Way back in the late 60’s, the fantasy world of “what ifs” got a little closer to reality when a program was created that could predict the winner of a boxing match. Radio producer, Murray Woroner’s brainchild was a success and it culminated into The Super Fight between Muhammed Ali vs. Rocky Marciano in 1970.
Woroner used punching stats from each fighters boxing match along with fighting styles, tendencies of the boxers along with strengths and weaknesses and put it into a computer. Working with a mathematician to create algorithm to predict the fight, Marciano beat Ali and the controversy over that victory still rages on today.