: Louis moves in cutting the ring off and ducks under a jab and fires a jolting uppercut that ali walks through. Ali is now out of his funny stance and is once again circling to the left with great speed and shooting lefts and rights. Louis gets in some head shots and ali keeps louis away with his reach. Louis does a good job of blocking some of ali's right hands, but most of them are still getting in: Blackburn is applying ice to Louis' eye.

Round 5: Louis uses his left hook more and pursuing ali relentlessly, while ali uses his jab and counters with a straight right when louis fires the left jab. Louis jabs ali, and ali jabs back. they now get into a jabbing battle, and louis gets a good combo in that stuns ali. louis moves in to finish, but ali ties him up. ali is still on his toes, but is lacking the speed he had in the fist round. louis is getting in some good jabs, and ali is up against the ropes as the bell rings: Louis face is well marked, but suprisingly ali's is not.

Round 6: Ali is flatfooted now, and concentrates on countering louis' left with his right, as Max Schmeling did. ali does an okay job with this, as he is able to slip the jab and counter with the right. ali gets in some good blows that rock louis in this round: Louis is a bit worn from swarming ali, so blackburn is working him over.

Round 7: Louis moves in and jabs ali, and muhammad counters with a right. Louis throws a left hook to the face that connects. Louis shoots hard left and rights to the body, and ali ties him up. ali is still flatfooted, looking to counter with his own right. Louis uses his left a lot in this round: Ali's face is a bit marked but it is barely visible.

Round 8: Ali is back on his toes and louis is stalking him. Joe throws a right hand that misses. Joe is not moving forward as fast as before. Joe is a little fatigue from chasing ali across the ring. This is not something he's used to doing. Ali boxes around louis in this one, peppering his face with jabs and counter rights: Louis looks real tired in his corner.

Round 9: Ali is on his toes circling and popping that jab. Louis' shots are a bit weaker, and ali knows this. ali sits on his punches now, feeling he an go for the knockout. ali gets in some hard vicious shots that rock louis. A left to the body and a right cross stun louis, and a left and right hook, followed bya left jab, a right cross, and two left uppercuts, worry joe. Joe is now trying to avoid the punches, but they are lightning fast and joe can't seem to get out of harm's way. joe fight's back with some body shots, but ali walkes through them and counters with a double right and louis is rubbery-legged. ali moves in to finish, but the bell rings: Blackburn is trying to revive joe, and ali is a bit tired, but ready as Dundee gives him instructions.

Round 10: Ali is still flatfooted and is just looking for the right time tothrow the leather. Ali shoots a left jab, followed by a right uppercut as he was moving back. louis throws a wild right hand that misses, and ali counters with a short, fast sharp right to the chin and louis is down! It's a flash knockdown, but it's a knockdown nontheless, and louis jumps up at the count of one. The referee is giving him the count as the crowd is on their feet, cheering ali! The fighters resume and ali is throwing a lot of punches and louis fights back with shots of his own, but two lefts and a big right send louis down again! Louis is up and 5 and takes the 8-count. Ali throws a left hook and a right and louis is down again! Louis is up at 7, but he is glassy-eyed, and Conn waves his hands, signaling the fight is over! Ali has won and takes the 2-1 series lead!

Michael Buffer: The winner by tko 2 minutes into the tenth round, Muhammaaaaad Aaaaaliiiiiiiii!

The crowd is very happy. Let's go to the post fight press conferences.