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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0094922503886 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Mackinac Media Languages: Manufacturer: Mackinac Media MPN: DMM0085D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Mackinac Media Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 26, 2005 Running Time: 136 minutes Studio: Mackinac Media Theatrical Release Date: January 20, 1970 Editorial Review: Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Wow, what a fight! And what a 2 disc set!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 ... Read More Rating: - The two greatest fighters ever.We saw this movie, first run, at the Fremont Theater in Las Vegas. The under card was Allen Funt's "What do you say to a naked lady". All together it was a great movie night. We repeated it several days later. Ali, aka Casius Clay was having a lot of trouble with Uncle Sam about not wanting to be a soldier. He appeared in a Candid camera show too. The fight was just as exciting as any championship fight could be. Later I read that they fought 63 2 minute rounds to make the movie. Ali was a little ... Read More Rating: - A Piece of History That Wasn'tAli-Marciano never really happened, of course, and yet, in a sense, it did. If you were around when the computerized fight was originally shown, this DVD will help you relive an intriguing sports conundrum. Intriguing and exciting -- the staging was undeniably well done, more realistically than any fight sequence has ever been staged for a Hollywood movie. Did the right man "win"? I have no ax to grind between Ali and Marciano. I was a teen when the movie was first shown with a keen interest ... Read More Rating: - A Fun DVDJohn L. Sullivan would have KO'ed both these guys!! Just kidding. It's worth buying to see both the 'greatest' boxers together. What struck me was Ali's ability to act. He made it look real. Rating: - Rocky lives againas a avid marciano fan, this is a film i've been waiting a long time to see. i convinced myself to suspend disbelief, before settling down to watch the fight. i did'nt need to bother. it seems only the head punches were pulled. The action was classic ali/marciano. whether you agree with the result or not, is not important. this is the last and only time you will see two of the greatest heavyweights of all time sharing the same ring. I thought they could have put some of rocky's less well known fights or even ... Read More |
