The Worner heavyweight computer tournament

[Mendoza]

Has anyone heard the radio broadcast of these fights?

Are they out there?

[mcvey]

Has anyone heard the radio broadcast of these fights?

Are they out there?
Yes M,they were sold on vynyl,maybe you could get them on CD now,it would be interesting to hear them.

[Dempsey1238]

There also a bouns feature on the Ali Marciano superfight DVD.

[CottoDaBodykill]

when were they made? i'd like to own this

[Longhhorn71]

when were they made? i'd like to own this

I listened to them back in College...probably 1968-1970 era.

The interest I think led to the Ali-Marciano "fight" later.

[mcvey]

There also a bouns feature on the Ali Marciano superfight DVD.
I have the best fights of Marciano ,with the Ali computer fight on it ,unfortunately the Series is not on there.

[Dempsey1238]

This is not the best fights ete. Its a release of the Ali Marciano Superbout, 2 disk DVD that came out 2 years ago about.
You can still order it on line. Worner's son pretty much push to get this relase legel on DVD.

[Vantage_West]

i take deep blue

[Longhhorn71]

I am trying to remember who made it to the Finals.

I think I remember....but maybe shouldn't say and spoil it for others.

[The Kurgan]

It's funny to think how much stock people put in the calculations of a computer that wouldn't even be able to begin to present this webpage.

[McGrain]

i take deep blue

:lol:

[Mendoza]

when were they made? i'd like to own this

I want to hear the radio broadcast of the fights, particularly for the older fighters. Worner was an older person when he produced the event in 1967, so he knew and probably could describe real old timers on radio.

Here were the results of the tournament.

Murray Woroner’s Computer Tournament (1967)

Printed in: "The People’s Almanac", by David Wallechinsky & Irving Wallace (pp. 1144-1147)

Round 1:

Jack Dempsey KO7 Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan W15 Jim Braddock
Joe Louis KO15 Jess Willard
Bob Fitzsimmons W15 Jack Sharkey
Max Baer W15 Jack Johnson
Rocky Marciano W15 Gene Tunney
Jim Jeffries KO10 Jersey Joe Walcott
Muhammad Ali W15 Max Schmeling

Quarter Finals:
Jack Dempsey KO7 John L. Sullivan
Joe Louis TKO10 Bob Fitzsimmons
Rocky Marciano TKO13 Max Baer
Jim Jeffries W15 Muhammad Ali

Semi Finals:
Jack Dempsey W15 Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano TKO14 Jim Jeffries

Final:Rocky Marciano KO13 Jack Dempsey

[Dempsey1238]

The Dempsey Marciano fight was pretty neat to hear, almost made you belive that Baer would beat Johnson, when you hear how the fight is discuss or the blow by blows. Still its all in good fun.

[Bummy Davis]

Its all fun...I remember them...some very odd results like Dempsey W15 Louis (you would think that fight would be a KO) Marciano W15 Tunney and Jeffries W 15 Ali...funny when I used to talk to Nat Fliecher and some of the old timers, they would make you believe there era was better

[Mendoza]

Its all fun...I remember them...some very odd results like Dempsey W15 Louis (you would think that fight would be a KO) Marciano W15 Tunney and Jeffries W 15 Ali...funny when I used to talk to Nat Fliecher and some of the old timers, they would make you believe there era was better

Did Fleischer ever give a recorded radio interview?

[Mega Lamps]

I listened to them, it was a good and fun time and really brought things to life alot more; at least for me.

[Boilermaker]

Jeffries W 15 Ali...


Jeffries was robbed against Marciano later in the tournament. A TKO? Jeffries doesnt have TKOs. This was for the all time greatest, it should have been a proper fight to the finish, not some corrupt hybrid rule 15 rounder. Jeffries was only warming up and had no injuries at all compared to what he consistently overcame during the course of his career. He was robbed i tell you.

This decision was one of the biggest disgraces in the history of boxing. Who was the ref anyway?

And as for Marciano, how in the world does he justify winning the title and defending it against a guy who was already outclassed by the great Jim Jeffries.

[Longhhorn71]

At the time this was done....the "second half of Ali's career" had not occurred, and
the Rock had only been retired for 10-12 years or so.

[punchy]

Also at this Time Marciano and Dempsey were very highly rated, for someone my age, 50, it is hard to take people downgrading these two when I grew up thinking of them as gods.

[Boilermaker]

At the time this was done....the "second half of Ali's career" had not occurred, and
the Rock had only been retired for 10-12 years or so.

I think that the computer may have changed its results, if it was known just how Good Alis unproven chin was!

[Dempsey1238]

Perhaps, but Ali was outbox by The boilermaker in that tourment. So who knows??

And re listen to Marciano Dempsey, Dempsey went down 5 times. I find that hard to belive Dempsey in his prime would be floor 5 times.