Wilt would have to learn boxing while Ali has already master it and far imporove his craft more than most boxer can ever dream of, and was already the heavy weight champion ,already fought and *won* one of the best boxers that ever lived in history.
Ali would of won, but the point was not his offense it was his defense. Wilt was physically and mentally prepared even tho he didn’t have professional experience he knew and was prepared, But Ali would have still beaten him regardless because you can’t just play defense all the time and expect to win.
@@thesecond8187 Wilt wouldnt do defense only. Also you dont know who wouldve won. Sure the odds are def in Ali's favor. But anyone who has seen Wilt in action wouldnt blatently say he doesnt stand a chance in a fight. You simply dont know. Same reason that Ali stayed humble in all interviews. You seen his prefight talks. He was genuinly nervous. And with good right. He might win but it would not be easy. Not by a long shot.
@@mcchillin7580 actors can fight too dude. Most fighters go to acting cuz there is money in that. Being a stuntman or better yet, lead actor plus doing all their own stunts. Im sure you know this.
This is actually even more interesting now when we know that Wilder, a far smaller person, transitioned from basketball to boxing at the age of 19 and became a champion. I honestly believe Wilt was far stronger than Wilder.
@@hakujona Boxing is not only about strenght. It's a technique. Wilt had no boxing technique. Did you see Holyfield-Valuev fight? Two professional boxers, Valuev as big as Wilt but Holyfield wasn't neither knocked out nor even knocked down. Ali was quick, skilled, he could punch Wilt in the stomach.
@@andrzejzborowski4920 Wilt Chamberlain could bench 550 pounds and he didn't even really workout that much. nobody else is 7'2 and could do that. I think Wilt Chamberlain could've dislocated a man's head from his neck if he punched them as hard as he could. I've never even seen Wilt do something at full strength and I'm one helluva Wilt fan. I also love Muhammad Ali and think he was the greatest boxer ever. I think it would've been a sad fight because I love them both lol but I think Wilt really could've severely hurt him. Ali NEVER backed down, except for in this instance.
@@tylerhall9412 Yeah but boxing is not weightlifting. It's not only punching neither. It's not a streetfight. Box is puches, blockades, dodges, footwork. Do you claim that Wilt could block quic series of punches in a stomach?? Do you claim that Ali wasn't enough fast to dodge Wilt's punches??
I think Ali would have won the fight, with his overall skill and agility, but what I think Ali's trainers were afraid of was the fact that Wilt was 7'1 300 pounds, and the inherent strength that was present in that man was such that one unlucky punch could have done devastating damage to Ali, who was nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Wilt and didn't want to risk that freak occurrence happening. Wilt was a monster. A freak of nature in every sense of the word
Muscle doesn't show the whole picture. The way you punch counts a lot when you're talking effectiveness of a power shot. Wilt wouldn't know how to capitalize off his strenght. Easy ali win. Not to mention ali amazing chin
@@planc3318 yeah the people saying wilt will beat Muhammad ali are stupid and know nothing about boxing just cuzz your fast and have great endurance in another sport doesnt mean its gonna transer to the other. In boxing your gonna get punch in the face it aint the same. many athletes have reccomend boxing for exercise because, you can be able to run 15 miles but would get exhausted in a fight quick, its different.
Isrrael Lara if wilt had trained as a boxer as much as ali did then wilt would win no doubt. Wilt has a much better reach and is way stronger. Not to mention that wilt is 100 pounds heavier.
@@paranoidpundit4839 It's what loggers say when they cut into a tree and it's about to fall, to make sure everyone gets out of the way. So Wilt would be the tree falling after being knocked out.
It's hard to tranfer over from one sport to another at such a late stage in life no matter how good an athlete you are. But to tranfer over to another sport without any previous training in that sport or competition plus compete against the champion in that sport who is an exceptional champion is a big ask. Credit to Wilt Chamberlain for considering it.
basketball is not that different from boxing. if you actually think about it. for a few key reasons. 1. both sports heavily rely on footwork. 2. both sports are about stamina and conserving energy 3. both sports are about space. and how you can protect that space. basketball players are amazing at protecting their space. look at them long arms and shoulders.
@@FoobasSports that's how i feel. Wilt was a gentle giant in a way like most guys his size. Doesn't feel a need to show what he can do to someone because he's sure they know
Nope, Wilt would've gassed in a few rounds trying to hit Ali, then he would've been picked apart. Just being big, strong or athletic isn't enough for boxing or fighting, you need skill and experience.
@@Heaveaway23 yes gassed, have you ever tried building stamina for boxing? You can run 30 miles a day and get gassed when you use the parts of the body you didn’t build the stamina with.
@@Heaveaway23 Dude, you do realize people like Marciano had to run MILES just to never feel gassed in a boxing fight, and their style doesn't even require dancing. How can you say Wilt won't get gassed on the middle rounds?
@@pleasedont7439 all wilt did was run in basketball, arguably more than the greatest boxers, the guy was a machine. I'd imagine he does get gassed but not easilh
He wasn’t just a basketball player, he’s likely one of the overall best athletes the world has ever had. In his late 50s he was benching more than Shaq could in his prime, he was recorded to have a vertical of atleast 48 inches, (verticals weren’t measured when he played in the NBA, and many stories recount it being as high as 54”) was of course very tall at 7”1, and legend has it that Wilt and Jim Brown, one of the fastest and best NFL running backs of all time, got into an argument about who was faster. So they went outside and raced, then wilt won. Brown decided to try again, and Wilt won again. He had literally everything in the book
@@Frozo-nt2ky I read your comment If you really think he is stronger because he a have longer reach and taller, Boban Marjanovic and Tacko Fall is both taller and have longer reach than Wilt but they averaging 4 ppg and 4 rpg in today leauge.
These two have much better and civilized way of communicating than trained diplomats have nowadays. I am also pleasantly surprised by the amount of frankness Muhammad Ali showed and due credit he extended to Wilt's conditioning and how the game of basketball was indeed tough. Same is shown by Wilt too. True gentlemen, who spoke something meaningful.
I don't think Ali knocks him out, but he does win on the scorecard. Wilt's height and his reach would allow him to keep Ali at a distance, but Ali still gets in and scores his points. Wilt was freakishly fast and a track star, with incredible endurance. He could just extend his arms, keep Ali out of reach.
Man ali was so quick witted & sharp with his retorts lol naturally funny man & i bet he would've been hilarious in high school. He probably would've clowned anyone around him
Wilt was a very very interesting guy. I am glad these two titans never fought. We'll never know. It's the stuff of great hypothetical conversations about legends. Ali was a highly interesting guy as well. I was fortunate to live in a time to enjoy them both, though I barely remember Chamberlain due to retiring 7 years before Ali.
Wilt was a superb athlete with a parallel skillset. He could have made Ali life hell and taken yrs off his career. However, Ali was a world class professional boxer - I’m sure Wilt never encountered a prized fighter of Ali’s caliber.
Ali would not be able to knock him out, he would just dance and score points, but Ali had everything to lose in this fight if he did not knock him out in 3 rounds. Wilt would have a punchers chance due to his raw power.
@@powerboatguy2308 Why wouldn’t Ali be able to knock him out? I understand Wilt is a great athlete and a big guy but he isnt conditioned to take a punch like actual heavy weight boxers. His neck is not as tough as boxers like Joe Frazier or George Foreman. Especially George Foreman who is only knocked out by Muhammad Ali. Ali has more than enough strength to knock out Wilt just like how Wolf has more than enough skills to crush Ali in a basketball match.
It was kind-of a lose-lose situation for Wilt. If he won, he would be seen as a bully, picking on a beloved champion, and winning with a very unfair size, strength, and reach advantage. And, of course, if he lost, he'd have looked ridiculous, losing to someone so much smaller than him.
With some basic training and help with his technique, as well as competent coaching tailored to fight against Ali, I think Chamberlain would have had a very good chance, increasing with the amount of months spent on preparation. His size, reach, speed and power were absolutely insane. His hands were also absolutely massive, as his hands are still in the top 10 largest hands in NBA history, and large hands are a big advantage in boxing, as it helps a lot with punching power and also helps with reducing the risk of breaking bones in your own hands. Ernie Shavers, one of the hardest hitting heavyweights in the history of the sport, had enormous hands, but probably still not as big as Wilt's. He had a long build with broad shoulders, much like Deontay Wilder, but just much larger. About 60 pounds heavier, about 6 inches taller, with a significantly longer reach. There have been some pro boxers of that size before, but never anyone anywhere near as athletic as wilt, and probably not with such long arms.
@@syncmonism Wilt would have destroyed Ali and thereby destroyed himself with the demagoguery of Ali's fans later....glad this didnt happen but for a fact, Ali would have been destroyed if Wilt actually trained to box Ali.
Guys Wilt was a bball player. We've seen time and again almost all of them can't fight, regardless of size. Watch videos of fights between bball players.
Cus wouldve been Wilts coach? (thats Tysons coach!) Dear lord what a match it couldve been. :0 I mean, sure Ali is a genius when it comes to boxing, prob the best ever. But Wilt is a genius at a lot of sports and also a freak of nature if your talking talking raw athletic ability plus talent plus trains his ass off. He is like Shaq and Kobe in 1 with the drive to go hard at all sports. If ever there was a chance of someone who would be an exciting challenge overall in sports it wouldve been these 2. Ps: when asked if Wilt could fight Ali said: "have you ever seen a black man on the street that couldnt fight?" that reporter was not! ready for such an honest punchline. Ali is the greatest! 😄✌️
Cus d amato (think I misspelt) too as a personal boxing trainer? That's impressive, this might have yielded some great fruit considering what he did with Mike Tyson.
I love Muhammad Ali and he's one of the greatest of all time, but something tells me he would have had a really difficult time with the incredible athleticism, strength, and size of Wilt Chamberlain!!
I think if you gave Wilt 2 years to train for it, he could win. Wilt was extremely strong and athletic. But if you only gave him 6 months....no, Ali would win.
@@cdsersd2d that sounds about right to me. We know Muhammad Ali was brilliant and one of the best, if not the greatest of all time... It's no disrespect to him but Wilt Chamberlain was also a once in a lifetime talent in his own right.
Regardless of anything this would have been an awsome fight. If cus damanto tells you that you can he can train you to beat someone, than he can train you to beat someone.
Only for the fact Wilt was a gentle giant, he had the strength to kill a man with a punch. And that was known in the NBA, you just didn't try provoke him.
If I'm putting money on it, I would have it on Ali who does it for a living, but Wilt was so powerful & fast he had a punchers chance. It is like Holyfield said "any healthy man over 200 pounds is capable of knocking you out". I think what they were worried about was even if All won the fight but If he could not knock him out it would tarnish his image. Wilt was tall enough with the reach to keep Ali off of him, drag the fight out.
Ali was such a smart fighter and a shrewd strategist in the ring (anyone remembers the monster Forman?), and something is telling me that Ali would have ran circles around Wilt for 3 or 4 rounds to drain out Wilt's reserve of energy. Then, Wilt having bearely any energy left to even carry his 300lb weight, Ali would have moved to methodically chop down the dead (tired) Wilt-tree. By the the 6th round the spectators would all have been shouting with Ali: "Timber", while watching Wilt fall under the ax blows of master lumberjack Ali!
I read that Ali walked into the press conference with Wilt sitting there in front of the media, and said "Tim-BURR". The Wilt freaked out and left the room.
Fun video. As a Wilt fan I have to say that I don't see any chances for him against Ali in boxing. You can't beat ATG boxer without experience and long training.
Ali wasn't the best of all time. He was the greatest, mainly for his battles outside the ring. There is a difference. Roy Jones or Tyson or Lennox Lewis all have a claim to be the best for different reasons. He only fought Foreman once and didnt really out box him. Wilt was far too strong and tall for Ali to do anything about.
@@rickenfatania ali beat foreman because he was stronger mentally. That's why he is the best. You can't just be great physically. Ali was also great mentally.
With Wilt's incredible stamina it would have been Ali- Foreman all over again but with a different ending. Cus Damato, Mike Tyson's trainer in the early years offered to train Wilt. You know what he did with Tyson, just imagine.
@@jackson5781 Cus took Mike under his wing at 14. It took Mike 6 years to become World Champion. Cus, even with his great ring IQ, is not getting Wilt ready for Ali in a few months. Wilt, without the muscle memory and boxing skills that become instinctual and second nature over time, would lose to Sonny Liston also but more brutally.
@@duprez2 Mike was 14 come one!!! You don't try and go against the big men as a teenager. He is still growing and is a kid at the age of 14. You are fucking rediculous
Goat probably only apply to eras cuz Wilt and Kareem was other worldly. We probably never see centers stack the stat sheets like that again. Amazing. A big Mike fan but those men were serious problems on the court.
Most of the comments are fulfilled with ignorance. If you realy think a moment that Wilt had a chance, you dont know anything about boxing or fighting at all. It doesnt matter how big tall or strong wilt is. On the other side is a Pro Boxer and a heavy weight champ. Please turn on the brain ppl
Always get a smile on my face when I see Wilt taking on Sammy, loved laugh in , good clean TV not like today's garbage.. Just imagine if the Ali fight would have happened. We would still be talking about it today.
I think AIi works the body; it was a tactic that he used on taller guys, but never on smaller guys. You can win a decision by body punching. Just watch Norton when he fought Young(FF to round 4). AIi would need to use a lot of head movement to avoid those jabs and to land body punches. The AIi from 64-67 was deceptive enough to avoid every kind of punch. I don't think it would be pretty, but I do think Ali would flood the body with punches and Wilt would have trouble hitting anything. When Wilt tried to throw anything other than a jab and if he missed, the time that it takes for him to recoil would give AIi a lot of time to do damage.
You referring Wilt is slow? On the court he wasn't slow. I don't know how that transfers over to boxing but if he got any kind of counter punching ability, Ali would think twice about coming in and Wilt was strong so any kind of fighting against the ropes, Wilt could just lean on him. If a man is 1 feet taller and almost 100 pounds heavier, no way you suppose to lose. It shouldn't even be close but we don't know what Wilt ring IQ, footwork, jab was like so we'll never know
He wasn't fast enough for 64-67 AIi. And, even if AIi could not KO/TKO Wilt(maybe or maybe not*), body punching can win a fight on decision! Norton did it on Young! *However, getting hit over-and-over on the chest and liver are not comfortable places to get hit at all!
I would have placed my bet on Ali. Shorter and lighter significantly, but faster and proven fighting craft. Also as a professional boxer. these guys go through gruesome conditioning that basketball players can only dream of. Ali would have made hamburger out of Wilt's body.
@@yessirrr5182 Are you being for real lmao. This fight was a joke. You really think just cause a guy is tall that he can outdo not only 20+ years of experience but insane talent aswell? It would be embrassing if the fight when pass a round.
Wilt was by far the strongest athlete ever. I know I was shocked as well when I found out. Do your research, there's a ton of evidence. Even Arnold was amazed by Wilt's power.
@@am33x He doesn't having a chance. You really think being strong means he could complete in boxing against maybe the goat? The worlds strongest men are strong but if they arm wrestled a pro arm wrestled they would get put down with 0 effort. Wilt could punch like george foreman x 10 but that dont mean anything cause he wont land anything. Its crazy to me as a boxer that people can even conceive of a non boxer beating a pro boxer
Ali was the greatest no doubt, due to accomplishments not having incredible power. Couldn't knock him out, hardly ever hit him. He only ever lost by points after his prime but he was beatable. He was in his prime here so losing on points seems far fetched. He relied a lot on his height though to flick the jab from the outside. If Wilt used the same tactic as Norton. Jab when Ali jabbed its a possibility to get the point win, but Ali always set traps for the over anxious opposition and got his KO that way. I pick Ali KO after baiting him in, playing possum. Ali was one of the few fighters that knew when he was losing a close fight. He could completely abandon his game plan and find a way. Real question is, how fucking scary would Wilt have been if he boxed from childhood with a George Foreman style.
Wilt would've been not enough to beat ali it wouldn't be even close of a fight but ya I agree if wilt took boxing instead of playing ball he would've been a monster.
This would have been nuts and interesting, but i do think Ali would have beaten Wilt. Wilt a Legend with Godly strength, but he had never been really hit or dance around out of your breath in the ring. The Irony here is tha Cus D'amato the man who made Tyson a machine forgot for one moment that everybody has a plan till they get hit!
@@goatkyrieyt6147 they are both sports & wilt was a great athlete w/ freak power & agility. he ran a 4.5 40 and could bench 400lbs. his eye hand coordination as good as ali & could play more sports then ali.... ali is obviously a great boxer but wilt was smart and athletic & given sound training and a smart game plan, he wouldve presented real problems for ali. jess willard beat jack johnson & willard was 5 inches shorter, not as strong & nowhere the graceful athlete wilt was... ali wins more then likely out of his skill set and quickness, but the truth is, it would be a dangerous fight for him to take. wilt was a zeus freak, no joke.
Ali’s team would have wanted the fight very soon causing Wilt’s team to back out of the lack of training he would be given that were 5e problems they don’t want to face. Good move on both respect on each other’s power
This is a crazy piece of history, that I didn't know anything about, involving two people who are sporting Icons 🤯😎💯, In fairness Wilt was huge and most people say (Including myself) would say that he is one of the two or three in terms of just sheer strength he's definitely one of if not the number 1vfor that category of strength ability to just dominate and basically bully your way through your opposition, its probably between him and Shaq, plus another person favourite of mine was Ben Wallace was a big guy as well and often hot tempered badboy too,but never intimidated or scared by anyone and always ready for action, you could just tell he was with it and didn't like to take s**t of noone, yeah in fairness Ben was the Don for me, the way I think about his style anyway, no BS all action physical hard work no rest ,back when he was still playing,he was good, but he wasn't as good a player as Wilt or Shaq at all I'm not saying that, I'm just saying I liked his attitude and it reminds of these two greats 💯
Ali would undoubtedly be ahead on points. So the whole match would just be waiting to see if he made one little mistake, got too over confident, thought that a punch to the body had done some damage, and got crushed in one blow. But Wilt wouldn't get tired or winded. He never did.
Hey Umm Ali ain’t a grand master at boxing 🥊 tho???, And I will agreed that Ali is a World Champion boxer but don’t try to make Ali as this unbeatable master boxer ok because Ali LOST 5 times in his professional boxing 🥊 career, So Walt will have a chance against Ali because Walt is super athletic for his 7.1 foot frame, Plus Ali can’t not reach Walt face/head so Ali will have a very hard time knocking out Walt & that’s why Ali boxing trainer told Ali NOT to fight Walt.
The most convincing version of what happened is that Wilt backed out, ostensibly over money but more likely he just didn't want the risk. His own father told him he should spend the time on shooting free throws and not boxing. Sure he knocked out a stiff veteran white player, but Mohammed Ali has one of the best chins all time. Had there been some rule that Ali had to stand right in front of Wilt and take a punch to the face with no dodging allowed, then yes, it could have been dangerous for him. But otherwise almost no danger. Wilt had great stamina for basketball, but having played basketball and boxed, I can tell you boxing is way more exhausting. So Ali would knock him out some time after the sixth round, maybe earlier if Wilt had a bad chin. There's actually surprisingly little connection between strength and punching power. It's a gift, like being able to pitch a ball over 95 mph. Even weight and punching power is less connected than people think, although of course on average the heavier guy will have a better punch than a lighter guy.
Ali can't even reach Wilt, what is he gonna do? Wilt has great stamina for almost every sport. Before he was a basketball player, he was a sprinter. It's physics, pal, energy conservation. Chamberlain muscle far surpass almost any athlete that ever lived, if he wants to develop certain muscles for boxing, he absolutely can. It's not a fair fight, Chamberlain all around superior physicality by far, surpassed Ali shows and tricks. There's only so much you can do to cover up raw power differences. Ali had to pull the rope a dope against Foreman, you do a rope a dope against Wilt, and had Wilt been building up muscles for his punching, your elbow can be dislocated.
@Kriss Perry lol dont understand why you guys think that a basketball player can beat a legendary guy like foreman only cause hes that big and strong let me tell that is useless in fighting world the most important to have is skill, metal toughness and punching power in fight world if you have those traits then you have a successful career also if wilt had that size then why dont go to boxing world oh Ik why it's because he doesn't have the metal toughness to do so.
There was a Russian heavyweight named Valev who spent his whole life boxing, but when a mediocre blown up cruiserweight name David Haye faced him, Haye bashed him all over the ring and won easily.
I just honestly believe the fight would've looked bad for Ali, no matter how you slice it. Wilt can cover more than half of the ring with one stride. Ali would've literally had to run around the ring to not get hit. Had he even won it still wouldn't look good with him running away from a basketball player.
in the case of wilt, an exception to your wisdom applies. wilt was a great athlete, could move well & was freaky strong. if a horse hand giant like jess willard was taught to be good enough to beat jack johnson then ali, great as he was, couldve had fits having to deal w/ wilts freakish attributes.
@@jahleelx9270 I'm not saying ali wasnt great.... imo, he was the best heavy ever. & yes he had a great chin... what I am saying though, is wilt could create real problems, even for ali. if ali just decided to fight defensively, then hed win no problem. But if he decided to engage, he could run into issues.... wilt was a once in a generation, even century freak of athletic size and athletic gifts. he had speed, agility, eye hand coordination, great lungs, was smart & was insanely strong. just grappling alone on the ropes could cause problems. he could move people around like dolls.... hes the one non boxer who could step into a ring after 6 months of intense training that could truly be problematic for any fighter.
@@kelvinkloud while I do agree a man that massive could certainly cause damage, it's not the same as being a pro. I got one word for you my guy. Body shots. Wilt ain't used to getting tagged. He would need at least a few years to take on a guy if Ali's caliber. And skill wise he would never get there but he could have enough experience to land on him. Puncher's chance.
@@jahleelx9270 hed have to train intensely for at least 6 months. thru ascending sparring he could fast track to the point where he could then learn how to absorb punches... not sure how much you know about wilt, but this guy was a real freak in re to physical & coordination gifts. he was also very strong, by 67 like400 bench press strong. along w/ nimble feet.... his biggest problem would be dealing w/ alis speed and mix up of attack. I'm not saying wilt would win. but I am saying hed be very dangerous & would have a possibility of winning... plus alis only weakness was, he didnt have massive power. if trained correctly wilt could learn to deal w/ pain. Ali wasnt coming in w/ life ending power like a foreman or liston would.
the truth is, if they got in the ring, ali may have had some real problems. this was wilts absolute prime. by 67 his knees were still fine and he could still run a 4.5 40. but he had also added about 30 lbs of pure muscle & still had cat quickness to go w/ hand eye coordination.... look if they could take a non boxing horse hand clumsy 6'7" giant named jess willard and make him into a decent fighter who beat jack johnson, then dont tell me that one of the greatest athletes ever who had freak athletic skills and even freakier size wouldnt present problems for ali. Do people know how strong wilt was? at this point he was benching 400lb. he had true quickness. & he was smart.... obviously ali is the goat of boxing. but jack johnson wasnt that far behind skill wise & a much clumsier giant beat him.
Not sure where this was in his career but I found this: "In his physical prime, Chamberlain was able to bench press 550 pounds, 85 pounds more than the max of Shaquille O'Neal, who many regard as the most physically dominant player of the modern era"
@@neuromancer5661 with wilt who knows for sure. He liked to bend the truth. But contrary to what his haters say, wilt truly was a physical freak in his prime. My guess equal or slightly more then wilt… somewhere between 400-450 is probably the truth wh/ of course is freak strong.
@@kelvinkloud There is an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger who said Wilt was the strongest human he eve met when they worked out together on the Conan set, I think if they fought, Ali had enough elite skills to score points and win the scorecard, but I think Wilt would be able to hold him off with his reach, Ali would not knock him out. You always wonder what if a Bo Jackson or Wilt took up boxing? Herschel Walker was reasonable in MMA as an old man, he was a freak also.
@@powerboatguy2308 Arnold liked to play things up too… can’t see wilt benching over 500lb, his arms were too long… but that said, he is the strongest to ever play in the nba. Stronger then shaq. He was slimmer but his muscles were denser. He was built like a boxer. At his peak here he probably benched close to 450lb, plus he was highly coordinated and his lats were also very strong…. Ali should be odds on favorite, but wilt would be very dangerous and not worth the risk. I think Ali realized this.
I heard that Dundee was afraid of Wilt landing a lucky blow to Ali and ending the fight that way. There is always a punchers chance. If Wilt hit Ali, It would have been timber Ali! In a street fight I would bet that Wilt would beat Ali! In the ring the probability is low!
@@Opticillusion160 Maybe if this was just some random out of shape 7 footer off the street, but Wilt is one of the greatest athletes to ever live. The best Ali could try to do is run him around the ring, but Wilt averaged 48.5 minutes a game. He's not gonna burn out.
@@neverfail9432 that literally means nothing lmao you sound completely moronic. Being a world class Fighter and being a basketball player arent even comparable. Fighting is a skill that has to be mastered like any other
@@Opticillusion160 In MMA, that'd be closer to the truth. This is boxing. A 6'7" 23 year old with a 7 foot wingspan and freak athleticism who never had a professional boxing match went to the Olympics and took bronze. That guy was Deontay Wilder. Like others who've conducted foolish catch weight matches like this, Ali would lose.
I'm glad the fight never took place. Wilt had size, speed and was superbly conditioned. ( he played volleyball in the off season. Ali's jab and speed would have been negated. Wilt would have broken Ali's ribs.
If 1/3 of the stories about chamberlain are true in an actual fight ali would lose his life in about 6-10 minutes fighting with chamberlain.in a boxing match if wilt had normal tecnical skills he eould win,if not,ali wins.
Of course Wilt would have lost, but the fact that it is even controversial if Wilt would have had a chance of beating Ali shows what an inmense athlete Wilt was.
Wilt should have fought someone else first. I dont see him standing much of a shot against Ali but if he trained for a few years he would be really good because he's one of the greatest athletes in American history.
@@christopherayala4619 ali wouldn't be able to reach Wilts head you idiot. Wilt has a longer reach, is more athletic, and is much stronger. Ali wouldn't be able to hurt Wilt. One punch to the head from Wilt and Ali might be dead. Tell me how Ali would win dumbass.
@@mahirtalebsoderportgymnasi5160 looks like you received brain damage in the past from a boxer, and maybe that's why you favour wilt so much. Well there is no arguing with someone who literally has wilt as his profile picture.
Wilt would've won. I love Ali but Wilt was unlike any man that ever lived including all boxers. There's a reason they have weight classes. Wilt's size, strength, stamina, toughness and athleticism would've have been too much for even the great Ali. Had Wilt not been as intelligent and a superior athlete then it may be different but he was a demigod
George Foreman for example would have crippled Wilt Chamberlain and destroy his jaw with a clean hit. I dont believe that wilt would stand a chance against him NEVER EVER.
@@MakaveliDior I am not disagreeing that Ali likely would have won because of the reasons you mentioned - his speed, technique, agility, etc. But you can't teach 7'1, 300 pounds with a 78 inch reach. Keep in mind that Wilt Chamberlain also was good at sports other than basketball, which he obviously was best at. In college, he competed in the triple jump, won the high jump competition, 100 meter dash. Plus, this was a man with nearly unlimited stamina - one NBA season he averaged 48.5 minutes per game, which was only possible because he competed in all the overtimes too. You think Foreman could punch hard, now think of what a punch from a dude that is 7'1, 300 pounds would be like. Wilt in the 60s was the closest thing to the literal Goliath in the biblical sense, the sort of genetic superfreak that pushes the limits of what humanity is capable of. Again, Muhammad Ali would win in the end, but if he gets hit, that would do damage that we might not even fathom. Wilt Chamberlain would be an argument for having a weight class above heavy weight, but then again, not too many 7 foot tall guys exist in the world.
Brian Mao First Wilt Chamberlain has to learn boxing while Muhammad Ali already is the heavyweight champion. Sorry but this shit doesn't make sense to me in a street fight it's a little bit different but in a ring wilt wouldn't stand a chance zero.
Cus D'amato thought Wilt had enough of a chance to win, that he would train him. I think y'all are underestimating Wilt, D'amato knew what the fuck he was talking about. I totally get some of the people in these comments have been boxing most of their life, but are you really gonna say that D'amato was underestimating Ali?
Wilt was a monster but you don’t step into the ring for the first time against the greatest!! It would of went bad for Wilt . RIP both great champions!
Wilt was a legend in many ways including with how nice and professional he was,,,, RIP GOAT
Wilt would have to learn boxing while Ali has already master it and far imporove his craft more than most boxer can ever dream of, and was already the heavy weight champion ,already fought and *won* one of the best boxers that ever lived in history.
Ali would of won, but the point was not his offense it was his defense. Wilt was physically and mentally prepared even tho he didn’t have professional experience he knew and was prepared, But Ali would have still beaten him regardless because you can’t just play defense all the time and expect to win.
@@thesecond8187 Wilt wouldnt do defense only. Also you dont know who wouldve won. Sure the odds are def in Ali's favor. But anyone who has seen Wilt in action wouldnt blatently say he doesnt stand a chance in a fight. You simply dont know. Same reason that Ali stayed humble in all interviews. You seen his prefight talks. He was genuinly nervous. And with good right. He might win but it would not be easy. Not by a long shot.
Ali's manager made Ali back out the fight cause he couldn't reach Wilts chin
And custamato was Tyson's trainer
one unlucky punch from wilt and ali is ded
Bruce Lee was wasting his time fighting Kareem.
@Jun Cheng no. Bruce was not a fighter.
@Jun Cheng yes
@@mcchillin7580 actors can fight too dude. Most fighters go to acting cuz there is money in that. Being a stuntman or better yet, lead actor plus doing all their own stunts. Im sure you know this.
ツMcChillin wdym he was a fighter lmao. Argueably the best martial artist of all time.
@@dembuscuits9333 there is this funny notion going around that bruce is a “phony” and can’t fight because he is just an actor...
This is actually even more interesting now when we know that Wilder, a far smaller person, transitioned from basketball to boxing at the age of 19 and became a champion. I honestly believe Wilt was far stronger than Wilder.
wilt can lift Arnold like it was nothing so yeah wilt was a goliath
But who did Wilder fight though? Lmao. He lost to Fury, TWICE, and Fury isn't even close to the speed and stamina of Ali.
@@hakujona Boxing is not only about strenght. It's a technique. Wilt had no boxing technique. Did you see Holyfield-Valuev fight? Two professional boxers, Valuev as big as Wilt but Holyfield wasn't neither knocked out nor even knocked down. Ali was quick,
skilled, he could punch Wilt in the stomach.
@@andrzejzborowski4920 Wilt Chamberlain could bench 550 pounds and he didn't even really workout that much. nobody else is 7'2 and could do that. I think Wilt Chamberlain could've dislocated a man's head from his neck if he punched them as hard as he could. I've never even seen Wilt do something at full strength and I'm one helluva Wilt fan. I also love Muhammad Ali and think he was the greatest boxer ever. I think it would've been a sad fight because I love them both lol but I think Wilt really could've severely hurt him. Ali NEVER backed down, except for in this instance.
@@tylerhall9412 Yeah but boxing is not weightlifting. It's not only punching neither. It's not a streetfight. Box is puches, blockades, dodges, footwork. Do you claim that Wilt could block quic series of punches in a stomach?? Do you claim that Ali wasn't enough fast to dodge Wilt's punches??
I think Ali would have won the fight, with his overall skill and agility, but what I think Ali's trainers were afraid of was the fact that Wilt was 7'1 300 pounds, and the inherent strength that was present in that man was such that one unlucky punch could have done devastating damage to Ali, who was nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Wilt and didn't want to risk that freak occurrence happening.
Wilt was a monster. A freak of nature in every sense of the word
Ali would destroy Wilt, it wouldn’t even be close. There’s no scenario in which Wilt could win.
@Wilfri Castillo yea man but boxing different
Muscle doesn't show the whole picture. The way you punch counts a lot when you're talking effectiveness of a power shot. Wilt wouldn't know how to capitalize off his strenght. Easy ali win. Not to mention ali amazing chin
@@planc3318 yeah the people saying wilt will beat Muhammad ali are stupid and know nothing about boxing just cuzz your fast and have great endurance in another sport doesnt mean its gonna transer to the other. In boxing your gonna get punch in the face it aint the same. many athletes have reccomend boxing for exercise because, you can be able to run 15 miles but would get exhausted in a fight quick, its different.
Isrrael Lara if wilt had trained as a boxer as much as ali did then wilt would win no doubt. Wilt has a much better reach and is way stronger. Not to mention that wilt is 100 pounds heavier.
:Got any predictions?
Ali: yeah one prediction
"Timbeeeeeeeer" lolololol
Yeah Wilt was 7'1 & tough & this and that, but come on, against a skilled champion boxer, Ali wouldve distroyed Wilt, just my opinion👍✌️
Ali was Hilarious and Witty.
Can anybody explain what does that mean here?
@@paranoidpundit4839 It's what loggers say when they cut into a tree and it's about to fall, to make sure everyone gets out of the way. So Wilt would be the tree falling after being knocked out.
@@Camcolito Oh got it, that's new for me. Thank you for the information. :)
Boxing isn't a tall man's game perse. It's a fighting man's game. There's levels
It's hard to tranfer over from one sport to another at such a late stage in life no matter how good an athlete you are. But to tranfer over to another sport without any previous training in that sport or competition plus compete against the champion in that sport who is an exceptional champion is a big ask. Credit to Wilt Chamberlain for considering it.
Facts it was a risk to wilt I'll applaud him for that.
Wilt won the big i high jump, ran the 200m 400m, and after basketball started the volleyball and won 3 titles before Conan the barbarian
Wilt became a hall of famer in volleyball after basketball he would have been able to handle it
basketball is not that different from boxing. if you actually think about it. for a few key reasons.
1. both sports heavily rely on footwork.
2. both sports are about stamina and conserving energy
3. both sports are about space. and how you can protect that space. basketball players are amazing at protecting their space.
look at them long arms and shoulders.
@@dontheavatar Question, in any of those other sports in which Wilt competed and won do his competitors get to punch him in the face?
Wilts stamina and Ali grit would of made the fight of the century in my mind. Two of the greatest athletes of all times.
Wilt was too nice to want to hurt anybody but if Ali landed that blow to really activate him... I'm scared of that Wilt.
@@FoobasSports stfu Ali would finger wilt that's like saying Ali would win a 1v1 against wilt in basketball
@@FoobasSports that's how i feel. Wilt was a gentle giant in a way like most guys his size. Doesn't feel a need to show what he can do to someone because he's sure they know
That stamina can quickly deminish with a single body shot.
@@quarantinegragas2017facts these people don't know boxing or a boxers mentality they're warriors, gladiators to the death is their mindset
The fact that people think Wilt would win is insane
lol, i think your ignorance of Wilt is insane.
@@user-jm9gt4kt9d Wilt is a basketball player, Ali is a boxer.
@@Alex-cw3rz That's true, but how would Ali even hit him? He'd have to win by body shots.
For Alex: Truth.
Alex, you have common sense.
Dad said, go work on your foul shot 🤣🤣🤣
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ALI Timberrrrrrrr 😂😂😂 BLESS THAT MAN'S SPIRIT FLY ON BUTTERFLY FLY ON
Wilt was a monster though. Even if Ali danced all around him, it would have been a fight for the ages.
I would have killed to see them fight
Nope, Wilt would've gassed in a few rounds trying to hit Ali, then he would've been picked apart.
Just being big, strong or athletic isn't enough for boxing or fighting, you need skill and experience.
Gassed? Do u know chamberlains' stamina????? Lmaoo
@@Heaveaway23 yes gassed, have you ever tried building stamina for boxing? You can run 30 miles a day and get gassed when you use the parts of the body you didn’t build the stamina with.
@@Heaveaway23 Dude, you do realize people like Marciano had to run MILES just to never feel gassed in a boxing fight, and their style doesn't even require dancing. How can you say Wilt won't get gassed on the middle rounds?
@@pleasedont7439 all wilt did was run in basketball, arguably more than the greatest boxers, the guy was a machine. I'd imagine he does get gassed but not easilh
Ali was right - how can you bring a basketball player to challenge the CHAMP !
He wasn’t just a basketball player, he’s likely one of the overall best athletes the world has ever had. In his late 50s he was benching more than Shaq could in his prime, he was recorded to have a vertical of atleast 48 inches, (verticals weren’t measured when he played in the NBA, and many stories recount it being as high as 54”) was of course very tall at 7”1, and legend has it that Wilt and Jim Brown, one of the fastest and best NFL running backs of all time, got into an argument about who was faster. So they went outside and raced, then wilt won. Brown decided to try again, and Wilt won again. He had literally everything in the book
@@Frozo-nt2ky Shaq would kill Wilt lmao.
@@alp6675 not even close
@@alp6675 clearly didn’t read my message if you think Shaq could beat Wilt
@@Frozo-nt2ky I read your comment If you really think he is stronger because he a have longer reach and taller, Boban Marjanovic and Tacko Fall is both taller and have longer reach than Wilt but they averaging 4 ppg and 4 rpg in today leauge.
These two have much better and civilized way of communicating than trained diplomats have nowadays. I am also pleasantly surprised by the amount of frankness Muhammad Ali showed and due credit he extended to Wilt's conditioning and how the game of basketball was indeed tough. Same is shown by Wilt too. True gentlemen, who spoke something meaningful.
Wilt is giant and strong as hell but I would never doubt Ali knocking him out
I don't think Ali knocks him out, but he does win on the scorecard. Wilt's height and his reach would allow him to keep Ali at a distance, but Ali still gets in and scores his points. Wilt was freakishly fast and a track star, with incredible endurance. He could just extend his arms, keep Ali out of reach.
Man ali was so quick witted & sharp with his retorts lol naturally funny man & i bet he would've been hilarious in high school. He probably would've clowned anyone around him
People who think Wilt Chamberlain would have a chance boxing with Mohammed Ali just don't understand boxing.
Nate robinson vs jake paul match should give them an idea how ali vs wilt would go.
Wilt was a very very interesting guy. I am glad these two titans never fought. We'll never know. It's the stuff of great hypothetical conversations about legends. Ali was a highly interesting guy as well. I was fortunate to live in a time to enjoy them both, though I barely remember Chamberlain due to retiring 7 years before Ali.
Yeah we all want to see the fight but we also dont want
Oh, WE know what would have happened!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 TIMBER!!!!😅😅😅😅
The closest we came to seeing this was Apollo Creed vs. Ivan Drago.
RIP the legends...
Ali & Chamberlain
You mean Chamberlain and Ali.
@@user-jm9gt4kt9d 🤔🤫
Wilt was a superb athlete with a parallel skillset. He could have made Ali life hell and taken yrs off his career. However, Ali was a world class professional boxer - I’m sure Wilt never encountered a prized fighter of Ali’s caliber.
Ali would not be able to knock him out, he would just dance and score points, but Ali had everything to lose in this fight if he did not knock him out in 3 rounds. Wilt would have a punchers chance due to his raw power.
@@powerboatguy2308 it really did not make any sense for either athlete. As you stated, Ali had more to lose. Should Wilt win, ok, now what?
@@powerboatguy2308 Why wouldn’t Ali be able to knock him out? I understand Wilt is a great athlete and a big guy but he isnt conditioned to take a punch like actual heavy weight boxers. His neck is not as tough as boxers like Joe Frazier or George Foreman. Especially George Foreman who is only knocked out by Muhammad Ali. Ali has more than enough strength to knock out Wilt just like how Wolf has more than enough skills to crush Ali in a basketball match.
The only chance he would have is Cus in his corner
You people are clueless LMAO
I remember the arguments we had on the school bus about this.
It was kind-of a lose-lose situation for Wilt. If he won, he would be seen as a bully, picking on a beloved champion, and winning with a very unfair size, strength, and reach advantage. And, of course, if he lost, he'd have looked ridiculous, losing to someone so much smaller than him.
With some basic training and help with his technique, as well as competent coaching tailored to fight against Ali, I think Chamberlain would have had a very good chance, increasing with the amount of months spent on preparation. His size, reach, speed and power were absolutely insane. His hands were also absolutely massive, as his hands are still in the top 10 largest hands in NBA history, and large hands are a big advantage in boxing, as it helps a lot with punching power and also helps with reducing the risk of breaking bones in your own hands. Ernie Shavers, one of the hardest hitting heavyweights in the history of the sport, had enormous hands, but probably still not as big as Wilt's.
He had a long build with broad shoulders, much like Deontay Wilder, but just much larger. About 60 pounds heavier, about 6 inches taller, with a significantly longer reach. There have been some pro boxers of that size before, but never anyone anywhere near as athletic as wilt, and probably not with such long arms.
@@syncmonism Wilt would have destroyed Ali and thereby destroyed himself with the demagoguery of Ali's fans later....glad this didnt happen but for a fact, Ali would have been destroyed if Wilt actually trained to box Ali.
Guys Wilt was a bball player. We've seen time and again almost all of them can't fight, regardless of size. Watch videos of fights between bball players.
The courage to do the impossible will always have one meaning MUHAMMAD ALI
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can you do a video on why tyson didnt fight foreman? thanks for the video regardless
probably the only NBA player ever to have the balls to even consider to fight a reigning world heavyweight champion, the GOAT at that.
Cus wouldve been Wilts coach? (thats Tysons coach!) Dear lord what a match it couldve been. :0
I mean, sure Ali is a genius when it comes to boxing, prob the best ever. But Wilt is a genius at a lot of sports and also a freak of nature if your talking talking raw athletic ability plus talent plus trains his ass off. He is like Shaq and Kobe in 1 with the drive to go hard at all sports. If ever there was a chance of someone who would be an exciting challenge overall in sports it wouldve been these 2.
Ps: when asked if Wilt could fight Ali said: "have you ever seen a black man on the street that couldnt fight?" that reporter was not! ready for such an honest punchline. Ali is the greatest! 😄✌️
dont mention God without need believe in the trinity "dear Lord"
Wilt broke a man's wrist by blocking the ball. Imagine that huge hand with full force landing on Ali's neck or face.
He could knockout anyone with a single punch.
Cus d amato (think I misspelt) too as a personal boxing trainer? That's impressive, this might have yielded some great fruit considering what he did with Mike Tyson.
It would have been a very interesting match up especially with Cus saying Wilt could beat Ali.
I love Muhammad Ali and he's one of the greatest of all time, but something tells me he would have had a really difficult time with the incredible athleticism, strength, and size of Wilt Chamberlain!!
skill beats size
@@rowmin6433 if they gave wilt chamberlain 6 months to train
Can’t hit what you can’t find
I think if you gave Wilt 2 years to train for it, he could win. Wilt was extremely strong and athletic. But if you only gave him 6 months....no, Ali would win.
@@cdsersd2d that sounds about right to me. We know Muhammad Ali was brilliant and one of the best, if not the greatest of all time... It's no disrespect to him but Wilt Chamberlain was also a once in a lifetime talent in his own right.
Regardless of anything this would have been an awsome fight. If cus damanto tells you that you can he can train you to beat someone, than he can train you to beat someone.
Ali is a good promoter of his craft. A smart businessman.
Only for the fact Wilt was a gentle giant, he had the strength to kill a man with a punch. And that was known in the NBA, you just didn't try provoke him.
0:27 dam look how young Kareem Abdul jabar is 😮
@NBA Fan he meant 0:26
@NBA Fan i like ur pfp
NBA Fan yeah my fault I meant 0:26
That's Lew Alcindor
Scisca lol
Ali would have easily won but it wouldve been amazing to see a 7’2 freak of nature in a boxing ring
Watch Shaq box Oscar de la hoya
If I'm putting money on it, I would have it on Ali who does it for a living, but Wilt was so powerful & fast he had a punchers chance. It is like Holyfield said "any healthy man over 200 pounds is capable of knocking you out". I think what they were worried about was even if All won the fight but If he could not knock him out it would tarnish his image. Wilt was tall enough with the reach to keep Ali off of him, drag the fight out.
Ali was such a smart fighter and a shrewd strategist in the ring (anyone remembers the monster Forman?), and something is telling me that Ali would have ran circles around Wilt for 3 or 4 rounds to drain out Wilt's reserve of energy. Then, Wilt having bearely any energy left to even carry his 300lb weight, Ali would have moved to methodically chop down the dead (tired) Wilt-tree. By the the 6th round the spectators would all have been shouting with Ali: "Timber", while watching Wilt fall under the ax blows of master lumberjack Ali!
I like how all basketball players think wilt can win but is their evidence that wilt has ever box?
Just his otherworldly size, strength, speed, and endurance.
@@joeyjo-joshabadu9636 it would have been way different in the ring. You don’t play boxing
@@HemiHunter if he had signed, Cus D'Amato would have been his trainer.
@@HemiHunter unless your name is Floyd
I think Ali would’ve won, but I am glad it didn’t happen. Both are arguably the greatest of their sports and larger than life personalities.
Wilt was a crazy freakishly athlete it would be pretty super interesting if they fought
I read that Ali walked into the press conference with Wilt sitting there in front of the media, and said "Tim-BURR". The Wilt freaked out and left the room.
Fun video. As a Wilt fan I have to say that I don't see any chances for him against Ali in boxing. You can't beat ATG boxer without experience and long training.
Ali wasn't the best of all time. He was the greatest, mainly for his battles outside the ring. There is a difference. Roy Jones or Tyson or Lennox Lewis all have a claim to be the best for different reasons. He only fought Foreman once and didnt really out box him. Wilt was far too strong and tall for Ali to do anything about.
@@rickenfatania ali beat foreman because he was stronger mentally. That's why he is the best. You can't just be great physically. Ali was also great mentally.
Lin Ex ali was the greatest but im sorry wilts wingspan is to long ali cant reach him either
Lin Ex wilt would win
@@brennanclayton5915 Knowing Ali, he would come up with something and I know he would beat him
With Wilt's incredible stamina it would have been Ali- Foreman all over again but with a different ending. Cus Damato, Mike Tyson's trainer in the early years offered to train Wilt. You know what he did with Tyson, just imagine.
It took Cus YEARS to mold Mike into a fighting machine.
I know everything on Wilt Chamberlain and he would have destroyed Ali
@@duprez2 no, cus had Mike as the youngest world champ ever
@@jackson5781 Cus took Mike under his wing at 14. It took Mike 6 years to become World Champion. Cus, even with his great ring IQ, is not getting Wilt ready for Ali in a few months.
Wilt, without the muscle memory and boxing skills that become instinctual and second nature over time, would lose to Sonny Liston also but more brutally.
@@duprez2 Mike was 14 come one!!! You don't try and go against the big men as a teenager. He is still growing and is a kid at the age of 14. You are fucking rediculous
Goat probably only apply to eras cuz Wilt and Kareem was other worldly. We probably never see centers stack the stat sheets like that again. Amazing. A big Mike fan but those men were serious problems on the court.
Clyde Lovellette was really about 280-300 pounds, not 235. Wilt knocked Lovellette out with one punch.
Most of the comments are fulfilled with ignorance. If you realy think a moment that Wilt had a chance, you dont know anything about boxing or fighting at all. It doesnt matter how big tall or strong wilt is. On the other side is a Pro Boxer and a heavy weight champ. Please turn on the brain ppl
Wilt need to be my coach
@Andre Renacia ali too
Always get a smile on my face when I see Wilt taking on Sammy, loved laugh in , good clean TV not like today's garbage.. Just imagine if the Ali fight would have happened. We would still be talking about it today.
Yep
I think AIi works the body; it was a tactic that he used on taller guys, but never on smaller guys. You can win a decision by body punching. Just watch Norton when he fought Young(FF to round 4). AIi would need to use a lot of head movement to avoid those jabs and to land body punches. The AIi from 64-67 was deceptive enough to avoid every kind of punch. I don't think it would be pretty, but I do think Ali would flood the body with punches and Wilt would have trouble hitting anything. When Wilt tried to throw anything other than a jab and if he missed, the time that it takes for him to recoil would give AIi a lot of time to do damage.
You referring Wilt is slow? On the court he wasn't slow. I don't know how that transfers over to boxing but if he got any kind of counter punching ability, Ali would think twice about coming in and Wilt was strong so any kind of fighting against the ropes, Wilt could just lean on him. If a man is 1 feet taller and almost 100 pounds heavier, no way you suppose to lose. It shouldn't even be close but we don't know what Wilt ring IQ, footwork, jab was like so we'll never know
He wasn't fast enough for 64-67 AIi. And, even if AIi could not KO/TKO Wilt(maybe or maybe not*), body punching can win a fight on decision! Norton did it on Young!
*However, getting hit over-and-over on the chest and liver are not comfortable places to get hit at all!
What did ail say at the end that was so funny LOL
Timber
I would have placed my bet on Ali. Shorter and lighter significantly, but faster and proven fighting craft. Also as a professional boxer. these guys go through gruesome conditioning that basketball players can only dream of. Ali would have made hamburger out of Wilt's body.
Wilt is too strong too big too strong, too athletic
@@yessirrr5182 Are you being for real lmao. This fight was a joke. You really think just cause a guy is tall that he can outdo not only 20+ years of experience but insane talent aswell? It would be embrassing if the fight when pass a round.
Wilt was by far the strongest athlete ever. I know I was shocked as well when I found out. Do your research, there's a ton of evidence. Even Arnold was amazed by Wilt's power.
@@SilverSmurphy He looks like a tall stick but he actually was a giant block of steel.
@@am33x He doesn't having a chance. You really think being strong means he could complete in boxing against maybe the goat? The worlds strongest men are strong but if they arm wrestled a pro arm wrestled they would get put down with 0 effort. Wilt could punch like george foreman x 10 but that dont mean anything cause he wont land anything. Its crazy to me as a boxer that people can even conceive of a non boxer beating a pro boxer
Wilt was classy for his era
Not the same, but De La Hoya fought Shaq once. It shows a little bit of how that may have gone.
Ali was the greatest no doubt, due to accomplishments not having incredible power. Couldn't knock him out, hardly ever hit him. He only ever lost by points after his prime but he was beatable. He was in his prime here so losing on points seems far fetched. He relied a lot on his height though to flick the jab from the outside. If Wilt used the same tactic as Norton. Jab when Ali jabbed its a possibility to get the point win, but Ali always set traps for the over anxious opposition and got his KO that way. I pick Ali KO after baiting him in, playing possum. Ali was one of the few fighters that knew when he was losing a close fight. He could completely abandon his game plan and find a way. Real question is, how fucking scary would Wilt have been if he boxed from childhood with a George Foreman style.
Wilt would've been not enough to beat ali it wouldn't be even close of a fight but ya I agree if wilt took boxing instead of playing ball he would've been a monster.
@@christopherayala4619 Wilt was benching more than Shaq in his late 50s. He was a freak of nature and one of the best overall athletes of all time
@@Frozo-nt2ky bench press has nothing to do with fighting lol
@@Frozo-nt2ky he was a freak of nature when it came to the sport of basketball that's for sure.
@@christopherayala4619 it measures your strength. He could bench well over 600 pounds in his prime
This would have been nuts and interesting, but i do think Ali would have beaten Wilt. Wilt a Legend with Godly strength, but he had never been really hit or dance around out of your breath in the ring. The Irony here is tha Cus D'amato the man who made Tyson a machine forgot for one moment that everybody has a plan till they get hit!
@Wilfri Castillo dont mean nothing boxing different from basketball
He plays basketball, there would be no out of breath.
@@goatkyrieyt6147 they are both sports & wilt was a great athlete w/ freak power & agility. he ran a 4.5 40 and could bench 400lbs. his eye hand coordination as good as ali & could play more sports then ali.... ali is obviously a great boxer but wilt was smart and athletic & given sound training and a smart game plan, he wouldve presented real problems for ali. jess willard beat jack johnson & willard was 5 inches shorter, not as strong & nowhere the graceful athlete wilt was... ali wins more then likely out of his skill set and quickness, but the truth is, it would be a dangerous fight for him to take. wilt was a zeus freak, no joke.
I love this guys so much
Ali’s team would have wanted the fight very soon causing Wilt’s team to back out of the lack of training he would be given that were 5e problems they don’t want to face. Good move on both respect on each other’s power
Ali would've killed wilt off skill and speed
It would have been like trying to punch a 747 hangar for Ali.
Nate Robinson 😂😂😂😂😂 1:22
This is a crazy piece of history, that I didn't know anything about, involving two
people who are sporting Icons 🤯😎💯,
In fairness Wilt was huge and most people say (Including myself) would say that he is one of the two or three in terms of just sheer strength he's definitely one of if not the number 1vfor that category of strength ability to just dominate and basically bully your way through your opposition,
its probably between him and Shaq,
plus another person favourite of mine was Ben Wallace was a big guy as well and often hot tempered badboy too,but never intimidated or scared by anyone and always ready for action, you could just tell he was with it and didn't like to take s**t of noone, yeah in fairness Ben was the Don for me, the way I think about
his style anyway, no BS all action physical hard work no rest ,back when he was still playing,he was good, but he wasn't as good a player as Wilt or Shaq at all I'm not saying that, I'm just saying I liked his attitude and it reminds of these two greats 💯
Ali would undoubtedly be ahead on points. So the whole match would just be waiting to see if he made one little mistake, got too over confident, thought that a punch to the body had done some damage, and got crushed in one blow. But Wilt wouldn't get tired or winded. He never did.
Ali would whoop him all over the ring
Nah
@@Amigofix it woudnt have been a close fight. It’s just a 7 feet punching bag walking around vs a man who mastered boxing 🤦♂️
Hey
Umm Ali ain’t a grand master at boxing 🥊 tho???,
And I will agreed that Ali is a World Champion boxer but don’t try to make Ali as this unbeatable master boxer ok because Ali LOST 5 times in his professional boxing 🥊 career,
So Walt will have a chance against Ali because Walt is super athletic for his 7.1 foot frame,
Plus Ali can’t not reach Walt face/head so Ali will have a very hard time knocking out Walt & that’s why Ali boxing trainer told Ali NOT to fight Walt.
The most convincing version of what happened is that Wilt backed out, ostensibly over money but more likely he just didn't want the risk. His own father told him he should spend the time on shooting free throws and not boxing. Sure he knocked out a stiff veteran white player, but Mohammed Ali has one of the best chins all time. Had there been some rule that Ali had to stand right in front of Wilt and take a punch to the face with no dodging allowed, then yes, it could have been dangerous for him. But otherwise almost no danger. Wilt had great stamina for basketball, but having played basketball and boxed, I can tell you boxing is way more exhausting. So Ali would knock him out some time after the sixth round, maybe earlier if Wilt had a bad chin. There's actually surprisingly little connection between strength and punching power. It's a gift, like being able to pitch a ball over 95 mph. Even weight and punching power is less connected than people think, although of course on average the heavier guy will have a better punch than a lighter guy.
Ali can't even reach Wilt, what is he gonna do? Wilt has great stamina for almost every sport. Before he was a basketball player, he was a sprinter.
It's physics, pal, energy conservation.
Chamberlain muscle far surpass almost any athlete that ever lived, if he wants to develop certain muscles for boxing, he absolutely can.
It's not a fair fight, Chamberlain all around superior physicality by far, surpassed Ali shows and tricks. There's only so much you can do to cover up raw power differences. Ali had to pull the rope a dope against Foreman, you do a rope a dope against Wilt, and had Wilt been building up muscles for his punching, your elbow can be dislocated.
Instead of the stupid "Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki" fight, this is the fight that should have happened instead!
Timbeeer😂
Man ali was just something else
Muhammad Ali look like kid
Since everyone wants to talk about strength, do y'all think he could've gone in the ring with foreman?🤔
Hell no wilt would've been killed by foreman lmfao
@@christopherayala4619 hell no
@Kriss Perry rofl a ball player can beat a fighter like foreman o please.
@Kriss Perry lol dont understand why you guys think that a basketball player can beat a legendary guy like foreman only cause hes that big and strong let me tell that is useless in fighting world the most important to have is skill, metal toughness and punching power in fight world if you have those traits then you have a successful career also if wilt had that size then why dont go to boxing world oh Ik why it's because he doesn't have the metal toughness to do so.
@Kriss Perry dont get me wrong wilt is a freak athlete but those athleticism is useless if you dont train boxing for years.
Wilt Chamberlain is probably the strongest and had the most endurance of any athlete of all time.
that is not a fact! thats a bold statement of all time?? he was not and never would be faster in any life time than Bolt!!
“TIMBER!!” Ali 🐐
Lmao cus trying to find another superhuman sepcimen before tyson
Underrated ^
Wilt was a lot stronger than iron Mike! LOL
Just saying It wouldv'e been entertaining to see Muhammad Ali in a boxing match with Wilt Chamberlain 😂🥊👊‼
Ail will win am i right its so funny Chamberlain never boxed
@@goatkyrieyt6147 nah Wilt would’ve won
@@cade9173 no lol you most probably a basketball fan
There was a Russian heavyweight named Valev who spent his whole life boxing, but when a mediocre blown up cruiserweight name David Haye faced him, Haye bashed him all over the ring and won easily.
Ali ducked Wilt. I would bet on Chamberlain
yeah Wilt has a punchers chance!
This argument is hilarious. Wilt the stilt VS the goat ? Ali in 2. TKO via broken ribs
Goat ? I don’t see joe louis
Thank you it wouldn't been a close fight.
@@therumbleinthejunglee Joe Louis got beat by Rocky Marciano
@@fabioenchillada2278 he was like 40 years old.
@@magst734 but still Rocky Marciano has a better record imo
Wilt Chamberlain would never have stood a chance against Muhammad Ali. A complete shutout by Ali.
Timbere..Lol. R.i.p. to these 2 legends
I just honestly believe the fight would've looked bad for Ali, no matter how you slice it. Wilt can cover more than half of the ring with one stride. Ali would've literally had to run around the ring to not get hit. Had he even won it still wouldn't look good with him running away from a basketball player.
You obviously never see mike tyson fights bigger, taller man
Never challenge a dude that earns his living fighting other men. Stick to your own respective craft.
in the case of wilt, an exception to your wisdom applies. wilt was a great athlete, could move well & was freaky strong. if a horse hand giant like jess willard was taught to be good enough to beat jack johnson then ali, great as he was, couldve had fits having to deal w/ wilts freakish attributes.
@@kelvinkloud Ali took hits from George Foreman. It's not just about size. Boxing is a different game.
@@jahleelx9270 I'm not saying ali wasnt great.... imo, he was the best heavy ever. & yes he had a great chin... what I am saying though, is wilt could create real problems, even for ali. if ali just decided to fight defensively, then hed win no problem. But if he decided to engage, he could run into issues.... wilt was a once in a generation, even century freak of athletic size and athletic gifts. he had speed, agility, eye hand coordination, great lungs, was smart & was insanely strong. just grappling alone on the ropes could cause problems. he could move people around like dolls.... hes the one non boxer who could step into a ring after 6 months of intense training that could truly be problematic for any fighter.
@@kelvinkloud while I do agree a man that massive could certainly cause damage, it's not the same as being a pro. I got one word for you my guy. Body shots. Wilt ain't used to getting tagged. He would need at least a few years to take on a guy if Ali's caliber. And skill wise he would never get there but he could have enough experience to land on him. Puncher's chance.
@@jahleelx9270 hed have to train intensely for at least 6 months. thru ascending sparring he could fast track to the point where he could then learn how to absorb punches... not sure how much you know about wilt, but this guy was a real freak in re to physical & coordination gifts. he was also very strong, by 67 like400 bench press strong. along w/ nimble feet.... his biggest problem would be dealing w/ alis speed and mix up of attack. I'm not saying wilt would win. but I am saying hed be very dangerous & would have a possibility of winning... plus alis only weakness was, he didnt have massive power. if trained correctly wilt could learn to deal w/ pain. Ali wasnt coming in w/ life ending power like a foreman or liston would.
What did ail say at the end tindoll? Is that to mock wilt Chamberlain
“Timber” like a tree coming down
Wilt Chamberlain changed his mind in the end and it was the right move, Ali would have won, he was a warrior people always forget that
the truth is, if they got in the ring, ali may have had some real problems. this was wilts absolute prime. by 67 his knees were still fine and he could still run a 4.5 40. but he had also added about 30 lbs of pure muscle & still had cat quickness to go w/ hand eye coordination.... look if they could take a non boxing horse hand clumsy 6'7" giant named jess willard and make him into a decent fighter who beat jack johnson, then dont tell me that one of the greatest athletes ever who had freak athletic skills and even freakier size wouldnt present problems for ali. Do people know how strong wilt was? at this point he was benching 400lb. he had true quickness. & he was smart.... obviously ali is the goat of boxing. but jack johnson wasnt that far behind skill wise & a much clumsier giant beat him.
I agree!
Not sure where this was in his career but I found this: "In his physical prime, Chamberlain was able to bench press 550 pounds, 85 pounds more than the max of Shaquille O'Neal, who many regard as the most physically dominant player of the modern era"
@@neuromancer5661 with wilt who knows for sure. He liked to bend the truth. But contrary to what his haters say, wilt truly was a physical freak in his prime. My guess equal or slightly more then wilt… somewhere between 400-450 is probably the truth wh/ of course is freak strong.
@@kelvinkloud There is an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger who said Wilt was the strongest human he eve met when they worked out together on the Conan set, I think if they fought, Ali had enough elite skills to score points and win the scorecard, but I think Wilt would be able to hold him off with his reach, Ali would not knock him out. You always wonder what if a Bo Jackson or Wilt took up boxing? Herschel Walker was reasonable in MMA as an old man, he was a freak also.
@@powerboatguy2308 Arnold liked to play things up too… can’t see wilt benching over 500lb, his arms were too long… but that said, he is the strongest to ever play in the nba. Stronger then shaq. He was slimmer but his muscles were denser. He was built like a boxer. At his peak here he probably benched close to 450lb, plus he was highly coordinated and his lats were also very strong…. Ali should be odds on favorite, but wilt would be very dangerous and not worth the risk. I think Ali realized this.
If cus was going to be training wilt there would have been a chance. Not saying Wilt would have won but you never know.
I know what you're saying.
I heard that Dundee was afraid of Wilt landing a lucky blow to Ali and ending the fight that way. There is always a punchers chance. If Wilt hit Ali, It would have been timber Ali! In a street fight I would bet that Wilt would beat Ali! In the ring the probability is low!
I have trained boxing. Height difference starts to feel very noticeble around 4 inches. Ali was 6'2" and Wilt 7'1"
I go with Wilt easily.
unreachable period
TheeRepenter AkaTheeComforter can’t hit period
People really don't seem to understand how much a size disadvantage matters. There's weight divisions for a reason.
yeah between skilled fighters. Being big doesnt mean you can fight Ali is the greatest of all time. Do these boxers really have to say this?
@@Opticillusion160 Maybe if this was just some random out of shape 7 footer off the street, but Wilt is one of the greatest athletes to ever live. The best Ali could try to do is run him around the ring, but Wilt averaged 48.5 minutes a game. He's not gonna burn out.
@@neverfail9432 that literally means nothing lmao you sound completely moronic. Being a world class Fighter and being a basketball player arent even comparable. Fighting is a skill that has to be mastered like any other
@@Opticillusion160 In MMA, that'd be closer to the truth. This is boxing. A 6'7" 23 year old with a 7 foot wingspan and freak athleticism who never had a professional boxing match went to the Olympics and took bronze. That guy was Deontay Wilder. Like others who've conducted foolish catch weight matches like this, Ali would lose.
Ali is a heavyweight would've not been a mismatch fight like oscar de le hoya vs shaq exhibition match.
Wilt wouldn't stand a chance 🙄
Exactly thank you otherwise your delusional that dont know crap about boxing.
Not a chance, no where near. This is a fine example of the Dunning Kruger effect. Not knowing that you don't know.
I'm glad the fight never took place. Wilt had size, speed and was superbly conditioned. ( he played volleyball in the off season. Ali's jab and speed would have been negated. Wilt would have broken Ali's ribs.
Wilt was a good looking man
Woah man relax
I think you mean Muhammad Ali 😎
If 1/3 of the stories about chamberlain are true in an actual fight ali would lose his life in about 6-10 minutes fighting with chamberlain.in a boxing match if wilt had normal tecnical skills he eould win,if not,ali wins.
Wilts 7 foot ali would need body strikes and wilt is so powerful
Fyi, David haye 191cm/98kg can beat former WBA heavyweight Champions Nikola valuev 213cm/140kg. I bet Nikola way stronger than wilt
Sorry Nikola u are pretty guy but i have to say . Timbeeer !!!
Of course Wilt would have lost, but the fact that it is even controversial if Wilt would have had a chance of beating Ali shows what an inmense athlete Wilt was.
Wilt should have fought someone else first. I dont see him standing much of a shot against Ali but if he trained for a few years he would be really good because he's one of the greatest athletes in American history.
Ali wouldn't have any chance against The Big Dipper.
^^Another troll who knows nothing about boxing. That is all.
Nate robinson vs jake paul should open your brain how ali vs wilt would look like lol.
@@rc7625 he doesn't know nothing seriously lol
@@christopherayala4619 ali wouldn't be able to reach Wilts head you idiot. Wilt has a longer reach, is more athletic, and is much stronger. Ali wouldn't be able to hurt Wilt. One punch to the head from Wilt and Ali might be dead. Tell me how Ali would win dumbass.
@@mahirtalebsoderportgymnasi5160 looks like you received brain damage in the past from a boxer, and maybe that's why you favour wilt so much. Well there is no arguing with someone who literally has wilt as his profile picture.
Wilt would've won. I love Ali but Wilt was unlike any man that ever lived including all boxers. There's a reason they have weight classes. Wilt's size, strength, stamina, toughness and athleticism would've have been too much for even the great Ali. Had Wilt not been as intelligent and a superior athlete then it may be different but
he was a demigod
Patriotic Lion Ali would have demolished Wilts face man he was a professional fighter. Wilt couldn't even hit Ali he would dodge and hit him.
George Foreman for example would have crippled Wilt Chamberlain and destroy his jaw with a clean hit. I dont believe that wilt would stand a chance against him NEVER EVER.
@@MakaveliDior I am not disagreeing that Ali likely would have won because of the reasons you mentioned - his speed, technique, agility, etc. But you can't teach 7'1, 300 pounds with a 78 inch reach. Keep in mind that Wilt Chamberlain also was good at sports other than basketball, which he obviously was best at. In college, he competed in the triple jump, won the high jump competition, 100 meter dash. Plus, this was a man with nearly unlimited stamina - one NBA season he averaged 48.5 minutes per game, which was only possible because he competed in all the overtimes too. You think Foreman could punch hard, now think of what a punch from a dude that is 7'1, 300 pounds would be like. Wilt in the 60s was the closest thing to the literal Goliath in the biblical sense, the sort of genetic superfreak that pushes the limits of what humanity is capable of.
Again, Muhammad Ali would win in the end, but if he gets hit, that would do damage that we might not even fathom. Wilt Chamberlain would be an argument for having a weight class above heavy weight, but then again, not too many 7 foot tall guys exist in the world.
Brian Mao First Wilt Chamberlain has to learn boxing while Muhammad Ali already is the heavyweight champion. Sorry but this shit doesn't make sense to me in a street fight it's a little bit different but in a ring wilt wouldn't stand a chance zero.
Brian Mao Plus his stamina wouldn't mean shit if he gets hit by Ali. Wilt is not used getting hit while Ali took blows to his head.
If I remember correctly bill Russell was going to be near / or in the match
Cus D'amato thought Wilt had enough of a chance to win, that he would train him. I think y'all are underestimating Wilt, D'amato knew what the fuck he was talking about. I totally get some of the people in these comments have been boxing most of their life, but are you really gonna say that D'amato was underestimating Ali?
Cus always underestimated Ali although they were friends
We really got robbed of this incredible sports moment
Wilt was a monster but you don’t step into the ring for the first time against the greatest!! It would of went bad for Wilt . RIP both great champions!